Ross McGregor

Total Arcade Racing, the 2D PC and Switch racer, has been slated for an Xbox release Friday 19th November, and to celebrate developer Pretty Fly Games has offered a 20% discount for pre-orders. With gameplay mirroring that of classic titles such as the original Micro Machines and Super Skidmarks, we gave Total Arcade Racing a mostly positive review, saying “Simple to understand…Continue reading “Total Arcade Racing coming to Xbox on 19th November”»

It was the final and deciding round of the GTWC Europe Esports Sprint Series from Spa-Francorchamps on Friday evening, and the main plotline was the battle for the championship between McLaren Shadow’s James Baldwin and Ferrari Driving Academy’s (FDA) David Tonizza. The SRO Sprint and Endurance Esports series have been a huge success this year with high-quality broadcasts of some of the finest sim racers…Continue reading “Baldwin wins GT World Challenge Europe Esports Sprint Series”»

Codemasters and EA Sports have announced the addition of the Jeddah Corniche circuit to F1 2021, the final planned free track add-on after Imola and Algarve International respectively. The venue is scheduled to host the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on 5th December – the penultimate round of the F1 World Championship – and will surely…Continue reading “Jeddah Corniche Circuit available now in F1 2021”»

Heusinkveld, the Dutch sim racing peripheral specialist, has announced the return of a two-stage competition for talented livery designers and sim racers alike this winter. Participants will be hoping to emulate last year’s winners Angel Alfaro and Michal Smidl – winners of the livery and sim competition respectively – and this time around the prize…Continue reading “Heusinkveld announces Peregrine Competition 2022”»

Gaming and sim peripheral manufacturer Thrustmaster has just released an interesting video featuring rally driver Jon Armstrong running through some helpful tips and tricks on their new T248 wheelbase and accompanying T3PM pedal set on DIRT 5. Armstrong, who finished second in this season’s Junior World Rally Championship, is a Thrustmaster brand ambassador, and when…Continue reading “WATCH: Thrustmaster T248 tips with rally driver Jon Armstrong”»

The final round of the European branch of the GT World Challenge Esports Sprint Series approaches this Friday evening, with the championship on the line over 60 minutes at Spa-Francorchamps. Assetto Corsa Competizione is the sim of choice for this series, and Kunos Simulazoni’s official GT World Challenge game has proven to be a huge…Continue reading “Baldwin vs Tonizza in GT World Challenge Esports Sprint Series decider”»

Just over a month since top-down racer Circuit Superstars was released, developer Original Fire Games has announced some much-anticipated improvements for the near future and beyond. The changes that really stand out for Circuit Superstars fans are the addition of reverse direction tracks as well as screen space steering. If you’re not familiar with this…Continue reading “Reverse tracks and screen space steering coming soon to Circuit Superstars”»

The Le Mans Virtual Cup and Le Mans Virtual Series visit the Nürburgring Nordschleife this weekend, live on Traxion.GG, and as an appetiser for this meaty full-course (full-course yellow?) of multi-class action, we’ve collated a few fun facts you may – or may not – already know about the fabled Green Hell. If you break…Continue reading “Nine things you may not know about the Nürburgring Nordschleife”»

Ian Bell, CEO of Slightly Mad Studios (SMS), has announced he is leaving the company. This comes just a day after SMS’s Project CARS GO – the free-to-play smartphone game – was cancelled.  In a tweet, the SMS head said: “SMS began as a mad dream by a bunch of ambitious racing fans in a bedsit back in the late-90s. With the studio’s future…Continue reading “Project CARS GO cancelled, Ian Bell leaves Slightly Mad Studios”»

Being an accurate simulation, Assetto Corsa Competizione (ACC) features all the teams, drivers and manufacturers of the real-life GT World Challenge series. This includes a diverse group of cars from manufacturers such as Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Honda, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Lexus, McLaren, Mercedes, Nissan and Porsche. SRO Motorsports Group – the organisers of…Continue reading “How to use different car characteristics in Assetto Corsa Competizione to your advantage”»