UPDATE: iRacing have confirmed that they are going to attempt a 5 pm UTC restart (4-hour delay) and offer all affected drivers $5 in credit. Once again, iRacing has been having registration problems with a special event. After frustrated racers being initially stuck in limbo over not being able to join a session, iRacing has…Continue reading “Daytona 24 on iRacing hits big problems”»
GT World Challenge Europe’s Pro and Silver drivers can now earn their race teams points if they perform well in on-site esports races.
Esports star Yuri Kasdorp has split from the R8G team today in somewhat of a dramatic exit. Both parties tweeted their separate statements just after 11am UTC. The rFactor 2 and iRacing expert alleges that there were flaws in his contract that meant that he was being “exploited” by Romain Grosjean’s team. Kasdorp joined the…Continue reading “Kasdorp alleges legal injustice as he and Romain Grosjean’s R8G esports team part ways”»
A brand new vaccine delivery in-game event has made its way to both Euro Truck Simulator 2 and it’s American counterpart. The task is to make 7 (or more) deliveries of the COVID-19 vaccine in either of the aforementioned games. In return, you’ll receive a “World of Trucks” achievement and the “Hope Trucker Insignia” to…Continue reading “Euro/American Truck Simulator 2’s vaccine event causes anti-vax confusion”»
Sim racing peripherals manufacturer Fanatec have announced the release of a brand new product, the CSL Universal Hub, aimed at bringing more customisation and options to the masses. The CSL Universal Hub takes many of the features that are present in the ClubSport Hub and makes them a lot more affordable. It allows you to…Continue reading “More affordable universal hub released by Fanatec”»
Since the last build update, the developers behind Studio 397 have been releasing a number of hotfixes to the game in order to attempt to resolve a number of issues with the most recent builds. These updates are small in size but they have been attempting to resolve on-going problems for users that have been…Continue reading “Graphics glitches for rFactor 2 get resolved”»
Ahead of the first broadcast event of the new Formula E Accelerate esports series, rFactor 2 has dropped a fairly major overhaul to the cars that will open up more strategic options to drivers in the series. The good news is, that you can do the same with this free update to the DLC. However,…Continue reading “Formula E 2021 update, includes “Attack Zone” for rFactor 2″»
Fairly minor update coming out of Studio 397 this evening. The Dutch developers have fixed a number of bugs, some of which are related to it’s new competition platform which became live this month. The release of the competition platform coincided with the game making it’s new UI the default skin. If you’re the average…Continue reading “Bug Fixes in rFactor 2 update”»
The F1 Esports fraternity were caught unawares today as Ferrari made the blockbuster signing of two-time champion Brendon Leigh alongside 2019 winner David Tonizza. It marks the first time in F1 Esports Series history that a team has hosted two world champions in the same team. Leigh joins the Italian team from the Mercedes F1…Continue reading “Brendon Leigh joins Ferrari Driver Academy for F1 Esports”»
The developer of Gran Turismo, Polyphony Digital, has confirmed that their esports series, supported by the FIA, will return in 2021. Although in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was disrupted and unable to fulfil its calendar of “in-person” competition events, the world finals did conclude in December. In fact, of the six…Continue reading “Gran Turismo confirm 2021 FIA GT Championships”»
