Hot on the heels from the recently launched British GT DLC pack, Assetto Corsa Competizione developers Kunos Simulazioni has released a new hotfix update. It targets some improvements in AI behaviour on the recently released British GT tracks, as well as a range of tweaks to the physics and UI. The latest update is further…Continue reading “Assetto Corsa Competizione 1.7.2 hotfix now live on PC”»
The fifth iRacing update of the current season is out today, bringing a number of improvements to the simulation platform. Most importantly, the update includes some changes to reduce the likelihood of scheduler problems that have plagued special events, resulting in issues like we recently witnessed at the iRacing Daytona 24 Hours. When you schedule…Continue reading “Registration and scheduler changes with new iRacing patch”»
That’s not really a headline that anyone expected to read or write – but it is true. Kevin James, of Mall Cop and King of Queens fame, is starring in a new Netflix comedy series called “The Crew” and playing NASCAR Heat 5 is part of the promotional efforts. The Crew follows a fictional NASCAR…Continue reading “Paul Blart: Mall Cop plays NASCAR Heat 5”»
The Winter Heat Series on NASCAR Heat 5 wrapped up with the Valentine’s 80 at virtual Daytona International Speedway as part of the big Daytona 500 weekend on Friday night, 12th February 2021. Although the event took place virtually, 28 drivers in total competed across the Xbox and PlayStation platforms for their chance at a $20,000 prize…Continue reading “Luiz Zaiter, Chase Williamson Earn Winter Heat Series Championships”»
Gran Turismo previously announced that the FIA-backed Gran Turismo Championships would be returning with the exhibitions starting on the 27th February. However, Polyphony Digital has now announced some additional details that affect how the series will be run in 2021. Region Changes There have been fairly substantial changes to the Manufacturer Series qualification. Instead of…Continue reading “Region and timing changes for 2021 FIA Gran Turismo Championship”»
Following on from the v.1.1.1.0 major update at the end of January and the subsequent hotfix update of v1.1.1.1 from last week here is another significant development from Reiza Studios. v1.1.1.3 is labelled as a small update but brings big changes to how physics and AI behave in wet weather conditions. The updates claim to…Continue reading “Wet weather update for Automobilista 2”»
Following on from our article on the best racing game discounts for your PC in Steam’s lunar sale, we’re bringing you the that we can find on Epic’s equivalent discount period. The Showcase Sale kicks off at exactly the same time as the Steam sale. Whilst there’s not quite the same volume of racing game…Continue reading “Showcase Sale – The best racing game discounts on Epic Store”»
Happy Chinese New Year! Whether it’s a holiday that you follow or not, there’s more than one reason to celebrate as Steam has dropped their annual sale on video games. We’ll be looking through the sale and help you find the best deals on racing games for your PC. One of the outstanding sales that…Continue reading “Lunar sale: the best discounts for racing games on Steam”»
Equipment manufacturer Thrustmaster will support and sponsor the finals of the DiRT rally 2.0 World Series. Alongside their branding in the game and broadcast, competitors will also be using the latest Thrustmaster rally equipment to compete. The finals of the racing esports series will take place on the 27th February and will feature the top…Continue reading “Thrustmaster to support DiRT 2.0 World Series finals”»
Out of the blue, iRacing has teased a new car coming to the service. It looks suspiciously like a super late model stock car, although that hasn’t been confirmed by the developers. Super late models are considered the premier short-track oval racing in North America. The category generally contains cars with power in excess of…Continue reading “Super Late Model Teased by iRacing”»
