GTR Revival: Everything we know so far
GTR Revival is the exciting new project from Ian Bell’s nascent Straight4 Studios, featuring input from GTR 2 development alumni. We share everything we know about the game so far.
What is GTR Revival?
GTR Revival is the spiritual successor to the highly rated GT racing game of 2006 GTR2, a title created by SimBin and Blimey! Games.
Who is developing GTR Revival?
Straight4 Studios is developing GTR Revival, a team made up of many of the personnel responsible for the sublime GTR 2; including Stephen Baysted (audio), Henrik Roos (handling consultant and former CEO of SimBin) and AJ Weber (physics), among others.
Top Gear’s former ‘Stig’ Ben Collins is also onboard as Chief Handling Consultant. The CEO of Straight4 Studios is former Slightly Mad Studios and Blimey! Games boss Ian Bell.
Which game engine will GTR Revival use?
GTR Revival will use Unreal Engine 5, as indicated by a tweet from Straight4 Studios boss Ian Bell. In the tweet, Bell used images from a freely available Unreal Engine tech demo of an Audi road car to highlight the potential of the new game’s graphics.
Will GTR Revival be a sim?
Ian Bell has stated that GTR Revival will be inspired heavily by both Project CARS 2 and GTR 2, indicating it will lean towards simulation.
“Hardcore, balls to the wall, no compromise,” is the direct quote.
Will GTR Revival feature GT cars only?
No, GTR Revival is set to feature a variety of race and rally cars, with the possibility of road cars too.
Will GTR Revival have any unique features?
GTR Revival is set to use AI chatbots to provide AI-generated commentary and engineer chatter. Preview videos show the systems working seamlessly, and it’s definitely something different within sim racing. We’re excited to see how this plays out in the final game and how those who provide the base vices are renumerated.
Will GTR Revival have mods?
Yes. GTR Revival is set to be almost fully-moddable, with Bell stating: “We plan to make GT Rev[ival] the most moddable Auto platform ever. Environments, Cars, Audio and crucially, a totally tooled physics suite. Skilled creators might even be able to sell their wares in our marketplace”
Will GTR Revival be made available for consoles?
GTR Revival has been confirmed for consoles, as tweeted by Ian Bell. All three Project CARS games also received console and PC versions.
Will GTR Revival use World of Mass Development (WMD) crowdfunding?
Yes. Bell plans to launch a third World of Mass Development (WMD) crowd-funding campaign to help ease GTR Revival through its development, allowing subscribers to invest in the future success of the game.
The previous two occasions Bell employed crowdfunding were for Project CARS and Project CARS 2.
Will GTR Revival feature realistic engine sounds?
GTR Revival’s audio director, Stephen Baysted, stated that “We will be combining the power of the very latest multi-channel audio technologies with the most detailed sonic vehicle models to bring unprecedented levels of immersion, excitement, and fidelity to the player. The brutality of motorsport is our key focus”.
This has so far culminated in a visceral audio clip of a Ford Cosworth 2.0L BDG race engine in action:
When will GTR Revival be released?
GTR Revival has an undisclosed release date at this time.
*Information correct as of 14/2/23
Image source: Ian Bell
