Games

I’m back on my statistically stochastic simulator shenanigans again, or something like that. In my quest to find obscure vehicular driving and/or racing simulators, I was slipped Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 on Wednesday morning. Developed by Red Dot Games and published by PlayWay, this one has definitely got the words car and simulator in it….Continue reading “Reminder: Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 Demo playable on Steam”»

A small update dropped on Friday from Reiza Studios for Automobilista 2. Citing a job well done in the area of hunting bugs, V1.2.1.0 does just that, squashing some minor physics issues in some vehicles such as the GT3 cars, a handful of Mclarens as well as other vehicles that are in the sim. The…Continue reading “More bugs squashed in v1.2.1.0 update for Automobilista 2”»

Indie developers have some of the best backgrounds when it comes to the story of how a game goes from concept to consumable. One such story I came across on my daily scroll was a one-person team that was able to release a new top-down time trial racer with influences from Formula 1 and Trackmania.  For that tiny team at Eponymouse, Twilight Drive looks like something…Continue reading “Top-Down Racer ‘Twilight Drive’ by Eponymouse lands on Steam”»

The fourth venue for the upcoming title Hot Wheels Unleashed will be Skatepark per a video released by Milestone on Thursday. Skatepark joins Garage, Skyscraper, and College Campus on the arcade-style racer’s environment roster. While the game is still a work in progress due out at the end of September, it’s great to see so…Continue reading “Skatepark coming to Hot Wheels Unleashed”»

It was announced back on 1st April that the Formula Vee would be joining the iRacing world in the Season 3 build. No, it was not an April Fool’s joke, it’s really happening, and the sim company previewed a first look at the upcoming rookie car on their social channels on Thursday with Season 2’s…Continue reading “iRacing presents first look at Formula Vee, coming free in Season 3”»

Sebring International Raceway has received a visual facelift in the latest rFactor 2 update, and man, does it look so good.  The first track in rFactor 2 that was laser scanned, the current layout of Sebring was introduced to the service in 2018 with the most realistic feel, due to the exact measurements and capabilities at that time.  Just like with the Physically Based Rendering (PBR) updates for Lime Rock…Continue reading “Sebring gets Visual Refresh in latest rFactor 2 PBR update”»

There comes a point in every video game’s life cycle where there’s just no more than can be done to keep the game alive at a contemporary level. Whether it’s in the form of shutting down online servers, ending content updates, releasing newer games or just removing the game from the shelves, nothing lasts forever, and the same is true…Continue reading “Older Need for Speed titles delisted from digital stores”»

The latest updates from Reiza Studios for their popular title Automobilista 2 brings a ton to the table for the future of the simulator.  In a development update post on the Reiza Studios forums, the outline for the 4th June update includes new content to purchase, new free content, and a ton of changes to the landscape of the simulation.  NEW…Continue reading “Automobilista 2 V1.2 brings new content, sim updates 4th June”»

It was announced on Monday that the popular mobile game on the Apple Arcade, Mini Motorways, would be coming to Steam for both Windows PC and macOS on 20th July.  Mini Motorways, the mobile descendant of Mini Metro from developer Dinosaur Polo Club, is a “minimalist strategy simulation” for designing and charting the most efficient…Continue reading “Mini Motorways coming to Steam 20th July”»