You'll finally be able to use the buttons on Thrustmaster and Logitech wheels to navigate the game menus now that NASCAR 21: Ignition Patch 1.30 has been released. And force feedback for controllers will now alert you to various track surfaces, along with improvements to AI, online multiplayer, replays and painting your car. The reboot of the NASCAR series under the complete … [Read more...]
Rocket League Adds Ford Mustangs In New DLC
If you fancy playing car football in a classic American muscle car, or a new electric version, now is the time as Rocket League adds Ford Mustangs to the Item Shop from December 9 until December 22, 2021. It's been anounced alongside Ford returning as the Presenting Sponsor of the RLCS 2021-22 Fall Major and the second Ford + Rocket League Freestyle Invitational. The two … [Read more...]
Team Germany Win The 2021 Cup of Nations
Maximilian Benecke, Patrik Holzmann, Christopoher Dambietz and Alexander Thiebe are victories as Team Germany win the 2021 Cup of Nations. The BenQ MOBIUZ Cup of Nations presented by VCO challenges sim racers to compete across a range of discplines, from rallycross and NASCAR to GT and F1 cars on iRacing in order to claim the win for their nation. This year saw 16 countries … [Read more...]
TrackDayR Hotfix 1.0.88.09 Improves Input Support
The latest TrackDayR Hotfix 1.0.88.09 improves input support, with developed Mad Cow completely rewriting the system for using a keyboard, controller or other ways to steer your bike and rider around each circuit. It follows a fairly sizeable update, so includes some bug fixes, but also adds a Holeshot device front and rear to help you keep your motorcycle under control when … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.5 and 1.8.6
It seems we were a bit early in assuming Kunos Simulazioni had stopped tweaking and improving their latest big update after some fairly small hotfixes. There's a substantial amount of changes included in Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.5 and 1.8.6, which can be downloaded now. Some changes to existing cars including adjusting the steering ratio on both examples of the … [Read more...]
Hot Wheels Unleashed Batman Expansion Released
New DLC arrives from Milestone with the Hot Wheels Unleashed Batman Expansion released, brining a new career map, environment and five cars associated with the Dark Knight. The DC superhero has been the subject of lots of Hot Wheels ranges from Mattel, and makes a good subject for DLC given that there's a new Gotham-inspired Career Map. Plus a new enviroment set in the … [Read more...]
Biker Garage: Mechanic Simulator Coming To The Nintendo Switch
We've previously mentioned the motorcycle repair game from Bearded Brothers Games when it was announced for a general console release after being available on the PC since late in 2019. Now one version is about to arrive, with Biker Garage: Mechanic Simulator coming to the Nintendo Switch in January 2022 instead. There's no update yet on when we might expect the Xbox and … [Read more...]
BeamNG.drive v0.24 Released
A frankly enormous list of new content, improvements and fixes has arrived with BeamNG.drive v0.24 released to download now. The Winter 2021 release has a lot of highlights including remastering some of the existing vehicles, upgrading more elements to Physically Based Rendering (PBR), and adding a Mission system within freeroam mode, including time trials, drift, gymkhana, … [Read more...]
RiMS Racing Patch V1.5 Released
If you've been having trouble with the Raceward Studios motorcycle game and using a controller, you'll be glad to see RiMS Racing Patch V1.5 released. The update fixes a general issue impacting some controlllers, along with some other bugs and the addition of Steam Trading Cards. The developers have supplied a list of controllers which have been confirmed to work, along with … [Read more...]
Formula Retro Racing Arrives On PlayStation Consoles
There have been a few 1990s-inspired arcade racing games released over the last year or so. The combination of simple gameplay, and nostalgia for the likes of Virtua Racing, seem to appeal to smaller indie developers, and now Formula Retro Racing arrives on PlayStation consoles as a digital download. It's been developed by Repixel8, the Leamingon Spa-based one-man team of … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.3 and 1.8.4
Kunos Simulazioni have been hard at work releasing small tweaks and improvements following the release of the big V1.8 update for ACC. So we've now seen Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.3 and 1.8.4 released with some of what appear to be the final fixes for smaller issues. A lot arrived in v1.8, including the BMW M4 GT3, and apparently there was a small issue with … [Read more...]
Automobilista 2 Racin’ USA Pt2 Release Postponed
You'll have to wait a litt;le longer to enjoy the new Formula USA class and three additional circuits with the Automobilista 2 Racin' USA Pt2 release postponed until Friday December 3rd, 2021. The delay was announced by Reiza Studios on Twitter, as they now "have a lead" on the source of some stuttering and similar issues encountered by sim racers. So rather than push out … [Read more...]
The Real Race 2021 Champions Crowned
The second annual series held by Lamborghini Esports saw a successful conclusion in Assetto Corsa Competizione with the Real Race 2021 champions crowned across the three regions. And the trio will now take part in a shootout hosted at the Lamborghini headquarters in Sant'Agata Bolognese to become the Italian supercar firm's official sim driver for the 2022 season. The Real … [Read more...]
2021 BMW SIM Live Winners and News
With the German manufacturer so heavily involved in sim racing at all levels, from running Esports teams to developing hardware, there's plenty to cover with the 2021 BMW SIM Live winners and news. The event took place last weekend for the third year in a row and featured the finals of three sim racing competitions running across three different platforms. And featured … [Read more...]
BS+Competition Take A VCO 24H Series Sebring Win
The second race of the championship has seen BS+Competition take a VCO 24H Series Sebring win as the duo of Rainer Talvar and Ryan Barneveld won the GT3 class and took overall victory. Running on iRacing, the 2021 VCO 24H Series Esports series begain in October with six hours at the Hockenheimring with a GT3 win for Alejandro Sanchez and Salva Talens, before the drivers … [Read more...]