Introduced in 2023 as a feeder series by Motorsports UK for non-professional drivers to progress into the British F4 Esports Championship, the 2024 UK FF1600 Esports Cup beings in August with a Time Attack pre-qualification on iRacing. It's open to all nationalities, and you don't need Motosport UK Esports membership or an entry fee to test your skills when the pre-qualifier … [Read more...]
Seat Maker Recaro Automotive Files For Bankruptcy
It's a tough time for German firms making sim racing equipment as not only have Fanatec become insolvent, but now seat maker Recaro Automotive files for bankruptcy. The company dates back to 1906, with Recaro Holdings owning the aircraft, seating and gaming companies, with Recaro Automotive Seating owned by Raven Acquisitions LLC since 2020. Confusingly, the sim racing side … [Read more...]
F1 Manager 24 Update 1.4 Released
There are a few fixes to team management, game stability and race weekends with F1 Manager 24 Update 1.4 released on the PC version, with console patches coming later in the week. Along with a PC-only GPU crash now being resolved, there are also solutions for crashes when changing and saving liveries, or randomising team branding. And also fixes for generated driver … [Read more...]
Fanatec Parent Company Endor AG Files For Insolvency
The future isn't certain for one of the biggest sim racing hardware companies, as Fanatec parent company Endor AG files for insolvency. An attempt to restructure under the German Company Stabilisation and Restructuring Act (StaRUG) has failed, apparently due to a request by the former CEO and majority stakeholder to "convene an extraordinary general meeting to prevent a … [Read more...]
MX vs ATV Legends Update v3.07 Released
The latest MX vs ATV Legends Update v3.07 has been released, in part to prepare for the release of the Element Pack DLC, which launches on July 30th, 2024. That pack will add fully customisable 50cc and 110cc Pit Bikes, and 500cc MX bikes to the game, alongside the arrival of the 2024 Loretta Lynn track. So it makes sense that the update adds the new category, and Pit-Bike … [Read more...]
ExoCross Launches On PC and Consoles
The futuristic off-road arcade racing game published by iRacing has officially arrived as ExoCross launches on PC and consoles. Although Xbox owners will have to wait a few days due to the submission process being held up by the global CrowdStrike IT outage last week. And the PC version has already been available for some time in Early Access under the former title of DRAG … [Read more...]
Super Woden GP 2 Launches For Consoles
Originally released for the PC in November 2023, Super Woden GP 2 launches for consoles, and is now available for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The retro overhead racing sequel developed by ViJuDa includes more than 180 cars, and a range of circuits and rally stages to drive them on, along with local multiplayer for up to four … [Read more...]
Futuristic Moza Vision GS Wheel Released
While futuristic prototypes and concept cars appear fairly regularly in sim racing, hardware tends to be focused on what professional racers are currently using. But that's changed a bit with the futuristic Moza Vision GS wheel released as an idea of what you might find in a GT3 car in the future. It makes sense that a lot of sim racers like using something as close to the … [Read more...]
GT Manager Early Access Launches On September 3rd 2024
With an official WEC license, get ready for a different style of motorsport management simulation, as the GT Manager Early Access launches on September 3rd 2024. Developed by Tiny Digital Factory, who previously launched a GT Manager mobile title among five games for handheld devices, GT Manager for the PC will arrive on Steam Early Access with all the relevant racing … [Read more...]
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game Adds A Free Co-Op Mode
One of the best ways to explore the wilderness in any off-road title is with at least one or more friends able to winch you out of a tricky situation. So it's great news that finally Expeditions: A MudRunner Game adds a free co-op mode with the latest update. It's only available for the PC version of the game via Steam initially, but lets you now join up to three other … [Read more...]
The Official GT Manager Car List
With an official World Endurance Championship license to simulate the sportscar series, find out which cars you'll be able to manage and use with our official GT Manager car list. After previously being released as a mobile title, the PC edition of GT Manager will let you use cars across all five relevant classes as you build up your WEC team, including GT4, GT3, GT2, GTE … [Read more...]
iRacing Arcade Announced With Circuit Superstars Devs
The rapid expansion of the iRacing game portolio continues, with iRacing Arcade announced as part of a new partnership with Circuit Superstars and Karting Superstars developers Original Fire Games. We've regularly featured the work of the family-led dev studio since Circuit Superstars was first announced as part of Square Enix indie publishing efforts. And now they'll be … [Read more...]
New Foldable Next Level Racing Formula Lite Pro Cockpit
If you're short on space and need somewhere to mount a direct drive wheel with up to 10Nm of feedback, then the new foldable Next Level Racing Formula Lite Pro cockpit might be the solution. Lightweight, folding cockpits have been around for a long time, from Next Level Racing and other manufacturers. But with the massive rise in DD wheels over recent years, they now have to … [Read more...]
Forza Horizon 4 Will Be Delisted On December 15th 2024
The sadly inevitable 'end of life' status is coming to the UK-based racing game, as Forza Horizon 4 will be delisted on December 15th 2024 from digital stores, and removed from Game Pass. All DLC has already been removed from sale from June 25th, including Add Ons, Car Packs, and both the Fortune Island and LEGO Speed Champions Expansion Packs. You'll still be able to buy … [Read more...]
F1 24 Update 1.5 Adds Support For More Sim Racing Wheels
More changes come to the official Formula One game, as F1 24 Update 1.5 adds support for more sim racing wheels and fixes a feedback issue with the Logitech G923. It also brings more tweaks for AI opponents, graphics, and game stability. Along with the technical changes, the update also includes a new Ferrari SF-24 livery, team and race suits to reflect the signing of new … [Read more...]