For a limited time you can share the joy of winning the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans, as F1 23 adds the Ferrari Le Mans celebration livery which is being used by the team at Monza for the Italian Grand Prix. Ferrari took their first victory in the endurance event since 1965 when the 499SP of James Calado, Antonion Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Giudi took the chequered flag back … [Read more...]
RaceRoom Free Weekend Runs Until September 4th, 2023
All cars and tracks will be temporarily free to drive and play as a RaceRoom Free Weekend runs until September 4th, 2023. The racing sim developed by KW Studios is usually free-to-play with a limited selection of vehicles and venues. But most of the 200+ cars and 60+ tracks require an extra payment to download and use, so it's a great opportunity to try out combinations you … [Read more...]
Excitebike 64 Joins Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack
You can replay a classic racing title from 2000 as Excitebike 64 joins Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack. The membership service includes a growing library of Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, and oddly for console games around in the 80's and 90's, Sega Mega Drive titles. The sequel to 1984 NES title was developed by Left Field Productions, who also worked on NASCAR 2005: … [Read more...]
1987 NASCAR Pontiac Grand Prix Coming To iRacing
The Legends series will almost have the complete field of late 1980s Winston Cup cars, with the news that the 1987 NASCAR Pontiac Grand Prix is coming to iRacing in the 2023 Season 4 update. It joins the original releases of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Ford Thunderbird from June 2020, which were later joined by the Buick Lesabre as the B licence fixed series remains … [Read more...]
Trading Paints User Data Leaked
If you're one of the may people using the third party app to run custom liveries on iRacing, make sure you update your password, with Trading Paints user data leaked and for sale online. Around 270,000 accounts are impacted, and the breach has since been officially confirmed. The issue was first shared by @Musantro on X (formerly Twitter), who linked to a forum displaying … [Read more...]
Porsche Gaming Steering Wheel 911 GT3 Cup Costs £7,950
Various car and motorsport manufacturers have bridged the gap between the real world and sim racing in interesting new ways. But as the limited edition Porsche Gaming Steering Wheel 911 GT3 Cup costs £7,950, it feels like this might be more of a cash grab. Back in 2020, BMW revealed the Fanatec Podium M4 GT3 wheel which could be used in both the real car and your sim rig. … [Read more...]
F1 Manager 2023 Update V1.6 Adds Team Switching
It's not just drivers who might move to various teams during their career, and in the real Formula One paddock, staff moves have been having a big impact this year. So it's quite appropriate at the F1 Manager 2023 update V1.6 adds team switching. From now on, you'll have a new Team Principal rating attribute, which shows how highly you're respected, and whether you've … [Read more...]
F1 23 Update V1.10 Brings Back Daniel Ricciardo
The most notable changes for many people with the release of F1 23 Update V1.10 will be the return of Daniel Ricciardo as he replaces Nyck De Vries in the Scuderia AlphaTauri team, and that the Marina Bay Street Circuit now has the current layout used for the Singapore Grand Prix. But there's also good news for McLaren fans, as their performance has been updated, and when … [Read more...]
The Porsche 963 is confirmed for iRacing 2023 Season 4
As predicted from a teaser image at the start of August, the Porsche 963 is confirmed for iRacing 2023 Season 4. It'll join the BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh and Cadillac V-Series.R GTP, and also makes it increasingly likely the Acura ARX-06 will also be revealed in the near future. All the new content should arrive in an update at midnight on September 5th, allowing iRacing … [Read more...]
Karting Superstars Will Launch In Autumn 2023
After Original Fire Games started teasing a second title to follow Circuit Superstars, things have progressed quickly. It's now been announced that Karting Superstars will launch in Autumn 2023, and a first gameplay clip has already been shared. Using the same Unity game engine, the new title shares the same aesthetic feel as Circuit Superstars. But uses different … [Read more...]
Driving Survival Title Pacific Drive Due For Q1 2024
If you fancy taking on a different challenge to surviving the first turn of most races, then there's driving survival title Pacific Drive due for Q1 2024. Rather than watching for someone launching themselves into the pack, you're going to need to navigate your way through an area of the Pacific Northwest in a station wagon. With the Olympic Exclusion Zone left untouched for … [Read more...]
GTRevival Screens Show Group C Cars And Changing Time
If you were worried when the first screenshot from Straight4 Studios revealed an Audi GT3 car, you can relax. The latest GTRevival screens show Group C cars and changing time with racing into dusk, so you won't just be competing in modern GT3 machinery. Alongside a new logo, chosen by the followers of CEO Ian Bell on social media, the screens show the Jaguar XJR-9, Nissan … [Read more...]
iRacing Tease Circuit de Ledenon
You can tell the build up has started for the 2023 Season 4 update, as iRacing tease Circuit de Ledenon with a new screenshot. The picture of the startline and control tower do make it clear which track is coming. Located around 16 miles northeast of Nimes in France, next to the town of Ledenon itself, the circuit was originally created by motorsport enthusiasts Jean-Claude … [Read more...]
Nurburgring and Nordschleife Confirmed For Forza Motorsport
Often seen as essential for any serious racing game or sim, you'll probably be relieved to see the Nurburgring and Nordschleife confirmed for Forza Motorsport when it arrives in October, 2023. But you'll have to wait a little longer to take on "the green hell", as the 12.94 mile toll road will arrive post-release in Spring 2024. So you'll have to make do with the 3.199 mile … [Read more...]
Circuit Superstars Developers Tease A New Kart Game
A new title is being worked on by Original Fire Games, as the Circuit Superstars developers tease a new kart game. It was revealed in an image shared on social media, stating that every racing legend has an origin, alongside a racing kart. And since then, Alberto Mastretta has shared clips of the driver designs and customisable racing suits. Circuit Superstars was the … [Read more...]