Often overlooked by sim racing fans, it's a great time to see what you may have been missing, as you can race anything in RaceRoom for free until August 18th 2025. Developed by KW Studios, the sim has been around since 2013, and has been the choice for various eSports competitions and series, with more than 250 cars and 60 tracks. Normally the free-to-play options are … [Read more...]
Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks Revealed
A free-to-play blend of driving, shooting and tabletop gaming has arrived with the free-to-play Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks revealed, including an Alpha test version being accessible on the PC via Steam. The game is being developed by Caged Element and published through Plaion, with the developer previously best know for creating GRIP: Combat Racing. And the full release … [Read more...]
Crossout Clean Island Event and Map Launched
Vehicular combat is still raging across the post-apocalyptic wastelands with the Crossout Clean Island event and map launched. Part of an update which also fixes a number of bugs and issues, the Survivors League ranked mode runs until December 14th, 2020, while the map will be part of the PvP game going forwards. The Survivors League is a six versus six capture format for … [Read more...]
Rocket League Goes Free To Play This Summer
It might not be sim racing, but anyone that enjoys the occasional game of car football will be interested in the news that Rocket League goes free to play this Summer. Considering Psyonix recently revealed the game has had 75 million players since originally launching in July 2015, switching to the free to play model is likely to open the game up even further. In those … [Read more...]
Mini Motor Racing WRT released for iOS
Mini Motor Racing WRT is now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It's an RC-style arcade racer which builds on the previous Mini Moto Racing game by adding an RPG-style career mode. So you can collect unique vehicles and a hand-picked racing team to become a champion in career mode with mechanics, managers and engineers. The cars can be bought or built, and then upgraded, … [Read more...]
Simraceway: Lotus 72 Brands Hatch Video
Simraceway is here again and we're running at Kent's Brands Hatch Circuit. This over-before-you-know-it run covers the longer Grand Prix layout. The car is Emerson Fittipaldi's 1973 race and Constructors Championship-winning Lotus 72. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xJ9aZn7u3A Though their individual driving campaigns were hampered by several retirements between them, … [Read more...]
Simraceway: Sonoma Mitsubishi Evo X Video
Ah, Sonoma and Mitsubishi's Evo X! The tenth generation Lancer Evolution turned out to be the perfect foil to Simraceway's Lola Formula 3 car when revisiting the Californian circuit for a recent hot lap session. [youtube http://youtu.be/YtfgMIlmlMY&w=560&h=315] Nicely done, Simraceway! If this taster is a guide, the Evo X must surely be an early pick for … [Read more...]
Simraceway: Sonoma Lola Formula 3 Video
Having covered some of Europe with Zandvoort, Brno, Donington Park and Silverstone, we're about to add some balance by visiting more of Simraceway's North American courses. Watkins Glen, New York first represented the eastern reaches of the United States so we've flown a virtual few thousand miles to see a fine track of the West: Sonoma … [Read more...]
Simraceway: Paradise Bay Karting Video
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Simraceway: Senna McLaren MP4/4 Video
With Simraceway moving McLaren's MP4/4 Formula One car of 1988 to its open-to-all Events section, it just had to be taken for a run at Donington Park! The men, the machine... Both the #11 Alain Prost and #12 Ayrton Senna MP4/4s feature, with this recorded run being in - what else at Donington?! - Senna's #12 car. https://youtu.be/90viLp71v10 Moving away from memories of … [Read more...]
RaceRoom: Zolder Touring Classics Video 2
RaceRoom is back in Belgium! Our RaceRoom Racing Experience Touring Classics videos roll on with the arrival of a second BMW. Before we round off this collection with the Volvo 240 Turbo, the BMW M3 E3 Gr. A makes its debut appearance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIgbdJdlc8Q Zolder-A-Round Whether through slightly improved familiarity with R3E's take on Zolder or via the … [Read more...]
RaceRoom Zolder Touring Classics Video 1
Thanks to some new RaceRoom competitions, we set out on the first of three R3E visits to Zolder earlier this week. BMW 6 Series For the founding part of this Touring Classics series, the BMW 635 CSi became the first entrant from the Historics car class. Touring Cars The Touring Classics Challenge is open to all R3E members and is a 'for fun' event that … [Read more...]
RaceRoom: Slovakia Ring GT Masters Video
RaceRoom's ADAC GT Masters challenges continue through July with this visit to Slovakia Ring. One of our fave cars of the moment in sims appears here in R3E in the guise of BMW's Z4 GT3. It will no doubt be sampled again before the competition moves to Nürburgring on the 11th of August! There's just a draw to the nature of the car and that sound... The Track and Car This … [Read more...]
Simraceway: McLaren MP4-29 at Zandvoort
So we reach the final piece in this week's Simraceway video package! This round of Test Drive Tuesday closes with the Circuit Park Zandvoort, a track in the North Holland province of the Netherlands that's famously surrounded by dunes. It's certainly a fine way to conclude our introductory week with this free-to-play simulator... … [Read more...]
Simraceway: McLaren MP4-29 at Watkins Glen
The third of this week's Simraceway videos in which we took part in Test Drive Tuesday with the McLaren MP4-29 Formula One car: … [Read more...]