One of the prominent members of the team behind Assetto Corsa and Assetto Corsa Competizione, Aristotelis Vasilakos leaves Kunos Simulazioni, annoucning his departure in a Youtube video. The former Head of Vehicle and Handling R&D has been involved with the company for 15 years, and is well known throughout the sim racing community for many years. Along with streaming … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione GT2 Pack Teased For January
With more power and less aerodynamics than the GT3 class, there's some excitement around the Assetto Corsa Competizione GT2 pack teased for January. The first video released has revealed two of the upcoming cars, with the Porsche 935, and the Porsche 911 GT2 RS CS EVO Kit. The Fanatec GT2 European Series features two classes, with Pro-Am and Am drivers, piloting cars with up … [Read more...]
A Digital Bros Restructure Could Impact Kunos Simulazioni
With an organisational review likely to reduce their overall workforce by around 30%, a Digital Bros restructure could impact Kunos Simulazioni, developers of Assetto Corsa and Assetto Corsa Competizione. Digital Bros was founded in 1989 by Abramo and Raffaele Galante, and includes international gaming publisher 505 Games. It has also acquired studios including Kunos … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Free Weekend And Discounts
The official GT World Challenge simulation is well-known to most sim racers, but if you haven't tried it, there's an Assetto Corsa Competizione free weekend and discounts on the title and DLC until September 21st, 2023. You can download Assetto Corsa Competizione for the PC via Steam and play for free until 6pm BST on September 18th, 2023. And you then have a couple of days … [Read more...]
BMW M Sim Time Attack Starts On Assetto Corsa Competizione
You could win €2,500 per round by being the best hot lapper as the BMW M Sim Time Attack starts on Assetto Corsa Competizione. The special event consists of three rounds between July 3rd and October 16th, 2023, with each giving you 14 days to take part with a specific car and track combination. The first step is to register via the official website, and you'll need to be sim … [Read more...]
Free ACC Update Adds The McLaren 720S GT3 EVO
It's always nice to get something for nothing, so it's a pleasant surprise when a free ACC update adds the McLaren 720S GT3 EVO. It's definitely the highlight of Assetto Corsa Competizione V1.9.3, which you can download now for the PC version of the racing sim. There are some other tweaks and improvements from Kunos Simulazioni which arrive alongside the new car. But the … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.9.2 Released
A second round of fine-tuning has arrived from Kunos Simulazioni with Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.9.2 released for the PC version of their racing sim. Following on from the major 1.9 update, the first small hotfix solved a few minor issues, but this 662.8MB release offers some more significant tweaks to the balance of performance for the new 2023 cars, along with … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix V1.9.1 Released
With the release of a major update and the new 2023 GT World Challenge Pack DLC, there were always going to be some minor niggles. And Kunos Simulazioni have already released Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix V1.9.1 for the first issues discovered with the new content, car physics and more. The good news is that it's a small list of issues, which hopefully means that the … [Read more...]
Valencia Coming To Assetto Corsa Competizione on April 19
Along with three new GT3 cars arriving in the 2023 GT World Challenge DLC, you'll also get a new circuit, with Valencia coming to Assetto Corsa Competizione on April 19, 2023. The Circuit Ricardo Tormo will be included alongside the Porsche 911 GT3R 992, Ferrari 296 GT3 and Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2. It's a fairly modern track, having opened in 1999, and the venue located … [Read more...]
Porsche 911 GT3R 992 Confirmed For Assetto Corsa Competizione
As expected for release on April 19th, 2023 alongside the Ferrari 296 GT3 and the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2, we've now seen the Porsche 911 GT3R 992 confirmed for Assetto Corsa Competizione. The trio are debuting in the real world GT Challenge series and other championships this season. So it makes sense that Kunos Simulazioni needed to add them for the eSports series … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Console Update v1.8.10.4 Out Now
As longtime sim racers know, the PC and console editions of the racing sim from Kunos Simulazioni are on different content and update schedules. As proved by the Assetto Corsa Competizione console update v1.8.10.4 out now for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\S owners. The main highlight is the addition of 2022 race season liveries, just in time for the PC version to get cars … [Read more...]
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 Coming To ACC In April
Get ready to drive the cars of the 2023 GT World Challenge season in Assetto Corsa Competizione, with the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 coming to ACC in April 2023. It was announced a while ago, along with the Ferrari 296 GT3 and Porsche 911 992 GT3. Both the Lamborghini and Ferrari have now been confirmed to become available via Steam on April 19th, so it's likely the … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Console Update V1.8.9.1 Released
Sim racers on Xbox Series X/S or the PlayStation 5 will have seen some improvements with Assetto Corsa Competizione Console Update V1.8.9.1 released recently. There are some general fixes which apply to all platforms, including disconnection errors, and issues with unresponsive controls, along with mid-session saves. But there are also some items specific to either the PS5 … [Read more...]
Kunos Co-Founder Stefano Casillo Returns With Hydrofoil Generation
Having left the developers of Assetto Corsa and Assetto Corsa Competizione back in 2020, Kunos co-founder Stefano Casillo returns with Hydrofoil Generation, now available via Steam Early Access. Casillo co-founded Kunos Simulazioni with Marco Massarutto in 2004, after previously working on the netKar sim racing title. The company was eventually acquired by the parent company … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix V1.8.20 Released
There's typically always work going on behind the scenes of sim racing, even when things have seemed a little quiet at times. And that's the case with Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix V1.8.20 released by Kunos Simulazioni. It's a very short list of changes, but with Balance of Performance (BOP) adjustments for all GT4 cars arriving just prior to Christmas, it could make a … [Read more...]