The famous American street circuit will soon be released by Studio 397 with Long Beach announced For rFactor 2 in February 2023. It apparently uses the latest laserscan data to replicate the track, along with the famous circuit details including the water fountain. Originally used in September 1975, the Long Beach GP Street Circuit first hosted the United States Grand Prix … [Read more...]
NASCAR Rivals Playoff Pack DLC And A Patch Released
Some new paint schemes and fixes arrive for the Nintendo Switch title with both the NASCAR Rivals Playoff Pack DLC and a patch released. Just like the previous two DLC options, the Playoff Pack mainly adds new liveries for your cars, with 30 paints run throughout the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, including the Round of 16, Round of 12, Roud of 8 and Championship Four, … [Read more...]
rFactor 2 January 2023 Release Candidate Available
If you want to try out the latest improvements and changes from Studio 397 for their racing sim, try downloading the rFactor 2 January 2023 Release Candidate available via Steam. You'll need to go into the game in your Steam Library, click on Properties, and look under the Betas tab to find it. But it'll give you access to the newest updates ahead of the main public release, … [Read more...]
Redline Win A Disrupted 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual
The endurance event has finished with a little controversy as Team Redline win a disrupted 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual, and R8G Esports take the victory in the GTE class. As the finale of the virtual endurance series running on rFactor 2, the fifth round of the race calendar began on Saturday with a $250,000 prize pool and famous names from motorsport and sim racing. … [Read more...]
rFactor 2 Remove Silverstone From The Steam Workshop
Licensing has caused issues at times across a range of racing sims and games. And that continues as rFactor 2 remove Silverstone from the Steam Workshop. It's been delisted on Friday, November 25th, 2022. If you've previously installed the free add-on for rfactor 2, you'll still be able to use it. But no-one else will be able to download an official version of the circuit … [Read more...]
NASCAR 21: Ignition Patch 2.3.0 and 2022 Patriotic Pack DLC Out Now
It's fair to say that the first release from Motorsport Games wasn't particularly successful or well received. But for those persevering with it, there's both the NASCAR 21: Ignition Patch 2.3.0 and 2022 Patriotic Pack DLC to potentially improve things. The 2022 Patriotic Pack will set you back £8.50 on Steam, £8.39 on the Microsoft Store, or £7.99 via the PlayStation Store. … [Read more...]
The Full Motorsport Games Board Of Directors Resign
The latest twist in a saga that predates even Elon Musk buying Twitter, as the full Motorsport Games Board of Directors resign. The news was revealed in a recent filing to the United States Securities and Exchange Comission. This all means that Motorsport Games currently isn't in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rules, as there are currently not a minimum of 500,000 publicly … [Read more...]
rFactor 2 Is Adding The Croft Circuit
It's always exciting to see smaller and less-known racing tacks become available in sim racing, and that's definitely true when rFactor 2 is adding the Croft Circuit. The North Yorkshire venue is best known as part of the British Touring Car Championship schedule, but has also hosted British and European Rallycross, British Superbikes, F3 and GT racing in the past. The … [Read more...]
The Vanwall Vandervell LMH Is Coming To rFactor 2
New sports prototypes continue to arrive in sim racing as the Vanwall Vandervell LMH is coming to rFactor 2 in the November update for Q4, 2022. The Hypercar rules for IMSA and WEC mean that both the Le Mans Hypercars and Le Mans Daytona h (LMDh) cars will race in the same class with various manufacturers joining, or rejoining the series. So far, we've seen the Toyota GR010 … [Read more...]
NASCAR Rivals Launches For The Nintendo Switch
Not to be confused with Ignition or Heat 5, NASCAR Rivals launches for the Nintendo Switch today, October 14th, 2022, as the official title for the 2022 season. NASCAR Rivals is a Switch exclusive title which isn't based on the technology used for Ignition, which received a poor response on release. Instead, it follows on from NASCAR Heat Ultimate Edition+, which was … [Read more...]
NASCAR Rivals Release Date And Pre-order Details
Being developed by Motorsport Games for the Nintendo Switch, the NASCAR Rivals release date and pre-order details have been announced. The game will launch on October 14th, 2022, with pre-orders starting from August 24th. There's not much news about the game itself, other than the fact you'll be able to play a Career Mode by joining an existing team or creating your own, a … [Read more...]
NASCAR 21: Ignition Next Gen Update Arrives On June 23rd, 2022
After releasing to a fairly negative reception back in October 2021, a patch originally planned for April will finally be be available when the NASCAR 21: Ignition Next Gen Update arrives on June 23rd, 2022. Along with the update, Patch 1.5.0.0 will enhance the game for anyone playing it on a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S, including brining cross-gen support so you can … [Read more...]
Official BTCC Game Release Date Pushed Back To 2024
Originally scheduled to be published this month, and then mysteriously removed from release scheduled, we've now seen the official BTCC game release date pushed back to 2024 by Motorsport Games. Accompanied by legal forward-looking statements longer than the announcement itself, which include everything from SEC filings to the impact of higher petrol prices, the release … [Read more...]
KartKraft Multiplayer Racing Delayed Until Holiday 2022
Fans of the title are used to patience since the karting sim was first announced back in 2016, and they'll need a little more with KartKraft multiplayer racing delayed until Holiday 2022. Which means some time around Christmas for the non-Americans among us. A recent community announcement revealed thatwhile multiplayer racing is the top priority of the development team, it … [Read more...]
Official BTCC Game Release Date News Coming Soon?
There's been a fair bit of discussion about Motorsport Games in the sim racing community over recent weeks. But could we see some official BTCC game release date news coming soon? The latest earning call from the company covered the first quarter of 2022, ending March 31st. And it includes a run down of their finances, releases and events. Along with a roadmap for 2022, … [Read more...]