It's a significant change at the company, as Dmitry Kozko resigns from the Motorsport Games Board of Directors. The news was revealed in an SEC filing, rather than in any formal announcement, and follows both the Q2 2023 financial results and earnings call, and recent court cases in Russia over unpaid wages (as reported by Insider Gaming). The filing states: "On September … [Read more...]
Le Mans Ultimate Announced For December 2023
After securing a ten year exclusive licence back in 2021, Motorsport Games has revealed that the first official game for the FIA World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans will be arriving with Le Mans Ultimate announced for December 2023. The new title has been created by rFactor 2 developers Studio 397 on their pMotor 2.5 engine, and will initially be released … [Read more...]
rFactor 2 Adds The Cupra Leon And 2023 BTCC Liveries
While we wait for updates on a licensed British Touring Car Championship game, the full field is now available as rFactor 2 adds the Cupra Leon and 2023 BTCC liveries. The Team HARD Cupra Leon was the final car required, with a 350+bhp 2-litre turbo-charged direct injection engine, 'fly by wire' throttle control and an Xtrac six speed sequential gearbox. The Cupra Leon … [Read more...]
Small rFactor 2 Update Adds More HUD and AI Fixes
Following on less than a week after the release of the Q2 2023 Release Candidate, a small rFactor 2 update adds more HUD and AI fixes and improvements to the Studio 397 racing sim. The main changes to the driver heads up display (HUD) are to solve issues rendering the right number of gauges, and displaying the correct fuel remaining. And some improvements to the behaviour of … [Read more...]
Licensed IndyCar Game Is Now Delayed Until 2024
After using their contract to prevent other sim racing platforms and streamers referring to the championship, it's now been revealed by Motorsport Games that their licensed IndyCar game is now delayed until 2024. An agreement between the Indcay Series and Motorsport Games was originally announced in July 2021 with a planned release in 2023 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles … [Read more...]
Long Beach Announced For rFactor 2 In February 2023
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...]