#ffd700 Aurum, 79Au, #ffd700... gold! As previewed by Slightly Mad Studios' Creative Director, Andy Tudor, in a tweet last week, Project CARS has reached the presses. https://twitter.com/realandytudor/status/588045893317820416 Since then, 'Final Build' status has been reached and an early May release for Project CARS has been confirmed. Those release … [Read more...]
Motorsport Revolution out now for Oculus Rift
The development of the Oculus virtual reality platform with the Rift and Gear VR mobile display will mean a lot more racing games in the future are likely to make use of the technology. One of the first off the grid is Motorsport Revolution, developed by Ghost Machine. It's an arcade-style racer available now on the Oculus Share Motorsport Revolution page. It's a … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Limited Edition Box Set
Now that its release day draws near, details have been released of a Project CARS 'Limited Edition' set. A little light reading... Enclosed in a 'steelbook' metal case featuring publicity and game graphics, the set will include a behind-the-scenes book that covers the development of Slightly Mad Studios' community-supported simulator – Project CARS: By Racers 4 Racers. A … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Eifelwald Short Atom 300 SC Video
Here's another small sample of the latest work from Project CARS using the current Build 784 of Slightly Mad Studios' work-in-progress sim. We last took the Ariel Atom 300 Supercharged for a short race at Silverstone. This second showing steps away from racing circuits for a short section of Eifelwald over 'Stage 1' of the full … [Read more...]
Project CARS: BMW Z4 GT3 Zolder Video
Trying out Build 781 of the Slightly Mad sim racing title, with some time at Circuit Zolder in the BMW Z4 GT3. For another sample of Project Cars, why not also check out our video featuring the Renault Clio RS Cup at Cadwell Park? Or our trip to the Oultone Park Fosters layout, once again in the BMW Z4 GT3? And you can see all of our coverage of the original Project … [Read more...]
Euro Truck Sim 2: Version 1.11 Delivered
After a sustained three week-long beta testing program, SCS Software has finalised its latest update to Euro Truck Simulator 2. The revision takes ETS2 to Version 1.11.1 and is available to all users. Steam users can let the client automatically update the game and direct purchasers can visit SCS Software's Update page for a range of download options that will bring any earlier … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Lotus 72D Florence Video
Hot on the tracks of our newest Project CARS videos, we're in Italy for a single lap through the short course of the racing simulator's Florence circuit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPcPrKc1N3c Classic Seventies with the Lotus 72 Piling legend upon legend, the racing car featured is the Lotus 72D known to anyone with a knowledge of early 1970s Formula One and long … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Cadwell Park Clio Cup Video
This time round, Lincolnshire is the county and the testing Cadwell Park is the spot for some driving. 'Short' being the order of the, er... week, the Club layout was chosen alongside a nippy little Euro racer known as Renault's Clio RS Cup. A handful it was too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVG6VP3uBl8 Narrowness prevailed over the brief run of the tarmac and with the … [Read more...]
Project CARS: BMW Z4 GT3 Oulton Park Fosters Video
Projects CARS makes a much-needed return to our YouTube channel through the latest video where we roll over Oulton Park's Fosters layout for a 2-lap trip in a race-ready BMW. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_g0YvFPBbk&w Project CARS advances... With terrain fixes, new assets and textures having been baked in recently, the polish is being added to what is already a … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Start your engines… at Indy!
The Brickyard... Right on cue for the actual 200-lap event held last Sunday, Slightly Mad Studios announced the BIG news that IndyCar is coming to its simulator – with no less than the Indianapolis 'Indy 500' itself! Assuredly one of the motor sport world's best-known events, the legendary 2.5-mile 'Brickyard' Indianapolis Motor Speedway will feature in at least its oval … [Read more...]
Project CARS: 2015 Ford Mustang Incoming
An Equestrian Template Already replete with some 11 machines from the 110 year-old manufacturing and racing giant that is Ford, Slightly Mad Studios contentedly announced a new arrival to Project CARS at the start of this week: the 2015 Mustang GT. Mustang 2015 - A Classic Revisited The Mustang badge needs nothing in the way of an introduction to any car fan, so let's stick … [Read more...]
Euro Truck Sim 2: Open Beta 1.9 (Week 2)
As a large number of Euro Truck Sim 2 fans already know, beta testing for the new Version 1.9 build has continued with near-daily revisions. Despite the explanations offered for it being a Steam-only testing programme, a fair few blog and forum comments have been left regarding that decision and its reasoning. Given what's unnecessary flak and the now-usual impatience of a … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Say ‘Hello!’ to Audi
Another week, another manufacturer on-board. This time, Project CARS partners with the road and racing machinery of the innovative and historic German company, Audi. Slightly Mad Studios announced the latest addition to its ever-growing and already substantial car portfolio on Tuesday. In recent times, Bentley Motors, Radical Sportscars, Renault and McLaren Automotive have … [Read more...]
Euro Truck Sim 2: Version 1.9 Open Beta
Consistently the Steam community's most played game in my driving library, SCS Software's Euro Truck Simulator 2 continues to evolve as the latest update has now been released for testing in beta form. Expanding Euro... The producers have attempted to address both minor and more obvious parts of this driving and delivery game. Despite Euro Truck Sim 2's maturity, improvements … [Read more...]
World of Trucks and a Euro Truck Sim 2 Update
Continuing its support for Euro Truck Simulator 2 and driving on towards some expansive and optimistic goals for its projects, SCS Software has created a new Web portal, World of Trucks, following on from last month's European Going East! expansion and adding new features to ETS2 alongside some detail and stability changes. Euro Truck Simulator 2 reached Version 1.6.1 this … [Read more...]