There are some big changes happening to the PC and console racing sim coming from Straight4 Studios, as GTRevival gets a new name, publisher, and game engine. Progress updates from the developer have slowed recently, which is explained by some substanital changes. The first was CEO Ian Bell revealing that the requirement for the sim to have VR and be released on Oculus Rift … [Read more...]
EA Sports WRC Gets VR Beta in Update v1.8.0 on April 30th
If you prefer to drive rally cars in virtual reality, there's good news coming soon, as EA Sports WRC gets VR Beta in Update v1.8.0. It'll be a free upgrade, and integrates the functionality into the main game for the PC, whether you play via Steam, Epic Games or the EA App, as long as you have a compatible headseat connected when you boot up EA Sports WRC. The VR Beta is … [Read more...]
DiRT Rally 2.0 Update 1.13 and GOTY Edition
There's a fair bit of Codemasters rallying to cover with DiRT Rally 2.0 update 1.13 and GOTY Edition both released. Along with the Colin McRae Flat Out Pack, and all post-launch content now working on the Oculus VR platform. DiRT Rally 2.0 Game of the Year Edition: So, the DiRT Rally 2.0 Game of the Year (GOTY) Edition is now available from retailers including Game and … [Read more...]
Latest rFactor 2 Weekly Update Focuses on VR
Good news if you prefer to play rFactor 2 in virtual reality, as the latest rFactor 2 weekly update focuses on VR improvements, implementing a 'Hidden Mask Area'. This should give a performance increase for your PC, as it means parts of the game that you can't see in the VR view won't be rendered, saving processing power. So that's good news, although apparently the Oculus … [Read more...]
DiRT Rally 2.0 2019 World RX DLC Part 2 Released
Following on from the first four 2019 World Rallycross cars made available for DiRT 2.0 in December, the DiRT Rally 2.0 2019 World RX DLC Part 2 is now available with three more vehicles added to the game. It's the penultimate Season 4 content, which comes as part of the Deluxe and Super Deluxe editions, or with the Year One pass. The group of three World RX cars will become … [Read more...]
KartKraft Update Includes North Texas Karters Track
The latest KartKraft update includes North Texas Karters track as a welcome new venue in the kart racing title from Black Delta. We last saw an update to the game back in October 2019, as the AI competitors were raised to a maximum of 16 opponents. But this is the first new circuit to be added to KartKraft since Atlanta Motorsports Park appeared back in June. The North … [Read more...]
Get DiRT Rally Free on Humble Until Sep 1st
That's right - you can get DiRT Rally free on Humble until September 1st, 2019. All you need to do is sign up for the Humble newsletter before 10am (PST), which works out to 6pm UK time. In return for accepting the latest news on Humble Bundle deals, you'll receive a Steam activation key for the PC, Mac and Linux version of DiRT Rally. It's a great deal, particularly when … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Cadwell Clio Cup Preview
Whilst editing of footage for this sprint race continues, we thought we'd bring a little appetiser to the site. http://youtu.be/-ql7YERkwz8 Taking to the Cadwell Park Woodland Circuit, the perfect match for a first return to the venue was found in the Renault Clio Cup. It's all a bit... 'TOCA' and so much fun! Once the tyres are warmed up! The majority of the first lap … [Read more...]
Project CARS is ‘Gold’!
#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...]