There's a lot of justifiable criticism of Motorsport Games for various reasons past and present, but to be fair, KartKraft is now accessible and playable again after a server connection issue caused seven days of authentication issues when you tried to get into the karting sim. The issue occurred because KartKraft requires a server connection when you log into the game. In … [Read more...]
Has The End Arrived For KartKraft?
After more than 15 years, has the end arrived for KartKraft? For the past two days anyone trying to play the karting sim racing game has either encountered a failed authentication on login, or if you're able to get around that problem, it will then fail to connect to the backend platform. It's possible that it's a temporary server issue that may be fixed at some point, but … [Read more...]
IndyCar Also Terminate Their Motorsport Games License
Another racing series will be looking for a new home, as following the loss of the rights for BTCC, now IndyCar also terminate their Motorsport Games license. Not forgetting the sale of the NASCAR license to iRacing. As reported in a new SEC filing, the notice is similar to the one filed by the BTCC rights holders, BARC (TOCA) Ltd, and reveals: INDYCAR LLC stated that its … [Read more...]
MotorSport Games Move Le Mans Ultimate to 2024 And Cancel INDYCAR
The third quarter 2023 was terms one of business transformation by CEO Stephen Hood as Motorsport Games move Le Mans Ultimate to 2024 and cancel INDYCAR. As the official game for both the FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, it's being developed by Studio 397 for PC only at first, and was originally planned to launch in December 2023. That's now been … [Read more...]
Motorsport Games Cuts Staff And Loses The BTCC License
It's not been the best week for the troubled developer and publisher, as Motorsport Games cuts staff and loses the BTCC license. While reducing the headcount may be a reasonable decision for CEO Stephen Hood to lower costs and try to turn the business around, rights holder TOCA has removed the rights to the British Touring Car Championship video game due to 'ongoing … [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...]
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...]
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...]
KartKraft Full Steam Version Released
It's taken a while, including the acquisition of the original developers, but we've now see the KartKraft full Steam version released. This means the price is now set at £30.99 for the karting sim, which has been in Early Access since November 2018. Formerly known as KartSim, we originally covered Black Delta and their plan to release the game back in 2016. Since then, the … [Read more...]
New KartKraft KartKross Update Released
If you haven't tried the latest additions from Motorsport Games Australia, you might want to check them out now a there's been a new KartKraft KartKross update released, tweaking and improving the lightweight, 120hp, missiles. Kartcross, or "crosskart" began in the 1980s in Scandinavia and has spread around the world as a cheap and effective way to race using motorcycle … [Read more...]
Genk Circuit And A Full Release Coming For KartKraft
Development might have previously been happening in fits and starts, but with the Genk circuit and a full release coming for KartKraft, it seems like progress is being made more rapidly than ever. The karting simulator was originally released by Black Delta into Steam Early Access in November 2018, and there have been plenty of updates since then. But after becoming part of … [Read more...]
New KartKraft Update Adds TrackIR Support
Kart racing can be pretty frantic, and the sim version is no different. So it'll be helpful that the new KartKraft update adds TrackIR support if you want to use it to improve your all-around vision and awareness. The TrackIR system uses optical motion tracking to follow your head movements, helping your in-game racer to look to the sides quickly without needing to use buttons … [Read more...]
KartKraft Update 0.1.0.2992 Released
Following the news that Black Delta and their karting simulation have been acquired by Motorsport Games, it's good to see development continuing with KartKraft Update 0.1.0.2992 released. The studio is now Motorsport Games Australia, but they're obviously still focused on developing KartKraft with a range of improvements included in the update, including a number of tweaks … [Read more...]