It's a busy racing weekend in the real world. From four wheels to two, following Formula One in Shanghai and IndyCar with the new Grand Prix of Louisiana to MotoGP and the beginning of the MotoAmerica series at Circuit of the Americas (CoTA), it's all go! Nearer to home, World Superbikes continue at Motorland Aragón and a European championship begins at Monza with 2015's … [Read more...]
Project CARS: An Eye for Detail Preview
In preparation for recording new Project CARS footage last night, we had a short session at the wheel of Slightly Mad Studios' soon-to-be released sim. Even the time running a couple of hot laps in one of this week's Community challenge events demonstrated some nice touches. After watching the footage from what began as a set-up check, we thought it'd be cool to include a few … [Read more...]
Project CARS – ‘Start Your Engines’ Trailer
Project Cars 'Start Your Engine' trailer, promoting the PlayStation 4 version of the game, which should be released in March, 2015. It's developed by Slightly Mad Studios and will also be available for the Xbox One, Wii U and PC. Anyone else getting excited? The trailer promotes the 'Modified Car Pack' pre-order bonus - which includes the Ariel Atom 3 Mugen, Pagani Zona Cinque … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Halloween Trailer
As the nights draw in and October comes to its traditionally spooky close, the month has heralded the release of a new trailer for Slightly Mad Studios' Project CARS. Demonstrating the dynamic weather and time-of-day systems at a superb sim-racing location, the video was first shown in London during the 2014 Golden Joystick Awards. Halloween is here... Beginning … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Azure Circuit Huayra Video
Having a breather from race driving, we recently took Project CARS' Pagani Huayra to the Mediterranean Azure Circuit for an accelerated day. 24 little hours... That is, one full day – a complete twenty-four hour cycle and almost all seasons! With thirty other cars racing around the street course, over twenty minutes of game time are compressed into … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Besos National Radical SR8 RX Video
For today's one-lap run with Project CARS, we took another step away from the regularly featured single-seaters and more conventional road-going machines to run with a Track Day special. Thanks to a healthy selection in the game, the choice wasn't all that easy when faced with marques that also include Ariel, Caterham and BAC. It had been a … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Lakeville Raceway Lancer Evo X Video
We continue our return to Project CARS with Build 797 as we go 'under cover' following Snetterton and an open Formula Rookie cockpit. Evolution at Lakeville The 'cover' in this case is Mitsubishi's Lancer Evolution X FQ-400. The Norfolk airfield is left behind for the West Coast of North America to look at Lakeville Raceway. This is the slightly shorter … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Snetterton 200 Formula Rookie Video
We return to Project CARS with the recent Build 797 for a one-lap run over the Snetterton 200 layout. Beneath clear skies, the Formula Rookie single-seater is our driving tool of choice. As described in the video notes, it sits well with Snetterton. The car proved to be especially interesting in the ever-turning complex that follows Bentley Straight and goes all … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Gamescom 2014 Trailer
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...]
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...]