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Beware, The Storm! Development News Project CARS is now exclusively available via Steam. All info needed on how to get going with Steam can be found in this posting - Click Here JonZ has put together an amazing new Project CARS video trailer called "Speed & Sound" that you don't want to miss out on! - Click Here An improved version of the car setup screen has been added to the latest builds - Click Here The development of the WiiU version of Project CARS has made significant progress lately as outlined by Martin Griffith - Click Here Andrew Webber has shared some amazing details on the Flexible Simulation Platform feature - Click Here Our Render Lead Robert Dibley is working on improving the photographic exposure as outlined in his very detailed progress post - Click Here The painting template for the 2011 Mercedes Benz SLS AMG is now available for download - Click Here Darren White has further improved the dynamic time of day system, adding more scale variation to the new clouds - Click Here Nicolas Hamilton has not just provided lots of great feedback as usual lately, he's also shown off some cool photos of his racing setup for everyone to check out - Click Here Meanwhile, Ben Collins has been very busy testing Project CARS as well; make sure to check out his latest feedback blog - Click Here An exciting new licensing agreement has been announced as the Oreca 03 LMP2 car is coming to Project CARS - Click Here More Steam-related community features are due to be implemented as outlined by Stepan Vondrak - Click Here Our Materials Lead Gustavo Olivera has started polishing up the cockpit look with improved alcantara - Click Here Our render coders are making major progress on the WiiU version of Project CARS - Click Here & Here Stephen Viljoen has outlined the career championship design & race weekend format for the Karts in Project CARS - Click Here The lightning effects in Project CARS are being improved further as seen in a new preview video - Click Here Two winners have been selected by the community in the LeMans Prototype Design Contest - Click Here Nic Hamilton has shared his latest thoughts on the Karts in Project CARS following a visit to the Slightly Mad Studios headquarters - Click Here [gallery link=file" size="gallery-thumbnail" columns="5" itemtag="div" icontag="span" ids="1900,1895,1911,1904,1899] Content Previews Ivo Franic has finished the initial modeling work on the 2012 Formula Gulf 1000 as the car has been exported - Click Here Martin Olivera has added improved windscreen wipers to the 2012 BMW M3 E92 GT4 - Click Here In similar news, the 2012 BMW M3 GT2 & 1981 BMW M1 Procar have received a wiper update as well - Click Here & Here Andreas Moll has done some major work on Donnington Park, based on feedback from Nicolas Hamilton - Click Here Feedback from Nicolas has also helped Luis Barata to do some major changes at Monza - Click Here Nicolas has also shared lots of feedback on Circuit de Catalunya, helping our track team to make lots of improvements - Click Here Vit Budin has finished work on the press girl character model - Click Here Andre Fabris has been hard at work on Monaco Circuit, improving many of the trackside details and more - Click Here The LODX work on the 2009 Ford Focus RS is making lots of progress in the skilled hands of Matt Clark & Ralph Hummerich - Click Here Luis Barata has improved several sections of Nordschleife based on feedback from our WMD community - Click Here Sven Moll has improved the tree shadin/color at Imola, Hockenheimring & Silverstone - Click Here, Here & Here LOD work on the 2012 Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400 has started - Click Here Gustavo Olivera has done a lot of LOD work and other tasks on the 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ400 - Click Here Andreas Moll has been busy improving the Donnington curbs based on the latest reference material - Click Here Bannochbrae has received some great new textures by Michal Beran - Click Here Ralph Hummerich is making great progress texturing the 2012 Formula Gulf 1000 - Click Here Ivo Franic has completed lots of LOD work on the 1967 Ford MKIV among some other tasks - Click Here The 2011 Mercedes Benz SLS AMG has been equipped with paintable custom livery rims - Click Here [gallery link=file" size="gallery-thumbnail" columns="5" itemtag="div" icontag="span" ids="1901,1915,1903,1906,1910] Fixes & Updates An improved AIW for Bathurst has been checked in - Click Here The BMW M1 Procar has received a new suspension geometry alongside plenty of other physics changes - Click Here The new flash tire with heating model has been added to the Ford Zakspeed Capri Group 5 as well as the Lotus 78 - Click Here The Lotus 98T has received the new flash tire as well - Click Here A text chat profanity filter has been added to the in-game multiplayer chat - Click Here Groundwork for upcoming weather sounds has been added - Click Here The Project CARS pitstop feature logic has received several updates - Click Here Doug Arnao has checked in an improved version of the Lotus 49 tire model - Click Here Furthermore, the BMW Z4 GT3 tire and the GT Slick Green Flash have been improved as well - Click Here More groundwork for the pit stop feature has been laid as the initial pit stop system infrastructure is now active - Click Here The amount of head tilting and turning has been toned down - Click Here Support for vehicle-specific default force feedback tweaker config files has been added - Click Here [gallery link=file" size="gallery-thumbnail" columns="5" itemtag="div" icontag="span" ids="1909,1914,1919,1898,1902] Test & Report Feedback Help us collect all current graphic bugs that need fixing - Click Here Help test us test the physics of various cars and report your feedback in the testing forum - Click Here The Car Physics Focus Testing events have been launched, make sure to try all three of them and share your feedback in the physics forum! - Click Here [gallery link=file" size="gallery-thumbnail" columns="5" itemtag="div" icontag="span" ids="1916,1907,1918,1908,1917] Other Besweeet has kicked off a pCARS-themed podcast, make sure to listen in! - Click Here Looking for an event to race in? 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Carnage Awaits! BeamNG today announced pre-alpha access to their soft-body physics sandbox now called DRIVE. All are welcome to try the limited demo, but BeamNG would rather you spend a little money to join the Alpha testing team. Doing so will give you free updates and access to the developer forums. Currently available in today's alpha build are 5 vehicles and 6 environments. Staff recommend the use of a gamepad or steering wheel, but not keyboards. Click here for controller setup instructions. If all this sounds vaguely familiar, that's because this is the team behind the physics simulation Rigs of Rods. Be sure to try this out and then join the discussion in our forums!

Nicolas Hamilton Makes a Slightly Mad Visit Development News Project CARS will soon be switching to Steam for authentication & build delivery alongside a number of other features; check out the full announcement for more details - Click Here A major discussion is taking place within the community regarding whether work on the Xbox 360 & PS3 versions of Project CARS should cease in favor of the next-gen versions - Click Here Members are also voting on which DRM method should be used for the PC version of Project CARS, cast your vote if you haven't done so yet - Click Here A brand new & highly-sophisiticated throttle system has been introduced with the latest build - Click Here Matt Griffiths has done some great progress on the WiiU renderer that is part of the WiiU version work for Project CARS - Click Here Our sound designer Greg Hill has posted a quite extensive audio update on various cars - Click here Paul Hudak has made lots of progress on the Race Weekend Design work as shown in his progress reports - Click Here Our Handling Consultants Nic Hamilton & Ben Collins have been as busy as ever, make sure to check out their latest feedback blogs - Click Here & Here Nicolas Hamilton visited the SMS offices recently for an extended testing & feedback session. A detailed rundown of all topics that were discussed is available for all members to catch up on - Click Here & Here Nicolas has also posted up some cool photos of his racing outfit that will be put into the game - Click Here petrolhd has posted up a detailed physics progress report on the Formula Gulf 1000 - Click Here Andy Tudor has given the in-game telemetry UI a complete overhaul - Click Here Lots of tire work has been done recently as outlined by Casey Ringley - Click Here The Race Weekend functionality is quickly expanding as more and more features are being added to the current builds - Click Here Content Previews Ralph Hummerich is making splendid progress on texturing the 1967 Ford Mk IV - Click Here Daniel Karlsson has been working his texturing magic on the cockpit of the 1980 Ford Capri Zakspeed Group 5 - Click Here Our Vehicle Artist Matt Clark has continued his great work on the 2009 Ford Focus RS - Click Here New details & fixes have been added to Azure Circuit (Monaco) - Click Here Ivo Franic has been plugging away on the 2012 Formula Gulf 1000 - Click Here The 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG has received plenty of new details - Click Here Luis Barata has done lots of work on our newest circuit, Bannochbrae (formerly Fort Felix, also known as Misty Loch from Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends) - Click Here Matt Clark continues his work on the 2009 Ford Focus RS - Click Here Michal Beran is working on improving Northampton (Silverstone) Historic with plenty of new details & improvements - Click Here Fixes & Updates A critical update for the Project CARS API has been released - Click Here Improved tire models for the Lotus 49 & Ford GT40 have been checked in - Click Here & Here Furthermore, the Lotus 98T & Lotus 78 have received updated tires as well - Click Here Meanwhile, the Formula B has received a new tire version with a very early version of tire wear enabled, allowing flat spotting of the tires - Click Here Several changes for the Race Weekend UI have been checked in - Click Here Initial work on the Steam integration into Project CARS is being completed - Click Here Meanwhile, lots of WiiU work has been carried out as well - Click Here & Here Test & Report Feedback Help us collect all current graphic bugs that need fixing - Click Here Help test us test the physics of various cars and report your feedback in the testing forum - Click Here Other Our prototype design contest submission deadline has been reached and voting will commence shortly! - Click Here Looking for an event to race in? The check out the Weekly Events list and the Multiplayer Race Calendar Have you created an application for pCARS using the new API? Make sure to post it in our gallery - Click Here That's it for this time, have fun checking out all the material and make sure to join the discussions yourself! [gallery link=file" size="gallery-thumbnail" columns="5" itemtag="div" icontag="span" ids="1731,1732,1738,1734,1735,1730,1733,1736,1737,1743,1740,1739,1742,1729,1741]

Home is Where the Racing is. The Italian racing circuit "Pierro Taruffi" of Vallenlunga has been revealed and will be included in KUNOS Simulazioni's racing-sim Assetto Corsa due out later this year. I know what you are thinking as I was thinking the same thing, Where? Well there's a good reason for this not well known circuit being in many games but coming to this one and that is that it is the home of KUNOS Simulazioni! Having a research&development studio in a racing track homologated for international races and Formula 1 tests, represents an excellent opportunity by a logistic and commercial point of view. It has allowed the development team of Assetto Corsa to improve its modeling techniques of 3D environments, in order to optimize the data collection on those tracks where timeline and weather conditions are not ideal. Along with this track announcement is a gallery where we also get a good look at the McLaren MP4-12C and it's active-aero in operation at certain points around the circuit. Thanks. Assetto Corsa Dev-blog In screen #15 there is a large ad for the Lamborghini Aventador, is this a hint to future content or just attention to detail of the circuit? Hmmm... [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file" columns="5]

All Flared Up! The last few weeks have been exceptionally busy in the WMD forums as lots of exciting stuff is going as we`re shaping the future of Project CARS. If you haven't been around all the time to keep up, then make sure to visit the threads linked to below! Development News Ian Bell has posted up an update on the financial side of Project CARS, the thread also contains lots of interesting bits on pCARS on Steam - Click Here Casey Ringley has posted up a detailed proposal on Project CARS car list and career structure. The full thread is well worth to be read as Ian Bell reveals plans for some stunning future DLC packs - Click Here Also, a list of requested vehicle features that won't make the final game has been posted up - Click Here The Project CARS API is now available, coming with its own new subforum - Click Here We have launched a Prototype Design Contest, allowing all members to help design the fictional LMP prototypes to be included in Project CARS - Click Here The Ford Zakspeed Capri Group 5 Livery Contest has been kicked off - Show off your liveries here / Rules & Discussion Here Darren White has shown off first previews of the new sky boost & distant cloud fade features - Click Here Our Physics & Handling Consultant Ben Collins has submitted another one of his great feedback reports - Click Here Needless to say, Nic Hamilton is busy testing and helping improve pCARS as well, check out his latest report here - Click Here First preview shots of the 2012 Formula Gulf 1000 have been posted, the car is coming to the development builds this week - Click Here Darren White has shown off a first preview video of the new keyable sun flare - Click Here The Project CARS leader boards have been reset due to the recent physics changes - Click Here Andy Tudor has outlined some of the recent user interface improvements - Click Here Doug Arnao, Casey Ringley & Andrew Webber have checked in lots of physics changes for various cars during the past week - Click Here Our Handling Consultant Nic Hamilton has provided a big chunk of feedback on the recent Project CARS builds - Click Here Nic also chimed in on the wet racing physics in Project CARS discussion - Click Here Ben Collins has been very busy as well, providing another in-depth feedback report - Click Here The Ford Capri Livery Contest vote is open, cast your votes now! - Click Here Content Previews Cassius Rodrigues is plugging away on Heusden, adding plenty of missing features & details - Click Here Gustavo Olivera is making great progress on the 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400 that was recently added to the development builds - Click Here Andreas Moll has applied various tweaks and improvements to Belgian Forest - Click Here Ales Filka has shown off previews of the new 3D crowds - Click Here California Raceway has received some new features - Click Here Andreas Moll has started polishing up Bathurst, adding countless small improvements & missing features to the track - Click Here Gustavo Olivera keeps on plugging away on the 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400 - Click Here The LOD work on the 1981 BMW M1 Procar has been started - Click Here Ivo Franic has started improving the 2009 Ford Focus RS model, including smoothing, new taillights and front bumper - Click Here Andreas Moll keeps on polishing Bathurst with lots of small fixes and improvements - Click Here Peter Gerhart has updated the Driver Animations list - Click Here New trackside objects have been added to Lakeville Raceway - Click Here Fixes & Updates Ivo Franic has updated the AO for the 1980 Ford Zakspeed Capri Group 5 - Click Here Initial physics for the Ford Mustang Boss 302R1 have been checked in - Click Here Ales Filka has added new crowds to Moravia - Click Here Paul Hudak has posted a list with high-profile additions coming to the pCARS API - Click Here Doug Arano has been working on new physics for the Lotus 49 - Click Here & Here Doug has also been working on improved tire compounds for the Caterham Classic & R500 - Click Here The Ford GT40 MK4 has received improved physics including a new tire model - Click Here Ales Filka has added new crowds to Heusden & Harrison Pike Raceway - Click Here & Here New A/B/C tire compounds for the Formula B are ready for testing - Click Here An issue with the DOF when using the freecam has been fixed - Click Here Test & Report Feedback Help us collect all current graphic bugs that need fixing - Click Here Help us test the physics of various cars and report your feedback in the testing forum - Click Here Other Our Creative Director Andy Tudor was recently interviewed in NowGamer - Click Here Doc_Savage_NDMF is the newest member to be appointed WMD Community Ambassador - Click Here Looking for an event to race in? The check out the Weekly Events list and the Multiplayer Race Calendar Did you create an application for pCARS using the new API? Make sure to post it in our gallery - Click Here JonZ has released a video featuring a collection of unused clips from Pre-Alpha Builds 200 to 400. That's it for this time, have fun checking out all the material and make sure to join the discussions yourself!

Got a WMD Account? Got a Few Hours? Then Click the Links Below! Development News Work on the WiiU version of Project CARS has kicked off as the first WiiU devkits have arrived - Click Here First previews of the 2012 Formula C have been posted up by Casey Ringley - Click Here Please welcome back Greg Hill who rejoins the Project CARS audio engineering squad - Click Here Darren White has posted up some info on the selectable lens flare feature that is part of the dynamic time of day system - Click Here An option to toggle the auto start of the engine will be added soon - Click Here Casey Ringley has outlined some high-priority vehicle feature issues regarding the windscreens that will be tackled soon - Click Here The newest Project CARS video trailer "Waiting for The Dark", created by WMD member PLM5, is now available on GameTrailers - Click Here Our Creative Director Andy Tudor was recently on site at Ideame Madrid, check out his summary here - Click Here The winners of the Ford Capri Zakspeed Group 5 livery contest vote have been announced, congrats to everyone who made the cut! - Click Here Our Handling Consultant Nic Hamilton has provided one of his excellent extensive feedback reports - Click Here Nine Mercedes Benz cars will be included in Project CARS as revealed on the frontpage - Click Here New and existing members will soon be able to invest into the development of the Playstation 4 & Xbox One versions of Project CARS - Click Here WMD comes with a money-back offer, please see here for details - Click Here Our physics guru Andrew Weber has unleashed a new version of the tire model, coming with plenty of stunning new features - Click Here Andrew has also outlined a very interesting proposal regarding a customizable cars feature - Click Here Lots of new improvements have recently been applied to the user interface as outlined by our Creative Director Andy Tudor - Click Here Our code guys continue to make great progress on the WiiU version of Project CARS - Click Here Functionality to save replays along with a new replay view screen has recently been added - Click Here The five winning liveries from the Zakspeed Capri Group 5 Livery Contest have been added into the game - Click Here Our Producer Phil Merricks has posted up a long list of cool new features that will be worked on in the coming months - Click Here Lots of improvements are coming to the gearbox system as outlined by Casey Ringley - Click Here Furthermore, a flexible weight ballast & performance balancing system is also coming soon - Click Here The TweakIT tool will soon be expanded, allowing comprehensive camera editing for the community - Click Here Our Handling Consultant Nicolas Hamilton has shared some great ideas for pCARS in his latest blogs - Click Here A new system to swap tires has been added - Click Here [gallery link=file" size="gallery-thumbnail" columns="5" itemtag="div" icontag="span" ids="1606,1608,1602,1604,1601] Content Previews JF Bouchard has improved the headlights of the 1991 BMW M3 E30 Group A - Click Here JF has also performed a big list of tasks on the 1981 BMW M1 Procar, including the addition of some cool new damage effects - Click Here Gustavo Olivera is making some stunning modelling progress on the 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400 - Click Here Ralph Hummerich continues the texturing work on the 1967 Ford Mk IV - Click Here Texturing work on the 2012 Ruf RGT-8 has continued as well - Click Here Lakeville Raceway has received some new trackside objects - Click Here A rough draft model of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 has been added to start physics testing - Click Here Ralph Hummerich has made some excellent texturing progress on the 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400 - Click Here Luis Barata has checked in a new version of the historical Solitude Rennstrecke track - Click Here The Mercedes Benz SLS AMG 6.3 is now available in the development builds - Click Here LOD & AO work on the 2012 Ruf RGT-8 has continued recently - Click Here Ralph Hummerich has continued the great texturing progress on the 2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-400 - Click Here Vit Budin has shown off some new grid-girl previews - Click Here Matt Clark has done plenty of work on the 2009 Ford Focus RS - Click Here Meanwhile, Daniel Karlsson is working his texturing magic on the cockpit of the 1991 BMW M3 E30 Group A - Click Here Martin Olivera has added windscreen wiper animations to the 2011 Pirault Mega SR Cup 265 - Click Here [gallery link=file" size="gallery-thumbnail" columns="5" itemtag="div" icontag="span" ids="1609,1599,1598,1607,1597] Fixes & Updates The Lotus 98T has received a five-speed gearbox as suggested by the WMD members - Click Here Doug Arnao has checked in improved physics for the Lotus 49 - Click Here The Pagani Zonda R physics have been improved based on CAD data - Click Here The Lotus 78 has received an update as well - Click Here The static emap position for Anhalt GP has been updated - Click Here The emap position for Azure Circuit has been updated as well - Click Here A Maximum Frame Latency Setting has been added to the graphics settings - Click Here Project CARS has been updated to use the latest version of the Fanatec SDK - Click Here An improved version of the Project CARS launcher has been released - Click Here A crashing bug related to the new Fanatec SDK has been fixed - Click Here A new RaceCalendar feature has been added - Click Here The race screens have been updated - Click Here Different tire compounds can now be chosen from the GUI - Click Here Some runtime warnings for missing files have been fixed - Click Here Code support for external gear sounds has been added - Click Here First pass physics for the 2012 Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3 have been checked in - Click Here Engine start & ignition feature work has been added - Click Here The Oculus Rift SDK has been added - Click Here An audio bug resulting in muffled on-throttle engine sounds has been fixed - Click Here Furthermore, a bug causing missing environmental sound effects has been addressed as well - Click Here The player-only slipstream effect has been adjusted back to its previous value - Click Here [gallery link=file" size="gallery-thumbnail" columns="5" itemtag="div" icontag="span" ids="1595,1605,1596,1603,1600] Test & Report Feedback Help us collect all current graphic bugs that need fixing - Click Here Help test us test the physics of various cars and report your feedback in the testing forum - Click Here Which DirectX version are you using when running pCARS? Click Here to Vote What method would you like to see used to deter piracy of the PC version of Project CARS? Click Here to Vote What makes for good box art? Compare and submit community concept images with box art from other racing titles - Click Here Other Jussi Karjalainen has created a nifty setup tool that you might want to check out - Click Here Have you created an application for pCARS using the new API? Make sure to post it in our gallery - Click Here A great example of working with the pCARS API is Stephan Gauch's excellent upcoming iOS app - Click Here We have added a new lounge for all our members with Manager level - Click Here Our prototype design contest is still going on! Make sure to check out all the neat designs and maybe submit one yourself! - Click Here That's it for this time, have fun checking out all the material and make sure to join the discussions yourself if you have a WMD Tool Pack!

XXTREMELY FAST KUNOS Simulazioni is excited to announce yet another Ferrari that's coming to their Assetto Corsa game later this year. This time it's the Ferrari 599XX EVO, the super hardcore track toy for the rich racing enthusiast. As the car is not road-legal, owners can only use it on the track and for the million or two that they have put down for it they get the exclusive pleasure of having Ferrari transport the car to the track and also supply a group of their own engineers and a pit-crew to monitor and set-up the car to the owners liking or for the track itself. If you are not mega-rich then don't worry as Assetto Corsa will give you the opportunity to experience this outrageous car for yourself later this year. This ‘car’ is simply brutal, “nasty”. Vastly different in comparison to other road cars modified to be used in competitions, the 599XX Evo is much more like a prototype. When you see it in action, is difficult to imagine that it comes from a road-legal base. It looks, it drives, it sounds differently to any other car. And it’s an exclusive car, that just few lucky people in the world can drive on track. It’s the same on the virtual side: few racing games include the 599XX Evo, therefore we believe that gamers and car enthusiasts will appreciate our effort to bring this awesome car in Assetto Corsa. Assetto Corsa Official Website [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file" columns="5]

Spin Tires - But Only if You Want to Get Stuck in the Mud! Oovee Game Studios have released a new trailer and playable technical demo of what they call "The Ultimate Off-Road Challenge" to garner community support in the form of a KickStarter campaign. Intel award winners from 2009, Spin Tires aims to set you in the late 20th-century beginning in a large Soviet cargo truck with basic navigation aids (such as a map showing landmarks and compass) with delivery jobs to complete. Of course, in order to do this, you will need to plan an appropriate route, avoid getting stuck and running out of fuel. A key feature being demonstrated is the ground deformation (which hasn't been of this much focus since Sega Rally was released back in 2007), which will ensure unpredictability and extended replayability. Now available is a technical demo that is without gameplay elements, but allows players to try out the new 'VeeEngine', developed from scratch and based on Havok vehicle physics (also used in V-Rally and Test Drive Unlimited). Visit Oovee's website for more details and to download the technical demo. Be sure to share your feedback on the forums. [gallery link=file" size="gallery-thumbnail" columns="5" orderby="post_date" itemtag="div" icontag="span]

Outrun the Pack! Kunos Simulazioni have confirmed that the Ferrari 458 GT2 will be coming to their eagerly-anticipated simulation-racer Assetto Corsa on it's release which is due sometime later this year. They have also released some rather nice screenshots of the car from the game for us to gawp at and drool over. [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file" columns="5]

Graphical Visualisation Eutechnyx have released a video full of shiny graphics that fly and whiz about with info and stats about the milestones and amounts hit during the Beta phase of their free-to-play title Auto Club Revolution. The game which went fully-launched a few days ago seems to be getting a good bit of praise from people and is definitely a title racing game fans should check out at their website. Our members have been talking about and sharing their impressions of the game in our forums!

Ring Record Holders Two new cars have joined the Simbin free-to-play racer RaceRoom Racing Experience today, the Pagani Zonda R and the Radical SR9 are now available to players to test drive and buy for use in their game. The Radical can be used in a free track test around Hockenheimring for 24 hours from the 8th-9th May starting from 1800 (6PM) CEST with the Pagani having its free track test from the 9th-10th May on the newly announced Monza circuit. Find out more about R3E at the RaceRoom website. [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file] Thanks. Simbin Insider

All the Beta for being LIVE Auto Club Revolution is out of Beta and fully Live as of today! Eutechnyx have confirmed their free-to-play racer is now launched with a rather snazzy new logo design and some screens showing a selection of the cars and locations players are able to race in and around. The full release is below. RACE THE WORLD! Phenomenal Open Beta success as Auto Club Revolution®Races to Official Launch April 30, 2013 - Gateshead, UK. Eutechnyx today announced that the free-to-play online racing game Auto Club Revolution has successfully completed its open beta test phase and is now officially in full live status. The game and car community which was designed to deliver a full featured, fully licensed racing game experience designed around a free-to-play business model has been in ‘beta test’ since March 2012. The test phase allowed the game’s design teams to collect a huge amount of feedback from the game’s large and dedicated test community, which was combined with billions of empirical data points to optimize the user experience and deliver the compelling, fun experience the game offers today. To celebrate the commercial launch of Auto Club Revolution, the team has launched a dynamic new rebrand released to herald the shift in status and featuring a brand new logo. During the game’s beta phase, Auto Club Revolution players have experienced world exclusive collaborations with key partners in the motoring industry, for example Continental Tires and BMW M Sport, as well as showcasing upcoming racing talents like Lotus’ Formula 3 star, Marvin Kirchhöfer, with many more to follow. Eutechnyx Chief Commercial Officer, Darren Jobling said, “From the initial closed beta launch right through to our commercial release we’ve been taking our lead from the game’s beta test players adding and changing features accordingly, don’t expect this to change now that we’re in commercial release. Our teams have long term plans for new content, new features and new initiatives which will cement Auto Club Revolution’s position at the top of the pile.” With over 2.5 million races having taken place, Eutechnyx will release a one-off special voucher code to all beta participants to unlock an exclusive ‘ Auto Club Revolution’ paint scheme. Want to find out more then be sure to check out ACR at its website. [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file" ids="1321,1322,1319]

Got It Uncovered GRID 2 has less than a month now to it's release day (wow time flies!) and they haven't been shy in throwing out the videos the last few weeks to show players what is coming their way when it does. Impressively, Codemasters have been live-streaming the game on it's twitch.tv channel, answering questions submitted via twitter and the live chat accompanying the stream as well as uploading the recording to youtube and their facebook for those who may have missed it. So what do we have on offer then, well we got plenty of videos showing off some of the tracks, another showing the time attack aspect of the game and another showing some of the customisation you guys will be able to do to your car. Some of these you can see below but for the full inventory be sure to check out the GRID 2 Youtube and watch what you want to your little hearts content.

Mmmonza! Simbin have announced that the infamous Monza racing circuit will be coming to RaceRoom Racing Experience in the very near future and will be available in two layouts. The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is the home of the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix and is one of the fastest circuits in the world where drivers will find themselves running at full throttle for 80% of the lap due to its long straights and sweeping turns, and yet at the same time is extremely testing on brakes with low-speed chicanes where braking a few metres early or late could easily cost you time or even the race. Monza is always a circuit people love to see in their racing games so the fact it's coming to R3E is no real surprise but it is most certainly welcome that is for sure. Find out more about RaceRoom Racing Experience from Simbin [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file" ids="1308,1307,1309] Thanks. Simbin Insider

M The countdown to the release of GRID 2 gets shorter but the wait certainly doesn't get any easier when you have trailers like this being put out. This latest one is all about the epic line of 'M' cars from BMW and as you would expect all the goodies are shown in what is actually quite a sedate trailer considering what you would expect and has come in past media for the game. It's actually refreshing to watch each car be 'introduced' one-after-another with the occasional action scene to showcase the style of play that will be most evident in the game. GRID 2 is coming to PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 and will launch from the 28th May.

Oh Lord, won't you license me a Mercedes-Benz Slighty Mad Studios (SMS) have recently announced on their WMDPortal website that they have licensed some of the very best that Mercedes-Benz has to offer both now and from the past. As any car fanatic will know, Mercedes-Benz has a very popular history in not only racing but also with their road cars and as you would expect the team at SMS will be bringing the cream of the crop to Project CARS (pCARS). With legends such as the 300SL W194, the much loved Sauber C9 and - my personal favourite - the 190E 2.5-16 Evolution 2 DTM and more there is going to be something for every type of motorsport (ok except for F1) fan from Le Mans to Touring Cars. That's not all of them of course and it won't just be racers only as two road cars are also going to be included in the SLS AMG and the A45 AMG. List Of Included Cars 1952 300 SL W194 1971 300SEL 6.8 AMG ‘Rote Sau’ 1989 Sauber C9 1990 190E 2.5-16 Evolution 2 DTM 1998 CLK-LM 2012 SLS AMG GT3 2012 C-Class Coupe DTM 2013 A45 AMG 2010 SLS AMG Coupé Thanks. WMDPortal Share your media and impressions of Project CARS in our forum

Come GT Some! Simbin have announced the latest mean-machines that's coming to their free-to-play simulation racer RaceRoom Racing Experience (R3E). From next week an aggressive trio of GT Racers will be available to players, these are the BMW M3 GT2, Ford GT1 and the extremely rare but very cool Ferrari p4/5 Competizione. As per normal they will be available to try before buying on certain days that can be found at the link below. You can find out more about R3E at RaceRoom.com Via Simbin Insider