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Riiiiiiiiiiiiiidge Racer!! Yes the legendary series created by Namco Bandai has returned for yet another installment in the franchise, this time hopefully without the . This time Ridge Racer returns in the format of 'Driftopia' - a Free-to-Play title being developed by Bugbear Entertainment (FlatOut series). Judging on what the developers say, the game will be released for free on PC and PS3 in the second or third quarter of 2013. As always to support themselves, micro-transactions will be available in the game, players can assumedly purchase cars, upgrades and more with their own hard-earned cash. Ridge Racer has been around as long as the PlayStation itself, with other formats on the N64 and DS 'handheld' consoles and it has always been a massive success because of it's track variety and engaging gameplay. And now with it being brought to the world for free, even more people can enjoy the franchise that has never seemed to die. Let us know what you think in the comments.

Maximum Multiplayer Mayhem Codemasters have released a new trailer depicting the multiplayer aspect of GRID 2 and you have to say it is looking decidedly mental! All about everything to do with the multiplayer side of the game as you would imagine we get glimpses of normal races, drifting and RaceNet which is like a social networking platform for the game. With it you can search for friends, follow others, show your ranking and upload videos of your escapades in the game. Many locations that have been seen before are shown but with the visual splendour of this game it's no bad thing and that is one thing GRID 2 has going for it, it's graphics. Just like the first it's a very pretty looking game, and if you thoroughly enjoyed the original GRID and spent many hours on then no doubt the sequel will be right up your street, alley, circuit.. well you get the idea. :) GRID 2 is out May 28th 2013 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Moving Day Assetto Corsa has released two videos showing some small but delectable teasers of the moving parts that the games vehicles will have. These include a Ferrari F40 that flutters it's pop-up head-lights at you and a Pagani Zonda R that opens, closes, opens and again closes itself to you. Sensational!

A Modena Classic A few months back Ferrari was announced as coming to Assetto Corsa via a select few models, this started with the reveal of the 458 Italia as one of the five that would be coming to the game. The next to be shown is the absolutely legendary Ferrari F40, the last car to come from under Enzo Ferrari's watchful eye and the best Ferrari ever in many people's eyes. The mid-engined supercar from 1987 and made to celebrate 40 Years of Ferrari road cars was all about pure-driving pleasure and had none of the luxuries that you would expect from a supercar of it's price. In fact the car was all about being as light-weight as possible that even the paint was so thin you could see the carbon fibre weave underneath it! Housing a twin-turbocharged 2.9L V8 pushing 471bhp the car could hit 0-60mph in under 4 seconds and continue on to a top speed of 200mph which made it the fastest production car of the day. And now thanks to Assetto Corsa you too may be able to see what the fuss of this car was all about and finally get the chance to push this legend hard around a track. [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file" columns="5]

A Video Tells a Thousand Screenshots Some have wondered if the drool-inducing screenshots regularly shared really were indicative of gameplay visuals, despite the game not actually having any photo mode yet. Screenshot master plm5 has put together this video that does a good job at answering these people. Note that due to recent experimental testing with various new anti-aliasing modes, there were stuttering issues in some shots. If you needed more excuses to update to the latest build and have a play, the Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X and Mustang Shelby Boss have both been added this week.

Truly M Powering Simbin have announced that as part of their BMW Licensing that the iconic M3 E30 will be coming to it's RaceRoom Racing Experience Free-to-Play (f2p) simulation within the next two weeks, with a special "try for free" period during some "Easter weekend challenges". Anyone who has the tiniest amount of car enthusiasm will know about the M3, it's heritage and why it is so highly-regarded and loved. Not only that, the E30 is typically heralded as the best M3 ever so the prospect of getting to drive it is deeply thrilling! [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file" columns="5] Thanks. Simbin Insider

Game Testers Have it RUF You haven't been around in the WMD forums 24/7 during the last few weeks? Then chances are you missed some important developments but don't worry, you can quickly catch up by following the links below! Development News The painting template for the 1991 BMW M3 E30 Group A is now available - Click Here Our Handling Consultant Nic Hamilton is as busy as always helping us to improve Project CARS, check out his newest batch of detail feedback - Click Here Andrew Webber & Casey Ringley have used the feedback from Nick and the community for plenty of physics changes - Click Here Gustavo Olivera has posted some very impressive previews of the 2012 Ruf RGT-8, coming to a development build near you soon! - Click Here Help collecting series-specific penalties & race rules to make Project CARS as realistic as possible - Click Here The first pass of the live HUD-editing feature has been added to the latest builds - Click Here Furthermore, Debug Director Mode has been added to the TweakIT tool - Click Here Our Render Coder Martin Griffith has started working on improving the ATI performance and outlined some of the differences to Nvidia - Click Here Painting templates & custom livery support for the 2012 BMW M3 E92 GT4 and the Zakspeed Capri Turbo Group 5 have been added - Click Here Our Physics & Handling Consultant Ben Collins has been very busy lately, providing two extensive feedback reports on the recent builds - Click Here & Here Nic Hamilton has shared a quick bit of feedback as well, talking about both the graphics & physics - Click Here Content Previews Andreas Moll keeps plugging away on Eifelwald, adding plenty of new details & loft changes - Click Here Vincent Dambreville continues livery work on the 2012 BMW M3 GT2 - Click Here UV mapping on the 1991 BMW M3 E30 Group A has been completed with some small tasks still to be done - Click Here Our track team has been busy adding more details to Azure Circuit, including the famous Rascasse area - Click Here Wet weather effects have been added to Connecticut Hill - Click Here Luis Barata has made a lot of progress on the Solitude Rennstrecke as he explains in detail in his latest report - Click Here Modeling work on the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X FQ-400 has continued - Click Here Our track team has added lots of details & features to Azure Circuit - Click Here The 1981 BMW M1 Procar has received new head & taillights as well as some bug fixes - Click Here Livery work on the 2912 BMW M3 E92 GT4 has started with an official BMW Motorsport livery - Click Here Lots of new textures & fixes have been added to Bathurst - Click Here Some bug fixes and windscreen banners have been added to the 2012 BMW M3 E92 GT2 - Click Here Heusden has received solar panels as well as other details & improvements - Click Here Fixes & Updates The front bumper UV of the Pagani Huayra has been fixed - Click Here The cut track detection for Heusden, Lakeville & Bologna has been improved - Click Here A small issue with fog appearing in overcast weather has been fixed - Click Here A HUD issue with the tacho needle has been addressed - Click Here Ghost car rendering Alt-Tab crash has been fixed - Click Here The built-in screenshot functionality has been equipped with new features - Click Here The Pit2Car track cutting speech has been improved - Click Here -skipcrowds command line switch has been added for members with low-spec systems - Click Here Martin Griffiths has checked in fixes for black dots in DX11 - Click Here & Here Furthermore, Martin has also fixed lots of other small graphic rendering issues - Click Here Ghost car transparency calculations have been improved - Click Here An improved rear suspension for the Ruf RGT-8 have been added with the latest physics releases - Click Here Some bugs on the 2012 Pagani Zonda R bugs have been fixed - Click Here Initial physics for the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X FQ-400 have been added - Click Here Ivo Franic has added AO & tire lods to the 1991 BMW E30 M3 Group A - Click Here A missing terrain mesh and some other bug fixes have been checked in for Connecticut Hill - Click Here Martin Griffith has checked in a bunch of rendering bug fixes for various small issues - Click 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 Michael Steiner has created a nice video explaining the new camera groups - Click Here Are you a passionate screenshot maker? Help create Project CARS comparison screenshots - Click Here Looking for an event to race in? The check out the Weekly Events list and the Multiplayer Race Calendar That's it for now, have fun checking out all the material and make sure to join the discussions yourself if you are a WMD Team Member. [gallery link=file" size="gallery-thumbnail" columns="5" itemtag="div" icontag="span" ids="1016,1017,1019,1020,1021,1022,1023,1024,1025,1027,1028,1030,1031,1032,1033,1034,1035,1036,1037,1038]

Simbin show the Futur3e Simbin have released a new promo-video for their fantastic free-to-play (f2p) racing title RaceRoom Racing Experience (R3E) which gives us a glimpse into the content coming in the next few months. In the video you can take a gander at cars such as the RUF RT12R, SLR McLaren 722 GT, P4/5 Competizione and even a classic Zakspeed Capri plus more. And it's not only cars that are being shown, we see a track too, and not just any run of the mill track but the infamous and notoriously challenging Suzuka in Japan. Find out more about RaceRoom Racing Experience at http://game.raceroom.com/ Trailer: A glimpse of new and coming content

Time For Some FWD Fun! You haven't been around in the WMD's 24/7 during the last few days? Then chances are you missed some important developments but don't worry, you can quickly catch up by following the links below! Development News The 2011 Pirault Mega SR Cup 265 has been added to the development builds - Click Here Gustavo Olivera has started working on the 2012 Ruf RGT-8 model - Click Here Paul Hudak has started working on the new Customisable HUD feature, looking for community input - Click Here Our Creative Director Andy Tudor has released a first version of the Race Weekend Design document - Click Here Our Handling Consultant Nic Hamilton has shared his newest piece of feedback after trying the 2009 Ford Focus RS and the Caterham Superlight R500 - Click Here Ben Collins has been busy as well of course, sharing his feedback on the latest Formula A physics - Click Here Content Previews Sven Moll has released some previews of the updated foliage at Milan - Click Here Heusden has received proper wet weather effects - Click Here Meanwhile, Milan has received plenty of new details and features as well - Click Here Ivo Franic has completed some exterior bodywork work on the 2009 Ford Focus RS - Click Here Ralph Hummerich has completed the texturing work on the 1991 BMW M3 E30 Group A - Click Here The night sky ring and other details have been added to Eifelwald - Click Here Vincent Dambreville has started working on the liveries for the 2012 BMW M3 GT2 - Click Here Fixes & Updates A new version of the Solitude Rennstrecke has been checked in - Click Here Badenring has received some road mesh fixes - Click Here Several cars have received improved physics - Click Here, Here, Here & Here Wiper animation has been added to the 2012 Pagani Zonda R - Click Here The 2012 Pagani Huayra has been equipped with a working wiper as well - Click Here Reversed kerbs and other fixes have been added to Connecticut Hill - Click Here Terrain fixes for Wisconsin Raceway have been checked in - Click Here The track cut warnings for several tracks have been fixed - Click Here The DirectX 9 screenshot crashing issue has been fixed - Click Here A fix for the white edges graphics bug has been checked in - Click Here Backend work for the upcoming customizable HUD feature has been added - Click Here A debug key to toggle drive line has been added - Click Here Test & Report Feedback Help us collect all current graphic bugs the need fixing - Click Here Help test us test the physics of various cars and report your feedback in the testing forum - Click Here Other Michael Steiner has put a lot of work into updating the Project Cars Compendium - Download the newest version here That's it for this week, have fun checking out all the material and make sure to join the discussions yourself in the Project CARS forums on TurboDuck.net! [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file" columns="6]

Racing all over the World! Codemasters has today released the latest trailer of GRID 2. The video is the first gameplay trailer and shows some of the new locations players will be able to race around, including Paris, Barcelona, California, Chicago and the Red Bull Ring circuit in Austria. Several cars are shown too but we'll leave you to pause through the clip and name them as there is so many and a few surprises too! GRID 2 is released in May this year for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Pre-order specials are available to early adopters! [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file" columns="4]

GT Racing in a GT Simbin has today announced their new licensing deal for R3E with Ford Motor Company and with it revealed the first car to come from it, the Ford GT GT1. There are more promised to come later and these will probably be more in line with the racing heritage rather than the road-going versions, however the prospect of the everyday type of Ford making it's way into the game at a future point could well be possible. If you haven't downloaded and tried RaceRoom Racing Experience then do so now! Thanks. Simbin Insider

SimBin Remind Us What Racing Cars Sound Like PRESS RELEASE – OPEN BETA RELEASED – JOIN THE RACEROOM RACING EXPERIENCE! SimBin Studios AB and RaceRoom Entertainment AG have released the open beta for RaceRoom Racing Experience. A wide selection of licensed content is available in the store alongside plenty of free-to-play cars and track layouts. An additional release bonus has been added for all users that register during the first two weeks. SWEDEN, Lidköping, January 30, 2013 RaceRoom Racing Experience is a Free2Race concept where a high end racing game is provided for free via Valves digital game distribution platform, Steam. The game connects fans of racing around a racing game and a motorsports portal, all combined and seamlessly built into one platform making it More Than a Game™. RaceRoom Racing Experience features a brand new graphical engine, new 7.1 sound engine and unmatched physics and handling. The game is skill based and the only thing that can make you more competitive is the skill and talent that comes through practice. NEW FREE CONTENT As part of the Free2Race concept, all registered users are given free access to a wide selection of cars and tracks. The free-to-play content in this release consists of the famous 134 Judd car driven by the late Georg Plasa, Canhard R52, Saleen S7R, Aquila CR1 Sports GT and the DMD P20 together with the RaceRoom Raceway circuit and the scenic Lakeview Hillclimb which is based on a forest road in Sweden. THE STORE IS OPEN With this release the store has been opened and additional content is sold using Virtual Race Points (vRP), the store allows users to build personalized race experiences by adding content, game modes, and features. Official Website - http://game.raceroom.com/ - Check out http://insider.simbin.com

GRID Ready to Race! Codemasters has announced the release date for the highly-anticipated GRID 2 which will be racing it's way to retailers in North America on May 28th and in Europe on May 31st for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Along with this there was also the mention of a GRID 2 Special Edition which is available for pre-order and features extra content that will be redeemable via Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and PC. In the UK the retailer GAME has Exclusivity over what's called the 'Brands Hatch Special Edition', this gives buyers access to 2 routes [layouts?] on the infamous Brands Hatch GP circuit as well as 2 new cars of the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Special Edition and the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 GT. McLaren Racing Pack: Receive the exclusive McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Special Edition car to race in single-player, multiplayer and a special online event; plus expand the game with two new routes around the Brands Hatch GP circuit. Head Start Pack: Receive the exclusive Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 GT car to race in single-player, multiplayer and enjoy discounts in the Car Upgrades Store in online game modes and a unique RaceNet bonus. So what do you think about this Special Edition? Are you going to be buying GRID 2? Let us know in the forum! [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file" columns="5]

Houser Bros Dazzle With Secrecy Just like the usual proceedings of Rockstar, information about Grand Theft Auto 5 has been limited, to say the least. So far over a dozen screenshots and two trailers have been released over the course of not much but a year. Tight lipped as always, this should come as no surprise to those who have been long-time fans of the gaming franchise. To this date we know little of the plot, other than it involves money (which GTA game doesn't?) and it has not one, but three main characters. Ever a new spin put on an old favourite by the group over at Rockstar. It's an effective strategy, every time a single screenshot is released, the fans squeal with delight and start to deduce (much like Mr. Holmes himself) the great possibilities that this game could hold. From what we've seen thus far out of the screenshots and trailers, we can look forward to the very things that made Grand Theft Auto a household name. Planes and Jets make their return in the world of San Andreas and with the immense landscape that Rockstar has created, you're going to need them. We've also seen the return of bicycles, which were a popular favourite in the classic San Andreas, which still has a massive following. What we saw with GTA IV was a massive change in the landscape of what Grand Theft Auto had to offer us; we saw a new graphics engine, new physics, in fact the whole game was brand new. Long gone were the days of running over hookers or chainsawing someone in half during your stay in Vice City. The humility of the previous-gen games had shed it's shell and we stood staring at a much more serious, grown up Grand Theft Auto. GTA V seems to fix the problem that most gamers had with IV, it brings back some of the classic arcadey-ness that gamers loved from the previous gen, combining it with the best of what GTA IV had to offer. If this artwork and those to follow are any indication, the gaming industry will be alight when this game finally hits shelves sometime during Spring of this year. Will Rockstar make their usual decision of delaying their game to perfect it? Or will we actually be playing GTA V before E3 even arrives on our screens? Time will tell and until then, I'm sure the gaming community doesn't mind waiting for what will certainly be the Game of the Year. All artwork currently available for download at Rockstar Games website.

The Ultimate [Virtual?] Driving Machine A number of months ago Kunos Simulazioni announced their official partnership and licensing agreement with BMW AG that would see a variety of well known and legendary BMW's in the game. As per usual with BMW in games, the list is not going to take a lot of hard thinking to fill-in, and main stays of the marque such as the M3 feature prominently in many guises as well as the newer 1M and the love-it-or-hate-it Z4. BMW's that will come with Assetto Corsa 1.0 BMW Z4 E89 BMW M3 E92 BMW M3 E30 EVO BMW 1M BMW Z4 GT3 BMW M3 GT2 BMW's coming later as Downloadable Content (DLC) BMW 1M Safey Car BMW E30 DTM [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file" columns="5" orderby="title]

McLaren VS McLaren. FIGHT! Codemasters has released the first of a series of three videos which shows off some tasty driving of one of the cars you will find in the upcoming GRID 2 game. The fast and frantic live action video features two McLaren MP4-12C's battling [playing?] hard on the Brands Hatch Circuit. And driving these two delights is Chris Harris, who you may have seen on many videos test driving the best cars us mere mortals can only dream about, and Mat Jackson, the very talented and always great to watch British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) driver. The video is full of great sounds, fantastic power-slides and flames spitting out the exhaust set against the gorgeous lighting of an end of day sunset. We then get a brief clip of Harris being briefed by a Codemasters monkey who shows him the telemetry and tells him the ideal place to pull a pass. Harris also appears to be involved with the development and the handling of the game, why, we're not sure. “I’m thoroughly enjoying working on these videos for GRID 2, and adding a few pointers to help develop the handling on some of the key cars in the game. It’s a great opportunity to explore the ever-closer relationship between real driving and the virtual world” said Chris Harris. The first GRID game was a highly-regarded arcade racer praised for it's impressive visuals and crazy crash effects of which fans will be happy to know GRID 2 looks to continue and expand upon this even more. So if that's your sort of thing or you enjoyed the first game then this will clearly be on your radar for it's release coming in the Summer of this year for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file" columns="5" orderby="title]

Simbin's latest RRRacer! UPDATE: Another batch of images added to the gallery below. If you know your racing-sims then you will know of Simbin, from their earlier GTR games to the popular RACE series Simbin has always been regarded as one of the best at what they do and now they are putting their skill into a new 'Free-2-Race' title called RaceRoom Racing Experience or R3E for short. The game is currently in Closed-Beta testing however as you would expect Simbin continue to release info and media about the game on their Simbin Insider blog, the latest of these being the images shown below of some of the licensed and fictional vehicles that will be available for use in the game when it's released. Even though there is no demo as such, if you have STEAM then you can try out a 'teaser edition' that as you can imagine has limited content but is very much well worth a go if you like your virtual racing and want to see what R3E has to offer. [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file" columns="5" orderby="title] Thanks. Simbin Insider

"Modding Should be Free for All" You may not have realised this but Adolf is quite the fan of modding PC racing simulators. This video has been making the rounds on various racing sim websites. This video is only created for fun and not to offend any fans or developers. Which of these sim racing titles are you looking forward to playing in 2013?

Free PC Demo Available World Racing Series is a realistic car simulator, based on a scratch built physics engine that accurately simulates vehicle dynamics and setup options. As such a force-feedback steering wheel is strongly recommended, although keyboard, joysticks and gamepads are fully supported. World Racing Series also allows to host and join online races, with an integrated matchmaking server. During events data is collected, to provide statistics for drivers' comparison. Features: - automotive industry-standard tyre model - dynamic track surface groove buildup - wet track simulation and dynamic drying - dynamic marbles generation - tyres pickup of marbles, grass and dirt, affecting grip - output of CSV files with telemetry data to analyze driving sessions - a plugins interface allows external programs to receive realtime data from the simulated car - LAN and online racing. Dedicated server available - support for custom paint schemes for car, helmet and suit - advanced users can build new tracks and integrate them with the provided tools - user-selectable driver gestures If you are interested in World Racing Series, you can download the demo. The project is constantly evolving, so join the community to orient future development. To unlock the full version and to support development purchase a license.

New Content Made Available [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress.] Auto Club Revolution is opening up the racing world by releasing a new racing location, entitled 'Kolmården Test Circuit', making this the 10th racing location available.Kolmården Test Circuit has a look and feel reminiscent of a typical Scandinavian forest location. The track is intended for speed, offering players the chance to race through winding wooded areas and compete for the fastest lap times. The track not only hosts a new and stunning location, but has also been specifically designed by our experts to play host to the introduction stages of playing Auto Club Revolution.And what better way to explore the new track other than in a new RA Class supercar? The Supercars Engineering Raptor GTR is the latest luxury supercar to be added to the Auto Club Revelation garage. The car is so unique, only one version has been manufactured in the real-world, that taking it to the Auto Club Revolution tracks is likely to be the only chance you'll have to experience the power of this incredible machine.With a VPR of 521, the Raptor GTR takes its place in the top tier class and will have players racing through the Kolmården Test Circuit in no time and to celebrate the announcements there will be a new leaderboard competition running until 12am on Monday 3rd December. The constant expansion of the Auto Club Revolution world is a reminder of the dedication of the team in giving fans new and exciting opportunities to race in the world's most prestigious and intriguing cars, in new and unique locations. Players can register and play at www.autoclubrevolution.com to try any of the new features and cars available. [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file" columns="5]

Ultimate Speed A new DLC pack has been announced for Need for Speed: Most Wanted containing 25 new Events, 70 new Speed-themed Milestones and a Partridge in a Pear tree. I kid, there are no new events only Speed and Poultry. I'm Joe King of course, as naturally with it being a new DLC pack for the latest NFS you know that there is going to be a nice selection of what is usually the rarest and best-looking virtual carporn around and this pack does not disappoint in that area at all. As here is what you will be able to get your hands on by purchasing the pack, which comes in at a pricely sum of 800MSP on Xbox 360 or £7.99/$9.99/€9.99 on PSN and Origin from the 18th December. 2012 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse 2012 Lamborghini Aventador J 1995 McLaren F1 LM 2011 Pagani Zonda R 2012 Hennessey Venom GT Spyder - new Most Wanted rival Make trouble for the cops at over 240 mph and leave friends and rivals eating your dust. Hit the streets of Fairhaven City driving the fastest cars and competing in the most exciting events starting December 18 with the Need for Speed™ Most Wanted Ultimate Speed Pack, the game’s first downloadable content (DLC). This pack marks the start of Criterion’s ongoing, post-launch commitment to fueling social competition and rivalries. The Need for Speed Most Wanted Ultimate Speed Pack gives you all you need to take back the streets from your friends. With access to five of the fastest cars ever built, you’ll set faster times, blast through speed cameras at heart-pounding speeds and jump further through billboards, leaving your mark in your friend’s world. Included in the DLC is the Pagani Zonda R, McLaren F1LM, Lamborghini Aventador J and Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse. Test your driving skills in 25 new events spread throughout the city that have been built to push these cars to the limit. Then battle to takedown an all-new Most Wanted rival, the undisputed champion of raw speed: the Hennessey Venom GT Spyder. Take your advantage into multiplayer and embrace the speed by achieving more than 70 all-new speed-themed milestones to earn Speed Points and unlock the rewards necessary to give you the edge to dominate your rivals. Want to make sure you’re still on top of your Most Wanted list? Now you can stay connected to your game wherever you go with the Need for Speed Autolog App that will allow you to keep tabs on your friend stats, awards and game progress, comparing you to your friend’s to ensure you stay one step ahead of the competition. Autolog Recommends will let you know once a friend has taken down your high score in an event. Mark the recommendation on your app and load it up once you’re in the game. And if your current profile picture doesn’t scream “you’ve been owned”? Change it using the app. The Need for Speed Most Wanted Ultimate Speed Pack will be available on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for 800 MS Points, the PlayStation®Network for £7.99/$9.99/€9.99 and Origin for £7.99/$9.99/€9.99 starting on December 18. The Need for Speed Autolog App is available now for free on the iTunes store.

Week 46, 2012 Development News Our new Handling Consultant Nicolas Hamilton has posted an extensive new blog with his take on several cars - Click Here Lots of tire work has been done as several cars have received an updated tire model - Click Here Mechanical failure sounds such as gearbox crunches will be coming to pCARS - Click Here The BMW Z4 GT3 Livery Contest poll is now open! Vote for your favorites to have them included in pCARS - Click Here Should we have occasional "New Member Signup Amnesty" days to allow new members to join Project CARS? - Vote Here Casey Ringley has outlined some of the recent physics changes to various cars - Click Here Content Previews James Kett has done some outstanding work on the epic new Caucasus Mountains track - Click Here Our Materials Lead Gustavo Olivera is making great progress on the legendary 1967 Ford Mk IV which has made it into the game for first tests - Click Here Daniel Karlsson has started the cockpit texturing work on the 1981 BMW M1 Procar - Click Here Lots of new trackside objects, details and other improvements have been added to Milan GP - Click Here Meanwhile, Heusden has received a lot of attention as well, including a shiny new pit building and more - Click Here Speaking of pit buildings, Moravia has also received one - Click Here JF Bouchard & Perran Truran are making great progress on the 1991 BMW M3 E30 Group A - Click Here New, dynamic, fence-mounted brake markers have been added to Wisconsin Raceway - Click Here Ralph Hummerich has kicked off the texturing work on the 1980 Ford Capri Zakspeed Group 5 - Click Here Lots of work has been done to Azure Circuit as shown in new previews - Click Here New dynamic advert panels have been added to the Test Track -Click Here Fixes & Updates A new dedicated server version has been deployed to address an issue with passworded sessions - Click Here Thrustmaster adverts have been removed from Derby - Click Here Vehicle to vehicle collisions have been adjusted - Click Here The ability to switch between AI systems has been added, allowing a new AI system to be developed while members can still use the old one - Click Here The rain windscreen of the Gumpert Apollo Sport has been fixed - Click Here The crowds at Memphis have been updated - Click Here Week 47, 2012 Development News Darren White has released a new preview video of the moving droplets in action - Click Here Our Handling Consultant Nicolas Hamilton has released the third of his detailed feedback blogs - Click Here Another Handling Consultant has recently made his return to WMD as former Stig Ben Collins has been busy sharing his impressions as well - Click Here The painting template for the 1981 BMW M1 Procar has been released - Click Here To go along with that, the BMW M1 Procar Livery Contest has started - Click Here to Submit a livery - Contest Rules The Caucasus Mountain track has been replaced in pCARS in favor of two new tracks, one of them the iconic Solitude - Click Here & Here Content Previews Ralph Hummerich is busy texturing the 1980 Ford Capri Zakspeed Group 5, helped by reference material that was recently captured at Zakspeed - Click Here Gustavo Olivera is making great progress on the 1967 Ford Mk IV, showing off some great suspension detail - Click Here Our track artists are busy adding plenty of great-looking trackside objects to Heusden - Click Here Perran Truran has started modeling the cockpit of the 1991 BMW M3 E30 Group A - Click Here More trackside objects are being added to Milan as new previews show - Click Here Azure Circuit is getting more detailed each week thanks to the splendid work of our track artists - Click Here New, dynamic, tall bollards have been added to Lakeville, Wisconsin and the Test Track - Click Here Fixes & Updates Game invitation handling has been added to the PS3 & Xbox 360 versions - Click Here Daniel Karlsson has started interior LOD work on the 2012 BMW Z4 GT3 - Click Here Tirewall & barrier issues at Derby have been addressed - Click Here Andy Garton has posted the FFB Tweaker default files for Build 360 - Click Here The issue of vehicles being spawned in the pits at race start has been addressed - Click Here Screenshot functionality has been added to the Project CARS.exe - Click Here Soft-stop and other steering wheel improvements have been checked in - Click Here Other Big Ron has released some great looking lighting settings made with the TweakIt tool - Click Here Kelnor34 has released some great custom injectors that come in handy with creating stunning-looking Project CARS screenshots - Click Here Help out with comparing the lap times in Project CARS with real life lap times - Click Here That's it for this week, have fun checking out all the material and make sure to join the discussions yourself! As always the above links are only for WMD members in possession of a tool pack.

Bellissimo! Thanks to the people over at DrivingItalia.net we have a video of the very promising looking sim-racer Assetto Corsa that is being developed by Kunos Simulazioni, who you may or may not know are the team behind the highly-regarded netKar PRO and Ferrari Virtual Academy, so as you can imagine their 'simulation' prowess is very much respected in the racing-sim world and excitement for their latest offering is at a very high-level. In the video below you can see the ever mental Pagani Zonda R lapping the Monza track where it sticks to the tarmac remarkably well as it is known to, as let's not forget this car did the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife in an unbelievable 6mins 47secs. And it looks like this game will allow you to test your might with unpredictable snaps and the car doing it's best to show it can't be fully tamed. Just like a full-on racecar should be! As you can see it's shaping up very nicely and should be yet another fantastic addition to any sim-racers repertoire. [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file" columns="5" orderby="title]

See the Next Top Model here! So you think you know all there is to know about building model cars for video games. You've seen models recycled in sequels, you are familiar with the various LODs used in competing games, and maybe have even borrowed a few models to mod into another game. All this knowledge then enables you to complain when cars end up being resold or when they don't appear as early or as accurate as we'd all like. Wouldn't you just love to have a chat with these developers and watch over their shoulder as they get these models game-ready? Well, that's not as impossible as it sounds. Over at the WMD forums all members with tool packs can view the Vehicles forum and browse through each sub-forum for every licensed car manufacturer. Inside you'll find a locked thread where staff post updates and screenshots for each milestone they hit as they work on building a car model. Then there is a discussion thread where you can ask the developers questions, share feedback, and point out any issues. There are also threads where members gather reference material in one place to help out further. Developers essentially report progress in the WMD forums as if we were their supervisors. So these locked threads where developers report progress; what's in them? I'm glad you asked. Below is a small selection of images from one such thread. You can see one of the developers building the 1980 Group 5 Ford Capri, including mechanical components often omitted in other racing games. The thread is locked simply to keep the staff posts grouped together instead of spread between all the other member posts; there is a separate discussion thread for each car model. And let's not forget about similar threads for other parts of the game. Witness the massive attention to detail to bring the Nordschleife to life, be astounded at updates to the weather system as they are previewed, tested and released, discuss future multiplayer features (and race online with) Senior Producer Andy Garton, watch early pit screw animations, contribute to the grid girls references thread, and have fun in general trying to shape one of the best up-and-coming racing titles with like-minded people from around the world. [gallery size=gallery-thumbnail" itemtag="div" icontag="span" link="file" columns="5] The Ford Capri makes its first appearance in Build 345, released to Team Members on Friday 9 November 2012.