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Originally planned to be under the Motorsport Games umbrella, the unreleased IndyCar game is not in their hands anymore. Here's why MSG decided to no longer pursue the project. It was not too long ago that Motorsport Games had big ambitions. Licenses for Le Mans, the BTCC and IndyCar promised...

Motorsport Games has been a controversial name in sim racing for a few years now. In 2024, the company behind Le Mans Ultimate is trying to right the ship - but what led to its current situation? Motorsport Games has been in the spotlight of plenty of news stories of the past few years. The...

Sim racers were concerned about the future of Le Mans Ultimate in the light of recent news regarding redundancies and a potential sale of Motorsport Games. MSG CEO Stephen Hood talks about the immediate future of the company. Employees being made redundant and the possibility of the company...

The 2024 IndyCar season is in the books – what is not, though, is a timeline for the work-in-progress IndyCar game, according to IndyCar CEO Mark Miles. Despite being one of the most exciting open-wheel racing series in the worl, IndyCar is still looking at 20 years and counting of being...

Le Mans Ultimate is in the middle of completing its 2024 WEC season content. The game could come to consoles sooner than later, too, as Motorsport Games decided to "accelerate efforts". Since its Early Access release in February 2024, Le Mans Ultimate has progressed steadily, with a long list...

Fans of Le Mans Ultimate can look forward to more 2024 content soon, as the first of four packs is launching in July - including Imola, as Studio 397 and Motorsport Games confirmed. When Le Mans Ultimate released in early access back in February, the title contained all the cars and tracks from...

As Le Mans Ultimate has received its first pieces of 2024 content, sim racers are still missing certain features - but there is a reason for their absence, as Motorsport Games CEO Stephen Hood explains. Waiting for new features and content in sim racing can feel like an eternity to some. In Le...

After intending to terminate the license in late 2023, IndyCar has reached a settlement with Motorsport Games, handing the game assets to IndyCar themselves. Hope for a standalone game is rekindled as a result. UPDATE JUNE 6, 2024 According to Motorsport Games CEO Stephen Hood, the settlement...

A new non-exclusive agreement between the British Touring Car Championship and Motorsport Games allows BTCC branding in rFactor 2, plus ‘good faith’ game discussions. Images: Taken by OverTake It was presumed that the partnership between the besieged Motorsport Games and the British Touring...

The BTCC game is no more. For now, at least. We spoke to Motorsport Games recently to break down what happened. In 2020, embryonic video game developers and sim racing competition organisers Motorsport Games announced that it had signed a deal to create a video game for the British Touring Car...

Following a delisting notice in November, the Nasdaq has accepted Motorsport Games’ plan for regaining compliance and enacted a deadline. Images: Motorsport Games The beleaguered developer has been through the wringer of late, but as it gears up for the launch of Le Mans Ultimate in just 13...

Le Mans Ultimate is set to release on February 20. Three weeks ahead of its launch, we still have not really seen much of the title – what’s up with LMU? Image credit: Motorsport Games / Studio 397 Full dedication to the 2023 WEC season, including all cars and tracks – the prospect of Le Mans...

A tweet by a reporter for Sports Business Journal claiming IndyCar is negotiating a fresh deal with iRacing has made the rounds after getting retweeted by iRacing themselves! Image credit: iRacing.com Remember this time last year? The iRacing oval racing community was understandably upset...

With licences sold and series pulling out of agreements, the last few weeks have not been positive for one game developer. But now, Motorsport Games is looking at a potential NASDAQ Stock Market delisting. Image credit: Motorsport Games Recent years have seen a lot of turmoil in the Motorsport...

The release date for Le Mans Ultimate is closing in, so let’s look at what features may be in the game. Here are some top picks we would love to see. Image credit: Motorsport Games Around a week and a half ago, Studio 397 put a temporary end to the sweep of bad news at Motorsport Games. The...