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What Location Would You Feature in a Free Roam Racing Sim?
With Test Drive Unlimited and Taxi Life, Nacon is all about 1:1 scale locations in games. Where would you set a free roam sim racing game with a 1:1 scale real world location map? Image credit: Nacon This week, Nacon has announced an all-new driving game. Yes, the publisher does currently have...- Angus Martin
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Have Your Say: Why Do YOU Enjoy Virtual Racing?
We all share a passion for virtual racing. Each for their own reasons. And that is exactly what we are interested in here. Why do You enjoy virtual racing? Image credit: BMW Virtual racing brings the excitement of motorsports to the digital realm. It is a high-speed adventure from the comfort... -
EA Sports WRC Review: A Rally Fan's Dream?
Today, a new rally game becomes available to the world. We tried out EA Sports WRC so you do not have to, find out what we thought of the game in our review. Image credit: EA Sports UPDATE 13/11/2023: A week after the official release and our review of EA Sports WRC, Codemasters launched a...- Angus Martin
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4 Series We Want iRacing to Create Games For
Recent news that iRacing is taking on the NASCAR games licence got us thinking. What other championships could the studio make titles for? Here are our top picks Image credit: iRacing.com Earlier this week, we pointed out that iRacing is most definitely the perfect developer to put together...- Angus Martin
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Opinion: Story Modes In Racing Games – Why They Do Not Work
After we broached the subject of story modes in racing games, our editor Luca felt compelled to talk about why he believes they do not work in the racing genre. Image credit: Codemasters/EA Sports I know I am in the minority here but I was actually looking forward to Braking Point 2 on F1 23...- Luca Munro
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NASCAR Licence: Why iRacing is the Best Option
Earlier this month, iRacing and NASCAR announced a new licence partnership to create the next official game. Here’s why this is the best solution. Image credit: iRacing.com Throughout the summer and into October, rumours began swirling around the NASCAR licence. At the time, Motorsport Games...- Angus Martin
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6 Things We Hate In Sim Racing
Virtual racing is our passion. Our editors love to think, talk and write about it. Of course, even for us it is not always sunshine and rainbows – so here are 6 things we hate in sim racing currently. Things We Hate In Sim Racing #1: The Absence Of Good Career Modes Timo Dick, Contributing...- OverTake.gg
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EA Sports WRC: Pivot Point Debate Ultimately Does Not Matter
With the release of EA Sports WRC just around the corner, a debate about its physics has emerged. Do the cars have a single pivot point or not? And does it even matter? Image credit: EA Sports Note (October 21st): The article previously stated that the YouTuber who created the physics analysis...- Yannik Haustein
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What Do You Like to Do Most in BeamNG.drive?
BeamNG.drive is a wide-open sandbox with lots to do. We want to know: What are your favourite activities in the soft body crash-a-lot game? Image credit: BeamNG Each month, BeamNG.drive is one of if not the most popular games on Steam. In fact at OverTake, we keep a regular eye on the charts...- Angus Martin
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5 Things Assetto Corsa 2 Must Get Right
Assetto Corsa 2 is indeed coming in Spring 2024, and sim racers have high expectations. Here are some things the title must get right if it is to be as successful as the first. Image credit: Kunos Simulazioni Over the weekend, a Digital Bros financial report leaked that Assetto Corsa 2 is...- Angus Martin
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Why Rennsport Does Not Interest Many Sim Racers Right Now
One of the big talking points in sim racing at the moment is Rennsport, but for some reason it does not interest many sim racers. Why could that be? Image credit: Rennsport A new title on the block, Rennsport is one of the big games to look forward to throughout the rest of 2023 and into 2024...- Angus Martin
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5 Tracks That Gran Turismo 7 Needs to Add Back
Another update has come to Gran Turismo 7, yet there are still no new tracks. To give Polyphony a bit of a reminder, we have compiled more tracks that are desperately needed in GT7. Image credit: Polyphony Digital When do you suspect the last new track was added into Gran Turismo 7? A month...- Luca Munro
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Historic Circuit Layouts We Want To See in Sim Racing
One major benefit of sim racing is the ability to travel back in time to historic layouts of infamous circuits. Here are four forgotten layouts we want to see in sim racing. Image credit: Reiza Studios In recent months, Automobilista 2 in particular has truly tapped in to a unique benefit of...- Angus Martin
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What Is the Point of Safety Cars in Sim Racing?
In the real world of motorsport, Safety Cars are essential to neutralise the racing. Marshals are out on track to retrieve debris or stationary cars, after all. But since that is not the case in the virtual world, are Safety Cars needed in sim racing? Last week, many of the top F1 Esports...- Luca Munro
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Should iRacing Have Fewer Races?
The more content that releases, the more races iRacing hosts. But Angus believes there is a case to be made for fewer events on the service – here is why. Image credit: iRacing It is fair to say that, despite other titles looking to challenge it, iRacing is the go-to sim for online races. At...- Angus Martin
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Opinion: 3 Absent Features That Hold ACC Back
Assetto Corsa Competizione is a popular choice among sim racers. Our editor Luca has been competing in an ACC league and is critical of certain features that are lacking on the platform. At the start of 2023, I decided to follow many of my heroes and finally get myself a sim racing PC. Being...- Luca Munro
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What's one tip you would give fellow simracers?
More and more racing fans become simracers everyday. But our community is a complex one that can leave newcomers like a bunny in the headlights. What is one tip you would give fellow simracers? Image credit: Kunos Simulazioni The simracing community is certainly a growing one. Less so than in...- Angus Martin
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How has Gran Turismo 7 Improved Since Launch?
It's no secret that Gran Turismo 7 was a frightful disappointment at launch. But that was over a year ago now. So has it got any better? Overtake's Marvin Miller is here to tell you. Image credit: Polyphony Gran Turismo 7 has been on the market for over a year now. With gorgeous graphics, an...- Angus Martin
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Sim Racing and Open Source: History and Opportunities
Imagine if talented Assetto Corsa modders like Ilja Jusapov and Peter Boese (creators of Content Manager and Custom Shaders Patch, and Sol, respectively) could see and modify the full internals of the game's core code. Imagine if geeks in the community could have helped Reiza to extend the ISI...- MJQT
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Community Question | Your Favourite Car and Lap Combination in Sim Racing
We are a lucky lot - sim racing is booming and near endless combinations of cars and tracks are at our very fingertips - but which is your favourite? I'm sure most of us have a particular combination that just simply 'speaks' to us when we fire up our favourite racing simulation. Be it...- Paul Jeffrey
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