WRC4 WRC 4 The Game

[Bram Hengeveld]

On the iOpener website there is a very interesting article about an upcoming World Rally Championship simulator:

World Rally Championship's next game: Racing live against rally heroes

The next generation WRC computer game will allow players to 'compete' in live rallies", states ISC chairman Neil Duncanson in the April version of SportBusiness International magazine. ISC, the global promoter of the World Rally Championship (WRC), mentions WRC's ultimate goal as building up an online gaming world championship alongside the real thing.
ISC and the computer gaming industry believe the next step in gaming is this 'live' competition between gamers and real drivers, made possible through iOpener's patented technology.
ISC CEO Simon Long says: "Now we are a global promoter, we want this to be multi-platform, multi-publisher, multi-territory."
For Long and Duncanson the new game is part of WRC's broader efforts to appeal new fans beyond the hardcore enthusiastics. FIA's chairman Max Mosley has said the virtual champion will be honoured at the WRC's annual end-of-season awards ceremony in Monaco.

Source: iOpener Media

Last April we already brought you the first news about iOpener Media's beta testers recruitment for their Real Time Racing project.

The news about this technology where virtual racers can compete against the real drivers on the track in real time is now spreading amoung the simracing communities.

iOpener is still looking for the worlds best simracers to join their beta test program that's about to start soon. If you are interested in joining then you can sign up on the RTR website

 

[Senad Subasic]

No natural ruts, ridges on the stage. Sort of dickie toy arcade game/physics. Nightmare Argentina enviroment.

To be honest, why on the first place post this news here. Are there gamepad fanboys that read it or what?

It's a racing game.

 

[Dazmaniac]

No natural ruts, ridges on the stage. Sort of dickie toy arcade game/physics. Nightmare Argentina enviroment.

To be honest, why on the first place post this news here. Are there gamepad fanboys that read it or what?

Because not everyone only plays RBR.

Whether it's the dogs bollocks or not, RD is a place for bringing PC/Console racing news. WRC3 is racing news and will be a game some folks buy (I won't be, but that's not the point).

If you think it's ****, then fine and in answer to your question, yes, I guess there are 'gamepad fanboys' that vist here ans read the news, seeing as RD also provide forums for console racing titles.

 

[GallardoGT]

No natural ruts, ridges on the stage. Sort of dickie toy arcade game/physics. Nightmare Argentina enviroment.

To be honest, why on the first place post this news here. Are there gamepad fanboys that read it or what?

Because not everyone only plays RBR.

Whether it's the dogs bollocks or not, RD is a place for bringing PC/Console racing news. WRC3 is racing news and will be a game some folks buy (I won't be, but that's not the point).

If you think it's ****, then fine and in answer to your question, yes, I guess there are 'gamepad fanboys' that vist here ans read the news, seeing as RD also provide forums for console racing titles.

I wanted to use the word 'fanboy' too one time, sorry

Actually I didn't mean ‘gamepad fanboys’ really negative. It's even so that RBR has a Xbox360 and PS3 version too

The last about my post, 'Nightmare Argentina enviroment' sounds a bit rude afterwards but thats because I'm surprised that the quality compared with for instance the Britain stage is huge imo.

 

[Harry Platt]

I pretty much wrote this game off, when I first heard about. However, I watched the inside sim racing preview, I might hold out for it. It still won't be RBR, but they reckoned it was better than Dirt 3...

 

[Harry Platt]

New screenshot from WRC 3... the mighty Escort RS1600

I can't understand why they can't get the car models right, particularly the wheels

 

[Senad Subasic]

Wow. The one in RBR looks better

 

[Harry Platt]

This photo pretty much sums up Blackbean's attention to detail. Though, I am pretty sure this was from WRC 2. Still...

 

[JayS]

Yes, I agree with you. This MINI compare is from WRC 2.

 

[Kazumi]

Well, they just build a new graphics engine and lots of new tracks. Can't have everything. I'd rather have brilliant sounds then exterior with that much more detail. If they keep the licence maybe they can rebuild some 3D models.

 

[Harry Platt]

True true. Hopefully the sound is good, and if it drives well, then it might be alright. So long as you stay in cockpit view, you'll never know the difference

 

[Harry Platt]

Haven't even released the game and they have started announcing DLC's

 

[Alexander Macdonald]

I played the xbox demo and although I can't really say how realistic it is (as I don't know much about rally cars) I am dissapointed with the Force Feedback. The vibration feedback is even worse, I would have expected at least some rumble from driving a car ON GRAVEL. I'm not even sure if there is any vibration

 

[Michael Nelson]

TeamVVV has a whole slew of videos up of WRC stages now. One stage per country. I'll wait for the PC demo before I pre-order, but it's definitely looking better than WRC 2...

http://www.youtube.com/user/TeamVVV/videos?view=0

 

[Mat Venn]

This is on green light on steam now . Vote if you want to buy on PC.

 

[slider916]

SBK Generations is also there. I voted for both.

 

[Kol Bailey]

I've got a question.

Can I get this in the U.S. on PS3?

 

[Appie Kuipers]

Got my PC disc yesterday, Wow this game is great, Great work from Milestone!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Nigel Atkins]

i've been playing this on the xbox and i must say i'm gob-smacked at just how good it is, its way better than Dirt 3 and for me better than Forza and online is superb.

 

[ADRIANF1esp]

Hi guys, here two videos "dual view":​

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[Lee Ross]

Just got this for PC but it just crashes everytime on startup, any ideas? Shame it wasn't on Steam but got it from Green Man Gaming if anyone is after a PC dload of it.