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Realistic Racing Games were once synonymous with simulation games, but as driving simulators became more realistic–more complex and difficult–their mainstream appeal started to diminish. Realistic racing games may still have very detailed physics and some (or many) elements of simulators, but always ignore or de-emphasize certain elements that are more related to a simulator and less related to a video game.



NASCAR THE GAME 2012 Interview Highlights

NASCAR THE GAME 2012 Interview Highlights

John Polson February 21, 2012

Josh Adams of NASCAR NONSTOP managed to snag some Q&A time with Eutechnyx’s Dave Thompson to discuss the upcoming NASCAR THE GAME 2012. While Thompson danced around some of the questions (developers can’t spill

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Project CARS Build 154 Released

Project CARS Build 154 Released

Pete Walsh February 19, 2012

Slightly Mad Studios have released build 144 of their WMD-powered Project CARS title, available to Team members or greater. The build includes a wide range of fixes and updates but the most popular new

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Forza Motorsport 4: Car Sourcing

Forza Motorsport 4: Car Sourcing

Pete Walsh February 17, 2012

Turn 10 Studios recently published a cool video showing how cars are sourced for Forza Motorsport 4. Of particular interest is footage of a car being scanned – always wondered how that was done

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Project CARS New ‘Full Member’ Tier Available

Project CARS New ‘Full Member’ Tier Available

Pete Walsh February 17, 2012

Slightly Mad Studios have added a new a new membership tier to their WMD-powered Project CARS title as the new ‘Full Member’ level is now available. Full Members of Project CARS will receive the

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Simraceway: McLaren MP4-12C GT3 now available

Simraceway: McLaren MP4-12C GT3 now available

Pete Walsh February 16, 2012

Simraceway have released the McLaren MP4-12C GT3, a  car only produced in small numbers by McLaren in order for them to compete in the FIA GT3 European Championship in 2012 after debuting at the

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Project CARS Build 149

Project CARS Build 149

Pete Walsh February 12, 2012

Project CARS rolls on with another weekly release, this time around build 149 which is available to Team members or greater. The Le Mans circuit under the name Loire 24 is the most noteworthy

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Codemasters Announces DiRT 3 Complete Edition

Codemasters Announces DiRT 3 Complete Edition

Pete Walsh February 9, 2012

Codemasters today unveiled DiRT 3 Complete Edition, a box set that includes DiRT 3 and $30 of additional content, available this March for X360, PS3 and PC. DiRT 3 Complete Edition includes: The Monte

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Gran Turismo 5 Update 2.04

Gran Turismo 5 Update 2.04

Pete Walsh February 8, 2012

Polyphony Digital Inc have released update 2.04 for Gran Turismo 5. The 79mb update which is applied automatically contains the following fixes: - Improved the performance of online races to provide a better racing

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Forza Motorsport 4 February ALMS Pack Available

Forza Motorsport 4 February ALMS Pack Available

Pete Walsh February 8, 2012

As previewed in late January on Racesimcentral the Forza Motorsport 4 February ALMS Pack is now available for purchase on Xbox Live. Promoted as having something for everyone the February DLC has been criticized

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Ignite Game Technologies Secures $5 Million of Series C Funding

Ignite Game Technologies Secures $5 Million of Series C Funding

Pete Walsh February 8, 2012

Ignite Game Technologies, creators of Simraceway, today announced it has received $5 million in Series C funding, taking the total raised by the San Francisco-based start-up to $17.5 million. That’s a lot of cash

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