Asobo, known today as the Microsoft Flight Simulator developer, created groundbreaking technology for large scale maps that was intended to be used in a high quality rally raid title. It was never released and ended up as FUEL, a post-apocalyptic open-world racing game. What happened?
RSC contains a database of 153 developers, 468 software titles, 374 cars, 42 bikes, 242 tracks and more...Originally working in military simulator design, this Michigan-based studio developed Zone Raiders for Virgin Interactive before moving to Electronic Arts for publishing their second PC title, Sports Car GT, when Westwood Studios (their SCGT development partner) was acquired by the software giant.
Known primarily for their mod-friendly SCGT and rFactor racing platforms, ISI also developed Formula One and NASCAR titles on PC for Electronic Arts, but perhaps their lasting contribution to the genre was the licensing of the isiMotor engine that allowed studios such as 2Pez, Blimey! Games, KW Studios, Motorsport Games, Reiza Studios, SIMBIN Studios, Slightly Mad Studios, The Sim Factory, Tiburon and rFactor 2‘s ongoing developer Studio 397 to begin with or release on an evolution of their software.
Another fork of the isiMotor engine, rFpro, continues to be developed and is used by a wide array of automotive companies for both road and motorsport simulation.
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Traxion.gg (owned by Motorsport Games, who also own rFactor 2 developer Studio 397) today previewed the upcoming Monza release and BMW M4 Class 1 (DTM) car with an online race. The car and track both look superb and it is really nice to get another car of this quality for free. Monza will be €8.99.
Below is an edit showing a hotlap and race footage. The original livestream is here. At the end of the livestream they also announced, sort of, the BMW M4 GT3. There was no ingame footage, or unless I missed it any explicit mention of it being licensed, but it would be a bit weird if they randomly chose to show the real car being built. Thankfully about an hour later the car was confirmed via a tweet by BMW Motorsport for “later this year.”
rF2 is a simulation designed to simulate any type of multi-wheeled vehicle of any era, supports modding directly, and features an advanced physics, suspension, and tire model.
