If you ever played Papyrus’ seminal Grand Prix Legends then you’ve read his name. Rich began working as a tester on NASCAR Racing (1994) and was with Papyrus at the end. In this interview, published in 2022, we discuss his time at the legendary studio and the design of Grand Prix Legends, including initial feelings of hurt at not being asked to join iRacing.
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?
Embracer Group, the parent of Milestone (SBK 22, MotoGP 23, Monster Energy Supercross 6, etc), Plaion (publishing wing behind many titles), Saber Interactive (SnowRunner, Dakar Desert Rally, etc) issued 80,000 new shares this week and raised $182 million according to a recent article by gamesindustry.biz.
The parent company is deeply involved with a massive amount of projects past, present and future so it’s quite concerning when a company of this size appears to have stumbled financially. Embracer are targeting a net debt of $729 million by the end of the current financial year.
You can read more at gamesindustry.biz.
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