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?
As a direct ancestor of iRacing, the ‘Grand Prix Legends engine’ had multiple stock car racing false starts, before eventually releasing as NASCAR Racing 4. The original NASCAR 3, cancelled and replaced by one that used NASCAR 2’s engine, is barely remembered.
The Chevrolet Cruze first entered the World Touring Car Championship in 2009, taking six wins in its debut season. It has since been entered in the BTCC, STCC and continued to be competitive with every entry.
Released as content with the free-to-play simulation Copa Petrobras de Marcas in 2014.