Project CARS Welcomes Mercedes-Benz

Project Cars announced licensing for Mercedes and an initial car list that includes the 1952 300 SL W194, 1971 300SEL 6.8 AMG ‘Rote Sau’, 1989 Sauber C9, 1990 190E 2.5-16 Evolution 2 DTM, 1998 CLK-LM, 2012 SLS AMG GT3, 2012 C-Class Coupe DTM, 2013 A45 AMG and 2010 SLS AMG Coupé.

Press Release:

Project CARS Welcomes Mercedes-Benz
Iconic German Manufacturer Joins WMD-powered Racing Title

London, April 23, 2013: Slightly Mad Studios are very proud to announce a major new addition to the lineup of vehicles available in Project CARS, as Mercedes-Benz is joining the WMD-powered title.

Project CARS will feature nine famous cars from more than 100 years of Mercedes history, including both vintage & modern cars, street cars and racing machinery.

Racing fans will enjoy some of the company’s most accomplished race cars, including the 1989 Le Mans-winning Sauber C9, the iconic 1990 190E 2.5-16 Evolution 2 DTM car as well as the 1998 CLK-LM.

But we won’t stop there as Project CARS will also include Mercedes’ most current racing cars, the 2012 SLS AMG GT3, that is successfully racing in GT3-based series around the world, as well as the 2012 C-Class DTM challenger.

Players that are more into road-going machinery will get plenty to play with as well as the 2013 A45 AMG and the 2010 SLS AMG Coupe are rounding out the choice of Mercedes automobiles in Project CARS.

List Of Included Cars

1952 300 SL W194
1971 300SEL 6.8 AMG ‘Rote Sau’
1989 Sauber C9
1990 190E 2.5-16 Evolution 2 DTM
1998 CLK-LM
2012 SLS AMG GT3
2012 C-Class Coupe DTM
2013 A45 AMG
2010 SLS AMG Coupé

WMD members will be the first to enjoy the new cars once they’ll be added to the development builds of Project CARS for a first test drive.

To shorten the waiting time, members also get to follow every aspect of the car development process on the WMD forums, from the first steps of development to the finished car out on track.

Project CARS is coming to the PC, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii U in 2014. For more info, please visit www.wmdportal.com.

About WMD
WMD (World of Mass Development) is a new platform for games creation from the award-winning developer Slightly Mad Studios that allows:

Developers to submit ideas to an active gaming community, raise the funds needed to develop them, get continual feedback from community team members that can play work-in-progress builds, use the WMD Portal to promote their project, get help from other developers, and ultimately launch their game to an eagerly-awaiting audience
Players to browse available projects and join any they are interested in, download and play regular builds of the game, participate in discussion and polls, speak directly to the developers, and eventually earn money back for their contribution when the game is released

WMD is therefore a unique prospect for both gamers that want to get involved in exciting upcoming titles and developers looking to raise funds for their projects. To see a full breakdown of the details for both players and developers, plus lots more, please visit www.wmdportal.com, or contact info@wmdportal.com. Follow the updates on Twitter @WMDCars.

About Slightly Mad Studios Ltd
Slightly Mad Studios is an independent, award-winning developer known most recently for its work on Electronic Arts’ Need For Speed franchise with the successful SHIFT series. The company has a core studio located near Tower Bridge, London but predominantly uses a unique distributed development system that allows the team to attract worldwide talent, be cost-effective and ultra-efficient.