Video game development is rarely about one man, but if it was, then Terence Groening should certainly get a mention for his contributions to the genre as the man responsible for the physics of Sportscar GT, EA’s PC F1 and NASCAR games of the early 2000’s, rFactor, rFactor 2 and every title and rFpro simulator that spawned from ISI’s engine.
This interview with RSC details his early life and career, through to him joining iRacing in 2021.
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.
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Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends Releases July 3
Tim Wheatley - Game News | Jun 27, 2012
0 CommentsSlightly Mad Studios’ Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends title will be released on July 3, 2012, according to the press release below from Atari.
Press release:
Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends Speeds Into Stores July 3rd
Buckle Up For the Ultimate Ferrari Gaming ExperienceLos Angeles, CA — June 27, 2012 –Atari, one of the world’s most recognized names in interactive entertainment, worldwide video game publisher Evolved Games and partners Rombax Games and Avalanche Videospiel game production company have announced the North American release date for Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC download, set to drive into retail stores July 3, 2012. Developed by the award winning Slightly Mad Studios, gamers will experience the prestige, luxury and speed of the Ferrari brand, with the world’s most sought-after cars from 1947 through present day.
The fifty-two vehicles available in Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends represent the categories in which Ferrari has set the bar over the course of its storied history, including the Monoposto, GT and Sport classes. For the first time Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends allows racing enthusiasts to immerse themselves in the storied legacy of Ferrari cars, with the most detailed modeling of these contemporary and classic masterpieces of racing technology.
Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends offers thirty six GP, test, and bonus circuits that chauffeur gamers through the storied history of Ferrari, with a wide variety of driving environments and road challenges, such as Rally, GT and Formula 1; entertaining drivers throughout automotive history.
The Campaign Mode allows players to experience the rich history of the Ferrari cars and unlock tracks and cars as they work their way through the game. Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends also offers an extensive online competition through single and multiplayer options, which can hold up to eight players in a single race.
Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends will be priced at $49.99, available at major US retailers including GameStop, Wal-Mart and Best Buy. For more information, visit www.atari.com/FerrariRacingLegends, become a fan at www.facebook.com/TDFRL or visit the publisher site at www.TDFRL.com.
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ABOUT ATARI, SA
Atari (www.atari.com) is a multi-platform, global interactive entertainment and licensing company. The original innovator of video gaming, founded in 1972, Atari owns and/or manages a portfolio of more than 200 games and franchises, including world renowned brands like Asteroids®, Centipede®, Missile Command®, Pong®, Test Drive®, Backyard Sports®, Deer Hunter®, Ghostbusters®, and Rollercoaster Tycoon®. Atari capitalizes on these powerful properties by delivering compelling games online (i.e. browser, Facebook® and digital download), on smartphones and tablets and other connected devices. The Company also develops and distributes interactive entertainment for video game consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony Computer Entertainment. As a licensor, Atari extends its brand and franchises into other media, merchandising and publishing categories.
Atari has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Lyon and London.
© 2011 Atari Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. Atari word mark and logo are trademarks owned by Atari Interactive, Inc.
ABOUT ROMBAX GAMES
Rombax Games is a leading global publisher of award-winning titles across all platforms, publishing award-winning games throughout the U.S. and Europe. Rombax Games offices are located in the US
and the UK, bringing a wealth of industry talent together to create and publish innovative and entertaining titles.ABOUT AVALANCHE
Avalanche is a game production company in Hamburg, Germany who has engaged in a direct partnership with Ferrari to produce the title Ferrari Racing Legends.
Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE are either trademarks or registered trademarks of the Microsoft group
of companies. “PlayStation” and the “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks and “PS3” and the PlayStation Network logo are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
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