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?
Video game development is full of names that have made groundbreaking steps you’ve never even heard about. Shawn Nash is a behind-the-scenes pioneer responsible for SODA Off Road Racing’s incredible physics, Papyrus’ graphical advancements and iRacing’s use of laser scan data for the physical track surfaces.
This interview with RSC, published in 2021, details his early life and career, through both his own company, Papyrus, Electronic Arts, to his time at iRacing.
Header image shows I-55 in iRacing.
Steve Myers of iRacing has recently tweeted that an upcoming patch for World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing will include an UMP modified and the Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 dirt oval. It will release around the final weekend of October, 2022.
Tweet text:
You are downloading the first part of the update for the next @outlaws_game patch and UMP modified and I-55 release, which is penciled in to be released on October 28th or the 31st. The patch and DLC are still in testing with Sony and Microsoft.
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