Electronic Arts sta pubblicando vari video gameplay di Need for Speed Payback, nuovo capitolo della serie ambientato in una versione alternativa di Las Vegas chiamata Fortune Valley, con la trama che seguirà le vicende di tre piloti alla ricerca di vendetta.

Sulla pagina Facebook ufficiale, il team Slightly Mad Studios ha appena pubblicato un breve ma interessante filmato dedicato allo sviluppo del suo prossimo Project CARS 2. Il filmato ci mostra in dettaglio il funzionamento e soprattutto l'evolversi del nuovo sistema live track 3.0, che, considerando la temperatura dell'aria, dell'asfalto e la gommatura progressiva della pista, cambia ovviamente in modo radicale la situazione per i piloti dopo ogi giro.

Qui di seguito la lunga e dettagliata spiegazione di questa evoluzione ed il filmato. Cosa ne pensate?

Project CARS 2 - Livetrack 3.0 - Temperature Debug Rendering

00:00 - Back to Brands Hatch Indy, the sun is setting and the track temperature is 23.4c, the race has just started and the 20 cars drive off - we are sitting on the first corner waiting for the racing pack to drive through. The track is a bluish green reflecting the cooler track surface.
00:11 - The first cars are taking the corner and already we are seeing some yellow streaks
00:16 - The pack has passed the first corner and there's plenty of activity and temperature rises on the track from the heavily braking and skidding cars taking a difficult corner
00:20 - Notice that the corner is already starting to cool and the temperatures spread further from where the cars drove as the temperature dissipates
00:47 - The corner continues to cool and there's no longer any yellow areas, only green, but its still possible to see where the cars drove
00:48 - Lap 2 for the cars and the track starts to warm up even more from the cars
00:52 - Red is now beginning to be seem on the surface as areas of the track get even hotter
00:58 - The corner is at its hottest, it'll start cooling now over time as the cars drive the rest of the lap, watch the heat dissipate
01:22 - Lap 3 and the track hasn't cooled below yellow this time as the leader of the pack takes the first corner
01:26 - I've never seen this before or since; a car slides losing control and the rest of the AI pile into him - watch as the red streaks of temperature litter the track as the AI desperately try to avoid the cars in their way
01:33 - The AI start to leave the scene of the crash but they've left a lot of evidence of an incident in the form of heat on the track surface
01:39 - That extra heat is already dissipating across the rest of the track
01:53 - I move the picker slowly across the track surface. It starts at 23.4c but as we get closer to the hotter parts, the track is warmer even though no cars drove over it
02:04 - As we hover over the hotter parts of the track, we can see its temperature reducing over time
02:21 - I pick a point very close to the hot parts of the track, its currently 31.3c and drops to 31.2c within a few seconds but at 02:34 it starts to rise in temperature as its neighbours dissipate heat to it before starting to cool again at 02:47
03:12 - A flyby of the entire tracks surface
04:19 - The braking zone for the first corner, this is where we are seeing the most heat generated
04:27 - Notice that the picker is several metres off of the main driving track but its still showing 23.5c
04:52 - I freecam to an area of the track where there's no braking or skidding areas and move laterally across the track to show there's a very small rise of temperature peaking at 25.2c so the tyres are radiating a small amount of heat even when not skidding or braking
05:13 - Drone view over the tracks surface for 1 lap

Il team Studio 397 ha ppena rilasciato un nuovo update per il suo rFactor 2. Qui di seguito la lista completa delle migliorie apportate. Commenti sul forum.

Happy Friday Update!

- Fixed excessive marble build up on some tracks.
- Fixed UI and HUD colors reversed on some elements.
- Fixed VR issue where clouds were clipping over the horizon.
- Switched rFactor 2 screenshot function to Steam screenshot.
- Fixed Gmotor 2.5 scene viewer showing all stages of real road at the same time.
- Fixed CTRL+C (CPU/GPU usage chart) being only visible with driver name tags. ON.
- Fixed Dev Mode Launcher 'Video Settings' button not properly saving.
- Fixed a sporadic issue where changing graphics settings would cause black areas to appear around the car body.
- Updated Fanatec SDK: Added native support for LEDs and gear shift indicators.

Con l'uscita della nuova build season 3 di iRacing sono ovviamente iniziati i primi test in pista delle nuove Ferrari 488 GTE e Ford GTE. Fra i tanti simdrivers che stanno apprezzando i 2 nuovi bolidi made in USA, segnaliamo il trailer di testing pubblicato da Nicki Thiim, pilota danese professionista che quest'anno corre con la Aston Martin Racing nel FIA World Endurance Championship.

Yooo... Simracers / Petrolheads! This video I give you my first impression on the new iRacing release Ferrari 488 vs Ford GTE. Hope you´ll enjoy the Tips & tricks I provide you.
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Se ne era parlato il 31 dicembre scorso, finalmente oggi Marco Massarutto della Kunos Simulazioni ha confermato che la software house romana ha ultimato il procedimento di scansione laser per il circuito di Laguna Seca. Il mitico tracciato americano dovrebbe quindi essere disponibile per Assetto Corsa entro il 2017. Qui di seguito i primi screens elaborati in laser scan. Commenti sul forum.

After a pile of burocratic and logistics issues that resulted in a sensible delay of our operations in US, [finally] Yesterday we have completed our laserscan survey at Laguna Seca, so the track should be completed and available for Assetto Corsa within the end of the year.

A qualche giorno dal rilascio della nuova build Season 3 2017 (aggiornata con una patch proprio oggi) e dopo averci già mostrato in video la Ford GT, il team di iRacing ci presenta oggi ufficialmente in un secondo trailer la nuova Ferrari 488 GTE.

Vi ricordiamo di non perdere, sabato pomeriggio, la diretta streaming della 24 Ore di Le Mans con iRacing.

Con uno spettacolare trailer di lancio in alta risoluzione 4K, denominato E3 Sizzle Trailer, il team Slightly Mad Studios ha appena confermato che il suo attesissimo Project CARS 2 sarà disponibile su tutte le piattaforme a partire dal prossimo 22 settembre. Il link per effettuare il pre ordine è questo.

Experience the adrenaline of motorsport with Project CARS 2. Choose your career path and drive any car, anytime, anywhere, off- and-online, against both in-class competitors and other classes too. Project CARS 2 will be available worldwide for the Playstation 4, Xbox One & PC starting September 22.
http://www.projectcarsgame.com

Di fatto lo sapevamo già, ma ora Slightly Mad Studios ha confermato ufficialmente la licenza Porsche per il suo prossimo Project CARS 2. Avremo a disposizione 11 diversi modelli, realizzati con la collaborazione del pilota Patrick Long. Commenti sul forum.

PORSCHE COMES TO PROJECT CARS 2
Porsche comes to Project CARS 2 with 11 cars ready to deliver all the thrills from one of the world’s leading brands, along with the passion and intricate authenticity that underpins the Project CARS franchise …

Developed with the help of Porsche factory driver & multiple Le Mans champion Patrick Long, Project CARS 2 will feature 11 Porsche cars, carefully curated to challenge you with their performance, and inspire you with their history. Discover the 11 chosen models that you’ll be driving later this year. #builtbydrivers

Il team di iRacing ha da poco rilasciato la nuova build Season 3 2017 del simulatore americano. Oltre alle consuete migliorie e bugfixing, l'ultimo update di iRacing ci mette a disposizione anche alcune gustosissime novità, come la nuova Ferrari 488 GTE, la Ford GT 2017 (giusto in tempo per essere utilizzate nella imminente iRacing 24 Ore di Le Mans!), l'ovale di Myrtle Beach, perfezionamento al sistema dinamico di gommatura del tracciato ed altro ancora.

Commenti a questo link del forum.

Release Notes for 2017 Season 3 [2017.06.06.01]
This season release features TWO new cars, one new track, and a host of other enhancements.

Some highlights include:
• Ferrari GTE 488
• Ford GT 2017
• Myrtle Beach Speedway
• More realistic Dynamic Track surface heat behaviors
• Dynamic environment cube maps
• A brand new shadow mapping system
• New and fun Replay Render Modes
• Class B NASCAR vehicles updated to 2017 specs

Full 2017 Season 3 Release details are below.

Have fun out on the track!

Poteva forse mancare il classico trailer di lancio per presentarci il nuovo DiRT 4 di Codemasters disponibile da oggi ? Ovviamente no ! Potete ammirare il video direttamente qui sotto, mentre fate riferimento a questo topic del forum per commenti e discussioni, oltre che per pubblicare i vostri video e screens.

DiRT 4 launch week is here! And to celebrate, we’re releasing our launch trailer today. DiRT 4 is bigger, better and bolder than any game in the series to date, and it powerslides onto PS4, PC and Xbox One this week. We hope you think it’s been worth the wait – we certainly do.