F1 2011 for PlayStation Vita is designed to take advantage of the platform's unique capabilities and is tuned for FORMULA ONE™ racing on the go. The first gameplay video is captured from work-in-progress footage and reveals some of F1 2011's key features including a two vs. two co-op mode and four player competitive racing.

F1 2011 for PlayStation Vita will feature all the official teams, drivers and circuits from the 2011 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™. Players can compete for motorsport's ultimate prize across a full season, including practice and qualifying sessions, enter an individual GRAND PRIX™ or jump into Time Trial mode. An additional and extensive Challenge mode is perfect for portable play, with gamers completing a wide range of objectives including checkpoint, gate and overtaking challenges.

Players are also invited to compete on the go with a range of multiplayer modes. Gamers can race wheel-to-wheel in four player GRAND PRIX races, go head-to-head in Time Trials or team up with a friend in F1 2011's two-on-two co-operative career mode. Multiplayer modes can be enjoyed online and via the PlayStation Vita's WLAN connection. Gamers can tailor their experience across solo and multiplayer modes by adjusting race distance, tuning their car, choosing from a range of driving aids and selecting tyre, fuel and weather options.

The PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS™ editions of F1 2011 are a co-development between Sumo Digital and Codemasters Birmingham; release dates are to be announced. F1 2011 launches for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC Games For Windows® on September 23rd.

iRacing.com and McLaren Automotive have announced plans to build a virtual version of the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 race car. Based on the groundbreaking McLaren MP4-12C road car, the first production car wholly designed and built by McLaren since the McLaren F1 - the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 marries Formula 1™ and innovative road-car technology with GT3 specification performance enhancements to create a new generation of racing car. iRacing.com will apply expertise in creating a state-of-the-art digital version of the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 that will be available to iRacing members in 2012.Read the rest of the story at inRacingNews.com.

Bedford, MA (September 14, 2011) – iRacing.com and McLaren Automotive today announced plans to build a virtual version of the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 race car. Based on the groundbreaking McLaren MP4-12C road car, the first production car wholly designed and built by McLaren since the McLaren F1 – the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 marries Formula 1™ and innovative road-car technology with GT3 specification performance enhancements to create a new generation of racing car. iRacing.com will apply expertise in creating a state-of-the-art digital version of the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 that will be available to iRacing members in 2012.

The McLaren MP4-12C GT3 project is the second development from iRacing.com and the McLaren Group. Earlier this year, iRacing.com incorporated McLaren Electronics’ ATLAS Express data analysis software into the iRacing service, providing the more than 30,000 iRacers access to data acquisition and telemetry software similar to that used on every car competing in the FIA Formula One™ World Championship.

“It’s great to be working with McLaren on another exciting project that utilizes the outstanding technical know-how of our two organizations,” says Tony Gardner, president of iRacing.com. “We’re excited that we’ll be making our version of the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 available to the more than 30,000 iRacers next year.”

A McLaren spokesman said “McLaren Automotive are delighted that iRacing.com has chosen to develop a virtual edition of the MP4-12C GT3. We believe that the innovative features of the MP4-12C alongside our GT3 specification modifications will make an exciting proposition for online simulation racing fans. McLaren made extensive use of simulator technology in the development of the MP4-12C, and we hope this project will allow our fans to get a taste of the GT3 car and inspire the online community to show their support for the McLaren GT teams during the 2012 season.”

The McLaren MP4-12C GT3 utilizes the same carbon MonoCell chassis as the 12C road car, mated with the M838T 3.8 litre V8 twin turbo engine tuned in accordance with FIA regulations. The 12C GT3 features an aero package which was developed in McLaren’s Formula 1™ simulator together with the engine calibration, power steering, spring rates, weight distribution, gear ratios and differential settings.

Designed to be made available to a limited number of customer teams in 2012, McLaren began development of the 12C GT3 in March of this year. Initial tests at the MIRA proving ground and Silverstone were followed by additional testing at Circuito de Navarra in northern Spain and Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal. The McLaren MP4-12C GT3 made its competition debut in the British GT Championship at Spa-Francorchamps in July and has since raced in the Total 24 hours of Spa and Blancpain Endurance Series race at Magny Cours. In August, McLaren announced that the first 20 MP4-12C GT3 race cars had been sold.

Chi meglio di Steve Hood, chief designer di Codemasters, potrebbe mostrarci una sessione al volante di F1 2011? Ecco qui un video in quel di Monza. Particolarmente interessante vedere come il grip diminuisca sensibilmente a gomme usurate, così come sia necessario portare le stesse in temperatura prima di avere una risposta ottimale da parte dell'auto.

Verso la parte finale del video si apprezza anche la necessità di dover selezionare un mix differente per il carburante così da poter raggiungere il termine della gara, nonostante questo comporti una perdita di potenza del motore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-M0stQo9yo

These “tuners” will bring you back to the NFS roots with pure driving exhilaration while experiencing the excitement of Need for Speed Underground all over again! The Underground Challenge Series is available when you pre-order the Need for Speed The Run Limited Edition which also gives you access to the Lamborghini Aventador, Chevrolet Camaro ZL.1 and all-new Porsche 911 Carrera S. You'll get a total of five cars to jump start your cross-country race!

Apro un thread per introdurre il piu' importante acquisto della campagna acquisti estiva di Kunos Simulazioni (DeLaurentiis style): Aris Vasilakos

I veterani lo conosceranno gia' benissimo, un elemento storico del sim racing internazionale. Oltre ad essere un pilota super veloce, Aris e' un grande conoscitore di fisica e dinamica delle vetture e si occupera' dello sviluppo delle vetture da noi prodotte (simulate) nei prossimi anni dandomi cosi' la possibilita' di concentrarmi maggiormente sul codice e gli algoritmi di base.

Aris faceva ha gia' fatto parte dell'allora neonato progetto netKar PRO nel 2004, ma le strade si erano divise ben prima del rilascio della prima versione del 2006... quindi e' quasi un ritorno.

Lo vedremo spesso in giro (se non lo fate arrabbiare) sui forum a parlare di nk e di fisica.

I must confess it’s difficult not to get caught up in the excitement of my first visit to a major game developer studio. But looking beyond that and focusing solely on the 2011 game it’s plain to see almost everything had been tweaked and improved from 2010. The wet weather now plays out as well as it looks. KERS and DRS are implemented really well with the racing in general being more fun than 2010. Safety cars look like being a rare occurrence (as they should be) with red flags even harder to come by. No one managed one of those all day. Ian told me he’s halfway through a championship on 20% distance races and not seen either yet.

Online nella sezione di GT Legends la nuova Volvo Amazon e Porsche 356B mentre per rFactor e' disponibile la nuova versione dell' utility Prunn WidgetSet che vi cambiera' la grafica/informazini durante la gara.

Truck brand licensing

Here is a small example of what goes on during our licensing talks - as we try to prove to truck manufacturers that having their vehicles portrayed in our games is no harm for them, but rather a benefit, pictures are a very illustrative argument...

Come potete vedere l'atteso sim potrà girare su di una gamma veramente vasta di computer, andando incontro anche a chi ormai non ha più hardware aggiornatissimo.

MINIMUM:

CPU: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 or 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon x2

Memory: 2 GB

Video Card: nVidia 8600 GT or ATI/AMD 3850

Video Memory: 256MB

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

DirectX: 9.0c

Storage: 4 GB

RECOMMENDED:

CPU: 3.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon II x2 or better

Memory: 4 GB+

Video Card: nVidia 250 GTS or ATI/AMD 4870 or better

Video Memory: 512MB+

Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista 64bit, Windows 7 64bit

Storage: 4 GB+

Note: 2008 C++ Runtimes SP1 required (included with installer).