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rFactor2: interfaccia, animazioni e gameplay in video

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:00:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0EyHDWJWzs

Gran Turismo 5: update in arrivo

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:10:00 +0000

Kazunori Yamauchi, gran capo del team Polyphony, ha annunciato tramite Twitter l'arrivo di un nuovo aggiornamento per Gran Turismo 5: l'update sarà disponibile a partire dal 29-30 agosto e si limiterà a correggere i vari bugs e problemi del gioco. Per i nuovi contenuti e caratteristiche, già preannunciati tempo addietro, bisognerà attendere invece "settembre o ottobre".

Trackmania 2 in un nuovo video

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:50:00 +0000

TrackMania 2 si mostra in un nuovo trailer dedicato alla fiera PAX in corso a Seattle, che riassume tutte le specifiche della prima ambientazione "Canyon". Nel video, con una raccolta di fasi giocate, si parla delle funzioni legate alla condivisione dei filmati sulla rete, di multiplayer e naturalmente di editor. TrackMania 2 è già in vendita in versione beta e quando sarà disponibile (a metà settembre) si riceverà gratis l'update per il gioco completo.

Game Stock Car: monoposto in arrivo

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 09:15:00 +0000

Renato Simioni del team Reiza Studios ha confermato (con un "the formula cars are a bliss to drive!"...) che il primo expansion pack gratuito in dirittura d'arrivo per Game Stock Car, oltre alle ovvie migliorie e correzioni al gioco, conterrà anche una monoposto a ruote scoperte. Potrebbe quindi trattarsi della Formula 3 sudamericana della quale il team ci aveva già parlato in passato, mostrando persino un video.

Nuovi screens per F1 2011

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:40:00 +0000

Grazie alla recensione del mensile cartaceo Official Xbox Magazine, che premia il gioco con un voto finale di 9 su 10, possiamo ammirare tre screenshots inediti del prossimo F1 2011 della Codemasters.

iRacing - Dave Kaemmer speaks about the New Tire Model

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:50:00 +0000

It appears there is some unhappiness (but also some happiness) with the changes to the new tire model (NTM) that were introduced at the beginning of the current season. I’m going to try to explain where we are with the NTM and address (at least some of) the current concerns. This will be a long post, but bear with me, if you are interested.

It’s important to keep in mind what the new tire model is, and what it isn’t. It is a theoretical model that makes very good tire performance predictions from a few easily measurable quantities. It is not a perfect reproduction of the tires supplied last weekend in the real world for any particular series. While the data (lap times, cornering speeds) that we see on television are certainly helpful in figuring out whether we have the theoretical model predicting stuff properly, it is most important to me that the same model works as we move from a NASCAR tire to a Formula Mazda tire, and that we only have to change the numbers that really do change in the real world, such as the curvature of the tread and sidewalls, the rim and tire radii, the amount of carbon black, silica filler and/or extender oils that might be in the tread compound, the glass transition temperature of the tread rubber, etc. The most important thing is that they behave like tires that might be supplied on a given weekend for a given series under as many conditions as possible. Actually, the most important thing is that they behave like tires under as many conditions as possible. The NTM is already a very good model in that regard. It is not perfect, nor is it completely finished. I’d be the first to tell you that there are areas where it still doesn’t predict as well as I would like, but I’m working hard on those areas, and I’m pretty happy with where it is at the moment.

WRC2 in immagini

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:40:00 +0000

Dopo il trailer presentato in occasione della Gamescom, ecco arrivare oggi tre nuovi screenshots di anteprima che ci mostrano in azione il prossimo WRC2 della Milestone.

Codemasters e la F1 assieme per 5 anni?

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:35:00 +0000

Questo sembra essere il piano. Come rivelato a Digitaly Spy, gli autori dell'imminente F1 2011 sarebbero ben lieti di prolungare il loro accordo per realizzare giochi di Formula 1 per altri 5 anni. Al momento il vincolo principale è il Patto Della Concordia: nel momento in cui verrà rinnovato e i team troveranno un accordo comune, allora anche la software house potrà iniziare a parlare per un rinnovo del contratto.

Nel team c'è la voglia di inserire sempre nuovi elementi per distinguere ciascun capitolo dal precedente, ascoltanto anche i pareri della comunità. In tal senso, i piani per F1 2012 sono già stati tracciati. Noi ci auguriamo soltanto che già da quest'anno possiamo divertirci con l'edizione 2011, dopo il mezzo passo falso dell'anno passato.

iRacing Service update Monday, August 29th

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:05:00 +0000

iRacing plans on doing a minor update to the iRacing service on Monday, August 29. The exact time of the maintenance window will be released shortly.
This update includes memory management improvements as well as track optimizations which can help boost frame rates and reduce the likelihood of “stuttering”. We wanted to get this update out before the start of the next race week (week 5) which has the Prototype and GT Series scheduled to visit Suzuka (one of our most graphically intense tracks).

The combination of Suzuka together with three different types of cars (HPD, GT, & Corvette) can be taxing on the system and video memory of your computer so we suggest you spend some time in open practice to make sure your computer is handling it to your liking. If not, there are some very easy tuning tips in the release notes and we will also try and answer questions in the forums.

Keep in mind, stuttering and performance is often caused by computer/technology issues outside of iRacing. Another very rich graphical combination is the same 3 cars at Spa which comes up later in the season. Spa and Suzuka are the largest tracks within iRacing in terms of data size and we also have spent a lot of time compressing the file size. Again, we suggest that you run in open practice at Suzuka or Spa to make sure it performs adequately. Single car series at these tracks should not be a problem.

Those of you looking for news on the tires, stay tuned to the forums as Dave Kaemmer will be sending an update out before week’s end. For particulars on this update, click here for detailed release notes.

C.A.R.S.: ecco il logo

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:07:00 +0000

Assieme all'ultimo aggiornamento sull'avanzamento dei lavori, Ian Bell ha pubblicato anche le prime immagini di quello che sarà il logo del nuovo simulatore Slightly Mad Studios. Il progetto sarà portato avanti seguendo interamente le richieste della comunità e ciascuno sarà libero di poter investire la cifra desiderata al fine di far parte del progetto.

Great to see the enthusiasm guys.
An update on progress. We're now finished on the legal aspects (which were extensive).

We have a trademark for the first product (C.A.R.S.)

We have the backend system which auto allocates shares based on spend up and running and tested.

We're awaiting the website to be finished in terms of looks and ergonomics. We were let down here by consultants we hired. We now have a new team on it and they estimate two weeks before we can go live.

Nearly there.

Here's the logo of our first project in the mean time.