Come potete vedere dalle immagini in questa news, sicuramente l'aspetto grafico del prossimo Moscow Racer della software house russa Akella sarà da non sottovalutare: scorrazzare per le vie di Mosca avrà il suo fascino...

Created in cooperation with the Moscow underground street racing clubs, Moscow Racer combines features of a car simulator and perfectly accurate models of the most famous streets in Moscow.

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It is so exciting when you mess with trucks on the road, which are so similar to the real thing. It is even more impressive when you know that the game gives you the experience you could feel in real life... but in a more dangerous way. One of the key components of the Moscow Racer is the road traffic. Its intensity depends on the time of a day.

Just like in real life Moscow, the streets are filled with not only cars, but also with lots of SUVs, heavy trucks and government vehicles. The latter drive mostly at high speed and in the wrong lane...

The game features a realistic physical model due in part to the nVidia/Ageia PhysiX technology, making a more vivid impression. Drifting in turns is one of the most startling and difficult parts of true street racing; and it is one of the most thrilling parts of Moscow Racer itself. What is more, a realistic cockpit view with advanced camera animation provides a particularly good feeling of speed.

16 tracks of the game, situated in the 5 most famous areas of Moscow, were created by using over 20,000 photos, satellite pictures and actual city blueprints; it took thousands of hours of production time. When you drive near the Kremlin, you can be sure that in real life it’s exactly as it is in the game. So you can learn certain areas of Moscow city... in the same way that Russian street racers do.

Key features:

Developed by IRS Games, Moscow Racer will offer the gamer the experience of realistic car handling and mechanics. The gamer will be able to choose from a wide variety oftracks and get an in-depth look at well-known Moscow streets. The simulation features a compelling gameplay and breathtaking visuals. So gear up forexploring the Russian capital in fast-paced and maneuverable vehicles.

"With Moscow Racer, Akella is expanding its profile offering someimpressive vehicles, stunning environments and great new features. Thistime around we're using the proprietary V12 RG engine that is very wellendowed with great detailing", said Dmitry Arkhipov, VP of Development for Akella. "Moscow Racer is an opportunity to exploreMoscow streets, compete with rivals, and win your new status of thestreet racing legend."

Moscow Racer is slated to ship in Q3 2008.

Finalmente il team Simbin ci fa sapere qualcosa di concreto sull'atteso GTR Evolution e lo fa in grande stile: innanzitutto conferma l'uscita per fine agosto, poi all'indirizzo www.gtr-evolution.com è stato aperto il sito ufficiale del gioco, che contiene vari screenshots, tutte le informazioni dettagliate del caso (compresa la lista completa delle vetture presenti) e persino uno spettacolare video di anteprima (visibile anche qui). Parliamone a questo post del forum.

Apply the sunblock! SimBin announced today that the flaming in - game video trailer for GTR Evolution has been released. In the second half of August 2008 GTR Evolution will take GT and WTCC Extreme cars to Nordschleife, the holy grail of racing also known as “the Green Hell”.

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Check out the hot video trailer and some cool screenshots at:
www.gtr-evolution.com

About GTR Evolution for PC
GTR Evolution contains 5 new classes of the finest cars with a total of 30 new models to race. In the GT classes players can experience legendary cars like the Corvette C6R, Aston Martin DBR9, BMW M3 GTR, Koenigsegg CCGT and Spyker GT2R.
Even more exciting are the all-new WTCC Extreme cars. These are pumped up fictional WTCC car designs developed by SimBin in cooperation with the FIA WTCC, and are exclusive to GTR Evolution.
The racing thrills continue with the Production Car Class featuring the street versions of the Audi R8, Dodge Viper SRT/10, Koenigsegg CCX and Gumpert Apollo. Overall, GTR Evolution offers 49 unique cars in 12 classes with more than 500 variations as well as 19 tracks in over 40 different layouts including the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife.

Features
In-Game File sharing to up- and download setups or ghost files while being in the game.
Race-line in Time-Trial is a feature inspired by the Race-line in GTR2 but features more options. There are distinctive brake-markers to indicate braking points, the game can now show two Race-lines simultaneously. These Race-lines including their ghost-files and setups can be up- or downloaded in-game as well.
Upgraded Replay system with the possibility to not only save the full replay after the race but also the instant replays that can be viewed during the race.
Nationality indicator for the player-profile will now be equipped with a flag and a country indicator following the player throughout the game.

Game modes
Championship functionality for full integration of the GT cars to run an endurance championship as well as a touring car championship. This functionality is also added to the Custom Championship, allowing the player to mix in the GT cars and WTCC Extreme cars with the other content.

GTR Evolution is distributed by Atari in Europe, Viva Media in the US, Akella in Russia, QV software in Australia and Zoo in Japan. The release is set for the second half of August 2008.

Interessanti notizie arrivano questa sera da parte del team dello spettacolare iRacing: stipulando un contratto annuale entro fine agosto si riceve un bonus di 15 dollari da spendere in settembre.

If you've signed up for an annual iRacing.com membership, we've got some great news for you - you'll be receiving a bonus $15 iRacing credit later this summer. That's in addition to the annual membership benefits you've already received - a lower monthly subscription rate, all of the basic content and $60 of free iRacing credit.

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This bonus is also available to existing short-term subscribers who choose to extend their current subscription. Just extend your subscription by 12 months any time between now and August 29, and you'll receive the same $15 bonus, along with the regular benefits of annual membership.

Like all iRacing credits, the iRacing Annual Subscription Bonus can be applied to an extension at the end of your subscription or, at any time, to new cars and tracks. It will be issued to all active iRacing members with a subscription expiration date of June 1, 2009 or later as of 12:01 a.m. GMT, Friday, August 29, 2008. Credits will be distributed by email in early September in the form of a unique promotional code, and recipients can redeem their credits by clicking "View Cart" from the iRacing members' web site and inputting their code. Details will be included in the email, but codes must be redeemed before 12:01 a.m. GMT, Tuesday, September 30, 2008.

If you have already signed up for an annual subscription, please watch your inbox for an email from us in early September containing your $15 iRacing credit promotional code. If you have not yet signed up for an annual subscription, please do so prior to August 29 to take advantage of this special offer. Thank you for choosing to share in our inaugural year of service!