NASCAR 2011 The Game – Wrecks and Damage

Eutechnyx has released a new developer diary video of their NASCAR 2011. This dev diary takes a look at how much time and thought was put into the game's damage model.

The game will feature online races for 16-players. A damage model has been included with cars catapulting into the air and barrel-rolling over others. All of the 23 Sprint Cup Series race tracks will featured in the game. Eutechnyx later announced 43 drivers have been added to the game, as well as some other drivers who compete in the Nationwide Series.

The planned release in February has been postponed to March 29th. NASCAR 2011 The Game, will be released for the Nintendo Wii, XBox 360 and Playstation 3.

rFactor 2 - New Tire Model

Image Space Incorporated has released a new preview video of the upcoming rFactor 2 highlighting a new tire model. They also released a developer Q&A, answering several questions about the upcoming simulation - check it here.

Scott Juliano has released a new progress report  about the tracks for the upcoming rFactor 2 simulation.

Need for Speed Shift 2 – Launch Trailer

SHIFT 2 is unleashed! Need For Speed ups the ante on the racing game circuit in the Launch Trailer featuring music from Rise Against.

If you want to ensure your place on the starting grid you can pre-order SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED Limited Edition and get exclusive access to three very cool, very fast cars and 40 unique career events. The cars included in the Limited Edition are the Nissan Silvia spec.R Aero (S15), the Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV, and the Lamborghini Murciélago LP640.

Shift 2 will feature 145 cars from 36 manufacturers and 35 different tracks, which players can compete in several types of races. The game will also feature new features such as an in-helmet cam, night-time racing and the Autolog feature introduced with Hot Pursuit.

STCC - The Game 2 Released

The Swedish game development company SimBin Studios AB have released STCC The Game 2 expansion pack for the award winning PC racing game “RACE 07” few days ago. STCC The Game  2 is now available here at RaceRoom Online for only 9.99 Euro.

The STCC The Game 2 expansion pack offers 18 unique cars and 6 high detail tracks. The content of this pack is based on the 2010 Swedish Touring Car Championship season as well as the Scandinavian Touring Car Cup which includes the entrants from the Danish Touring car Championship.

Special Features:
- 3 bonus cars
- Integration with the RaceRoom online platform, featuring leader boards and competitions

Three more RACE 07 content packs are yet to be revealed during the coming weeks.

InsideSimRacing.tv - Obutto oZone Gaming Cockpit Review

InsideSimRacing.tv presents a review of The Obutto Ozone Sim Racing Cockpit. Tom puts it to the test, compares it to version 1 and puts it on the "REVS" scale. He attaches or attempts to attach wheels by Logitech, Thrustmaster and Fanatec. The models tried were the Logitech G27, Fanatec GT2 and Thrustmaster T500RS.

Need for Speed Shift 2 – Minimal System Requirements

Slighly Mad Studios have released a minimal system requirements for their new racing game Need for Speed Shift 2 Unleashed.

Required – Internet Connection
OS - Windows XP (SP 3) or Windows Vista (SP 1) / Windows 7
Processor – Intel Core™2 Duo 1.6 GHz or faster
Memory – XP: 1 GB RAM; Vista/Windows 7: 1.5 GB RAM
Hard Drive – 6 GB
DVD Drive - 8 SPEED
Video Card – 256 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 3.0*
Sound Card - DirectX 9.0c compatible
DirectX - DirectX 9.0c compatible
Online Multiplayer – 512 Kbps or faster; 2-12 Players
Input - Keyboard, Mouse
Optional – USB Steering Wheel / Dual Analogue Gamepad

*Supported Video Cards: ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB or greater; NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT 256MB or greater.

Supported Steering Wheels:
Logitech G27 Racing Wheel
Logitech G25 Racing Wheel
Logitech Driving Force GT
Logitech Formula Force EX
Logitech Driving Force
Logitech Driving Force EX
Logitech Driving Force RX
Logitech Driving Force Pro
Logitech MOMO Force
Logitech MOMO Racing
Thrustmaster RGT FFB Pro Clutch
Thrustmaster Ferrari GT Experience
Thrustmaster Ferrari 430
Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo S

Shift 2 Unleashed is due to be available in Europe on March 25 and North America on March 29, for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Need for Speed Shift 2 – Leader of the Pack Trailer

EA has released a new trailer of the upcoming Need for Speed Shift 2 Unleashed.

Shift 2 will feature 145 cars from 36 manufacturers and 35 different tracks, which players can compete in several types of races. The game will also feature new features such as an in-helmet cam, night-time racing and the Autolog feature introduced with Hot Pursuit.

Shift 2 Unleashed is due to be available in Europe on March 25 and North America on March 29, for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

2011 iRacing World Championship Series - Spa

iRacing TV has released a video recap of the 1st round 2011 iRacing World Championship Road Racing Series at the Spa-Francorschamps circuit.