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The Mercedes-AMG GT3 racing car has been officially revealed as the next free car coming to Project CARS. While not explicitly stated by Project CARS creator Slightly Mad Studios, the developer has released the pictured teaser image which clearly shows the interior and exterior of the Mercedes-AMG GT3. Once the GT3 racer is added, Project […]

The next batch of downloadable content for Project CARS is expected to flesh out the game's North American motor racing content. As implied through teaser images posted onto the title's official social media channels, it's likely that part of this incoming DLC will include the Dallara DW12 IndyCar, Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTLM and in-development Cadillac […]

Criterion Games' seventh-gen racing game Burnout: Paradise may soon be coming on the Xbox One. As stated on Criterion's officiall Twitter feed, the studio is currently in discussions with Microsoft over making the Xbox 360 version of the game playable on the Xbox One, via the console's upcoming emulation tool that was previewed at Microsoft's […]

A new track expansion pack for Project CARS has been subtly announced on the racing game's official website. Listed without fanfare on the site's 'Project Cars On Demand' sub-section [EDIT: listing now removed], the 'Audi Ruapuna Park Expansion' will add an all-new location to the title – the Ruapuna Speedway circuit, which is perhaps most […]

An all-new DLC pack for Project CARS has been released, adding a range of dedicated endurance racing cars to the multi-platform title. Predominantly featuring in the 'Racing Icons Car Pack' are some of the more notable Le Mans racers of the last twenty years, along with the more contemporary Bentley Continental GT3. All the vehicles […]

The retail release of Project CARS has been pushed back by another two months, developer Slightly Mad Studios has revealed. Previously slated for launch on April 2nd, the upcoming multi-platform racing title will now be hitting store shelves sometime in mid-May 2015. No exact date has been cited at time of writing, though Slightly Mad […]

The release of Project CARS has been pushed back by another two weeks, publisher Bandai Namco has revealed. Originally scheduled for a November 21st debut last year before being delayed to March 20th, the upcoming racing game from Slightly Mad Studios will now hit store shelves on April 2nd. According to the official statement from […]

The iconic Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk I will be coming to World of Speed, developer Slightly Mad Studios has confirmed. Revealed in-game through the latest batch of pre-release screenshots, the fabled hot hatchback is also the first ever Volkswagen to be confirmed for the free-to-play title. Volkswagen's fabled performance car is also now the oldest […]

Project CARS developer Slightly Mad Studios has released new screenshots of the racing game's karting content. Along with the provided images, Slightly Mad has also revealed the two karts players will have access to in the game: a 125cc entry-level shifter kart, and a more powerful 250cc Superkart with a top speed of 160mph. Like […]

UPDATE: Project CARS developer Slightly Mad Studios has officially confirmed the title's released will be postponed to 17th/20th March 2015 (for the USA and European territories respectively), in order to "ensure the visibility and quality of the game" (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = […]

A selection of Aston Martin's past and present racing vehicles will be coming to Project CARS, developer Slightly Mad Studios has revealed. Included in this new licencing arrangement are some of Aston Martin's most legendary circuit racers, such as the Le Mans-winning DBR1 from 1959 and the one-off DP212 endurance car, to the Vantage GTE […]

Project CARS developer Slightly Mad Studios has showcased the title's weather effect features in a new batch of screenshots. Implemented in the game through a recent update build, the full dynamic weather engine provides Project CARS players the chance to experience different time of day and meteorological conditions during in-game race events. The weather engine […]

World of Speed will feature a vast array of cosmetic and performance upgrade components, developer Slightly Mad Studios has confirmed. As stated on the official World of Speed website, Slightly Mad has implemented the customisation options to primarily allow players to "make their cars a true representation of themselves", along with improving the competitiveness of […]

Project CARS developer Slightly Mad Studios has rounded-up some of the more important elements of the racing game's core career mode. According to Slightly Mad's 'Focus On…' post on the official Project CARS website, contracts will play a pivotal role in pCARS's career mode from the very beginning: upon choosing which discipline they'd wish to […]

Wondered what Criterion Games have been up to? Well wonder no more… As we know, Criterion Games, the loveable band of British blokes responsible for Burnout and recent Need for Speed installments, have been off the radar. While a significant portion of staff moved to Ghost Games to work on Need for Speed, Criterion was […]

Project CARS developer Slightly Mad Studios has confirmed a playable demo of the game will be featured at E3 next week. As stated on the title's official website, a PlayStation 4-based demo of Project CARS will be present on the main Sony booth, allowing attendants to experience a next-gen hot lap around Brands Hatch in […]

Slightly Mad Studios has confirmed the Indianapolis 500 motor race will feature in its upcoming driving game, Project CARS. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific and important events on the autosport calender, the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar race will – according to Slightly Mad – "become an integral part of Project CARS's career mode", […]

Slightly Mad Studios has released an all-new trailer for its upcoming free-to-play racing game, World of Speed. Officially titled 'Cars of World of Speed – Part 1', the promo reel itself provides another quick look at the title's current (and highly impressive, given World of Speed development has yet to enter the closed beta test […]

More information regarding Project CARS' GT racers and events has been released by developer Slightly Mad Studios. As stated on the official Project CARS website, and as known for quite some time, players will be able to experience a range of racing car types through the game's 'Grand Touring' section, ranging from entry-level tin tops […]

Following on from last week's inaugural images of Project CARS on the PS4, Slightly Mad Studios has released another batch of previews of pCARS on the PlayStation platform. Whilst not too radically different from the batch of in-game shots released on May Day, the new previews do provide a quick next-gen glimpse at a handful […]

World of Speed developer Slightly Mad Studios has confirmed BMW as the latest car manufacturer to join the upcoming free-to-play racing game. As part of the licencing agreement announcement, an all-new car was also confirmed for World of Speed: the BMW 135i, a now-discontinued model and the fastest 1 Series variant this side of the […]

Slightly Mad Studios has confirmed another new car for its upcoming free-to-play PC racer World of Speed: the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde. Known in the UK as the Giulietta Cloverleaf, the flagship front-wheel drive Alfa Romeo is also the first confirmed in-game rival to the Renault Megane 265 hot hatchback, which was confirmed for […]

World of Speed will feature a a cockpit camera viewpoint option, developer Slightly Mad Studios has revealed. According to the official announcement on the World of Speed forums, the cockpit camera perspective will allow players to "truly get behind the wheel" of the particular car they're competing in. The ability to look around the interior […]

Slightly Mad Studios has confirmed yet another new car for its upcoming free-to-play PC racing title: the iconic Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo. Despite the official confirmation announcement, however, this isn't the first time the 190E 'Cosworth' has been featured in World of Speed preview images. When Slightly Mad confirmed the Renault Megane 265's inclusion in […]

A trio of all-new road and racing cars for Project CARS headlines the latest weekly update build for Slightly Mad Studios' work-in-progress racing game. Starting from this week, all crowdsourced WMD members will be able to experience two new Audis – the R8 V10 plus road car and the homologated R8 LMS ultra GT3 racing […]

World of Speed developer Slightly Mad Studios has confirmed Mitsubishi Motors as the first post-announcement manufacturer to be featured in its upcoming PC racing game. As stated in the official announcement, this newly-announced licencing deal means players will be able to drive the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ400 – one of the fastest and most […]

A set of seven Audi road and racing cars will be featured in Project CARS, developer Slightly Mad Studios has confirmed. As part of the new licencing agreement for the multi-platform driving game, seven of Audi's most noteworthy automotive offerings will be represented in Project CARS. These vehicles range from the limited-run A1 Quattro, to […]

Slightly Mad Studios has pulled the wraps off its latest racing game project: the free-to-play MMO title called 'World of Speed'. Contrasting heavily with Project CARS, Slightly Mad's much-anticipated rival to the Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport franchises, World of Speed is described in the official statement as a "free-to-compete AAA massively multiplayer online action-racing […]

Slightly Mad Studios has secured the rights to feature Renault and Alpine performance cars in Project CARS. As part of the new deal, six of the most noteworthy road and racing cars from the French firms – ranging from the humble Renault Sport Clio to a duo of Alpine endurance prototypes will eventually be featured […]

Slightly Mad Studios' celebrity 'Physics and Handling Consultant' Ben Collins has been back behind the wheel of Project CARS, during an extended hands-on feedback session at Slightly Mad's London offices. Collin's venture down to the SMS HQ near the River Thames resulted in an afternoon spent trying out builds of the crowd sourced racing game, […]

Slightly Mad Studios has announced a very tasty new acquisition for the still-in-closed beta Project CARS: the official licence for the Oreca 03 LMP2 endurance prototype racing car. From the details that have been provided so far, two variants of the Oreca will eventually be available in the retail version of Project CARS – the […]

Just under a month after we reported on Project CARS' eventual move to Steam, Slightly Mad Studios has released the first build that can be downloaded through the popular PC game network. Kicking off with the available-to-all-members Build 510, all future development updates for the Project CARS closed beta will now be released on Steam. […]

Having been confirmed a short while ago, the first major details on Need for Speed: Rivals have emerged at this year's E3 gaming expo. Revealed in action during the EA press conference, Ghost Games and Criterion appear to have taken Rivals down a similar route to Evolution Studios' Driveclub and Ubisoft Reflections/Ivory Towers' The Crew, […]

A new era for Slightly Mad Studios' widely-reported sim is dawning, as Project CARS is soon to be made accessible through Steam. According to Andy Tudor (Slightly Mad Studios' Creative Director), the Project CARS closed beta will be making its way onto the popular PC game distribution network, as a result of the WMD members […]

Project CARS developers Slightly Mad Studios has confirmed a new manufacturer will be officially represented in the title: Mercedes Benz. Having already rendered a sans-logo SLS render in the closed pre-alpha build, the London-based studio will now be able to officially include the German supercar in the game. What's more, eight other Mercedes road and race […]

In a shock announcement, the head of Criterion Games – the developers of such critically-acclaimed games like Burnout: Paradise and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit – revealed that his studio won't be making a new racing game any time soon. As stated in a series of tweets, Criterion boss Alex Ward revealed that – in response to a […]

The latest build of Project CARS has just gone live, and it brings with it a handful of major new features to the currently pre-alpha title. Two of the more instantly apparent additions are the pair of all-new cars to Project CARS: the Mitsibishi Lancer Evolution X FQ400 and the Ford Mustang Boss 302R1, which […]

The latest in the very long line of Project CARS builds has gone live, and  – as with the 385 that have come before it – there seems to be quite a few noteworthy additional features. ​The main focal point of Build 387 is the inclusion of two new cars to the Project CARS beta: […]

We reported all the way back in June that the team at Slightly Mad Studios had acquired the Ford licence, but die-hard fans of the Blue Oval might have been a tad upset that none of the GT40 variants were referenced in the announcement, Now, though, that isn't the case: as part of Build 374, […]

Today marks a landmark day for the ongoing development of Project CARS. 13 months ago in October 2011, developer Slightly Mad Studios embarked on an ambitious development plan for PC sim Project CARS. In a unique scheme they called World of Mass Development, the idea was to get the community actively involved in the project, provide […]