Motorsport Games Inc. (NASDAQ: MSGM) (“Motorsport Games”), a leading racing game developer, publisher and esports ecosystem provider of official motorsport racing series throughout the world, today announced that the company has entered into a binding term sheet to acquire the assets and the business of KartKraft, the highly acclaimed PC kart racing simulator, from developer
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Codemasters – which uses Motorsport Games for its Esports activities around the DiRT Rally franchise – has produced and developed the official F1 game since 2009. Following initial interest from 2k Sports franchise owner Take Two, plans advanced for Codemasters to be acquired by EA, which has a strong sporting portfolio including FIFA football, Madden
Created by Jeff Lowell (The Ranch) the 10-episode series is based around a fictional NASCAR team – Bobby Spencer Racing – with Harry Potter actor Freddie Stroma playing driver Jake Martin. The team is run by the character played by James, who will serve as the real-life Grand Marshal for Sunday’s Daytona Road Course Cup Series
Codemasters – which uses Motorsport Games for its esports activities around the DiRT Rally franchise – has produced and developed the official F1 game since 2009. After being linked with a takeover by 2k Sports franchise owner Take Two, it emerged in December that EA had reached an agreement to acquire the British-based company. EA
The eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series made its debut last March while the sport was shut down for nearly 2½ months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, NASCAR announced the return of a new-look Pro Invitational in 2021 in which Cup Series drivers will compete virtually in a 10-race schedule that will complement the real
Motorsport Games this week saw the sale of three million shares in the company helped raise $60 million. After a breakthrough year for the sim racing industry in 2020, which thrived as the cancellation of real motorsport events prompted a growth in the following of virtual events, things are poised to get even bigger in
Last month Grosjean survived a horrifying crash on the first lap of the Bahrain GP in what turned out to be his final Formula 1 start for Haas. Grosjean miraculously escaped serious injuries but suffered burns to his hands, which prevented him from returning to the cockpit in Abu Dhabi for his F1 farewell. The
This year has seen the popularity of sim racing boom, and with it the demand for quality equipment. There are more people driving and competing in racing games than ever before, and luckily the standard of the hardware for new entrants is on the rise too. The Logitech G923 succeeds the highly-popular G29/920 model, the
The British-based Codemasters company, which uses Motorsport Games for its Esports activities around the DiRT Rally franchise, had recently been linked with a takeover deal by American video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. But in a change of direction, Electronic Arts announced on Monday that it had reached an agreement with Codemasters’ board for
The new wheel, made from a full carbon fibre construction, has been designed to work on both Fanatec’s own base system but also in BMW’s all-new M4 GT3 car that will launch in 2022. With input from BMW’s own engineers, the Podium Steering Wheel is fully homologated for GT3 racing, and features all the rotary
British-based Codemasters uses Motorsport Games for its esports activities around the DiRT Rally franchise, currently hosting the 2.0 World Series and following on from the World RX Esports Series, which attracted 1.24 million live views. Motorsport Games also organized the Le Mans 24 Hours Virtual, the biggest motorsports esports event in history with a cumulative
Looking into the future, there is no doubt that this momentum will build as manufacturers struggle to justify the costs of going real racing, except in elite and popular series, but still require platforms to communicate their future technology and sustainability credentials to new generations. Esports is a very accessible platform, with a much lower
The Le Mans Esports Series Super Final is brought to you by Motorsport Games, the FIA World Endurance Championship and the ACO. Race 1 – Le Mans Modern (Pro: 2011 Audi #2 Audi Sport Team Joest R15++ TDI / Pro-Am: 2011 Chevrolet #4 Corvette Racing ZR1) With just three teams remaining in both the Pro and Pro-Am classes, each team
The Le Mans Esports Series Super Final is brought to you by Motorsport Games, the FIA World Endurance Championship and the ACO. Race 1 – COTA The LMES Super Finals headed stateside for the first race of Segment 3, taking the Pro (1993 Peugeot Talbot Sport 905 Evo 1C) and Pro-Am (1994 Nissan #75 Cunningham 300ZX) drivers to
The Supercars Pro Eseries will begin on October 28, just over a week after the real-world Supercars finale at Bathurst, and will feature one round every week until the title decider on December 2. Each round will be broadcast on Fox Sports as well as a suite of online platforms, including Facebook, YouTube and Twitch.
The Le Mans Esports Series Super Final is brought to you by Motorsport Games, the FIA World Endurance Championship and the ACO. Race 1 – Monza The first race of the day took the competitors to Monza. The Pro class drivers were piloting the 1971 Porsche #23 917/20 while the Pro-Am class were running the 1971 Ferrari #2 Ferrari Automobili
The Le Mans Esports Series Super Final is brought to you by Motorsport Games, the FIA World Endurance Championship and the ACO. Race 1 The first one-hour sprint race kicked off on the Le Mans Bugatti layout with Red Bull Racing Esports in its expected place at the front of the grid. They put on a dominant showing
August 26, 2020: The second NASCAR Heat 5 Content Pack will be released on August 27th containing 59 new paint schemes and 3 in-game Challenges. Included within the game’s Season Pass or available separately, priced at $12.99, the new Content Pack will be available for NASCAR Heat 5 players on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system,
Buttafuoco brought home the win, the championship and a $30,000 payday after late-race contact with Brooks. “It’s an unreal feeling. I’m humbled and honored to be the champion,” he said post-race. “A lot of emotion, as you can see, I worked very hard to get to this level. Just so many hours and a lot
The top Xbox and PS4 players of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League will come together in a PC only event to crown the Season 2 champion this week. Eight drivers, representing eight different teams will do battle in a triple-header event that takes the league to Michigan International Speedway (35 laps), Phoenix Raceway (45 laps)