Race - The Official WTCC Game Release Details
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Kirk Siddals
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15/11/2006 01:55:35
EIDOS prepares to RACE
Eidos Interactive, one of the world’s leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, is pleased to announce a new title for 2006 RACE – The Official WTCC Game releasing in all EMEA territories on PC on November 24th, 2006.
From acclaimed Swedish developers SimBin, RACE – The Official WTCC Game features the hard-hitting, intense action of the WTCC championship for the first time ever. Boasting the complete WTCC championship season of 2006, all the cars, drivers and locations, and a variety of difficulty levels to attract every gamer from hardcore simulation gamers to beginners.
Jacques Behar, President of KSO and Managing Director of Eurosport: "As promoter and host broadcaster of the FIA WTCC, we will be delighted to use all our resources to promote RACE as a new marketing tool, in close collaboration with Simbin and Eidos".
Henrik Roos, CEO of SimBin: "I’m very excited about this cooperation and I am really proud to be able to work with Eidos, one of the leading videogame publishers in the World."
With over 60 different and accurately modelled cars and 10 officially licensed tracks from four continents, the game features a highly detailed damage system, realistic AI opponents with sprint race attitude, dynamic weather effects, real world driver involvement and support for up to 26 players online.
RACE – The Official WTCC Game will be released on November 24th across all European territories on PC.
RACE - The Official WTCC Game
For the first time ever a game is focused on the hard hitting, intense action of the exciting WTCC championship which is exploding in popularity all over the world.
Based on WTCC, one of only three official FIA world championships next to Formula 1 and WRC, RACE will feature the complete WTCC championship season of 2006, all the cars, drivers and locations, among these several official tracks and cars brand new to the racing game genre.
The game is recreating the championship as close to real life as possible and simulates the cars and the driving style in a ultra realistic fashion.
Title "RACE - The official WTCC Game"
Development SimBin Development Team AB
Right holders KSO - Eurosport
Platform PC DVD ROM
Genre Racing Simulation
Localization ENG/GER/FRA/ITA/SPA
Age Rating PEGI 3+ , USK without restrictions
ERSB All
Status In Production
Release To be announced
Multiplayer LAN, Internet on dedicated servers
URL www.race-game.org
Game Features
-The Two-Race Format
Recreating the WTCC races in a realistic way goes all the way to the two-race format of the real race weekends. This applies all through the game from quick race to race weekend.
The top eight finishers in the first race will switch places on the grid for the second race and the winner of the race session is the player who gathers the most combined points in the both races.
-Improved AI assures super tight sprint race action
With race sessions of only 2 X 20 minutes a lot of action is guaranteed, in this time all the competitors needs to fight their way to the podium and the AI is tough with a capital T.
-Highly detailed damage system
All cars are destructible in a highly realistic manner and will bend, crumble and break just like the real life counterparts. Loose parts such as wheels or body parts flying around can and will be damaging other cars on the track so you got to stay sharp when driving.
-Superb online with up to 26 players online
Online touringcar racing has never been this good, upload your various game results to the global rankings and stay “King of the hill”.
-The TV star feeling
A close cooperation with Eurosport will assure that TV viewers of WTCC broadcasts will recognize themselves in the game and vice versa, but in this case as the star of the show, watch the replays in the game and see YOUR name on virtual Eurosport.
-A clear cockpit view
First time in a SimBin title, RACE visually and through sounds simulates dirt, rubber and insects hitting the window of the car during a race. Luckily with fully functioning window wipers you can sweep away both rain and insects and will once again have a clear cockpit view.
Stone chips can damage your windshield and decrease visibility as well.
-Dynamic Weather
The weather will dynamically change during the race, creating exiting racing.
Game Modes
- Open Practice
Allows the player to test his abilities against the clock or just to get to know the different tracks layouts without any kind of time pressure.
- Quick Race
Sets the player up for a quick race of a two-race format.
You just pick the track and car of your choice and off you go.
- Race Weekend
Allows the player to participate in all the sessions during a Race Weekend, with the grand finale being the actual two races.
- Championship
Gives the player the chance to compete in a full WTCC championship following the complete WTCC calendar and regulations from FIA such as the weight penalty system, reversed grid and all other ingredients.
- Driver Duel
In this game mode the player should try to beat the lap time record holder of each track. The real world driver’s car is included as a Ghost Car.
- Time Attack
Here the player should try to beat his own, or someone else’s best time on a specific track in classic Ghost Car racing
On the Road with SimBin
Developing racing simulations means lots of travelling and countless hours spent documenting the real thing in every detail. The models of cars and tracks have to be accurate in every detail, and the performance of the cars must match the real life counterparts.
A racetrack is an almost organic entity, constantly changing as the seasons roll on. New tarmac is put down, curbs are replaced, whole corners may be slightly changed, new pit facilities pop up and new alternative track configurations are created... so even if we already know a track we still need to document these changes for the artists and modellers.
This work can't be done behind a desk, so the SimBin reference team are always on the go. Armed with cameras, videocameras, sound recorders and notebooks, they are present whereever the FIA WTCC racers go, creating an unrivalled reference library for our development team to use. Unlike the drivers, we don't cut any corners.
The Cars of Race
The main class in RACE is – obviously – the WTCC class. will feature the complete WTCC championship season of 2006, all the cars, drivers and locations and among these several official tracks and cars brand new to the racing game genre.
As the WTCC series has no less than 6 different brands participating with 8 different car models, this ensures a massive starting grid and more than 30 different WTCC cars.
In RACE we have captured the sounds, the looks and the handling characteristics of each car, and you will be amazed when noticing the attenton to detail involved... differences in interior from team to team, minute differences in handling between similar cars run by different teams.
As the developer of the official game, we have access to telemetry data for all the cars, this allows us to recreate the vehicles to match their real life counterparts perfectly. If you can drive the car on the limit in RACE you might just have the talent needed to do it in real life...
The Tracks of Race
RACE features all the official tracks of the 2006 WTCC championship and we are very proud to introduce race fans to several new tracks never before included in any racing titles. Exotic Curitiba, fabled Macau and challenging Puebla are complete unknown factors to the simracing scene, and we know many will enjoy these new venues.
With RACE, technology has taken yet another step forward. Each track has been completely documented and built from scratch in painstaking detail to fully simulate the exact events of the WTCC races. Every curb, draingutter, bump, kink and off-camber turn is represented in the game, allowing you to get a completely realistic feel for what it is like to drive the fierce WTCC cars on venues all across the globe.
About Eidos Interactive Ltd
Eidos Interactive Ltd is part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (SEG) one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software. Following the acquisition of EIDOS Plc in May 2005, the Group has a valuable combined portfolio of intellectual property including: Tomb Raider: Legend, Conflict: Global Storm, Hitman: Blood Money, Championship Manager, Just Cause, Battlestations: Midway, Urban Chaos: Riot Response and the interactive rights to Reservoir Dogs and Highlander.
About WTCC
FIA World Touring Car Championship is one of only three FIA world championships, alongside the Formula One and World Rally Championships. Eight car manufacturers are represented with large scale series production cars, modified by the same strict regulation, which are driven by 27 teams inscribed in the 2006 championship, competing in 20 sprint races during the series.
At the end of the season, two FIA WTCC titles will be awarded: Drivers´ Champion and Manufacturers´ Champion. Besides these FIA titles, WTCC promoter KSO and official tyre supplier Yokohama will award the Yokohama Independents´ Trophy. www.fiawtcc.com
About SimBin
SimBin Development Team AB is a Swedish game developing company making interactive entertainment with focus on the highest simulated gaming realism for all leading gaming platforms. The company possesses a global distribution network with its main markets in Europe and the US. SimBin was founded in 2003 and occupy a total staff of 70 people, consisting of 50 employees at the headquarters in Vara and the development studio in Gothenburg, and 20 distributed consultants world wide.
In the SimBin portfolio you will find award winning titles like “”GTR – The FIA GT Racing Game”, “GT Legends” and “GTR 2 – The FIA GT Racing Game”. www.simbin.com
About KSO/Eurosport
KSO ltd. (Kigema Sport Organisation) was established in 2001 and belongs at 100% to Eurosport. KSO/Eurosport is the promoter of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and has greatly contributed to the success and expansion of the Championship. KSO has also played a significant role in the launch of the new FIA Super 2000 technical regulations and their diffusion in a number of national championships wordwide.
The Eurosport Group is today the leading multimedia platform in Europe with Eurosport, Eurosport 2, Eurosportnews, Sportitalia, eurosport.com and Eurosport Mobile. The pan-European channel Eurosport is available in 20 different languages, reaching over 108 million homes and 21 million viewers per day across 54 countries.
Eurosport is the official Host Broadcaster of the FIA WTCC. It distributes its WTCC programs worldwide on 24 terrestrial channels, and 14 cable satellite networks. Around 450 millions viewers are forecasted to follow the WTCC action during 2006. www.eurosport.com
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