The RACE is on! – Demo released of "RACE – The Official WTCC Game"

[MagnetON]

The RACE is on! – Demo released of "RACE – The Official WTCC Game"


Eidos Interactive and Simbin Development Team are happy to announce the demo release of RACE – The Official WTCC Game. For the first time ever the close racing and intense action of the World Touring Car Championship can be experienced behind your own computer!
Featured cars in this PC demo are the Seat León and the BMW 320i, representing the versatility of the WTCC Championship. At the legendary circuit of Brands Hatch, UK, players can experience a taste of what’s to come. Chase your ghost in the Time Attack mode, push yourself to the limit and break your own record.
On top of this it’s also time to unveil the in-game support classes for the WTCC championship which will be featured in the full version of RACE – The Official WTCC Game. Next to the over 35 officially licensed touring cars there will be 2 additional classes, ‘WTCC 87’ and the 2006 Mini Cooper Challenge.
‘WTCC 87’ will give you the chance to drive 2 of the most fabled cars from this era, the Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo and the BMW e30 M3. These classic touring cars were the stars in the only ever Touring Car World Championship before Andy Priaulx won the revived World Championship in 2005. They were driven by names that are part of the 2006 season as well, such as Gabriele Tarquini (SEAT) and Nicola Larini (Chevrolet), or Roberto Ravaglia (Team manager BMW Italy-Spain) who won the championship that year.
The Mini Cooper Challenge offers racing as close as the Official WTCC, providing close racing and great spectacle. Being the ultimate starter class, the Mini’s offer a great opportunity to learn the basics of racing before progressing to the more advanced World Touring Cars. And above all an equal opportunity, as everybody is driving the same package in this field of over 30 cars.
Together with the Official 2006 WTCC Season these support classes will give you an experience you don’t want to miss. So download the demo and get a taste of what’s to come!

The PC demo and additional info on the support classes is available from the official RACE-website: www.race-game.org


RACE – The Official WTCC Game will be released on November 24th 2006 across all European territories on PC.

For further information on the game and WTCC visit: www.race-game.org and www.fiawtcc.com

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. www.eidos.co.uk


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 Organization) 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 worldwide.
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

[jnr blue 91]

i just spent 2.5 hours downloading that and then its says that i havnt gt the latest direct x player ???2.5 bloomin hours!!!

[Hazard]

Originally Posted by jnr blue 91

i just spent 2.5 hours downloading that and then its says that i havnt gt the latest direct x player ???2.5 bloomin hours!!!

Then download the latest Direct X drivers?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.mspx

[JMeissner]

Do you have a gfx-card that supports dx9?

[Smokey 6 litre]

Originally Posted by jnr blue 91

i just spent 2.5 hours downloading that and then its says that i havnt gt the latest direct x player ???2.5 bloomin hours!!!

What connection do you have for it take 2.5 hours? i've downloaded in a bit under 8 minutes!!

[Kieran20]

ive just downloaded the demo, as im thinking of buying the game.

it ran fine no problems no errors, but when i got on the track it barely moved simply cos they framrates were so slow.

now i havnt updated my system in toe years or so, but i can run live for speed and rfactor perfectly fine with reasonably grahics.

is this because the newer games require a more up to date computer?

[Chris Y]

Yes and no.

'Race' has not been very well optimised in my opinion. GTR2 runs very well, but Race is as jerky as a geriatric on jelly.

Now bear in mind that you're the only one on the track in the demo...

My advice would be to give it a miss until it's been patched a few more times! Or you get a computer upgrade.

[Rockmunky]

RACE ran a bit better than GTR2 a while ago, but i fiddled around and theres nothing in it now, both run quite well on my computer.

[Kieran20]

Originally Posted by Rockmunky

RACE ran a bit better than GTR2 a while ago, but i fiddled around and theres nothing in it now, both run quite well on my computer.

what did you fiddle with. i am planning on getting my computer upgraded but i dont want to have to wait until then to play the game

[Rockmunky]

Well, i'm running dual core processors, and GTR2 was only using one of em, so i changed it so it used both and made quite a bit of difference in traffic and the rain etc.

That's about i though, i know nothing about optimization or anything. Kidzer might know, he's the biggest geek in the world, give him a PM or something before you go spending hundreds on hardware

[Kieran20]

Originally Posted by Rockmunky

Well, i'm running dual core processors, and GTR2 was only using one of em, so i changed it so it used both and made quite a bit of difference in traffic and the rain etc.

That's about i though, i know nothing about optimization or anything. Kidzer might know, he's the biggest geek in the world, give him a PM or something before you go spending hundreds on hardware

thanks, ill try that.