Assetto Corsa Competizione patch 1.8.2.2 arrives for consoles, with a range of fixes, including some specifically for either the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S platforms. The main issues being resolved are for multiplayer, with PS5 racers sometimes joining servers as invisible cars or causing the title to crash. And on the Xbox, Trueforce will now work for anyone using a … [Read more...]
2022 Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series Win For Juncadella
With a 2022 Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series victory for Juncadella, and second place for Tommaso Mosca, the Akkodis ASP team-mates have taken a second double class victory and overall one-two this season. As the real world GT racing was taking place at the Hockenheimring, which isn't currently available in Assetto Corsa Competizione, the eSports racing was held at Suzuka, with … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.18 Released
It's been a little while since we've seen any major updates from Kunos Simulazioni. But some balancing tweaks and other fixes have now been added with Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.18 released for the PC version of the racing sim. The main news will be the balance of performance tweaks for seven cars in the GT3 class, but there are also updated wet track limits at … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.16 Released
Just a relatively small update from Kunos Simulazioni with Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.16 released following the launch of the new American Track Pack DLC. All the changes are related to the new content, with some tweaks to the Circuit of the Americas and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. And changes to the presets for camber values and limits for cars in the American … [Read more...]
2022 FIA Motorsport Games Will Use Assetto Corsa Competizione
It's a badge of honour for the Kunos Simulazioni racing sim, as the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games will use Assetto Corsa Competizione for the eSports element of the event. Taking place on October 26-30th in Marseille, France, across a total of 17 race disciplines, each country can nominate one driver to compete in virtual motorsport competition. The event was held for a first … [Read more...]
New Assetto Corsa Competizione DLC Will Add Three American Circuits
A teaser trailer has revealed that a new Assetto Corsa Competizione DLC will add three American circuits to the racing sim when it's released for the PC on June 30th, 2022. It's been a while since the British GT Pack brought Oulton Park, Snetterton and Donington Park in February 2021 for the PC (and for console racers in April of the same year). Prior to that, Imola arrived … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Console Update 1.8 Due This Summer
After a long wait, there's good news for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S sim racers with the Assetto Corsa Competizione console update 1.8 due this summer, by the end of September. And that should be followed by the Challengers Pack DLC for consoles between November and the end of the year. The Untold development team are working on the update by replicating the example … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Free Weekend and DLC Discounts
Most sim racing fans will probably have tried the official title for the World GT Challenge, but if not, there's an Assetto Corsa Competizione free weekend and DLC discounts. So you could pick up extras including the most recent Challengers Pack for a bit less. The chance to try the Kunos Simulazioni game for nothing via Steam will run from 10am PST on Thursday May 5th, … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Update 1.8.14 Released
There's a fairly small change list, but still a 1.36GB download, with Assetto Corsa Competizione Update 1.8.14 released. The main additions are liveries for partner esport activities, and some bonus GT World Challenge EU 2022 paint schemes. Those presumably make up the bulk of the download, as the only other changes are fixes for an out-of-range engine map stage, and … [Read more...]
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Esports Challenge Starts Tonight
The Mobileye 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Esports Challenge starts tonight with 48 world class sim racers competing in a one-hour race at Misano on Assetto Corsa Competizione. The five-round series is the first of the three continental Sprint series running in 2022, and each round takes place on Wednesday evenings. Drivers to watch include reigning series champion James … [Read more...]
Verhagen Wins The 2022 Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series Opener
It was a good start to the season for the ROWE Racing and BMW Junior driver, as Neil Verhagen wins the 2022 Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series opener at Imola. Driving the only BMW M4 GT3 in the field, Verhagen and the car were making their debut in the championship, which runs on Assetto Corsa Competizione. And they've started well, with the pole position, fastest lap and … [Read more...]
Intercontinental GT Series Replaces Regional GT World Challenges
There's a change for professional sim racers competing in one of the biggest championships on Assetto Corsa Competizione, as the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge Esports replaces the three previous GT World Challenge Esports Endurance series which ran separately for Europe, Asia and America. Organised by SRO Motorsports Group and AK Esports, the overhaul includes a new … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.11 Released
Setting all suspension toe angles to the maximum negative amount should no longer give you some free speed and acceleration with Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.11 released by Kunos Simulazioni. Until now, it was possible to exploit the negative camber to get an advantage, which obviously wasn't great for the official game of the GT World Challenge. But while sim … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.10 Released
There's another small update to download for the PC version of the Kunos Simulazioni sim racing title with Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.10 released. You'll see it via your Steam client, and as always, the console versions are handled separately. But for PC sim racers, there are a small number of tweaks which are focused on the BMW M4 GT3, Audi R8 GT3 and McLaren … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.9 Released
The first update has arrived from Kunos Simulazion in 2022 with Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.9 released. It's a fairly small download for the GT World Challenge-based racing sim, covering off a few fixes. But it could help to make the game much more accessible for a bigger number of PC gamers. The two interesting changes are that a 100Hz legacy option for FFB … [Read more...]