Sim Racing Industry News - OnlineRaceDriver https://www.onlineracedriver.com/category/news/ Sim Racing News, Tips and Guides Fri, 16 May 2025 17:05:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-ORD_Avatar-32x32.jpg Sim Racing Industry News - OnlineRaceDriver https://www.onlineracedriver.com/category/news/ 32 32 49607079 Forza Motorsport 6 2017 Ford GT For Sale In A Charity Auction https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2025/05/16/forza-motorsport-6-2017-ford-gt-for-sale-in-a-charity-auction/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2025/05/16/forza-motorsport-6-2017-ford-gt-for-sale-in-a-charity-auction/#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 17:04:23 +0000 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=22053 Fancy owning a supercar with a unique history in racing games? You can now bid on the Forza Motorsport 6 2017 Ford GT, as it’s been entered into a charity auction benefitting gaming charity SpecialEffect. The Ford GT was the cover star of Forza Motorsport 6, and since then has been largely on display in […]

Forza Motorsport 6 2017 Ford GT For Sale In A Charity Auction
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2025/05/16/forza-motorsport-6-2017-ford-gt-for-sale-in-a-charity-auction/feed/ 0 22053 Simagic Co-founder Tyler Wang Has Left the Company https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2025/03/03/simagic-co-founder-tyler-wang-has-left-the-company/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2025/03/03/simagic-co-founder-tyler-wang-has-left-the-company/#respond Mon, 03 Mar 2025 17:40:07 +0000 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=21752 There’s been a big change made at the sim racing hardware manufacturer, as Simagic co-founder Tyler Wang has left the company. Based in Shenzhen, China, the company began producing sim racing equipment in 2018, starting with the M10 wheelbase, GT1 wheel, and a 2.4G wireless quick release system. And they’ve since become well-established with the […]

Simagic Co-founder Tyler Wang Has Left the Company
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2025/03/03/simagic-co-founder-tyler-wang-has-left-the-company/feed/ 0 21752 New Motorsport Games Agreement To Complete On Studio 397 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2025/02/28/new-motorsport-games-agreement-to-complete-on-studio-397/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2025/02/28/new-motorsport-games-agreement-to-complete-on-studio-397/#respond Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:56:27 +0000 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=21743 Four years feels like a long time in sim racing, but having announced the acquisition back in 2021, there’s a new Motorsport Games agreement to complete on Studio 397 to take full ownership of the studio. It was announced as completed back in May 2021 by the then Motorsports Games CEO Dmitry Kozko and Studio […]

New Motorsport Games Agreement To Complete On Studio 397
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2025/02/28/new-motorsport-games-agreement-to-complete-on-studio-397/feed/ 0 21743 EA Sports F1 24 Wins At The 2025 D.I.C.E Awards https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2025/02/17/ea-sports-f1-24-wins-at-the-2025-d-i-c-e-awards/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2025/02/17/ea-sports-f1-24-wins-at-the-2025-d-i-c-e-awards/#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:54:33 +0000 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=21628 The award for Best Racing Game of 2024 has gone to Codemasters and Electronic Arts, as EA Sports F1 24 wins at the 2025 D.I.C.E Awards. Hosted by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS), the annual awards have been going since 1998, with more than 33,000 AIAS members voting to select the winners […]

EA Sports F1 24 Wins At The 2025 D.I.C.E Awards
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2025/02/17/ea-sports-f1-24-wins-at-the-2025-d-i-c-e-awards/feed/ 0 21628 Driver Developer Ubisoft Reflections Is Being Downsized https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2025/01/28/driver-developer-ubisoft-reflections-is-being-downsized/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2025/01/28/driver-developer-ubisoft-reflections-is-being-downsized/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:54:38 +0000 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=21479 Destruction Derby and Driver developer Ubisoft Reflections is being downsized with job losses as the parent company also closes Ubisoft Leamington and cuts in Dusseldorf and Stockholm. Formerly Reflections and Reflections Interactive Limited, the Newcastle upon Tyne studio began in 1984, being acquired by GT Interactive (later Infogrames and Atari) in 1998 and then by […]

Driver Developer Ubisoft Reflections Is Being Downsized
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2025/01/28/driver-developer-ubisoft-reflections-is-being-downsized/feed/ 0 21479 Seat Maker Recaro Automotive Files For Bankruptcy https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/08/01/seat-maker-recaro-automotive-files-for-bankruptcy/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/08/01/seat-maker-recaro-automotive-files-for-bankruptcy/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:56:02 +0000 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=20807 It’s a tough time for German firms making sim racing equipment as not only have Fanatec become insolvent, but now seat maker Recaro Automotive files for bankruptcy. The company dates back to 1906, with Recaro Holdings owning the aircraft, seating and gaming companies, with Recaro Automotive Seating owned by Raven Acquisitions LLC since 2020. Confusingly, […]

Seat Maker Recaro Automotive Files For Bankruptcy
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/08/01/seat-maker-recaro-automotive-files-for-bankruptcy/feed/ 0 20807 Fanatec Parent Company Endor AG Files For Insolvency https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/07/31/fanatec-parent-company-endor-ag-files-for-insolvency/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/07/31/fanatec-parent-company-endor-ag-files-for-insolvency/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:57:57 +0000 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=20796 Last updated on August 1st, 2024 at 02:16 pmThe future isn’t certain for one of the biggest sim racing hardware companies, as Fanatec parent company Endor AG files for insolvency. An attempt to restructure under the German Company Stabilisation and Restructuring Act (StaRUG) has failed, apparently due to a request by the former CEO and […]

Fanatec Parent Company Endor AG Files For Insolvency
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/07/31/fanatec-parent-company-endor-ag-files-for-insolvency/feed/ 0 20796 Corsair Negotiates To Buy Fanatec https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/05/09/corsair-negotiates-to-buy-fanatec/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/05/09/corsair-negotiates-to-buy-fanatec/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 16:02:11 +0000 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=20593 Last updated on July 10th, 2024 at 11:51 amThere’s a big change coming to the world of sim racing equipment as Corsair negotiates to buy Fanatec and parent company Endor AG. It’s been a turbulent time for Fanatec, with new chairman and CEO Andres Ruff replacing founder Thomas Jackermeier, issues with fulfilling orders and customer […]

Corsair Negotiates To Buy Fanatec
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/05/09/corsair-negotiates-to-buy-fanatec/feed/ 0 20593 Umberto Bettini Appointed General Manager at Milestone https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/04/29/umberto-bettini-appointed-general-manager-at-milestone/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/04/29/umberto-bettini-appointed-general-manager-at-milestone/#respond Mon, 29 Apr 2024 17:58:38 +0000 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=20575 While the big news is that Embracer Group will split into three separate companies, there are still changes being made at lower levels of the business, with Umberto Bettini appointed General Manager at Milestone. Formerly the Country Manager of Plaion Italy, the 53-year-old has been with the company since 2011, and will report directly to […]

Umberto Bettini Appointed General Manager at Milestone
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/04/29/umberto-bettini-appointed-general-manager-at-milestone/feed/ 0 20575 Fanatec Gets A New Official F1 Provider and License Deal https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/04/25/fanatec-gets-a-new-official-f1-provider-and-license-deal/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/04/25/fanatec-gets-a-new-official-f1-provider-and-license-deal/#respond Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:35:56 +0000 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=20536 In the midst of some upheaval for the company, Fanatec gets a new official F1 provider and license deal. The renewal of the existing agreement will run for multiple years, and means they’ll continue supplying teams and drivers in the Formula 1 Sim Racing series. And it also means there will be more F1 products […]

Fanatec Gets A New Official F1 Provider and License Deal
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/04/25/fanatec-gets-a-new-official-f1-provider-and-license-deal/feed/ 0 20536 Fanatec Appoint Andres Ruff As New Chairman and CEO https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/04/22/fanatec-appoint-andres-ruff-as-new-chairman-and-ceo/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/04/22/fanatec-appoint-andres-ruff-as-new-chairman-and-ceo/#respond Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:20:11 +0000 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=20512 After a turbulent time for the sim racing hardware manufacturer, which included dismissing founder Thomas Jackermeier from his position leading the business, parent company Endor AG and Fanatec appoint Andres Ruff as new chairman and CEO. The news was revealed in a statement shared via social media, as the current CRO takes the new position […]

Fanatec Appoint Andres Ruff As New Chairman and CEO
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/04/22/fanatec-appoint-andres-ruff-as-new-chairman-and-ceo/feed/ 0 20512 Embracer Group Will Split Into 3 Separate Companies https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/04/22/embracer-group-will-split-into-3-separate-companies/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/04/22/embracer-group-will-split-into-3-separate-companies/#respond Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:30:23 +0000 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=20508 After recently selling Saber Interactive, the home of SnowRunner and MudRunner, to the new Beacon Interactive company, there’s another big resutructuring as Embracer Group will split into 3 seperate companies. This will mean a trio of standalone publicly listed entities, with two of them including the racing game developers currently within the Embracer portfolio. Going […]

Embracer Group Will Split Into 3 Separate Companies
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/04/22/embracer-group-will-split-into-3-separate-companies/feed/ 0 20508 Motorsport Games And BTCC Agree A New License Deal https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/04/18/motorsport-games-and-btcc-agree-a-new-license-deal/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/04/18/motorsport-games-and-btcc-agree-a-new-license-deal/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:03:16 +0000 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=20497 After their original license agreement was terminated back in November 2023 due to ‘ongoing fundamental breaches’, Motorsport Games and BTCC agree a new license deal, covering rFactor 2 content until the end of 2026. Having found an amicable resolution to their issues, both parties have signed a new non-exclusive license agreement, which means British touring […]

Motorsport Games And BTCC Agree A New License Deal
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/04/18/motorsport-games-and-btcc-agree-a-new-license-deal/feed/ 0 20497 Fanatec Have Dismissed CEO Thomas Jackermeier https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/03/29/fanatec-have-dismissed-ceo-thomas-jackermeier/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/03/29/fanatec-have-dismissed-ceo-thomas-jackermeier/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:10:30 +0000 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=20431 Last updated on May 9th, 2024 at 04:27 pmAfter a period beset with supply chain issues, licensing delays and getting equipment delivered to customers, Fanatec have dismissed CEO Thomas Jackermeier. Jakermeier began the business back in 1997, with the first wheel released in 1998, and parent company Endor AG named after the planet in Return […]

Fanatec Have Dismissed CEO Thomas Jackermeier
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]]> https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/03/29/fanatec-have-dismissed-ceo-thomas-jackermeier/feed/ 0 20431 Embracer Group Confirms The Sale Of Saber Interactive https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/03/15/embracer-group-confirms-the-sale-of-saber-interactive/ https://www.onlineracedriver.com/2024/03/15/embracer-group-confirms-the-sale-of-saber-interactive/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:55:11 +0000 https://www.onlineracedriver.com/?p=20353 Early reports have proven true as Embracer Group confirms the sale of Saber Interactive to Beacon Interactive, a new company led by director and Saber co-founder Matthew Karch. Karch stepped down as Saber CEO in the summer of 2023 (He’s still listed as President on LinkedIn, and remains a large shareholder in Embracer Group). Which […]

Embracer Group Confirms The Sale Of Saber Interactive
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