Project CARS 2 Codemasters has bought Slightly Mad Studios (1 Viewer)

[Born2BSlow]

Big news @Members

Codemasters acquires Project CARS developer Slightly Mad Studios

Racing studio grows to 700 people

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[Jonno]

Ahh well time for pcars to be even more wrecked

 

[m4nu]

Big news @Members

Codemasters acquires Project CARS developer Slightly Mad Studios

Racing studio grows to 700 people

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Learn more about life, careers and products at Codemasters.

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[Owfier]

Big news @Members

Codemasters acquires Project CARS developer Slightly Mad Studios

Racing studio grows to 700 people

www.polygon.com

Codemasters - Official EA Site

Learn more about life, careers and products at Codemasters.

www.codemasters.com

Yea I saw, I can't decide yet if this is a good thing or a bad thing....

 

[miagi]

From experience and inside in pCArs2 development, the less Ian Bell has to say in SMS, the better for everyone and everything.

 

[Born2BSlow]

I’m hoping for a sim focussed racer, with Project Cars ambition and features, but Codemasters level budget and polish. I know Codies aren’t perfect but they did a good job with Dirt Rally.

Thanks @t0daY for sorting the tag...

Theory #1: this has happened because they have to deliver a Hollywood blockbuster game but ran out of money to fund development.

Theory #2: Codies see the GT Sport World Championship, realised that “virtual” racing could be a huge market for them, and saw Project Cars tech as a good start point (just needs to be debugged a little).

 

[Eugene Flerko]

Theory #1: this has happened because they have to deliver a Hollywood blockbuster game but ran out of money to fund development.

Theory #1 seems reasonable considering Ian's ambitions and cost of the deal.

 

[InsaneBase]

Wow!

 

[Cornworld]

I see a Forza and GT Sport competitor on the horizon. Can’t imagine that they are leaning towards the Assetto and rFactor side of life. Besides, this fits well in there race portfolio.

 

[Tom]

I would love to see a new TOCA game Or I'll just settle for another Grid done good.

 

[Eugene Flerko]

I would love to see a new TOCA game Or I'll just settle for another Grid done good.

I think it's better to have solid continuation of pCARS even within Codemasters than have a Grid or TOCA by SMS team which will be not a simracer nor an arcade.

 

[Tom]

Even the TOCA/BTCC licence in pCars 3 would be ace, a good chunk of the calendar and support package is already in the series.

 

[Cluck]

TOCA Race Driver introduced me to Bathurst so a pox on anybody that doesn't like Codemasters

 

[SlowBloke]

What if they revived the original toca idea with sms developing it..... that was codemasters and for its day was a complete game changer. We already know sms do fantastic fwd simulation. They have most of the tracks already.... just build the game elements around what they have already. I think it's a no brainer .

So for me cautiously optimistic... for now

 

[Born2BSlow]

If they fix the kerb behaviour issues (although not such a huge problem in TC cars IIRC), and included support series like the Ginetta stuff, that would be an awesome game assuming BTCC as the basis. I do like the Ginettas in PC2, it's a shame the Clio Cup has left, but the Mini Challenge should be a good replacement.

If they included other tin top options too that would be great too...

 

[Tom]

They were only supporting one round, but having these in the game would be ridiculously awesome:

 

[UnstopaPaul]

They were only supporting one round, but having these in the game would be ridiculously awesome:

They look fantastic. Also, why is the sound from these better than a F1 car

 

[Jonno]

This is an intresting one tbh. Will they release a new game or continue to boost pc2. Surely theres more money to be made continually realising DLC than a new game every few years.. Imo its a no brainer..pc2 is a solid base they should build on it not develop a new.. But that is my opinion lol..

 

[Tom]

Pcars 3 has been under development for a while now, and no patches have been released for #2 for a long time.

 

[m4nu]

I dont think CM will have much impact on pC3. Its under developement for quite a while now, maybe in marketing CM can help but game-wise this won't be a big game changer IMO.