WRC Hits stores Oct 8th

News this week that WRC will be hitting stores this October, based on the 2010 series this is the first rally title by Black Bean. We hope to have a hands-on up soon but in the meantime we have the latest press release and screen shots below.

Black Bean Games today announced the final release date for WRC, the only official FIA World Rally Championship videogame. The game is being developed by Milestone and will be available in stores on the 8th of October for PlayStation®3, Xbox®360 and PC.

For the first time in five years the official WRC videogame is back and will be available in formats for home consoles and PC with an exclusive package representing all the official licensed cars, drivers and co-drivers from the current WRC season and from all support classes: P-WRC, S-WRC, J-WRC.

Petrol-heads, motorsport enthusiasts and WRC fans alike will experience a unique game that delivers a realistic and accessible driving model. The game features 78 different rally stages and over 550km of varied road conditions from the 13 countries which host a round of the WRC. Also available for the first time is the new “Road to the WRC” career mode presenting the opportunity to compete for 50 different trophies. In addition many online multiplayer game modes combine to make the WRC game an epic motorsport adventure and the ultimate rally gaming experience.

Additional information will follow shortly on www.wrcthegame.com and http://blog.milestone.it. In the meantime, just save the date to enjoy the real WRC world: 8th October 2010!

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07-15-2010, 05:15 AM

Wow it's sure going to be a hectic few weeks around Oct/Nov with all these cool driving games coming out (& Black Ops) best book plenty of holiday time off work!

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07-15-2010, 07:38 AM

Need more direct videos and less screen shots.

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07-15-2010, 05:42 PM

Yeah, as it happens I'll be meeting the developers and having a thorougher play test next week. Any questions you'd like me to ask?

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07-16-2010, 12:00 AM

I have questions

*Physics - What did Milestone base their car physic on? Will WRC be a modern RBR (i.e. as real as possible) or an arcade/sim hybrid like the CMR & Dirt series.

* Any former or current WRC drivers help with car physics and/or car feel?

*Graphics engine - an updated SBK X engine or all new for WRC? Frame rate - what is it? Will evolving track deformation be featureed in WRC and if so, will it make a significant difference to driving the car? (it does nothing in SBK X other than darken the racing line)

*Damage levels - Codemasters have set the standard for damage in their rally styled games. How does WRC compare to the benchmark, Dirt 2 and will WRC damage be superficial or does it make a significant difference to car handling.

* Courses: What countries are included, how many courses are there and are these reproductions of real WRC courses or fictional courses? Will WRC feature the full gamut of rally terrain: tarmac, gravel, dirt, snow, ice, mud etc.

*Cars: How many, what classes and are there any Group B monsters in the roster?

*Weather: Does WRC feature real time weather changes?

*Rules. Will WRC follow the sports rules? (i.e. damage repair can only be for 60 minutes at cerain intervals between stages).

*Support. Milestone do not support their games - they are shipped and that's all until next year. Will WRC have much DLC content (new cars, tracks etc)?

*WRC to be an annually released game like the SBK series?

Cheers.

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07-16-2010, 06:04 PM

Thanks mate, yeah I've covered a lot but two heads are always better than one. I should get the opportunity to film myself taking it for a spin too.

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07-17-2010, 12:55 AM

Not a problem.

Sim Racing Tonight has an interview with Milestone about WRC. You'll need to skip ahead to 23:42 to watch the interview (unless you want to stare at Ms Lopez and her highly stretched top

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Link to video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjsHU...feature=digest

They cover quite a few topics outlined above, might be worth a watch to see what topics SRT missed...and for the eye candy!

Cheers.

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