Le Mans Ultimate – the official game of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and
FIA World Endurance Championship – will be available to the public
in Early Access form on Tuesday 20th February – allowing players to
get their hands on the game developed by renowned simulation
developer, Studio 397 and Motorsport Games Inc. (collectively, the
“Company” or “Motorsport Games”).
The title will feature all the cars and circuits
from the memorable centenary year in 2023, showcasing the exciting
arrival of the revered Hypercars from that season. Cadillac,
Ferrari, Glickenhaus, Peugeot, Porsche, Toyota and Vanwall,
developed with extensive manufacturer support, all featured in the
PC-based game. Players will experience the thrill of piloting
iconic cars at spectacular laser-scanned circuits with Sebring,
Portimão, Spa-Francorchamps, Monza, Fuji, Bahrain and legendary
Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans all featured in the meticulous
detail that Studio 397 are famed for.
Motorsport fans can start their Le Mans Ultimate
journey through either Online events, powered by the latest version
of RaceControl coming to Le Mans Ultimate, or Single Player Race
Weekends. This offers the chance to test drive the exotic
machinery, refine your car set-up and learn the circuits, whilst
formulating your own FIA WEC Race Weekend – taking part in
Practice, Qualifying and the main Race. Users will be able to
adjust the time of day, session duration and weather conditions to
their liking before racing against best-in-class AI drivers.
For those seeking thrilling, wheel-to-wheel
competition against players the world over, Online multiplayer will
offer an exhilarating challenge. From launch, players will be able
to take part in ranked Daily Races that pair your with similarly
skilled drivers. These races run regularly throughout the day and
will provide the opportunity to build the player’s Driver and
Safety Ranking – in time, your rank will offer up further
opportunities for higher ranked races and exclusive events.
The price will be set at
€29.99 EUR / £24.99 GBP / $32.99
USD for day one release, allowing those who purchase early
to capitalise on a lower price point and gain the ability to
provide feedback and steer future content. As the game evolves
through Early Access, the improved experience and content offering
will be accompanied by incremental price increases for new
purchasers.
Game development will be a collaborative process
with Le Mans Ultimate providing regular updates on the build of the
game, fixes, features, content development and quality of life
updates. The Le Mans Ultimate community will not only be kept up to
speed by the Studio 397 team, but also encouraged to take part in
future polls, events, forums and suggestions as developers work
alongside the community to shape future developments.
“397 laps is the highest number of laps ever
completed by a team at Le Mans, giving Studio 397 its unique name.
To be able to bring this product to market is a dream fulfilled.
For the team, it’s the next stint of an exciting journey to deliver
the ultimate endurance title,” enthused Dom Duhan, Head of Studio
397. “Launching in Early Access is an important step in realising
our ambitions; we will launch features and content only when ready
and up to the high standards we set ourselves.”
For those who would like to stay up to date on
Le Mans Ultimate, the @LeMansUltimate social media channels will be
the place to be between the 8th and 9th February. Watch as the
development team undertake the latest in a line of several Balance
of Performance (BoP) tests preparing the cars in their respective
classes ahead of launch. It will be another chance to see
highlights and hear the cars in action, Additionally, these
channels will be used over the coming weeks as the team begin to
reveal their plans for the post-release roadmap and share how users
can become involved in the continued development of this title.
For further information on Le Mans Ultimate
visit www.lemansultimate.com or the games’ social media channels or
by visiting Le Mans Ultimate on Steam and Wishlisting the product
today to keep up to date with all developments.
About Motorsport Games:
Motorsport Games, a Motorsport Network company,
is a racing game developer, publisher and esports ecosystem
provider of official motorsport racing series throughout the world.
Combining innovative and engaging video games with exciting esports
competitions and content for racing fans and gamers, Motorsport
Games strives to make racing games that are authentically close to
reality. The Company is the officially licensed video game
developer and publisher for iconic motorsport racing series
including the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Motorsport Games also owns the
industry leading rFactor 2 and KartKraft simulation platforms.
rFactor 2 also serves as the official sim racing platform of
Formula E, while also powering F1 Arcade through a partnership with
Kindred Concepts. Motorsport Games is also an award-winning esports
partner of choice for the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Formula E.
Motorsport Games is building a virtual racing ecosystem where each
product drives excitement, every esports event is an adventure and
every race inspires.
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Le Mans Ultimate and/or Studio 397’s attributes, performance,
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competing or playing Le Mans Ultimate game, that Motorsport Games
will be successful in bringing the ultimate experience to Le Mans
Ultimate game. All forward-looking statements involve significant
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expected benefits of the new Le Mans Ultimate game and/or related
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Games will produce the positive experience for gamers and
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piloting the cars on Le Mans Ultimate game, whether Online
multiplayer will offer an exhilarating challenge, whether a
player’s rank will offer up further opportunities for higher ranked
races and exclusive events, whether e Mans Ultimate game will
evolve through and/or after Early Access and/or offer the improved
experience and content offering, whether Le Mans Ultimate game
development will be a collaborative process with Le Mans Ultimate
providing regular updates on the build of the game, fixes,
features, content development and quality of life updates, whether
the Le Mans Ultimate community will not only be kept up to speed by
the Studio 397 team, but also encouraged to take part in future
polls, events, forums and suggestions as developers work alongside
the community to shape future developments, and/or whether the
Company will launch features and content only when ready and up to
the high standards set by Studio 397 and Motorsport Games. Factors
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