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Project CARS

Platform

PC, PS4, XBox One

Genre

Publisher

Steering wheel compatible

Yes

Developer

Slighty Mad Studios

UK Release Date

06/05/2015

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Our Review

8 /10

Summary

Project CARS is a landmark racing game. It succeeds as a focused and uncompromising thoroughbred racing simulator that bridges the gap between PC and consoles, representing motorsport at its most raw, most intense and most visceral. This is the complete package for the hardcore racing enthusiast that will keep you racing for months, and possibly years to come. If you consider yourself a racing game fanatic with a passion for motorsport, you’d be slightly mad not to take Project CARS for a spin.

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Articles

News Nicolas Hamilton selects Project CARS “Car of the Future” competition winner

To celebrate the release of Project CARS, Bandai Namco recently held a competition in collaboration with leading provider of English and maths tuition Explore Learning in which aspiring young drivers could submit designs for their own car of the future. After 8,000 entries, the winner has now been announced. Selected by none other than real life racing driver Nicolas […]

News Project CARS 2.0 patch released for PC and PS4

Following its release on PC last week, Project CARS' v2.0 update has been rolled out across all formats (Edit: the Xbox One patch is still awaiting submission – other sources had been reporting its release, but this is incorrect), bringing with it a host of bug fixes, performance optimisation and further improvements. Be warned, though: […]

News Major Project CARS v2.0 patch incoming to improve performance, AI & more

This week's announcement of Project CARS 2 hasn't gone down very well with some players, to say the least – not only has it only been six weeks since the release of Project CARS, but there are still many unresolved issues plaguing the game. At this point, announcing a sequel was borderline insulting to some, […]

News Project CARS 2 announced as crowdfunding commences

Six weeks after the launch of Project CARS, Slightly Mad Studios have formally announced Project CARS 2 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Like the original, Project CARS 2 will also be crowd-funded with Slightly Mad's World of Mass Development programme, which is now open for sign-ups. Slightly Mad aim to expand Project CARS's already […]

News Project CARS is getting improved weather effects in future update

You can always measure a racing game's graphics by its weather effects. Project CARS delivers very well indeed on that front, boasting dynamic weather with some utterly convincing spray effects. You even have to manually turn on the wipers. DriveClub gives it a serious run for its money, though, as Evolution went the extra mile […]

News Project Cars – Bentley Speed 8 at Le Mans PC gameplay

With the recent release of the Racing Icons Pack for Project CARS, and the with Le Mans 24 hours taking place, we thought it fitting to take one of the Racing Icon Pack cars around the famous Le Mans circuit. Alan drives the 2003 Bentley Speed 8, which won the famous Le Mans 24 hour […]

News Project CARS to support new Logitech wheels at launch

Okay so this is not exactly the biggest surprise story of the year but nevertheless Slightly Mad Studios have recently confirmed that Project CARS will support the new Logitech G29 and G920 racing wheels when they launch. The PC and Playstation 3/4 compatible G29 is due to launch in the US next month while the […]

News Project CARS v1.4 patch released for PC and PS4

As promised, Slightly Mad Studios have released hte long-awaited v1.4 patch the for PC and PS4 versions of Project CARS, which addresses a number of reported issues as well as boosting performance. The shaders have been completely rebuilt for the PS4 version, resulting in a "significant performance boost in some areas." Elsewhere, the anti aliasing […]

News Project CARS On Demand outlines future DLC road map

Slightly Mad Studios revealed their future DLC plans for Project CARS in the form of Project CARS On Demand, a scheme that signifies their commitments to providing regular free updates on and additional content that doesn't lure players into purchasing a season pass. Part of this will be free patches with updates influenced by the […]

News ‘Audi Ruapuna Park Expansion’ coming to Project CARS in July 2015

A new track expansion pack for Project CARS has been subtly announced on the racing game's official website. Listed without fanfare on the site's 'Project Cars On Demand' sub-section [EDIT: listing now removed], the 'Audi Ruapuna Park Expansion' will add an all-new location to the title – the Ruapuna Speedway circuit, which is perhaps most […]

News ‘Racing Icons Car Pack’ released for Project CARS

An all-new DLC pack for Project CARS has been released, adding a range of dedicated endurance racing cars to the multi-platform title. Predominantly featuring in the 'Racing Icons Car Pack' are some of the more notable Le Mans racers of the last twenty years, along with the more contemporary Bentley Continental GT3. All the vehicles […]

News Project CARS causes wheel sales to soar

As with any racing simulator, Project CARS is best played with a wheel such as the Thrustmaster T300. Unsurprisingly, since the release of Project CARS demand for wheel peripherals has soared significantly – particularly on console where wheels aren't as commonplace as PC, with many retailers currently sold out of popular products. German site Computerbase […]

News Project CARS races past one million sales

Project CARS has taken the sim racing genre by storm. Debuting at number one in the UK charts where it stayed in pole position for two consecutive weeks (apparently this makes it the first Bandai Namco-distributed game to achieve this since Ridge Racer Type 4 sixteen years ago), Slightly Mad Studios has announced that its critically […]

News Project Cars – Formula A, Azure Circuit, PS4 gameplay

After a short break we return to some Project CARS action in a quick run around the streets of Monaco in a Formula A car as requested by one of our viewers. The action takes place on the Playstation 4 version running at 80% AI difficulty. Despite some issues with his Thrustmaster T500 racing wheel, […]

News Upcoming Project CARS 1.4 patch promises improved console performance

The release of Project CARS has been met with well-deserved critical acclaim (our own review is currently in progress) across the board, but that hasn't stopped it coming under fire by players complaining about a number of bugs that are hampering the experience for some. Well fear not fellow Project CARS players, because Slightly Mad […]

News DirectX 12 to offer “30-40%” performance boost for Project CARS

The upcoming DirectX 12 programming interface for PC and Xbox One should bring noticeable performance boosts to Project Cars, Slightly Mad Studios head Ian Bell has revealed. As stated on the official Project CARS forums, the new tool will improve Project CARS' performance on PC by "30-40%", in comparison with how the game currently runs […]

News Project CARS Xbox One update fixes a number of issues

Slightly Mad Studios have just released their new 1.3 update for the Xbox One version of their recently released Project CARS title. The fix is also said to eliminate the occasional crashing that happens when advancing from qualifying to race or from a race back to the race central along with numerous other fixes. There's still […]

News Project CARS accolades trailer

Project CARS has been out for about a month and a half now and has gotten some very good review scores from critics worldwide. The racer is currently averaging 83 across its currently available platforms on Metacritic for example. To celebrate the game's success Slightly Mad Studios have proudly released an 'accolades trailer' to showcase […]

News Project CARS – Formula C Azure circuit gameplay & F1 chat

After a short break we return to some Project CARS action in our latest gameplay video. As we've just had the Monaco Grand Prix take place we thought it fitting to take to the streets of Monaco in a Formula C car. The footage was captured on a PC with the AI set to 100% […]

News Project CARS may skip the Wii U and launch on Nintendo’s ‘NX’ console

All of us have been playing Project CARS for a little while now, well that is all of us except Nintendo Wii U owners. We've had a very general release date of 'sometime in 2015' for the Wii U for a while now which perhaps was a clue to Slightly Mad Studios' struggles behind the […]

News Project CARS stays in pole position for second week in UK charts

Despite some stiff competition, Project CARS has managed to hold on to the top spot in the UK weekly charts for the second week running. Project CARS managed to fend off the newly released Wolfenstein: The Old Blood despite seeing its sales drop off fairly substantially. However I expect Project CARS to be easily bumped off of […]

News Project CARS – Lotus 98T at Monza, PC gameplay (All Assists Off, 100% A.I.)

We amp up the difficulty in our latest Project CARS video by taking on the classic Lotus 98T around Monza. The Lotus is enough of a handful with assists on but Alan goes all out and tames the beastly classic without the aid of any assists whatsoever. Oh and the difficulty has been ramped up to the […]

News Project CARS – Formula C Brands Hatch, PC Gameplay

Following our recent Project CARS PC gameplay video we have even more Formula C racing action for you. This time around we take to one of Alan's favourite tracks, Brands Hatch. The AI is set to 80% in this video and all assists have once again been turned off. Alan notices that the AI is quick in […]

News Project CARS: Formula C Cadwell Park PC gameplay

Alan takes to the Cadwell Park track in a Formula C racing car in our latest Project CARS gameplay video. The AI has been set at 80% difficulty and all assists are turned off. The technical circuit was one that Alan was not familiar with initially but it has since grown on him very much. There will […]