1UP writes: "Deep in the World Wide Interweb exists a riveting head-to-head video showdown pertinent to any critique of SimBin's latest racing-simulation opus, GTR Evolution. In the center of the screen: in-car footage of noted real-world driver HJ Stuck as he picks his way through the 13-mile (!), 80-plus-turn hell of Germany's infamous and oh-so-deadly Nürburgring Nordschleife. Surrounding the Stuck video: a saved replay of noted sim racer Markus Möller doing precisely the same thing while navigating Evolution's virtual depiction of the very same circuit. To say the two versions look almost indistinguishable is compliment enough to the SimBin development team. But that only tells part of the story.
To drive the monstrous Nordschleife -- to reallydrive it, until you no longer feel like a stranger -- is to experience the current pinnacle of race simology. The Evolution physics model, a carefully calculated blend of realism and challenge that never feels artificially difficult, really gets to show its stuff on this, arguably the most frightening and certainly the most sinewy and lengthy of all racing venues. That the GTR series now features not only Nordschleife but 19 other tracks from across the globe, a stunning 49 unique vehicles divided into 12 separate classes, and compelling new perks such as dynamic weather (a sunny day can quickly devolve into a blinding rainstorm) is awesome news for any driver. But that doesn't tell the whole story, either."
Simbin has for a long time been a fixture of the sim racing community as the makers of some of the most recognizable racing titles ever made. GTR, GTR2, GT Legends, Race 07 and Raceroom are just some of those games. Recently Simbin has been in the news with rumors of bankruptcy, closing up shop or some form of restructuring. With that going on Shaun Cole of The Simpit was able to sit down via Skype with Jay Ekkel, the licencing manager for Simbin. They talk about the company, its past, its future and a little bit of general sim racing talk.
The company is going through some restructuring there is some great insider stuff in this interview.
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SimBin has released another patch for GTR Evolution with quite a lot of new changes. The patch is available for the "online" versions via the Steam client, but info about an "offline" version is still unknown at this time.
