Earning cash as a "pro gamer" isn't reserved just for StarCraft and Counter-Strike players, as two of Australia's best iRacing drivers have just finalised lucrative contracts with Tatts.com. "Mitchell McLeod who also races in GoKarts, is very keen to get stuck into the new season to reclaim the championship title saying "I'm excited! The livery looks unreal, I can't wait to get it on my car!"
Snerdaperds attempts to coin a new term, Sim-phoria. He states,“a game or activity that simulates a real-life activity in such a way that it is inherently more engaging and fun than the actual activity that it is supposedly simulating through arcadification.” He continues, refining the term, and talking about Super Mega Baseball 2, and other games that fit the description.
Higher Eclectic Ground goes back in time to track how a pair of British IRacing enthusiasts went onto create the first, most intricately designed Sim-Racing Touring Car championship in Europe.
Steve Myers of iRacing.com revealed that the company has signed two new license deals. There were already some hints a few months back and today the long wait is finally over as the NGTC Honda Civic from the British Touring Car Championship and the Honda HSV-010 GT from the Japanese Super GT series are coming to the simulation.