In recognition of the FIA World Endurance Championship – the
ultimate endurance racing challenge, cars representing the ultimate
in technology, durability and performance, and taking place at the
ultimate motorsport venue, there can only be one name for the
official game for the 24 Hours of Le Mans and FIA WEC:
Le
Mans Ultimate.
Expected in December 2023, this special
centenary year for the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (the “ACO”),
owner and founder of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the game has been
developed by Motorsport Games Inc.’s (the “Company” or “Motorsport
Games”) Studio 397 and will capture all the emotion, speed and
glory of the world’s most famous and prestigious endurance
motorsport event. Studio 397, the developer behind the rFactor 2
platform, has a pedigree for gaming and sports car racing – with
Studio 397 name reflecting the remarkable feat by Audi Sport in
2010, where its R15 prototype lapped the Circuit de la Sarthe 397
times before taking victory.
The PC-based game will feature official cars and
circuits from the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship season,
which, of course, has the 24 Hours of Le Mans as its headline
event. Included for the first time will be Hypercars from Ferrari,
Peugeot, Porsche and Toyota, which – together with models of all
the cars of the 2023 full-season WEC entrants – will be competing
on iconic tracks such as Spa-Francorchamps, Monza, Fuji and Circuit
de la Sarthe.
As well as high-fidelity models of cars and
circuits, class leading physics and performance from the physics
engine behind rFactor 2 will be brought into the new game, as well
as further innovative gaming and competition features associated
with endurance racing. The online gameplay will be powered by
RaceControl, a new development from Motorsport Games that powers an
interactive multiplayer experience. Features will include both
competitive and more casual races, as well as the ability to host a
private session. Perhaps most innovatively, the game is planned to
include a collaborative asynchronous race mode, whereby a team of
players can undertake their stints at a time and date that suits
them, with each member fitting in their time in the car around
other commitments or time zone restraints.
The fans’ chance to be involved in final
developmentInvited by the ACO, on site at Circuit de la
Sarthe from 7th-11th June will be representatives of Le Mans
Ultimate who will be offering the fans and spectators a unique
First Look Preview Presented by Thrustmaster. Based in the Gaming
Zone in the Family Area, there will be 10 simulators on which the
general public can either drive the Porsche 963 Hypercar or the
Ferrari 488 GTE and emulate their real-life heroes by completing
laps of the track.
A competition supported by Thrustmaster allows
everyone who signs up to play the game to be entered into a prize
draw to win a Limited Edition Thrustmaster T818 Steering Wheel and
base. Fans will also be able to give feedback and their views in a
post-play survey.
Pierre Fillon, President of the
Automobile Club de l’Ouest: “This year the 24 Hours of Le
Mans celebrates its centenary and the prestige of the race is
unparalleled. It is only natural, in this new golden age of
endurance, for fans to want to experience racing first hand, or
almost. Today’s video games give them just that opportunity. In the
wake of the undisputed success of the Le Mans Virtual Series and
the Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans, Le Mans Ultimate is the...
ultimate game when it comes to simulating the sensations racing
drivers feel at the wheel. A big thank you to Motorsport Games and
Studio 397 for a game that has all the ingredients to be hugely
popular!”
Frédéric Lequien, CEO of the FIA World
Endurance Championship: “With this year’s 24 Hours of Le
Mans, round four of the FIA WEC, celebrating its 100th anniversary,
it has provided the perfect platform for Le Mans Ultimate to be
revealed to eager fans across the globe. The team at Motorsport
Games and Studio 397 are committed to creating a product which can
help bring the joys of endurance racing to gamers all over. We
can’t wait to get see the final product later this year!”
Stephen Hood, CEO Motorsport
Games: “It’s great to pull the covers off and introduce
the world to Le Mans Ultimate for the first time. In this Centenary
year, we have been working closely with the ACO to bring the thrill
of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA WEC to people all around the
world. We aim to help make them feel invested in Le Mans Ultimate
from the start, taking them on a gaming journey with updates and
behind-the-scenes coverage through our social media channels to
show the development and the excitement we all have at Studio 397
and Motorsport Games to produce the best experience for gamers and
motorsport fans.”
For more information, visit
https://www.lemansultimate.com/ or follow @LeMansUltimate
across social media.
About Motorsport
Games:
Motorsport Games, a Motorsport Network company,
is a leading 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 the joy of racing accessible to everyone. The
Company is the officially licensed video game developer and
publisher for iconic motorsport racing series across PC,
PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and mobile, including NASCAR,
INDYCAR, 24 Hours of Le Mans and the British Touring Car
Championship (“BTCC”), as well as the industry leading rFactor 2
and KartKraft simulations. 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 an
award-winning esports partner of choice for 24 Hours of Le Mans,
Formula E, BTCC, the FIA World Rallycross Championship and the
eNASCAR Heat Pro League, among others. Motorsport Games is building
a virtual racing ecosystem where each product drives excitement,
every esports event is an adventure and every story inspires.
Forward-Looking Statements:
Certain statements in this press release which
are not historical facts are forward- looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
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Le Mans Ultimate attributes, performance, benefits and features,
rFactor 2 physics engine’s physics and performance, Studio 397’s
pedigree for gaming and sports car racing and the features and
performance of RaceControl, related products and features and the
positive attributes of the products, the benefits and positive
attributes of competing on Le Mans Ultimate’s platform on iconic
tracks such as Spa-Francorchamps, Monza, Fuji and Circuit de la
Sarthe, such as the Company’s belief that rFactor 2 physics engine
has class leading physics and performance, that Le Mans Ultimate
will capture all the emotion, speed and glory of the 24 Hours of Le
Mans and/or and the FIA WEC, that the physics engine behind rFactor
2 has high-fidelity models of cars and circuits, that rFactor 2 is
a class leading physics and performance, that the physics engine
behind rFactor 2 will be brought into the new Le Mans Ultimate
game, that further innovative gaming and competition features will
be associated with endurance racing, that Motorsport Games’ newly
developed RaceControl will be effective in powering an interactive
multiplayer experience, that its features will be successful in the
ability to host a private sessions, that the new Le Mans Ultimate
game will include a collaborative asynchronous race mode, and
whether such mode will enable a team of players to undertake stints
at a time and date that suits them, that the First Look Preview
Presented will be successful and/or that the new Game’s cars,
including Porsche 963 Hypercar or the Ferrari 488 GTE, will enable
the users to emulate their real-life heroes by completing laps of
the track. All forward-looking statements involve significant risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking
statements, many of which are generally outside the control of
Motorsport Games and are difficult to predict. Examples of such
risks and uncertainties include, without limitation: difficulties,
delays in or unanticipated events that may impact the timing and
expected benefits of the new Le Mans Ultimate game and/or related
products and features, such as due to unexpected release delays,
whether the reveal of Le Mans Ultimate will be well received and/or
successful, whether the team at Motorsport Games and Studio 397
will succeed in creating a product that can help bring the joys of
endurance racing to gamers all over, whether the final product will
meet the expectations of the fans, users and spectators and/or
whether Studio 397 and Motorsport Games will produce the best
experience for gamers and motorsport fans. Factors other than those
referred to above could also cause Motorsport Games’ results to
differ materially from expected results. Additional factors that
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Commission (the “SEC”), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, its Quarterly Reports
on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC during 2023, as well as in its
subsequent filings with the SEC. Motorsport Games anticipates that
subsequent events and developments may cause its plans, intentions
and expectations to change. Motorsport Games assumes no obligation,
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