This racing-focused spin-off from
Kunos Simulazioni’s popular
Assetto Corsasim was a hit on PC
when it was released last summer.
Now it makes its way onto the Xbox
One and PlayStation 4. That entails
some trade-offs interms of graphical
fidelity compared with high-end PCs
although you’d be hard pushedto
notice once immersed in the action.
Assetto CorsaCompetizioneis
the official game of the real-life GT
World Challenge (formerly known
as the Blancpain GT Series), and
its painstaking modelling ofthe
GT3 class attracteda great deal of
interest from F1’s Esports dabblers- including CharlesLeclerc – during
the COVID-19 lockdown. Although
there are SprintandEndurance
races (including the Spa 24 Hours),
this isa proper simulation rather
than an arcade-style game.The
developer claimsto have used
Laserscantechnologyto model
every wrinkle of the circuits, and the
characteristics of the cars – from
the likes of Lamborghini,Ferrari,
Mercedes, McLaren andPorsche – are
reproduced as precisely as possible.
Kunos has also worked with Pirellito
finesse tyreperformance.
An add-onIntercontinental GT
Pack featuresextra tracks (including
Suzuka and MountPanorama) as well
as more drivers,teams and liveries.ASSETTO CORSA COMPETIZIONE
Price£34.99
505games.comLondon-based multi-media artist
and motorsport fanAlexander Hall,
the man behind the Haut deGamme
brand, can nameFormula 1 star
DanielRicciardo among his high-
profile clients. Haut de Gamme prints
also featureextensively in IHG hotels
around theworld. The champagne
celebration on the podium after
a race is the inspirationfor the
technique behind these prints of
iconic sports cars, vividly rendered in
a dripping paint effect.HAUT DE GAMME POSTERS
PriceFrom£150 (mini-editionprints)
to £445(limited-edition prints)
hautdegamme.comGP RACING JULY 2020 97
This racing-focused spin-off from
Kunos Simulazioni’s popular
Assetto Corsasim was a hit on PC
when it was released last summer.
Now it makes its way onto the Xbox
One and PlayStation 4. That entails
some trade-offs interms of graphical
fidelity compared with high-end PCs
although you’d be hard pushedto
notice once immersed in the action.
Assetto CorsaCompetizioneis
the official game of the real-life GT
World Challenge (formerly known
as the Blancpain GT Series), and
its painstaking modelling ofthe
GT3 class attracteda great deal of
interest from F1’s Esports dabblers- including CharlesLeclerc – during
the COVID-19 lockdown. Although
there are SprintandEndurance
races (including the Spa 24 Hours),
this isa proper simulation rather
than an arcade-style game.The
developer claimsto have used
Laserscantechnologyto model
every wrinkle of the circuits, and the
characteristics of the cars – from
the likes of Lamborghini,Ferrari,
Mercedes, McLaren andPorsche – are
reproduced as precisely as possible.
Kunos has also worked with Pirellito
finesse tyreperformance.
An add-onIntercontinental GT
Pack featuresextra tracks (including
Suzuka and MountPanorama) as well
as more drivers,teams and liveries.ASSETTO CORSA COMPETIZIONE
Price£34.99
505games.comLondon-based multi-media artist
and motorsport fanAlexander Hall,
the man behind the Haut deGamme
brand, can nameFormula 1 star
DanielRicciardo among his high-
profile clients. Haut de Gamme prints
also featureextensively in IHG hotels
around theworld. The champagne
celebration on the podium after
a race is the inspirationfor the
technique behind these prints of
iconic sports cars, vividly rendered in
a dripping paint effect.
HAUT DE GAMME POSTERS
PriceFrom£150 (mini-editionprints)
to £445(limited-edition prints)
hautdegamme.com