US EditionA Long-Awaited IndyCar Video Game Is Coming After Decades without One. Here's What We Know
IndyCar's first dedicated video game since 2004 will include a career mode, licensed drivers, and online multiplayer, developed with feedback from Team Penske's Scott McLaughlin.
- On Tuesday, IndyCar and iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations announced a long-term agreement to produce a standalone IndyCar game, with iRacing Studios starting production next year for PlayStation, Xbox and Steam.
- After a failed 2023 project with Motorsport Games, IndyCar terminated the licence in late 2023 and accepted unfinished assets with a $400,000 settlement in June 2024.
- Built from the ground up, iRacing Studios will develop the game on its enhanced Orontes engine, featuring a robust career mode, licensed IndyCar and Indy NXT drivers, plus online multiplayer, with Team Penske's Scott McLaughlin consulting.
- The deal restores a dedicated IndyCar title after more than two decades, and IndyCar and iRacing have extended their licensing agreement to secure the series' presence on PC and consoles for years.
- Tony Gardner and iRacing point to their existing licensed titles as pedigree, with NASCAR 25 due October 14 and INDYCAR borrowing tech from other iRacing Studios products like ExoCross, supporting future releases.
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IndyCar and iRacing have revealed a long-term licensing agreement for the development of an exclusive gaming line of this sport side, which will be launched in the second half of 2026. The project involves IndyCar’s return to video games after more than two decades without a specific title. It is currently under development in iRacing Studios’ digital garages and will be available for PlayStation, Xbox and PC via Steam.
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IndyCar and iRacing have signed a multi-year licensing agreement to produce standalone IndyCar video games for PC and console. Confirmed: The IndyCar title will be released for PlayStation, Xbox and Steam It will be the first dedicated IndyCar game in more than two decades Context: IndyCar reunited with iRacing in 2024 after a brief period of exclusivity with Motorsport Games, a collaboration that was supposed to spawn the series’ first standal…
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