The sim racing news does not let up, not even at the peak of the holiday season. Kunos decided to give us all a festive surprise in the form of new info for Assetto Corsa EVO.
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16 January is the eagerly awaited release date for early access to Assetto Corsa EVO, which is set to be fully released in the Fall period of next year.
Kunos decided to give us sim racers a present on the most festive day of the year, which is another glimpse into what we can expect from AC EVO. We saw some new cars, and we now know which tracks will be available in the Early Access build.
The Ford RS Cosworth.
The five tracks that have been confirmed for the early access build are as follows: Suzuka, Mount Panorama, Imola, Brands Hatch and Laguna Seca. Interestingly, no Nürburgring or the Nordschleife, which might disappoint some, and neither will the eagerly anticipated free roam map of the Eifel region surrounding the circuit will be available either.
Marco Massarutto - Kunos co-founder and executive manager - stated in the preview video that between the early access and full release, they will intermittently add sections of the open world map. As for what type of driving will be available from the release of the early access build, there are practice and quick race modes, as well as the driving academy that is designed to help players learn tracks.
Driving Academy is an all-new game mode for AC EVO
As for cars, there have been a few we spotted that have not been in the previous previews. Just listing off the ones that are new within the gameplay segments, we saw the Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione, Ford Escort RS Cosworth, BMW M2 CS Racing and Mercedes AMG GT 63. There was also a Honda NSX featured prominently in the Kunos office on a sim rig monitor.
We do know from an image of an overview featuring all the brands that will have cars in the game that Honda is one of three marques that we did not have any previous confirmation of. Cadillac and Maserati are the other two, although interestingly, despite the 765 LT featuring prominently in a previous preview, McLaren is not listed. Whether we can read deeper into that or not, we cannot say.
All of the brands are set to be in AC EVO from launch, so maybe McLaren will arrive in a later update?
What are you most excited about from this AC EVO reveal? Let us know in our AC EVO forum or in the comments below!
