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NASCAR console gaming has been in the gutters for the good part of the last 15 years and while there is no quick fix to this terrible mess there still are developments that most NASCAR fans would at least want to know about. One of which is the new 2022 DLC for NASCAR Heat 5 and the other is a new arcade kart racing game for NASCAR. These have had mixed reactions so we are going to look at them and if they are good or bad developments. Is NASCAR console gaming improving? Or just more of the same
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What do you think of the new NASCAR Heat DLC and news of the NASCAR kart racing game?
I think the DLC is a good look for MSG with their new VP, and I honestly don’t really care for some Mario Kart-like game with NASCAR slapped on the title.
The New NASCAR Kart Racing Is Actually Not Bad. But I Don’t Know If It Will Save The NASCAR Gaming Community Like Inside Line Did.
I think the DLC is good, hoping my game doesn’t crash. When we see the product of this DLC, depends on my answer.
I’m sure Gary Owen is punching the air with the new NH5 DLC, and Arcade Rush will also be a cool experience
I wouldn’t be excited about the new game. The same company created Big Rigs: Over The Road Racing. The “You’re Winner!” game.
Wait, for real?
that game’s reviews apparently got onto the 2022 polish “matura” exam
They didn’t developed the game, they published it.
No they didn’t they made nick kart games little league World Series an tone others they don’t mention big rigs on the website and I think big rigs was made by a crappy asset flipper
@Just A Waddle Dee With Internet Accessven if they published it, that game is still one that they put they’re name on. It’s a game they had a hand in making.
At this point I have no hope for NASCAR Gaming which is sad. At least we have the Heat 5 update and the modding community.
I’m not a big fan of the new game that’s gonna be released this year to be fair
but at least we have something for NH5.
Keep in mind, NASCAR Arcade Rush is made by the same company that made Big Rigs: Off Road Racing.
*I think enough has been said.*
YOU’RE WINNER !
@TurboMarcYOU’RE WINNER ?
Remember that the devs behind NASCAR The Game 2011 are the same ones who made Ride to Hell: Redistribution which it ranked as the worst Xbox game ever
Not true they didn’t develop that game
@Zachary Source: *Trust me bro*
It’s still better than nascar 21, which I still refuse to buy. I’ve genuinely enjoyed nascar heat 5. I’m glad console is getting something. Not all of us are YouTubers and can afford a gaming PC. That’s part of the argument you failed to mention
the one thing I can equate this to is when WWE 2k20 was released as an awful awful mess. Now idk/can’t remember if people just played 2k19 but 2k skipped the 2021 release as they worked on a better overall game for the 2k22 later games. Just something I’d bring up. It sure sounds like something needs to be done for NASCAR games going forward
Yeah agreed
I’m honestly just hoping the Gen 7’s appear in the New Forza Motorsport.
likely en’t happening, same with the Indycars…… i can’t even have expectations anymore, i’m already that disappointed with the state of things. still wish company’s bothered to push out games that had actual effort put into them.
I TOTALLY agree! Console gaming, even this arcade Mario Kart-like title is important! Kids, the younger generation, is crucial to keep the sport alive. Young fans become older fans. And a title like this will reach some younger fans and draw them in. Heck, I love they seemingly are using different generation stock cars as the different cars you can drive since we can’t get official manufacturers. It actually really reminds me of this idea I’ve had brewing FOR YEARS of a fan game that would include different generations of NASCAR in one title. And THAT. We NEED more fan-made content! If ANYONE is interested in making a NASCAR or… Stock-car sandbox fan-game… I have a legit bible of information I’d love to share and get a team together to see what we could do. If ANYONE is interested, especially those with knowledge of game development or just a love of the history of NASCAR? Feel free to reply to this thread!
i agree, i became an F1 fans because of their kart racer on xbox 360
I’ve been absolutely disrespected on Twitter for saying exactly what u said. That this is still unacceptable. It’s sad people will be so hateful when u try to tell them the truth and point out how bad they’re being ripped off. It’s like they are so blind to it they can’t accept facts. They’d rather accept a half assed attempt at something than go for something honestly decent. It’s really sad tbh
“don’t ask questions, just consume product, and then be excited for next product”
Yep, me too. Don’t care what these losers say. Let them waste their money.
I’m just glad I don’t have Twitter! Pretty much everyone I’ve talked to has said it’s a toxic wasteland!
@randall ellison It is. It’s really better not to comment in the comments section because if you disagree with someone you can’t even talk to them. They will just ignore you.
I don’t think as many people would have a problem with Arcade Rush if it had come out in a better time for NASCAR gaming. Most of us would have just ignored it. Other than Motorsport Games, all NASCAR has to blame is themselves for getting themselves stuck in such a bad contract with a terrible company. Same with IndyCar and Le Mans.
I wish so badly these mods worked for console! That 2010 Jr Wrangler car is one of my favorites & it looked great on the current Xfinity car. The AC Delco scheme looked pretty tight too! I also like some arcade racers. I loved the EA arcade NASCAR games. If they do it right, it could be fun, but no sponsors, just plain cars?! Come on, even Nascar Rumble had sponsors, but if they make it fun, maybe like an updated Daytona USA or the NASCAR arcade machines i mentioned before, they might pull of something fun to play. I’m not optimistic, but hopeful anyway. If it’s a money grab, not working to get sponsors & real cars & drivers seems like a strange way to cash in on the name!
Trust me, Madden ain’t far off from Ignition 21. It’s unplayable to anyone looking for sim football but it has such a massive hype machine around it and a gamer community (economy) that boosts it that EA is allowed to keep profiting off of trash and no effort.
The new DLC looks great, hopefully it plays well and Heat 5 is so much better than Ignition. The new kart racing game does look fun but I hope it plays well as well, at least it’s made by a company other than MSG. But the best thing I wish would happen is that if iRacing would buy Motorsport Games and under iRacings leadership, would make better games and since they acquired Monster Games, it could work. That would be fantastic. All I hope is that later on, the games get better.
4:49 – 5:11 If someone read a NASCAR comic book from late 90s at the local thrift store and decided to pitch that as a game. REAL OGs remember those
I like Nascar heat ultimate edition + a lot on Nintendo Switch, this is my favorite game on this support actually. I also have Nascar Rivals, it has its good sides but the problem is that it crashes all the time when you’re in carrier mode. Hope there will be an update to fix that. Concerning the new Nascar game to come on switch, I will preorder it as I’ve done for Rivals, because this is my job, (I run a NASCAR channel too) but I’m not as much enthusiastic as that. Kinda Hotwheels Unleashed… Yeah, but no real pilots… Don’t know. Time will tell.
I hear ya
At this point, anything new NASCAR related is a positive. That being said, I feel companies like Polyphany Digital (the makers of the Grand Turismo series), 2K Sports, the makers of Forza Motorsport (sorry, forgot the name of the company, iRacing would all be great choices for new NASCAR console games in the future, certainly better than what we have now!
WWE 2k20 was so bad that the 2021 game was canceled and it was like NASCAR saw that and said “I bet we can top that”
It’s really sad too because Heat 2-5 made strides and were okay games at least. It sometimes feel like Motorsport games picked up the rights just to give their other series less competition and have been bombing it on purpose.
I’m generally more into NASCAR than WWE. You can expect my name to pop up more in NASCAR content on YouTube compared to WWE.
I’m rooting for the fan projects because everything is from AAA developers is garbage anymore.
Agree with you 100%. If people buy this dlc that is a year late they are only validating the devs and publishers lazy behaviour