{"id":10058,"date":"2026-07-13T06:29:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/13\/indycar-video-game-delayed-until-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T06:29:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:29:05","slug":"indycar-video-game-delayed-until-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/13\/indycar-video-game-delayed-until-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"IndyCar video game delayed until 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">iRacing and IndyCar have announced more details surrounding the upcoming release of a standalone IndyCar video game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IndyCar Racing The Game, which was revealed as the official title, was originally set for a 2026 release but is now schedule for early 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The title will be released on Playstation 5, Xbox, and Steam on PC platforms concurrently, making use of iRacing\u2019s existing simulation engine and assets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIndyCar features the most competitive and action-packed racing on the planet, challenging drivers at every turn with incredible speeds and demanding layouts,\u201d said Alex Damron, IndyCar Chief Marketing Officer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur new video game is going to capture the energy and drama of our sport with hyper-realism, bringing our series to a new generation of gamers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPartnering with iRacing \u2014 the gold standard in racing simulation \u2014 ensures this will be a truly special new chapter in our gaming history. We can\u2019t wait for fans to get behind the wheel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of this title, as IndyCar has not had an officially licensed video game release since 2004.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IndyCar worked with Motorsport Games a few years ago to produce a standalone title that was to be released in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Development of the game stalled with only a few early screenshots released, and eventually the project was cancelled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This current partnership with iRacing was announced late last year, and will take advantage of iRacing\u2019s popular simulation environment to bring a fully-featured game to market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">iRacing has featured the current Dallara DW-12 chassis inside its existing game for many years, and was one of the first to simulate the Aeroscreen when it was introduced to the series in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More details about IndyCar Racing The Game modes and features are expected as the release draws nearer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>iRacing and IndyCar have announced more details surrounding the upcoming release of a standalone IndyCar video game. IndyCar Racing The Game, which was revealed as the official title, was originally set for a 2026 release but is now schedule for early 2027. The title will be released on Playstation 5, Xbox, and Steam on PC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10059,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[4020,206,9249,205],"class_list":{"0":"post-10058","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upcoming-games","8":"tag-delayed","9":"tag-game","10":"tag-indycar","11":"tag-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}