GIANTS Software and Straight4 Studios have announced a long-term technical partnership that will see the GIANTS Engine, known for its use in the Farming Simulator franchise, power the upcoming sim racing game Project Motor Racing. Scheduled for release in 2025, the collaboration aims to deliver a high-quality simulation experience.
This partnership follows the recent announcement that GIANTS Software will publish Project Motor Racing. Since 2023, the two studios have been working together to adapt the GIANTS Engine for sim racing, fine-tuning it to meet the specific demands of the genre.
The GIANTS Engine was developed from the ground up and saw the light of day in 2008 in the first Farming Simulator. Since then, it has been continuously developed and used in all common platforms, so that today it easily meets the latest technical requirements for PC and console gaming.
Boris Stefan, CSO and Head of Publishing at GIANTS Software, expressed the company’s enthusiasm about the partnership:
When we committed to self-publishing Farming Simulator in 2021, we made no secret that we were on the lookout for external titles that slotted into our vision. In Straight4 Studios, we found the ideal candidate: a studio that, like us, want to create worldclass simulation, and a new project from a high-profile studio to enrich our publishing portfolio.
Kevin Boland, CDO at Straight4, highlighted the shared values and goals between the two companies:
Straight4 and GIANTS both share deep simulation roots and high production values. Competing in the specialized and technically challenging sim racing arena with Project Motor Racing is a testament to the versatility of the GIANTS Engine. We’re sure both Farming Simulator fans and sim racers will come out as winners from this partnership.
Ian Bell, CEO at Straight4 Studios, further elaborated on the importance of this collaboration:
Developing a new generation of sim racing games requires that we solve some hard questions. Foremost is how to align our state-of-the-art physics engine alongside the graphic fidelity that our fans demand from us. In the GIANTS Engine, we have found the solution: a game engine that allows us to build a beautiful simulator while ensuring framerates do not suffer as a result.
Project Motor Racing is being developed for both PC and console platforms, with its release slated for 2025.
