Big Ben Interactive has officially confirmed the release dates of their upcoming WRC 5 World Rally Championship title.
WRC 5 will be available in Germany, France and Belgium on October 9 with the world-wide release following a week later.
Buyers who want to settle for a virtual copy can start purchasing WRC 5 on Steam, Xbox Live and the Playstation Network on October 9, regardless of their location.
Sim racers who are still on the fence about the new title can also look forward to a demo version that will be made available closer to the title’s release.
Following Milestone???s involvement with the past four versions of the official WRC game, Big Ben is now trusting Kylotonn with the development of the new title.
Kylotonn will be using their Kt Engine HD that offers all major features for a proper rally title:
Kt Engine HD??is a fully featured latest generation cross-platforms game engine (PC ??? PlayStation 4 PlayStation 3 ??? PS Vita ??? Xbox One ??? Xbox 360).
This production line includes :
- A high end visual game engine??supporting dynamic weather and dynamic day/night cycle, vehicle deformations, dirt, lens flare???
- A level editor??to create living, varied and realistic environments, alternating driving surfaces such as asphalt, gravel, snow???
- A particles editor??capable of simulating physics of dust volumes, smoke, dirt, water and snow projections???
- A powerful physics engine??providing detailed vehicle simulation allowing realistic handling, in any environment and on any driving surface.
- Advanced damage model??offering damage levels ranging from mild damage to complete destruction.
- Replays mode??with dynamic visualizations inspired by TV broadcasts.
The title can now be??pre-ordered here.
