It was necessary without doubting! Due to the upheaval in motorsport events last season (following the spread of the coronavirus), motor racing and motorcycle video games have achieved record sales. And this is especially the case with the excellent Assetto Corsa simulation, developed by Kunos-Simulazioni.
Assetto Corsa: the race for the golden eggs
Digital Bros. announces therefore to have recorded nearly 100 million euros in profits, thanks to its flagship license, Assetto Corsa.
Moreover, a new part entitled Assetto Corsa Competizione was released on consoles last year. We offered you the test of the PS4 version. The game in question will be released in 2021 on new generation consoles.
“I am delighted to take on this challenge and join the Digital Bros. group organization. I would like to express my gratitude, in particular to the Galante brothers, for the trust they have placed in me, ” said Valerio Piersanti .
“AssettoCorsa is a brand that I have had the privilege of following with Marco Massarutto from its beginnings, until the collaboration established with Ferrari. Now, the objective is to fully exploit the potential that it has always shown, and to consolidate its positioning and its partnerships in a rapidly changing context ”.
Note that the press release also mentions the participation of real renowned drivers, such as Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), who have helped to make the software even better known. All this during the confinement of 2020. For the time being, no new Assetto Corsa game has yet been announced by the publisher, focused on the releases on PS5 and Xbox Series of the last opus.