You probably know of Slightly Mad Studios already- these are the folks that are bringing us the gorgeous looking Project CARS, the next generation and PC racing sim experience, after all. What not as many of you probably know, however, in spite of all of our previous coverage on it, is of their other big project, World of Speed.

World of Speed is a gorgeous looking massively multiplayer online racing game- yes, it is literally an MMO racer. It is a PC exclusive free to play game, and it offers gorgeous graphics and stunning authenticity, not just in the cars featured in the game, but also in the tracks, which feature locations from all around the world, such as the UK, USA, Russia, Monaco, France, Australia, Germany and Belgium.

The trailer that you see above offers us our first look at all of those locations in game in action.

Stay tuned to GamingBolt for more coverage.

You should probably know who Slightly Mad are by this point in time- they’re the guys who are behind the gorgeous looking upcoming sim/racer, Project CARS, due for a release on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii U, and PC some time next year.

This is not about that game. Rather, this is about the other game they are working on, the PC exclusive MMO racing game, dubbed (a little unimaginatively) World of Speed. We’ve already covered this game for you in the past, and today, we’re here to tell you that the BMW Z4 sDrive30i will be featured in the upcoming game. ‘A symbol of class, the Z4 also brings speed to the track with a top speed of 150 miles per hour and an acceleration from 0 to 62 miles per hour in just six seconds,’ Slightly Mad note.

You can check out the car’s debut trailer for the game above, in which the multitude of customization options for the car in the game are highlighted.

World of Speed, the Massively Multiplayer Online arcade racing game from Slightly Mad Studios may still be struggling to find purchase amongst gamers, but this hasn’t stopped them from moving forward with their plans to bring MMO racing to fans of the genre.

Today, the game has received a new trailer showcasing two of the most iconic muscle cars ever to have graced the roads. The Ford Mustang GT and the Chevorlet Camaro SS. Racing through the streets of the San Francisco area in a head to head, one on one race, the game makes good use of the tight city corners to showcase these vehicles being thrown about.

The long straights of San Francisco also allows the muscle cars to flex a bit and really get down to displaying some speed. In case you haven’t noticed, I quite like muscle cars. Much more than conventional racing vehicles anyway. So this suited me down to the ground.

World of Speed is the other big game that Slightly Mad Studios is currently working on- they are also working on the highly anticipated gorgeous sim racer, Project CARS, which hits all consoles and PC. But World of Speed is different. It’s a massively multiplayer online racing game, coming out exclusively on the PC. And, as you would expect from a game by this studio, it looks pretty dang gorgeous.

What that means is that any car that they choose to showcase in this game will look absolutely gorgeous. Take, for instance, the McLaren F1, lovingly rendered and shown off in this new trailer. It’s almost car porn-esque. Or just porn, really.

You can check the car in the game out for yourself right now if you sign up for the closed beta. Or you could just wait for the game’s final release, though we still don’t have anything concrete for that yet. Regardless, stay tuned and we will keep you posted.

GamingBolt was also able to discuss about the potential of PS4 and Xbox One versions, micro-transactions, the club aspects of the game and the mechanics behind the loot system. Check out Andy’s response below.

Leonid Melikhov: Let us get the obvious out of the way – with a high profile project like Project CARS in the works, why opt to create another racing game like World of Speed?

Andy Tudor: They’re completely different. I think we’ve been quite clear on this since day 1. They’re completely different games you know. Project CARS is all about being authentic, being a Motorsport driver going through a calendar of seasons, representing different Motorsports. All that kind of stuff like realistic sim-handling, real-life drivers helping us out, circuits, it’s a different type of game than World of Speed.

World of Speed is action oriented team-based racing. Upgrading your cars, making them look cool and things like that. Jumping into games, free-to-play obviously as well, so they’re just miles apart and have different development teams. They benefit from similar technology and things like that, but other than that they’re completely separate.

"[On PS4 and Xbox One versions] No, we're concentrating on the PC right now. It's an MMO which has more of a root in PC and also we want to make sure we include the community in that kind of stuff and we want to make sure we talk to those guys on PC, make sure it runs great on laptops and make sure it runs on keyboards really great, so that's our focus right now."

Leonid Melikhov: Project CARS is more like for the niche hardcore car geek market and then you got the one that’s more arcade and easy to get into. For example: I am not a fan of Gran Turismo, I like what it does, but personally I prefer games that are more approachable and more arcade. This is what I felt like World of Speed was where it’s easy for me to jump in but as opposed to a game which has super real-handling.

Andy Tudor: Project CARS is influenced by Forza, Gran Turismo but World of Speed is influenced by like Burnout, Project Gotham Racing and Need for Speed. Miles apart, but both use their expertise.

Leonid Melikhov:  Got both games for both audiences, makes sense.

Andy Tudor: Exactly.

Leonid Melikhov: What can you tell us about the team-work aspects of World of Speed, especially with the specific roles some players can take? Since the game is an MMO, it will be interesting to see how those mechanics can be weaved into a racing game.

Andy Tudor: Team-based racing has a very “MMO” equivalent of having a bunch of friends all teaming up, going into a raid all with their different characters, all with their different kind of kits and builds on those characters and then completing side quests and earning loot. Exactly the same thing can be said about World of Speed. It’s been built up from day 1 to be like that. Rather than bolting on MMO aspects afterwards, we thought about that from day 1.

The equivalent here is creating a club or joining an already established club. You’ve got your guild banner that is your club crest in the game, you’re owning specific cars that take on specific roles. We’re talking about customization here about how to get those out with the best kit for specific roles as well. It’s not all about buying the most expensive items, otherwise everyone ends up with the most expensive items and everyone is on the same plateau which doesn’t make any sense.

Going into a race/objectives which are equivalent of quests and those quests actually influence who wins the event in the end and therefore you get more loot. It’s not all just about a solo player going in and trying to go as fast as he possibly can.

Leonid Melikhov: Much more social

Andy Tudor: Much more social, much more team-based and you’re going to help each other in this kind of stuff.

Leonid Melikhov:  Project CARS is currently bound for PS4 and Xbox One as well as PC. Has there been any thought for World of Speed on PS4 and Xbox One?

Andy Tudor: No, we’re concentrating on the PC right now. It’s an MMO which has more of a root in PC and also we want to make sure we include the community in that kind of stuff and we want to make sure we talk to those guys on PC, make sure it runs great on laptops and make sure it runs on keyboards really great, so that’s our focus right now.

"Don't worry about micro-transactions though, you can play the entire game without ever spending a penny. Please believe me when I say that, I'll say it till the day I die, it will be upon my gravestone."

Leonid Melikhov:  What are your thoughts on DirectX 12? Do you think it will have impact on PC and Xbox One development?

Andy Tudor: Yeah, it’s awesome and it’s something we’re all thinking of.

Leonid Melikhov: Microsoft have been pushing the so call of power of cloud. If the game does come out on the Xbox One, do you think you can use it to push the game even more given that it’s an MMO?

Andy Tudor: Yes, so the base on PC is constantly calling a server for different things and obviously the equivalent of that on consoles is the Cloud, so yes we’d definitely be using it.

Leonid Melikhov: How many cars and tracks can we expect at launch?

Andy Tudor: In terms of cars and tracks, again, everyone wants to know this, but we talk about cars in terms of variety, we talk about different tiers that there are. Everything from Japanese cars, muscle cars, road cars, super cars and whatever else with a number of light cars within each of those categories. Track wise, it’s the same kind of thing, we’re talking about city tracks, closed circuits and there will be more information on that over the coming time.

Leonid Melikhov: Are there any new details to share on the game’s micro-transaction system?

Andy Tudor: No. Don’t worry about it though, you can play the entire game without ever spending a penny. Please believe me when I say that, I’ll say it till the day I die, it will be upon my gravestone. But, believe you me you can play the entire game without ever spending a penny and obviously there will be some way of improving certain aspects of it or accelerating time. Please don’t worry about that stuff, it’s not evil. [laughs]

Leonid Melikhov: Right (laughs). DriveClub is working to create mechanics that keep players from “rage quitting” with various challenges and such to be achieved. World of Speed will have randomized challenges as well – can you give us some examples of the same?

Andy Tudor: We don’t want people to quit out of events. It’s lovely that we announced that and then DriveClub announced it after, it’s flattery in it’s best form. Objective wise we want people to be thinking even if they’re in last place they still have something to go after. That’s like really important. If you’re in last place and you got no way of winning, no way of getting cool loot then of course you will quit out. But with objectives to go after you can still do something to improve and get rewards for it and contribute to the team and things like that.

"The Madness engine is very scaleable. If you plug in an average laptop the game will still run at high-frame rate and look amazing."

Leonid Melikhov: In terms of visuals, we currently have to give preference to Project CARS over World of Speed. However, there must be more to the story – were there any considerations that had to be taken for the latter’s performance vs. visual quality? Will PC players still manage to max out the game’s resolution and frame rate?

Andy Tudor: Right, yeah, absolutely (laughs). Wow, longest question ever, but ultimately the game is based on our Madness engine. And the Madness engine is very scaleable. If you plug in an average laptop the game will still run at high-frame rate and look amazing. It may not have all the bells and whistles of everything, but if you do have have that and you like the latest Titan card or something like that, then it’s going to scale to that and it’s going to look amazing.

Leonid Melikhov: How much of the assets are being shared from Project CARS or is the game being made up from the ground up?

Andy Tudor: They’re completely different teams, they share certain aspects of technology wise. If something happens over here then we question “would it actually benefit this project as well?” and if it does then it’s shared technology, so that’s great. In terms of assets-wise, there is the odd car that is actually in both projects, but usually they’re either built from scratch by different teams or shared-expertise. They both kind of benefit each other really. Since they’re both totally different types of games ,they don’t really compete with each other, so it’s all fine.

Leonid Melikhov: Sounds awesome. Thank you for the interview.

Andy Tudor: No worries!

Another racing trailer for you all, and wouldn’t you know it, we’ve apparently travelled back in time by two years because this one’s still using dubstep montages. Anyway, World of Speed developers, Slightly Mad Studios, have today released their newest gameplay trailer (seriously though it’s just a giant dubstep montage) for the upcoming free to play massively multiplayer online arcade racing game.

The trailer is titled Moscow Racing and you can look forward to not actually seeing that much of Moscow except for one or two exhibition shots and a brief example of a shortcut, because the rest of the trailer is (just like last time) a series of low slung camera angles and needless breaking and turning on empty roads.

Just like with the last trailer, I’m not hating on the game because it still is in Beta stages of development. But when your windscreen wipers move at like 6fps (see the 00:13 point of the video) and you need to include filters and effects to make the trailer somewhat watchable, but no more enjoyable, you make me more than just a little sceptical as to the final quality of the game.

So, you can be forgiven for not knowing about World of Speed, yes it has been on the radar for a while now, but rest assured that no one is going to blame you for not hearing about it when “Forza Horizon 2” is on the Horizon (Pun intended) and the ongoing “THE CREW” beta is keeping people occupied, amongst other car related topics.

World of Speed is a MMOAR, that’s massively multiplayer online action-racing (these abbreviations are getting ridiculous) that pits players against each other in a series of races in an arcade racing world. Don’t expect Forza or Assetto Corsa levels of simulation here folks.

The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X vs. Subaru Impreza WRX STi trailer gives us a nice and close montage of gameplay footage set to generic mixed-gen dubstep. The trailer certainly shows off the arcade styled gameplay with the cars being flung around corners and a particularly pointless tap of the brakes at 1:05 for dramatic flair.

Will you be signing up for the Beta?

Slightly Mad Studios have released a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming MMO racing game, World of Speed. The trailer put the emphasis on smart racing involving co-operative elements with your team.  The trailer shows how your teammates and friends will will need to help each other to complete in-game objectives.

The twist is that even if the player finishes the line first, there is no guarantee that your team have won the race. As mentioned above, it all depends on how many objectives you and your team will complete during the course of the game. You will also need to prevent the rival team from achieving their objectives.

Players can sign up for the Beta of World of Speed, however there is information about when the it will begin. Stay tuned for more coverage of the game in the future and let us know your thoughts about this new trailer in the comments section below.

World of Speed will be the brand new massively multiplayer online racing game being developed by Slightly Mad Studios (you might know them as the folks who are developing the gorgeous looking Project Cars as well). The game will be exclusively for the PC, and like Project Cars, it looks stunning.

That fact is reinforced every time a new batch of screenshots or media for the game is released. Today, for example, Slightly Mad Studios released new screenshots highlighting the McLaren MP4-12C. The car is absolutely gorgeous and amazing in real life, and the screens certainly do that justice, as they show it lovingly reconstructed in game and rendered from all angles.

World of Speed is due out for PC, and it will be an entirely free to play online game, with the developers planning on supporting it by adding live events and player challenges, new gameplay modes, tracks and cars and much more. Stay tuned for more coverage.

World of Speed will feature the kind of next generation persistently connected racing game gameplay that we have been promised by multiple companies for their upcoming racers for a while now- racers like Forza Motorsport 5, DriveClub, Forza Horizon 2, Need for Speed: The Run, and The Crew have been offering that kind of persistently connected, evolving, growing, and dynamic gameplay for a while now. It appears that World of Speed will finally realize that promise.

World of Speed will be launching exclusively on the PC. Stay tuned for more coverage and information.