In preparation for GTR3 - post your news here - the live GTR3 site is http://gtr3.com/

SimBin have announced that a new GTR game is in the pipeline, aiming to take gamers back to their roots of the basic concept "easy to drive, hard to master". The game will feature a new graphics engine, rumoured to be the first Lizard based game, and will be based on an FIA GT Championship - and whilst it is not yet confirmed which, it is rumoured to be the new FIA GT1 World Championship series.

SimBin have announced that the game will feature comprehensive online features including a downloadable-content plan. It is further rumoured that the game will be fully iOpener-enabled.

Today SimBin Studios revealed the first parts of GTR3 through a teaser on a new website. The teaser was released by SimBin's CEO, Henrik Roos, through his personal Facebook page. From there it has spread like wildfire and in addition to that it raised a lot of questions from the fans, communities, and gaming magazines.

In an effort to answer some of your questions, we had a little chat with Henrik Roos (CEO at SimBin Studios) and Chris Speed (SimBin's Executive Producer).

RR: So, Henrik, this morning you pressed the first "Facebook Like" button on GTR3.com and officially started what looks like a PR campaign around this big project. What can we see on GTR3.com and why did you want to share it now?

Henrik: We have worked on GTR 3 for a long time. We have had several smaller projects in between though, but now GTR 3 starts to shape up. We have a lot of requests every day from our GTR fans, so why not start sharing some info?

Chris: What you can or can’t see can be debated, but we feel that we have made huge strides in different areas building on what was already a strong IP in GTR.

RR: Who is working on this project? It seems like SimBin has been recruiting a lot of people lately, what is the new team like?

Henrik: A lot has happened in SimBin over the last one and a half years. We opened a brand new headquarters in Lidköping and yes, we have reinforced the team with talents from all over the world. People like Chris Speed for example, he can tell you more about our crew.

Chris: As Henrik mentioned, we have gone through an aggressive recruitment drive over the past 8 months picking from an enormous talent pool from all over the world, Ukraine, Russia, Pakistan, Germany, UK, Belgium, the list goes on. We are still a relatively small team compared to other studios and rely on our external partners as many small studios do. However, we now feel we have found the right blend between youth and experience to drive us forward and continue to develop successful racing titles.

RR: This website focuses a lot on sounds, why is that?

Henrik: Well, back in the days when GTR 1 was in development, the first material that was leaked was a sound sample, so it is a nice way to remember and make the connection with where SimBin is originally coming from... and what it is going towards! It is definitely great to see how much we improved on this aspect, and the sound engine and samples quality are definitely amongst the many things that will make GTR 3 stand out!

Chris: We have definitely raised the bar when it comes to the sounds in GTR3. Yes the look and feel are extremely important but we have highlighted that the sounds give the player a much more immersive experience.

RR: Are all sounds in the teaser based on in-game material?

Henrik: Yes of course! Can you guess what car it is? Or even better, what track is it?

RR: The SimBin.com website is currently down with a message about Christmas cleaning, what is that all about?

Henrik: You will see the 15th of December. We will gradually increase the information flow and I can promise we have so much to tell and show! Also, we will show visuals when the time is right.

RR: What platforms are you preparing to release GTR3 on? If you can't yet provide any details, can you at least give us a clue about when we will find out?

Henrik: No, sorry I don’t have the date or more information about that yet.

RR: Is there anything you can disclose about GTR 3 yet? Anything at all?

Henrik: Yes, more info will come on the 15th of December at www.simbin.com and people can in the meantime discuss it on www.raceroom.net

Chris: I can guarantee you won’t be disappointed!

Hi,
i'm looking forward to this ,but to notice,GTR3 will have new engine (Lyzard) so it will be not compatible with any other before released product from Simbin, mean gtr,gtr2,race 07 so think
treads shouldn't be merged up with other gtr treads ,it will make confusion...
happy to see-use the new product from Simbin. looks fantastic .cant wait to try the new game engine ,all made in-house by Simbin guys

http://insider.simbin.com/

some loose treads in other sections:
http://f1classic.your-talk.com/t9849-gtr3-new-information
http://f1classic.your-talk.com/t9438-gtr3-get-real
http://f1classic.your-talk.com/t9439-gtr-3-sound-pictures-preview-from-simbin
http://f1classic.your-talk.com/t9380-gtr-3-possible-new-content

feel free to edit my post ,just try to help to have less loose treads and confusion,thnx Brett for making GTR3 its own section great

Yayy! new tread for GTR3 ,cant wait 4 it too

just noticed,ups sorry 4 double treads

Will do what i can to clean it up a bit, thanks for the tips!

I can not wait GTR3 out, I think this will be the best simulation yet

my wishes for GTR3:

- mod support
- a good licensed championship like GT3 European Championship (I don't need GT1)
- no blur, no bling bling (the picture looks like too much of everything)
- realistic physics (better than Race07)
- a development only for the pc aiming at simracers
- touring cars (well that will probably never happen again )

Well, The game will add the 24 hours nurburgring (Ferrari P4/5 competizione and hope other cars) and one of the sounds in the teaser is the same like the new TTA championship.

Thank you very much for this new GTR3 section !

All I'm going to say is I really hope that GTR3 will not be like GTR Evo was

GTR Evo was just a little bit better looking than GTR2 (a major disappointment)

GTR3 should be a GIANT leap forward (not a little baby step) like GTR Evo was

nice to have this section before release

Nice photo hksyf - I hope GTR3 has awesome AI - its what made it so compelling for me.

http://insider.simbin.com/license-chevrolet-corvette-c6-r-gt2/

now it's official, Corvette ZR1 GT2 will be included aswell

Nice!!