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今天我們很高興的宣布rFactor 2歷史上的一個令人激動的新篇章，Motorsport Games成為了Studio 397新的擁有者，在我們業(yè)內(nèi)領(lǐng)先的賽車模擬器上建立了牢固的合作關(guān)系。

Studio 397從2016下半年由ISI手上接過rFactor 2后，我們努力為大家打來無與倫比的模擬體驗，以及多樣化的國際賽事，于是在rFactor 2這一平臺上帶來了一系列明顯的變化。

由于擁有業(yè)界領(lǐng)先的非常先進的物理引擎，輪胎模型以及力回饋系統(tǒng)，近幾年的大部分開發(fā)重心在于關(guān)鍵的部分上，例如性能表現(xiàn)，視覺效果以及引入了更現(xiàn)代的技術(shù)來允許工作室在將來更好的開發(fā)并增強游戲本身。

毋庸置疑的是，我們在模擬器上取得的巨大進展，也是對于未來的開發(fā)的一個堅實的基礎(chǔ)，而且我們希望在這個基礎(chǔ)上，在我們現(xiàn)有的開發(fā)目標，資源以及基礎(chǔ)上，能夠更快速的對社區(qū)帶來更多的改進。

出于對我們短期，中期以及長期長期開發(fā)目標的渴望，我們歡迎Motorsport Games成為Studio 397的新?lián)碛姓摺獛硭麄儗τ谑澜缟险鎸嵟c虛擬賽車的豐富經(jīng)驗以及財產(chǎn)。雙方公司都很高興能利用這一經(jīng)驗，將rFactor 2的開發(fā)帶入到一個新的級別。

變更擁有者意味著什么？Studio 397的日常工作不會發(fā)生任何變化，我們會繼續(xù)發(fā)布新的更新，對歷史代碼得改進以及提供給玩家享受的有趣的新內(nèi)容。

這一擁有者變更為Motorsport Games給Studio 397打來了一個新的機會來加入更多的熱情以及志趣相投的人來支持我們快速擴展的核心業(yè)務(wù)。通過新的安排，管理者將有機會評估我們目前的優(yōu)勢和劣勢，并且與我們的合作者一起增強優(yōu)勢，實質(zhì)上，這將會給予我們新的工具，資源和能力來比之前更快更有效率的改善以及擴展我們的模擬器。

rFactor 2還會繼續(xù)開發(fā)么？

答案當然是yes。我們和Motorsport Games在去年在一系列電競項目上緊密合作，包括非常成功的虛擬勒芒24小時耐力是以及Formula E Race at Home Challenge。不僅對rFactor 2帶來了良好的影響，我們還和Motorsport Games一起討論如何來改善這個游戲，使之成為該公司的PC上的首選電競平臺。這些討論在Studio 397僅僅剛剛成型，但是請放心我們會在將來的時間來對社區(qū)分享我們的計劃。

其他游戲

其他項目會使用rFactor 2的引擎么

自然，我們引擎的核心部分已經(jīng)集成到我們?yōu)樾碌腘ASCAR游戲以及未來的其他游戲建立的平臺上了。Motorsport Games已經(jīng)宣布了未來的基于WEC以及BTCC授權(quán)的產(chǎn)品，所以我們期待能為他們創(chuàng)造一個堅實的基礎(chǔ)。

我們

執(zhí)行經(jīng)理Marcel Offermans的閉幕詞

在過去的幾年內(nèi)，我們已經(jīng)和Motorsport Games合作了即將到來的NASCAR游戲以及很多rFactor 2上成功的電競賽事，我們很開心能攜手并進并且走向光明的未來。

與往常一樣，賽道上見！

Motorsport Games和Studio 397官方新聞稿

Motorsport Games已達成收購Studio 397以及他們的rFactor 2模擬平臺

Studio 397的商標與名字將會保留在Motorsport Games旗下

rFactor 2的更新以及迭代將繼續(xù)由Studio 397進行

邁阿密，佛羅里達?— 2021年3月3日 —?Motorsport Games Inc. (NASDAQ: MSGM) (“Motorsport Games”)， 一個業(yè)界領(lǐng)先的賽車游戲開發(fā)商、發(fā)行商以及各大官方賽事的電子競技生態(tài)系統(tǒng)提供方，宣布今天達成了和Studio 397，業(yè)內(nèi)領(lǐng)先的模擬器rFactor 2背后的公司的長期合作以及從luminis下收購的條款。這一收購后，Studio 397將會繼續(xù)在rFactor 2上工作，并且為Motorsport Games未來的項目開發(fā)物理以及操控模型。Motorsport Games希望能夠最大化利用資源以及經(jīng)驗來增強rFactor 2所提供的，社區(qū)喜愛的內(nèi)容。

Studio 397和Motorsport Games已經(jīng)長期合作， 通過rFactor 2平臺帶來了非常成功的虛擬勒芒24小時耐力賽，以及Formula E Race at Home Challenge，都由Motorsport Games作為運營方。Studio 397將會繼續(xù)保留它的名字以及商標還有現(xiàn)有的研發(fā)團隊以及管理權(quán)仍舊在Studio手上。

“我們已經(jīng)在游戲開發(fā)和電競賽事上和Studio 397有著長期的合作了。這一次收購，在完成后，對各方都有很大的意義，我們歡迎他們加入Motorsport Games大家庭?！?，Motorsport Games總裁Stephen Hood說到。

“Studio 397對于虛擬賽車有著非常明顯的熱情，我們認識到作為一個團隊一起合作將會將這一基因提升到下一個境界，”，Hood繼續(xù)到，“我們認為這是對于模擬賽車社區(qū)的一個利好消息，因為我們現(xiàn)在可以將rFactor 2中最好的元素，與我們對虛幻引擎在過去兩年的基礎(chǔ)使用結(jié)合起來。我們的目標是用我們的心和靈魂來開始一個新的產(chǎn)品。當收購計劃完成時，其中一個難題就會解決，我們就能更加雄心勃勃的工作?！?br>“在過去五年間發(fā)展rFactor 2之后，我們很高興能和Motorsport Games一起踏出下一步，繼續(xù)提升rFactor 2并將其先進的模擬技術(shù)帶到未來的其他項目中。我們擁有一個共同的目標，就是要做到能做到的最好”，Studio 397執(zhí)行經(jīng)理，Marcel Offermans說到。

“收購的計劃是我們將Motorsport Games確立為虛擬賽車屆領(lǐng)先者的一個信號。我們將會使用股東投入的資金來積極的實現(xiàn)我們的目標?！?，Motorsport Games的CEO，Dmitry Kozko補充到。“拿下rFactor 2以及背后的公司對我們來說很重要，我們將會把我們的經(jīng)驗和知識來幫助實現(xiàn)rFactor 2平臺最大的潛力，以及在我們將來的項目中獨家使用業(yè)界領(lǐng)先的技術(shù)?！?/p>

“rFactor 2所提供的模擬的水平以及駕駛的感覺是首屈一指的，”，Fernando Alonso，Motorsport Games的合作方，Alpine的Formula 1車手以及兩次Formula 1車手總冠軍說到。“我很高興Studio 397和rFactor 2能夠加入我們Motorsport Games大家庭，并且我很確定我們將會一起帶來巨大的成功?！?/p>

這一最新的來自Motorsport Games的收購公告繼續(xù)了之前的一系列激動人心的進展，包括從Black Delta收購了KartKraft，以及之前宣布的BTCC以及勒芒24小時耐力賽的項目，在公司原來的NASCAR系列上。

更多信息請訪問www.motorsportgames.com以及在社交媒體上關(guān)注。

About Motorsport Games:

Motorsport Games, a Motorsport Network company, combines innovative and engaging video games with exciting esports competitions and content for racing fans and gamers around the globe. The Company is the officially licensed video game developer and publisher for iconic motorsport racing series including NASCAR, 24 Hours of Le Mans and the British Touring Car Championship (“BTCC”). Motorsport Games is an award-winning esports partner of choice for 24 Hours of Le Mans, Formula E, BTCC, the FIA World Rallycross Championship and the eNASCAR Heat Pro League among others.

For more information about Motorsport Games visit:?www.motorsportgames.com

About Luminis and Studio397

Luminis International BV is a software and technology company with offices in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to create exponential value for organizations by using software technology. With 200 colleagues we work with more than 100 customers, including major brands such as KLM, Nike and Bol.com. Luminis also develops cloud-based data solutions under the brands InformationGrid and MediGrid. In 2016 Luminis founded Studio397, aimed specifically at the professional race simulator market.

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