‘Assetto Corsa Evo’ Could Be The Name For Assetto Corsa 2

Ah, Assetto Corsa. Ever since the sim racing modding community got a hold of it, the game has gone from a sim racing pretender to a platform that has stood the test of time. Having launched in 2014 though, it’s getting on a bit and we’ve known a sequel is coming but with very few details. Finally, though, we might have a name for it.

Keen-eyed players of Assetto Corsa Competizione (itself not a sequel to the original, but rather a GT-focused spin-off) and its new 24H Nürburgring DLC have spotted a QR code planted on a billboard at Kumho Kurve. Scanning takes you to a landing page with ‘2024’ followed by an animation leading to ‘Assetto Corsa Evo’.

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We’ve known AC2 has been due for some time. Digital bros, the parent company of AC developers Kunos Simulazioni and its publisher 505 Games confirmed in its 2023 financial report that the then-titled ‘Assetto Corsa 2’ would be coming to PC before July 2024. Put two-and-two together, and it seems that Evo will be the final name for the game.

That same financial report also confirmed that console versions of the game would be coming ‘long-term’. Based on Kunos’ previous release patterns, we’d expect it to be a year or two before that happens – with the original AC launching on Xbox and PlayStation in 2016. Meanwhile, AC Competizione arrived on consoles in 2020, a year on from its PC release.

Presumably, when it does arrive on console, it’ll be for Xbox Series S/X and PlayStation 5 rather than its predecessors.

You can check the teaser out yourself by heading straight to the landing page, though if you’d rather do it the old-fashioned way and follow the in-game QR code, the 24H Nürburgring DLC is now available (exclusively on PC) for £9.99 on Steam. You will need the base game too which, at the time of writing, is on sale for £8.74.