I'd call it motorsport's best kept secret, but at this point it's most definitely not. At the very least Porsche, Bentley, Lamborghini, McLaren, Mercedes, Ferrari and BMW are all in on it - where else can you see motoring's finest marques going head-to-head across some of the world's finest racing tracks? Blancpain GT has more than a fair shout at being the most interesting, exciting motorsport series around at the moment (and its rounds are all free-to-air on YouTube - this lot get it), so the prospect of a game centred around its antics is an exciting one indeed.
Throw in the Assetto Corsa name - Assetto Corsa being the most exquisite driving experience in recent years, of course, and a new standard-setter when it comes to crafting believable handling cars in video games - and you've got the ingredients for the most exciting racing game in an age. Well, for myself at least - and I've been relishing the chance to play around with the early access version of Kunos Simulazioni's Assetto Corsa Competizione this past week.
But it's worth pointing out that this is an early access title with an emphasis on the early part at present - there's a full roadmap laid out that leads all the way to the full release next year (including the implementation of VR support next month, excitingly), but right now all you're getting is a single car and a single track, as well as a small discount on the full price. It's slim and a little disappointing - especially when you consider that the combination of a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 and the N rburgring is hardly inspiring - but when you consider that the original Assetto Corsa was at its best when it was stripped back to the basics some of that sadness ebbs away.