NASCAR '15
{{short description|2015 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| collapsible =
| state =
| title = NASCAR '15
| image = File:NASCAR'15 Video Game PS3.jpg
| caption = Cover art featuring Jeff Gordon
| developer = Eutechnyx
| publisher = Dusenberry Martin Racing
| series = NASCAR The Game
| engine =
| platforms = PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
| released = {{Video game release|}} May 22, 2015
| genre = Auto racing, Sim racing, Sports, Racing
| modes = Single player, multiplayer
}}
NASCAR '15 is a NASCAR video game, the fourth installment in the NASCAR The Game series and an update to the preceding NASCAR '14. Developed by Eutechnyx, and published by new NASCAR video game licensee Dusenberry Martin Racing, it is available on the seventh generation PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 consoles as well as Microsoft Windows. Physical copies of the console version were available at GameStop stores (EB Games in Canada), with digital downloads then-available on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. Steam is selling the game for Windows PC.
This was the last NASCAR game for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
History
On January 1, 2015, HC2 Holdings, Inc. subsidiary Dusenberry Martin Racing (DMR) acquired the NASCAR video game licence as well as "certain NASCAR-related assets" from Eutechnyx.{{cite web|last1=Martin|first1=Ed|title=An open letter to NASCAR fans from DMi|url=http://dmigames.com/letter.html|website=dmigames.com|publisher=DMi Games|access-date=12 April 2015|date=January 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507090527/http://dmigames.com/letter.html|archive-date=7 May 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|author1=HC2 Holdings, Inc.|title=HC2's Subsidiary DMi, Inc. Acquires Exclusive NASCAR Gaming Rights With Multi-Year Agreement|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/hc2s-subsidiary-dmi-inc-acquires-exclusive-nascar-gaming-rights-with-multi-year-agreement-nyse-mkt-hchc-1983183.htm|website=marketwired.com|publisher=Marketwired|access-date=12 April 2015|location=Herndon, Virginia|date=January 15, 2015|archive-date=13 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313214857/http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/hc2s-subsidiary-dmi-inc-acquires-exclusive-nascar-gaming-rights-with-multi-year-agreement-nyse-mkt-hchc-1983183.htm|url-status=live}} Dusenberry Martin Racing said that a 2015 update to NASCAR '14 would be released in May for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows PC, which had already been in development by Eutechnyx. Because it is an update, many features from previous NASCAR The Game installments are present. A 2016 version, NASCAR Heat Evolution,{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/first-nascar-game-for-ps4-xbox-one-announced/1100-6440007/|title=First NASCAR Game for PS4, Xbox One Announced|last=Makuch|first=Eddie|date=May 20, 2016|website=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=May 20, 2016|archive-date=May 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527092604/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/first-nascar-game-for-ps4-xbox-one-announced/1100-6440007/|url-status=live}} was developed by Dusenberry Martin Racing for the eighth generation consoles.{{cite web|last1=Makuch|first1=Eddie|title=NASCAR 15 Is Exclusive (at Retail) to GameStop|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/nascar-15-is-exclusive-at-retail-to-gamestop/1100-6426552/|website=gamespot.com|publisher=GameSpot|access-date=12 April 2015|date=April 10, 2015|archive-date=12 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412192850/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/nascar-15-is-exclusive-at-retail-to-gamestop/1100-6426552/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Martin|first1=Ed|title=An open letter to the community|url=http://www.dmracing.org/news/9/An-open-letter-to-the-community.html|website=dmracing.org|publisher=Dusenberry Martin Racing|access-date=30 May 2015|date=May 26, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531014945/http://www.dmracing.org/news/9/An-open-letter-to-the-community.html|archive-date=31 May 2015}}
To promote the game, DMR signed several NASCAR drivers as "Game Ambassadors", including Erik Jones (as part of a promotion with GameStop), Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Darrell Wallace Jr., and Matt Tifft.{{cite web|author1=Press Release|title=Dusenberry Martin Racing Signs Matt Tifft As Game Ambassador|url=http://www.catchfence.com/2015/sprintcup/09/18/dusenberry-martin-racing-signs-matt-tifft-as-game-ambassador/|publisher=Catchfence.com|access-date=19 September 2015|location=Charlotte, North Carolina|date=September 18, 2015|archive-date=26 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926001744/http://www.catchfence.com/2015/sprintcup/09/18/dusenberry-martin-racing-signs-matt-tifft-as-game-ambassador/|url-status=live}} An updated version of the game called NASCAR '15: Victory Edition, which included all paint schemes and DLC and all patches, was released in October 2015, at no additional cost for those who purchased the original version of the game.{{cite web|title=NASCAR '15 Victory Edition|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts-gKvnydW4|website=YouTube|publisher=Dusenberry Martin Racing|access-date=19 September 2015|date=September 17, 2015|archive-date=20 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920044140/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts-gKvnydW4&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=NASCAR '15 Victory Edition FAQ|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/nascar-15-victory-edition/nascar-15-victory-edition-faq/978133835582848|website=Facebook|publisher=Dusenberry Martin Racing|access-date=19 September 2015|date=September 16, 2015|archive-date=29 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929074922/https://www.facebook.com/notes/nascar-15-victory-edition/nascar-15-victory-edition-faq/978133835582848|url-status=live}}
Cover
The 2015 cover features four-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon, who was in his 23rd and final year running a full-time Sprint Cup schedule. He replaced Tony Stewart from the 2014 cover.{{cite web|author1=Staff Report|title=JEFF GORDON TO BE ON COVER OF NASCAR '15|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/5/15/jeff-gordon-to-be-on-cover-nascar-15-video-game.html|website=nascar.com|publisher=NASCAR|access-date=15 May 2015|date=May 15, 2015|archive-date=17 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517233348/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/5/15/jeff-gordon-to-be-on-cover-nascar-15-video-game.html|url-status=dead}} The "Victory Edition" features 2015 Daytona 500 winner Joey Logano on the cover.
Downloadable content
In addition to several patches to fix issues within the game,{{cite web|title=A message to the community|url=http://www.dmracing.org/news/10/A-message-to-the-community.html|website=dmracing.org|publisher=Dusenberry Martin Racing|access-date=25 July 2015|date=June 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826054040/http://www.dmracing.org/news/10/A-message-to-the-community.html|archive-date=26 August 2015|url-status=dead}} three DLC packs came to add more paint schemes to the game. The DLCs were released worldwide in mid to late-August 2015.
''NASCAR '15 Victory Edition''
{{Infobox video game
| collapsible =
| state =
| title = NASCAR '15 Victory Edition
| image = File:NASCAR 15 Victory Edition Cover.jpg
| caption = Cover art featuring Joey Logano
| developer = Dusenberry Martin Racing
| publisher = Dusenberry Martin Racing
| series = NASCAR
| engine =
| platforms = PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
| released = {{Video game release|}} October, 2015
| genre = Auto racing, Sim racing, Sports, Racing
| modes = Single player, multiplayer
}}
NASCAR '15 Victory Edition is a NASCAR video game and a free update to the preceding NASCAR '15. Developed and published by new NASCAR video game licensee Dusenberry Martin Racing, it is available on the seventh generation PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 consoles as well as Microsoft Windows. Physical copies of the console version were available at multiple retailers, with digital downloads then-available on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. Steam sold the game for the Windows PC.{{cite web|last1=Olmstead|first1=Christopher|title=NASCAR: Major Updates Announced For NASCAR '15 Game|url=http://beyondtheflag.com/2015/09/23/nascar-major-updates-announced-for-nascar-15-game/|website=beyondtheflag.com|publisher=Sports Illustrated|access-date=25 October 2015|date=September 23, 2015|archive-date=11 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611061845/http://beyondtheflag.com/2015/09/23/nascar-major-updates-announced-for-nascar-15-game/|url-status=live}}
=Cover=
The Victory Edition cover features 2015 Daytona 500 winner Joey Logano on the cover.
=Features=
Victory Edition is the first NASCAR game to feature alcohol sponsorship, with Brad Keselowski's Miller Lite branding appearing in the game for users verified to be over 21 years of age.{{cite web|last1=Olmstead|first1=Christopher|title=NASCAR '15 Victory Edition, The Future & More With DM Racing|url=http://beyondtheflag.com/2015/10/23/nascar-15-victory-edition-the-future-more-with-dm-racing/|website=beyondtheflag.com|publisher=Sports Illustrated|access-date=25 October 2015|date=October 23, 2015|archive-date=24 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024161152/http://beyondtheflag.com/2015/10/23/nascar-15-victory-edition-the-future-more-with-dm-racing/|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.nascar15.us/index.php NASCAR '15 Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531070301/http://www.nascar15.us/index.php |date=2015-05-31 }}
- [http://www.dmracing.org/ Dusenberry Martin Racing Website]
{{NASCAR video games}}
{{Eutechnyx games}}
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Racing video games set in the United States
Category:Split-screen multiplayer games
Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom