

"NASCAR Heat 5's 2022 NASCAR Cup Series DLC launches 21st October". ^ Harrison-Lord, Thomas (October 7, 2022)."GAMESNASCAR Heat Ultimate Edition+ on Nintendo Switch found via Amazon listing". "NASCAR News: NASCAR Heat 5 released in July with legend Stewart bonus content". "NASCAR Heat 5 Makes Pit Road Adjustments". "NASCAR Heat 5 set to launch two editions in July". After a period where no updates were shared, the team eventually shared their plans to release the 2022 cars during the month of May 2023, after the 2022 season had already concluded. Motorsport Games, in a statement posted to Twitter, stated their intention to provide a much more stable experience. Unlike its successor NASCAR 21: Ignition, the DLC is not free and would initially be priced at $12.34 before being lowered to $9.99 following a delay. The firm announced the introduction of Next Gen Cars and their respective driver lineup in downloadable content for the game, updating it for the 2022 season. Next Gen cars ĭue to the poor reception of NASCAR 21: Ignition, Motorsport Games announced their intentions to return to Heat 5 for future DLC.

In addition to 2020 content, it also includes drivers and primary paint schemes from the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. Ī Nintendo Switch port called NASCAR Heat Ultimate Edition+ was quietly listed on Amazon in October 2021, and was released on November 19, 2021. Additional downloadable content packs were also announced with the release of the game. Along with the early release date, the Gold Edition includes bonus spotter voices, paint schemes and career mode opportunities. NASCAR Heat 5 was released on July 7, 2020, for those who pre-ordered the Gold Edition standard copies of the game were released on July 10. Racing series featured Racing Series Nameħ5 (1 part-timer, 32 NASCAR Heat Pro League Drivers, 40 NCS Drivers, 2 Legacy Drivers (Comes With Gold Edition))ģ5 (3-part-time trucks, 32 NCWTS Drivers)Īfter having Monster Games develop the first four installments of the rebooted NASCAR Heat series, publisher 704Games took over development and handed publishing over to Motorsport Games. Minor tweaks to pit stops, the paint booth and in-race retirements (DNF) were also introduced.

Other than a new single-player track testing mode, gameplay remained largely the same as its predecessor, NASCAR Heat 4. Chase Elliott is the cover athlete for the standard edition, and Tony Stewart is the cover athlete for the Gold Edition. It was developed by 704Games and was published by Motorsport Games on July 10, 2020, for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows via Steam. NASCAR Heat 5 is a racing video game simulating the 2020 NASCAR season.
