Sector3 Studios (formerly SimBin Studios) is a Swedish video game developer and publisher founded in 2003 that develops racing simulators for Windows and PC. The company has its headquarters in Lidköping.
The company originally started as a modding team for the Image Space Incorporated (ISI) game F1 2002, releasing a mod based on the 2002 season of the FIA GT championship, essentially the precursor to its first commercial game.
Although the company mainly focuses on racing simulators for Windows, Race Pro was developed for the Xbox 360 console, published by Atari and released in February 2009. In May 2009 SimBin released Volvo – The Game as a freeware for Windows. It included six cars, two race tracks and a time trial mode. Cars include the Volvo S60, Volvo S40 and Volvo 850. In 2012 SimBin released RaceRoom Racing Experience, a new Free to play game that connects fans of racing around a game, motorsports portal and online store.
On September 1st 2014, SimBin Studios officially changed their name to Sector3 Studios, as part of a company restructuring. The name was changed primarily because the former was contractually tied to the location, and the team wanted to move to a more populous area. [WIKIPEDIA]
- GTR – FIA GT Racing Game – March 11, 2005 Sim racing – PC (Windows)
Simbin also released an “add-on pack” called “Kings of Ovals” which contains a set of new oval-style tracks.
- GT Legends – October 15, 2005 Sim racing – PC (Windows)
- GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game – September 29, 2006 Sim racing – PC (Windows)
- Race – The Official WTCC Game – November 24, 2006 Sim racing – PC (Windows)
- Race 07 – The Official WTCC Game October 12, 2007 Sim racing – PC (Windows)
STCC – The Game is an expansion pack to RACE 07 and features the 2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship season and its (real-life) support series, the Camaro Cup. It is available in a boxed DVD format in Scandinavia and available worldwide via Steam. For customers who do not already own RACE 07, the game includes all the content from that game.
- Race Pro – February 17, 2009 Sim racing – (Xbox 360)
- Volvo – The Game – May 26, 2009 Sim racing – PC (Windows)
- RaceRoom Racing Experience – February 12, 2013 Sim racing – PC (Windows)
- GTR 3 2018 Sim racing – PC (Windows), Playstation 4, Xbox One
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