June 5, 2025 – Pimax, a leading innovator in VR hardware, and Motorsport Games Inc. (NASDAQ: MSGM) (“Motorsport Games”), a renowned developer of authentic sim racing experiences, are today announcing their first collaboration, aimed at promoting sim racing in VR. Both brands will be present at the 93rd edition of the 24 Heures du Mans, using the official game of the event, Le Mans Ultimate, developed by Motorsport Games, with Pimax VR headsets.
Attendees at the race track can visit the experience center and experience Le Mans Ultimate like never before, feeling every turn, acceleration, and braking point through the combined power of Motorsport Games’ realistic simulation and Pimax’s groundbreaking virtual reality technology. Visitors can try high-end Pimax VR headsets such as Crystal Light as well as the Crystal Super, both providing life-like graphics. The experience, located in the Family Fan Zone, will also feature hardware from esteemed partners like Thrustmaster, further enhancing the authenticity of the sim racing experience.
“We are incredibly excited to partner with Motorsport Games, a company that shares our passion for delivering unparalleled immersive experiences,” said Robin Weng, Chairman of Pimax. “The Le Mans 2025 event we believe provides the perfect platform to demonstrate how our Crystal Light and Crystal Super headsets elevate the sim racing experience to new heights. This collaboration marks just the beginning of our joint efforts to push the boundaries of virtual reality in motorsports.”
Stephen Hood, CEO of Motorsport Games commented, “Our mission at Motorsport Games is to create the most authentic and engaging racing simulations possible. Partnering with Pimax, a leader in high-fidelity VR, allows us to deliver on that promise even further. We believe the synergy between Le Mans Ultimate and Pimax VR will offer sim racers an unmatched level of immersion, and we look forward to exploring both promotional and technical collaborations with Pimax for the future.”
Pimax recently led an investment round into Motorsport Games and the Le Mans Ultimate project. With this investment, the companies will continue to explore future collaborations on both promotional and technical levels. The shared goal is to continuously innovate and deliver the ultimate immersive sim racing experience for users worldwide.
About Le Mans Ultimate
Le Mans Ultimate is the official video game of the FIA World Endurance Championship, capturing the thrill of endurance racing with hyper-realistic physics, dynamic weather, and full 24-hour race cycles. Developed by Studio 397 and Motorsport Games, it features iconic cars and legendary circuits like Circuit de la Sarthe, delivering an immersive experience for motorsport enthusiasts and sim racers alike.
The Crystal Super & Crystal Light
The Crystal Super is the latest of Pimax headsets, boasting a total pixel amount of 29 million and a field of view of 135 degrees horizontal. Like the Crystal Light, it has glass aspheric lenses, but also comes with eye-tracking to enable Dynamic Foveated Rendering. The Crystal Super has integrated tracking and integrated audio, meaning it’s fast and easy to set up, yet still with dozens of options in Pimax Play to configure.
The Crystal Light is a more affordable yet still extremely high-end PCVR headset from Pimax, coming with glass aspheric lenses, 17 million pixels and a wide field of view, integrated tracking, audio and the same customization features in Pimax Play.
About Pimax: Pimax is a leading virtual reality technology company dedicated to developing high-resolution, wide field-of-view VR headsets that deliver unparalleled immersive experiences. With a focus on innovation and user satisfaction, Pimax continues to push the boundaries of what is possible in virtual reality. The current models are the Crystal Series, with the Crystal and 60G Airlink, the Crystal Light, and Crystal Super — as well as the Dream Air series, such as the Dream Air and Dream Air SE.
About Motorsport Games: Motorsport Games is a racing game developer, publisher and esports ecosystem provider of official motorsport racing series. Combining innovative and engaging video games with exciting esports competitions and content for racing fans and gamers, Motorsport Games strives to make racing games that are authentically close to reality. The Company is the officially licensed video game developer and publisher for iconic motorsport racing series, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship, recently releasing Le Mans Ultimate in Early Access. Motorsport Games also owns the industry-leading rFactor 2 and KartKraft simulation platforms. rFactor 2 also powers F1® Arcade through a partnership with Kindred Concepts. Motorsport Games is also an award-winning esports partner of choice for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, creating the renowned Le Mans Virtual Series. Motorsport Games is building a virtual racing ecosystem where each product drives excitement, every esports event is an adventure, and every race inspires. For more information about Motorsport Games visit: www.motorsportgames.com.
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Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are provided pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed forward-looking statements. Words such as “continue,” “will,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “expect,” “expected,” “likely,” “plans,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “opportunity,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the statements concerning Pimax and Motorsport Games collaborating to promote sim racing in VR, being present at the 93rd edition of the 24 Heures du Mans, using the official game of the event, Le Mans Ultimate, developed by Motorsport Games, with Pimax VR headsets, attendees at the race track experiencing Le Mans Ultimate like never before through the combined power of Motorsport Games’ realistic simulation and Pimax’s groundbreaking virtual reality technology, hardware from Thrustmaster further enhancing the authenticity of the sim racing experience, the Le Mans 2025 event providing the perfect platform to demonstrate how Pimax’s Crystal Light and Crystal Super headsets elevate the sim racing experience to new heights, the collaboration marking just the beginning of Pimax and Motorsport Games joint efforts to push the boundaries of virtual reality in motorsports, creating the most authentic and engaging racing simulations possible, the synergy between Le Mans Ultimate and Pimax VR offering sim racers an unmatched level of immersion, Pimax and Motorsport Games exploring both promotional and technical collaborations for the future and continuously innovating and delivering the ultimate immersive sim racing experience for users worldwide. All forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, many of which are generally outside the control of Motorsport Games and are difficult to predict. Examples of such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, Pimax’s and Motorsport Games’ ability to promote sim racing in VR as planned, Pimax’s and Motorsport Games’ ability to push the boundaries of virtual reality in motorsports, Pimax’s and Motorsport Games’ ability to create the most authentic and engaging racing simulations possible, Pimax’s and Motorsport Games’ ability to collaborate in the future on promotional and technical levels, Pimax’s and Motorsport Games’ ability to continuously innovate and deliver the ultimate immersive sim racing experience for users worldwide. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements can be found in Motorsport Games’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as well as in its subsequent filings with the SEC. Motorsport Games anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause its plans, intentions and expectations to change. Motorsport Games assumes no obligation, and it specifically disclaims any intention or obligation, to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by law. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and should not be relied upon as representing Motorsport Games’ plans and expectations as of any subsequent date. Additionally, the business and financial materials and any other statement or disclosure on, or made available through, Motorsport Games’ website or other websites referenced or linked to this press release shall not be incorporated by reference into this press release.
