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The Assetto Corsa franchise reached lifetime sales of €100 million, announced Digital Bros, the parent company of developer Kunos Simulazioni.
To further its growth, particularly in the esports scene, the firm also announced the appointment of Valerio Piersanti as Kunos Simulazioni s VP of licensing and partnerships. He joined the company in December 2020, from Ferrari where he had been head of business development for the past four years.
Piersanti initially joined Ferrari in 2004 and spent 16 years at the luxury sports car manufacturer in various manager roles.
Piersanti commented: I am excited about this challenge and joining the Digital Bros group organisation and I would like to express my gratitude in particular to the Galante brothers [Digital Bros co-founders] for the trust they have placed in me.
SRO and Fanatec to pioneer integration of esports and real-world racing in 2021
Fanatec to support the GT World Challenge Powered by AWS globally and the new GT2 European Series
SRO Motorsports Group and Fanatec have agreed to a multi-year expansion of their existing partnership that will see the German brand become title sponsor of GT World Challenge Powered by AWS and the new GT2 European Series.
An established global leader in high-end sim racing hardware for consoles and PCs, Fanatec began its association as an official partner of the SRO E-Sport GT Series in 2020 and will move into a prominent new role for the coming season.