THE video games company made famous by its car wrecking game has won a contract to develop a virtual dashboard for a real supercar.
Newport-based Stainless Games is best known for its destructive, pedestrian-killing game Carmageddon but is now working on the digital dashboard and central infotainment Graphical User Interface (GUI) systems for the new TVR sportscar.
The prototype of the first car from the re-born TVR company, will be revealed at the Goodwood Revival early next month.
TVR chairman Les Edgar said “Stainless are both explosively creative and a safe pair of hands so seemed a natural choice for this crucial part of the man-machine interface.”
Stainless chairman Patrick Buckland said: “I have owned four TVRs over the decades and have commuted to Stainless in every one, including my current Tuscan 2S.
“TVR has been in my blood since I fawned over pictures of the Taimar Turbo as a child in the 1970s.
“To now be part of the rebirth of the marque, and to have the opportunity to make a real difference to the character of that new car, is a dream come true.”
Chief operating officer Matt Edmunds said: “It’s ironic, Carmageddon was originally set to be a banger racing game and now we are associated with state-of-the-art sports car development.”
As well as the prototype vehicle to be displayed at Goodwood, Stainless will continue to be involved with TVR as it brings the new car to production.