Monster Games Explained

Monster Games, Inc. was an American video game developer in Northfield, Minnesota, United States that specialized in racing games. They have also ported multiple Wii games to newer platforms for Nintendo. The company was founded in 1996, and was acquired by iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations in 2022.^[1]

In 2025, parent company iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations founded iRacing Studios and subsequently merged Monster Games into the new company.^[2]

History

In January of 2022, Monster Games was acquired by iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC. Over a year later in October of 2023, iRacing had purchased the exclusive NASCAR video game license from Motorsport Games.^[3] Subsequently, Monster Games and iRacing began work on a new licensed NASCAR title.^[4] It was announced that the game would release in 2025 and be called NASCAR 25.

In July 2025, iRCMS merged Monster Games into their brand new gaming company iRacing Studios. The team at Monster Games would continue their work on NASCAR 25 under the new iRacing Studios banner.

Games developed

Notes and References

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4. Web site: 2024-11-01 . Here’s A First Look The Upcoming iRacing NASCAR Game . 2025-08-06 . www.carthrottle.com . en . 2025-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20250624230918/https://www.carthrottle.com/news/heres-first-look-upcoming-iracing-nascar-game . live .
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