SimBin's Xbox 360 racing simulator RACE Pro will be released next January, publisher Atari announced today. The game was originally announced with a fall '08 release date. In addition to the delay, Atari noted that a demo featuring singleplayer and online modes will appear on the Xbox Live Marketplace before Christmas.

SimBin Studios, the developer behind the RACE and GTR line of PC racing simulators, today announced its first Xbox 360 effort, RACE Pro.

Due out this fall, the game is billed as "the ultra real racing simulation" and is said to recreate "a breathtaking reality giving gamers the ultimate racing simulation experience" through its use of SimBin's internally-developed physics engine Lizard.

The game will sport 13 real-life tracks--including Macau, Porto, Pau, Laguna Seca and Road America--throughout campaign and online play, which supports up to 12 players.

The amount of cars in the game was not disclosed, though SimBin noted that it will contain all the World Touring Car Championship cars from Alfa Romeo, BMW, Chevrolet and Seat along with vehicles from Aston Martin and Saleen. Only three cars were specifically mentioned: the Audi R8, Dodge Viper SRT10, Mini Cooper.

RACE Pro will be published by Atari. THQ had previously been reported to be publishing a SimBin game titled RACE 360. However, SimBin quickly denied that news, stating that while it was developing an Xbox 360 title, the reported details were incorrect.

Update: SimBin has sent out a press release, denying the development of RACE 360. Says the company, "We are issuing this statement to counter false rumours currently circulating on the internet regarding a new X360 game. We do have plans for an upcoming X360 game and an official announcement from Simbin will follow shortly with correct information on title and publisher. The information currently circulating is incorrect".

Original Story: THQ and SimBin Studios have teamed up to bring RACE 360 to the Xbox 360 this November, VirtualR.net is reporting.

The game is said to feature 350 cars and 15 tracks, much like SimBin's previous PC effort RACE 07. RACE 360 also features 12 players multiplayer racing, and offline split-screen support.

SimBin Studios exclusively develops realistic racing simulation games including the GTR and RACE series. No SimBin games have made it to consoles so far; an Xbox version of GTR - FIA GT Racing Game was in development at one point, but got cancelled.

You can find a demo of last year's RACE 07, on FileShack.