<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
21	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ignition	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
simulating	O
the	O
2021	O
NASCAR	O
Cup	O
Series	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Motorsport	O
Games	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
further	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
consoles	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
using	O
rFactor	B-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
physics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
package	O
was	O
released	O
featuring	O
Darlington	O
Raceway	O
themed	O
throwbacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
Motorsport	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
no	O
new	O
NASCAR	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
2022	O
NASCAR	O
Cup	O
Series	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
2022	O
NCS	O
season	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
came	O
out	O
October	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
NASCAR	B-Application
21	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ignition	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
response	O
to	O
NASCAR	B-Application
21	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ignition	I-Application
has	O
been	O
negative	O
.	O
</s>
