<s>
NASCAR	B-Device
The	I-Device
Game	I-Device
,	O
occasionally	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
NTG	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
series	O
of	O
NASCAR	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Eutechnyx	O
,	O
which	O
held	O
the	O
NASCAR	O
license	O
from	O
2011	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
installment	O
,	O
NASCAR	B-Device
The	I-Device
Game	I-Device
:	O
2011	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
NASCAR	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
since	O
EA	O
Sports	O
relinquished	O
the	O
license	O
after	O
NASCAR	B-Application
09	I-Application
in	O
2008.	O
………	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
Activision	O
and	O
Eutechnyx	O
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
NASCAR	B-Device
The	I-Device
Game	I-Device
:	O
2011	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
NASCAR	B-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Line	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
Eutechnyx	O
released	O
NASCAR	B-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
:	I-Application
2013	I-Application
(	O
an	O
optimized	O
version	O
of	O
NTG	O
:	O
Inside	O
Line	O
)	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
licensed	O
NASCAR	O
game	O
for	O
PC	O
since	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
,	O
NASCAR	B-Application
'	I-Application
14	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Dusenberry	O
Martin	O
Racing	O
(	O
formally	O
known	O
as	O
DMi	O
Games	O
)	O
,	O
acquired	O
the	O
NASCAR	O
licence	O
from	O
Eutechnyx	O
,	O
publishing	O
NASCAR	B-Application
'	I-Application
15	I-Application
as	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
NASCAR	B-Application
'	I-Application
14	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
opposed	O
to	O
annual	O
releases	O
,	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
series	O
,	O
Eutechnyx	O
chose	O
to	O
release	O
semi-annual	O
games	O
and	O
add	O
new	O
seasons	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Device
The	I-Device
Game	I-Device
:	O
2011	O
features	O
the	O
2010	O
and	O
2011	O
seasons	O
,	O
and	O
NASCAR	B-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Line	I-Application
features	O
the	O
2012	O
and	O
2013	O
seasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
NASCAR	B-Application
15	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
NASCAR	O
14	O
,	O
and	O
priced	O
significantly	O
lower	O
than	O
most	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Device
The	I-Device
Game	I-Device
was	O
designed	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
casual	O
video	O
game	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
full	O
simulators	O
such	O
as	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2003	I-Application
Season	I-Application
and	O
iRacing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
NASCAR	B-Application
'	I-Application
14	I-Application
,	O
group	O
qualifying	O
was	O
integrated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
NASCAR	B-Application
'	I-Application
14	I-Application
,	O
starts	O
and	O
restarts	O
were	O
upgraded	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
car	O
within	O
the	O
"	O
restart	O
zone	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
when	O
the	O
car	O
crosses	O
the	O
start-finish	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
installment	O
,	O
NASCAR	B-Device
The	I-Device
Game	I-Device
:	O
2011	O
,	O
features	O
pre-race	O
commentary	O
from	O
Performance	O
Racing	O
Network	O
radio	O
announcers	O
Doug	O
Rice	O
and	O
Mark	O
Garrow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrary	O
to	O
the	O
initial	O
promotional	O
trailer	O
for	O
NTG	O
:	O
2011	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
dramatic	O
crash	O
scene	O
with	O
highly	O
realistic	O
damage	O
,	O
Nascar	B-Device
The	I-Device
Game	I-Device
uses	O
a	O
"	O
scaled	O
back	O
"	O
damage	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
NASCAR	B-Application
'	I-Application
14	I-Application
,	O
Eutechnyx	O
partnered	O
with	O
Nvidia	O
to	O
enhance	O
smoke	O
and	O
debris	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
game-controlled	B-Application
cars	I-Application
in	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
sought	O
to	O
replicate	O
the	O
real-life	O
racing	O
styles	O
of	O
the	O
drivers	O
,	O
including	O
differences	O
in	O
aggression	O
and	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
NASCAR	B-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Line	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
used	O
positional	O
and	O
telemetry	O
data	O
recorded	O
by	O
NASCAR	O
during	O
races	O
and	O
driver	O
performance	O
statistics	O
to	O
construct	O
each	O
computer-controlled	O
driver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
other	O
NASCAR	O
games	O
,	O
pit	O
stops	O
were	O
replicated	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
of	O
real-life	O
pit	O
crew	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Device
The	I-Device
Game	I-Device
features	O
an	O
in-depth	O
3-D	O
Paint	O
Booth	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
paint	O
schemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Paint	O
Booth	O
is	O
expanded	O
from	O
most	O
other	O
NASCAR	O
games	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2003	I-Application
Season	I-Application
,	O
NASCAR	B-Application
09	I-Application
,	O
and	O
IRacing	B-Application
which	O
allow	O
for	O
outside	O
creation	O
in	O
computer	O
paint	O
programs	O
such	O
as	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
and	O
Paint.NET	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Device
The	I-Device
Game	I-Device
includes	O
several	O
races	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
Quick	O
Race	O
(	O
or	O
Single	O
Race	O
or	O
Race	O
Now	O
)	O
,	O
Single	O
Season	O
,	O
Track	O
Testing	O
,	O
and	O
offline	O
Split-Screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
NASCAR	B-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Line	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
more	O
in-depth	O
career	O
mode	O
was	O
introduced	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
2004	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
NASCAR	B-Application
'	I-Application
14	I-Application
,	O
the	O
career	O
mode	O
was	O
further	O
expanded	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
utilization	O
of	O
the	O
Paint	O
Booth	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
career	O
paint	O
schemes	O
and	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
choose	O
the	O
placement	O
of	O
sponsor	O
logos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mode	O
is	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Lightning	O
Challenges	O
(	O
later	O
the	O
Dodge	O
Challenges	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
EA	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
NASCAR	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
resembles	O
the	O
"	O
Thunder	O
Licence	O
"	O
mode	O
from	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
2004	I-Application
,	O
although	O
unlike	O
in	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
no	O
rewards	O
are	O
given	O
for	O
beating	O
the	O
best	O
lap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
leagues	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
NASCAR	B-Application
'	I-Application
14	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
NASCAR	B-Device
The	I-Device
Game	I-Device
installments	O
feature	O
part-time	O
drivers	O
,	O
Xfinity	O
Series	O
(	O
formerly	O
Nationwide	O
Series	O
)	O
and	O
Gander	O
RV	O
&	O
Outdoors	O
Truck	O
Series	O
(	O
formerly	O
Camping	O
World	O
)	O
drivers	O
as	O
field	O
fillers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Line	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
43	O
licensed	O
Sprint	O
Cup	O
Series	O
entries	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
NASCAR	B-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Line	I-Application
,	O
each	O
scheme	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
replicate	O
its	O
real-life	O
counterpart	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
race	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
schemes	O
designed	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
team	O
and	O
sponsor	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
NTG	O
:	O
Inside	O
Line''	O
included	O
over	O
120	O
schemes	O
,	O
additional	O
schemes	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
required	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
