{"id":45507,"date":"2025-03-12T12:20:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T03:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=45507"},"modified":"2025-03-12T12:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T03:20:32","slug":"initial-d-inspired-racing-game-jdm-japanese-drift-master-delayed-devs-preparing-new-surprises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/initial-d-inspired-racing-game-jdm-japanese-drift-master-delayed-devs-preparing-new-surprises\/","title":{"rendered":"Initial D-inspired racing game JDM: Japanese Drift Master delayed; devs preparing new surprises\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Polish game studio Game Factory recently announced that it will delay its much-awaited <a href=\"https:\/\/jdmgame.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>JDM: Japanese Drift Master<\/strong><\/a> to May 21 \u2013 almost two months later than its previously planned March 26 release date. This extra time will allow the developers to \u201cfine-tune the final details and provide the best possible experience for everyone.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JDM: Japanese Drift Master | Release Date Update\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0VrQ1ZswOpA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While JDM: Japanese Drift Master is being developed in Poland, the game is set in the fictional Japanese prefecture of Guntama, Honshu. Players will be able to race over 30 customizable licensed vehicles from famous brands like Mazda, Subaru, Honda, and Nissan through over 250km of roads and areas based on real locations. To add to the realism, Guntama will have its own day-night cycle, weather system, and street traffic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/openworld-racing-game-jdm-japanese-drift-master-20250311-331098-header.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/openworld-racing-game-jdm-japanese-drift-master-20250311-331098-header.webp 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/openworld-racing-game-jdm-japanese-drift-master-20250311-331098-header-380x214.webp 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/openworld-racing-game-jdm-japanese-drift-master-20250311-331098-header-768x432.webp 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes JDM: Japanese Drift Master stand out from other racing games is that its narrative draws heavily from the famous racing manga Initial D. As a foreigner looking to make it in the Japanese drifting world, you must compete in a series of street races against other drivers to become the best hashiriya (the Japanese term for \u201cstreer racer\u201d). The main campaign will consist of over 40 narrative-driven events, along with various side missions (including drift, grip, and drag races) and extra content. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, no Initial D-inspired piece of media would be complete without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=BdvAfplix0r1usM8&amp;v=FDAMQ-xlNws&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eurobeat music<\/a> and an anime opening \u2013 both of which JDM: Japanese Drift Master already has. The game\u2019s story will also be told through manga pages, which are drawn by in-house manga artists and will be available to read afterward through your in-game smartphone.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JDM: Japanese Drift Master | Anime Opening\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kDFXd-Ujn2s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With two more months before the updated release date, Game Factory plans to showcase more updates and sneak peeks of JDM: Japanese Drift Master. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JapaneseDriftMaster\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The official Japanese Drift Master YouTube channel<\/a> features a constant stream of updates from the developers, so you can be sure any developments will be posted there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JDM: Japanese Drift Master is scheduled to be released for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1153410\/JDM_Japanese_Drift_Master\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gog.com\/en\/game\/japanese_drift_master\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GOG<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/store.epicgames.com\/en-US\/p\/japanese-drift-master-b4fd48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Epic Games Store<\/a>) on May 21.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game Factory&#8217;s open-world racing game JDM: Japanese Drift Master is set to launch two months later, on May 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":45513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-45507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Initial D-inspired racing game JDM: Japanese Drift Master delayed; 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