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Monster Games

Logo: Monster Games, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American video game developer

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 2022.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1996Founded1

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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 2022.2

The story

In January 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. Subsequently, Monster Games and iRacing began work on a new licensed NASCAR title. 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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Monster Games, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1996Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$816.3K 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $816.3K in all. PPP loans $816.3K.$0$200K$400K$600K2020 · PPP loans: $408.1K20202021 · PPP loans: $408.1K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$408.1K$408.1K
2020$408.1K$408.1K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 7, 2020$408.1K PPP loan (first draw) from Frandsen Bank & Trust5To MONSTER GAMES, INC., Northfield MN; $411.0K forgiven Dec 31, 2020
  2. Jan 28, 2021$408.1K PPP loan (second draw) from Frandsen Bank & Trust5To MONSTER GAMES INC., Northfield MN; $411.5K forgiven Dec 2, 2021

Sources

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