The GT Academy competition was created by Nissan and Playstation to find new GT racing drivers from virtual racers on Gran Turismo. Lucas Ordonez was the first winner in 2008, and now he'll be part of a four man team for the Spa 24 Hours. He'll drive a GT4-spec Nissan 370Z prepped by RJN Motorsport and sponsored by Polyphony Digital and Playstation. Pic of the RJN Motorsport … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2010
DiRT and Racedriver: GRID sequels confirmed by Codemasters
In addition to the upcoming F1 2010 game (Find out why it could be the game ORD's Tom Bowker has dreamed about for years) due for release in September, Codemasters are also hard at work on sequels to both DiRT and Racedriver:GRID. The news was revealed by SVP of Production Jamie MacDonald in an interview with Develop. “In Southam it’s full steam ahead with the next iteration … [Read more...]
MotoGP at Laguna Seca this weekend
The MotoGP championship hits America this weeked with the race at Laguna Seca in California. Sadly the American round will miss the 125cc and Moto2 classes, as they never make the Atlantic trip, which is a real shame with the current level of excitement and drama in Moto2. Then again,the prospect of 40 completely unpredictable lunatics from Moto2 all arriving at the … [Read more...]
iRacing hosts charity Brickyard 400 tomorrow
More than a thousand iRacing gamers are expected to take part in the 2010 iRacing World Tour race tomorrow, July 24th, which will raise money for Lance Armstrong's LIVESTRONG organisation. It begins at 8.30pm ET, and racers will contribute five cents for every one of the 160 scheduled laps - friends and family are being encouraged to donate to support the drivers taking … [Read more...]
Test Drive Unlimited 2 to feature Aston Martin One-77
The original Test Drive Unlimited was an enjoyable game which combined racing with an MMO-type structure which allowed you to drive around Hawaii. The sequel is out at the end of October, and a newly-released video teases the appearance of the Aston Martin One-77. The One-77 first appeared at the Paris Motor Show in 2008, before being fully revealed in Geneva in 2009. Only 77 … [Read more...]
Test Drive Unlimited 2: Aston Martin One-77 teaser trailer
OnlineRaceDriver goes ‘Back to the 50’s’
Once again it was, “Back to the 50’s” this past weekend at the MSRA “Back to the 50’s” 37th annual car show in St. Paul Minnesota. With 11,795 cars on display only the State fairgrounds is large enough to handle this record setting outdoor summer event. In fact, this is the largest 3 day rod and custom car show in the world! 125,000 spectators were drawn in this year. The only … [Read more...]
WRC official videogame – E3 teaser trailer
Offical World Rally Championship game arrives October 8
The release date for the first official FIA World Rally Championship game in five years has been announced as October 8th, 2010, when WRC hits the stores for Playstation 3, XBox 360 and PC. The game has been developed by Milestone, and published by Black Bean Games - the same team behind the SBKX World Superbikes game. It features all the cars, drivers and co-drivers from the … [Read more...]
TNT Racers video trailer
WRC- behind the scenes of the official game
World Class Car Pack out for Forza Motorsport 3
In case you've missed it, the World Class Car Park is now available for Forza Motorsport 3, for 400 Microsoft points. The car list is: 2011 McLaren MP4 12C 2010 Acura TSX V6 2010 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe 2010 FIAT Punto Evo SPORT 2010 Mercedes-Benz CL 65 AMG 2010 Kia Forta Koup SX 2010 Mazda 2 2011 Citroen DS3 2010 Mitsubishi Colt … [Read more...]
TNT Racers – fun online multiplayer racing?
We might take racing seriously at OnlineRaceDriver, but sometimes you need something a bit more fun and accessible to relax with, or to encourage kids and non-gamers into online racing. Think Micro Machines or Mario Kart (The original Mario Kart game for the SNES had a pretty good handling model) And TNT Racers looks like a possible contender for that role. It's out in August … [Read more...]
F1 2010 – Developer Diary Video No.4 (Tracks and Cars)
Making racing games wheely good
I'm planning to prepare properly for this Autumn. The release of Gran Turismo 5 and F1 2010 are important to me. The dates are in my calendar, my time is booked off work and I intend to get all my affairs in order beforehand - including the writing of a will. It also means that after few months under the bed gathering dust it will soon be time to once again break out the … [Read more...]