Greetings ORD fans around the world! Time for a little show and tell at this years BIR Lucas Oil Full Throttle NHRA Nationals in Brainerd Minnesota two weeks ago! This is the motorsports event of the year in the great north woods, and one I always attend with my trusty and knowledgeable sidekick "Cuda500" (a.k.a. Warren). Rather than give you a boring list of names of … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2010
Gran Turismo 5 – Hard Drive install, RPG mode and sequel already on the way
More information has been released about Gran Turismo 5 ahead of the November 2nd release date. The first up is the fact GT5 will include an optional hard drive install to run the game more effectively. Kazunori Yamauchi (Polyphony Digital CEO) revealed the news via his Twitter account, which says that to run the game, you’ll need just 256 MB, but for a ‘smooth play … [Read more...]
Ultimate Forza to arive in 2010?
Forza Motorsport 3: Ultimate Collection could appear for the Xbox 360 before the end of 2010, following a listing on the official site of the Office of Film and Literature Classification from Australia. The name suggests a new physical release which includes all of the DLC car packs since launch, and there’s the chance Turn 10 could cram in a few more extras to make the most … [Read more...]
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Autolog – ‘Settling the score’
Flag threat to Gran Turismo 5
The November 3rd release of Gran Turismo 5 could, in theory, be under threat from the officials of the city of Siena in Tuscany in Italy. The reason is that the Piazza del Campo is featured as the site of the Palio di Siena, which is a bareback horse race run around a D-shaped course in the piazza since 1656. And GT5 no only features the course, but also the flags and … [Read more...]
nail’d Gamescom 2010 video trailer
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit – Limited Edition
Tempted by the limited edition? To get exclusive access to the Alfa Romeo 8C Competitizione, and Ford Shelby GT 500, plus immediate unlocks for the Porsche Cayman S, Dodge Challenger SRT8, Audi TT RS Coupe and Chevrolet Camaro RS, you'll need to pre-order Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit from Game straight away! … [Read more...]
The stuff racing dreams are made of
Racing games have come a long way since I was a youngster. My first experience of gaming in any form was a variation on ‘Pong’. I’m not sure who made it, but it was almost certainly possibly nearly identical to this. By the time I experienced my first racing game, things had developed a little, but only a little. My first console (I say mine, I didn’t buy it myself as I was … [Read more...]
F1 2010 Gameplay Video –
The best selling racing games: August 2010
If you're planning to buy a new racing game, then you probably want to know you'll have people to race against online. Hence why we're starting a new feature to list the best selling racing games and give you an idea which ones could be worth looking at: Amazon UK: Gran Turismo 5 (PS3). - £36.99 - Release date Nov 2, 2010 Formula 1 2010 (PS3). -£36.99 - Release date … [Read more...]
Time for the commentary to cease
Often confusing, irritating and hilarious in equal measures, commentary in racing games has for too long been appalling. The PlayStation’s F1 ‘97 was legendary for all the wrong reasons. Murray Walker is, in my opinion, the greatest commentator of all time in any sport, but the game made him out to be some kind of maniac hell-bent on listing who the top-ten drivers were at … [Read more...]
Looking forward to the best F1 game ever made
September 24th 2010. Get that date in your diaries – for it’s the release date of what looks set to be the greatest Formula One game of all time. Five developer videos have been released to whet our appetites, and after watching them I’m bloody hungry. Each will wet your pants for different reasons: the first is a general introduction, the second explains the handling physics, … [Read more...]
DiRT 3 Teaser Trailer Video
iRacing 2010 Season 3 Raises the Bar
iRacing has long been setting a standard for PC sim racing and they have upped the ante once again for there members and potential members with the newest iRacing build for 2010 Season 3. The new build rolled out this passed week to ooh’s and ahh’s from all the current iRacing members as the men behind the curtain finally let loose the build details and many iRacer’s found … [Read more...]