The American NASCAR series has signed an exclusive multi-year and game deal with developers Eutechnyx, beginning with ‘NASCAR The Game 2011’ at the start of next year. It’ll be the first NASCAR sim for two years, and will be created for the XBox 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii. It follows the move of Ed Martin to Eutechnyx from Electronic Arts – and his last move at EA was … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2010
Karting controversy causing pre-order boost for Gran Turismo 5
When the officials in Siena in Tuscany complained that Gran Turismo 5 featured the setting of their historic horse race, and that they could sue, they probably didn’t expect they’d be helping the game to sell more copies. The Piazza del Campo is featured in GT5, and not only is it the site of an historic horse race, but Polyphony Digital also included the flags and colours of … [Read more...]
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Autolog Recommends – Sun, Sand and Supercars
Pre-order Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit at Amazon, Game, Gamestop, or Play.com … [Read more...]
ORD reviews Codemaster’s F1 2010 – 4.5/5
Well, where do you begin? After all the hype and expectation, the first Formula One game for four years has arrived. Much was hoped for when Codemasters obtained the licence - a company with a good track record in making great racing games, and their style is immediately apparent when you boot up the game. The presentation and menus are all beautifully presented - clean and … [Read more...]
WRC 2010 The Videogame: Onboard Swedish Stage
WRC 2010 official videogame – tight hairpin on Swedish stage
Gran Turismo 5, Weather effects, TGS 2010
Special Edition Gran Turismo Titanium Blue PS3
If you want to go one step further than the special editions of Gran Turismo 5 (of which there are several), then you could go the whole hog with the special edition Gran Turismo Titanium Blue PS3 and limited edition copy of the game. You'll need to import it from Japan when it's released on November 3rd with 5 DLC cars, 308 page booklet and a 160GB hard drive, or just hope … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 5 Japanese TV Commercial “We Love Cars”
via GTPlanet. … [Read more...]
Production class rebuilds my love for Forza Motorsport 3 online
One of the good things about Forza Motorsport 2 was the fact that the host of a room could force everyone to use the same car – meaning that you could create races in standard models with no tuning to give everyone equal machinery. While Forza Motorsport 3 (ORD’s FM3 Review) allowed that in private lobbies, in the general online rooms you were stuck until recently. And it’s … [Read more...]
How to set up your own online sim race series
What does it take to establish a fun and exciting simulation racing series? A lot of creativity, and, trial and error. Make no mistake, arranging a format for racing is not as easy as it first appears. There are so many factors and combinations of tracks, cars, classes, and rules that it is highly likely that your first few attempts at something new and different will … [Read more...]
ORD: F1 at Spa and F1 2010 comparison
Last week I went to the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. And you can see the pictures I took to provie it in the gallery below. I came back from one of the world’s best circuits after three days’ camping very happy (go Lewis!), very tired and very wet, but with my appetite even more whet (yes you do spell whet like that, even if it does look like a silly word when it’s … [Read more...]
F1 2010 Codemasters vs F1 Real Rain
F1 2010 vs Real Life (Spa Francochamps)
Gran Turismo 5 demo pod videos
In addition to the photos of damage in Gran Turismo 5, it appears plenty of people have been capturing videos of GT5 from the same demo pods which have appeared in U.S Best Buy and Target stores. The guys at GT Planet compiled what they think are the best of the captured videos, and who are we to argue: And as always, if you haven't pre-ordered you copy … [Read more...]