Forza Motorsport 3 has won the Racing Game of the Year at the Golden Joytstick awards in the UK. Second place went to Need for Speed: Shift, with Colin McRae: Dirt 2 taking third place in the voting. The awards are the longest-running videogame awards, and this was the 28th year of prizegiving. Ultimate Game of the Year went to Mass Effect 2. … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2010
Codemasters break out the F1 2010 bug spray
After weeks of putting up with tirades of semi-disgruntled customers on their forum, Codemasters have released a patch for F1 2010. As we reported, there were some genuine problems that needed fixing, and it indeed looks like they have fixed them. So what has now improved in version 1.1 of the game? (The Xbox patch is not available at the moment - it should be online on Monday … [Read more...]
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Demo – first impressions
The Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit demo is now available to play, and we've been checking out what it's like, and what it shows for the final game, due out on November 16th (US) and November 19th (Europe) for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PC. Initial impressions of the Hot Pursuit Demo: The first thing you'll notice is an effective intro which is loud, colourful and channels … [Read more...]
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit: Demo Explained
Official Forza Motorsport 3 Ultimate Collection Trailer
The best racing game soundtrack?
ORD’s Dan Thornton posted an article about Gran Turismo 5 the other day (here, if you must know) where he mentioned what the main theme music was going to be for the much-overdue game. The answer is a new My Chemical Romance track called Planetary (Go!) (here, if you must know) and it got me thinking about which racing games have the best soundtracks – and indeed which need … [Read more...]
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit – Ultimate Cop
Updates on Gran Turismo 5 release date
There's still no word on an official release date set for Gran Turismo 5 following the recent decision to delay it from November 2nd. But it doesn't look like it'll be a long delay, judging by various bit of evidence currently surfacing. Sony Australia has started promoting a Bravia TV offer - if you're one of the first 21,000 people to buy a new Bravia 3D TV and submit … [Read more...]
GT5 features the ‘ultimate racing car’
Want to know what the fastest race car would look like if there were no rules and regulations governing it? Kazunori Yamauchi posed the question, and Red Bull Formula 1 aerodynamicist Adrian Newey has provided the answer. It looks like: And the power and transmission are just as interesting as the design: Engine: gas turbine, 1483bhp @ 15,000RPM, 527lb ft @ 12,000RPM … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 5 news: Frame rates, music and motorcycles
Gran Turismo 5 may have been delayed, but that hasn't stopped a lot of news coming thick and fast about the game... Gran Turismo 5 frame rates drop below 60fps: The head of Polyphony Digital, Kaz Yamauchi has apologised in an interview for the fact that the game will occasionally drop below 60 frames per second at 1080p resolution. It was apparently a major factor in … [Read more...]
Turn10 confirm Ultimate Collection and Top Gear details…
So the release of the Forza Motorsport 3 Ultimate Collection is almost upon us, and Turn10 have revealed more details about it, along with the first results of their recent partnership with the BBC show Top Gear. The Ultimate Collection contains all the Forza on-disc cars and tracks, all previous DLC, and ten brand new cars, including three supercars dubbed "The Stig's … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 3 Ultimate Collection – Top Gear Video Trailer
Trailer for the 30 minute Top Gear video you'll be able to download if you buy the Forza 3 Ultimate Collection. Pre-order for October 29th from Amazon, or Play.com. … [Read more...]
The Non-Racing Dept – Hands on with Kinect Sports
It's not a racing game, but there's enough interest in the new Kinect peripheral and the Forza Motorsport Kinect demo that this may be of interest - plus, we couldn't turn down an invite to visit the headquarters of Rare and try out Kinect Sports a month before it's released (Available on November 10 - pre-order from Amazon, Game, Gamestop, Play.com). Kinect in general: So … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 5 – New Trailer (HD)
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit – Autolog Explained
Pre-order the limited edition of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit from Amazon or Gamestop. … [Read more...]