Gran Turismo 5 is a pretty accurate racing simulator, and we can certainly understand the official licence for the Thrustmaster T 500 RS as a realistic wheel and pedal set-up. But now GT5 has teamed up with the HANS Device, the head and neck safety system racers use. The restraint is apparently coming in-game, rather than being shipped to wear while you're sat on your sofa. So … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2011
Latest Gran Turismo 5 Seasonal Event stars Ferraris
Ferraris with 650PP or less are the basis of the latest Gran Turismo 5 Seasonal Event, titled, 'La Festa Cavallino' (The Horse Festival). The details are: Rome Circuit: 5 Laps, 444,900 Cr. Circuit de la Sarthe 2009 1 Lap, 504,000 Cr. Autumn Ring Reverse 5 Laps, 411,000 Cr. Indianapolis Road Course 5 Laps, 470,700 Cr. Toscana (Tarmac) 106A 5 Laps, 474,000 … [Read more...]
Need for Speed World adds daily Treasure Hunt and more
The team behind the free-to-play online racing game Need for Speed World have been busy. In the last 24 hours they've announced a number of new features and content, including a new daily Treasure Hunt game. Need for Speed World: Treasure Hunt Mode: From now on, every day will see 15 treasure icons hidden in different parts of the Need for Speed World, with the map showing the … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 4 – Game Critics Award for Best Racing Game at E3
The Game Critic Awards are chosen from the selection of games on show at the E3 event, with 35 judges from North American videogame publications, and they've named Forza Motorsport 4 as Best Racing Game from the show. No racing game made an appearance in any other category, with Bioshock Infinite getting the big 'Best of Show' award, along with 3 more. Battlefield 3 also won … [Read more...]
GT5 creator finishes first-in-class at Nurburgring 24 Hours
Gran Turismo 5 creator Kazunori Yamauchi raced at the real 2011 Nurburgring 24 Hours this weekend, and after a dramatic series of events, finished first-in-class with team-mates Tobias and Michael Schulze, and Yasuyoshi Yamamoto. Despite mechanical problems which cost them some time, the team were able to put in consistent lap times to bring themselves back to 36th place … [Read more...]
Nurgburgring 24 Hours puts Kazunori Yamuachi vs Team Need for Speed
Ever seen the world of videogames spill over into real-life racing? Well it will this weekend, as both Gran Turismo 5 creator Kazunori Yamuachi, and two Team Need for Speed cars are competing in the Nurburgring 24 Hours race. In 2010 Yamauchi finished fourth in the SP-8 class with the Team World Car Awards outfit in a Lexus IS-F, and Yamauchi himself posted the … [Read more...]
New GT5 Season Event – British Lightweights
If you're a fan of small British cars, you're in luck as the latest Gran Turismo 5 Seasonal Event is for cars under 55PP and weighing less than 1200kg. The races are: Tsukuba: 8 laps. 366,300 Credits Cote D’Azur: 5 laps. 399,000 Credits London: 5 laps. 381,300 Credits Nurburgring Nordschleife: 1 lap. 439,500 Credits Mt. Aso: 5 laps. 392,400 Credits So there … [Read more...]
GT Academy wins big award
The GT Academy competition has not only led to Lucas Ordonez finishing in second place at the LMP2 class at the 2011 Le Mans 24 hours with Signatech Nissan - now it's gone and won a prestigious award in marketing and advertising. It picked up a Cannes Golden Lion at the equivalent of the Oscars for ad types, for 'Best Use of Branded Content'. The reasons included being … [Read more...]
Codemasters Dirt 3 review – 4/5
As fans of my work will know (hello mum), I was a big fan of the original Dirt, but less so of it's sequel. So here's the difficult third album - it has to keep the original 'rally' fans happy and still appeal to the slick, polished Americanised variety showcase that was Dirt 2. And I’m pleased to say it generally straddles the delicate balance between the two quite … [Read more...]
Thrustmaster T500 RS wheel and pedal set review: 4/5
Everything about the Thrustmaster T500 RS suggests an extremely high level of quality; the specs, the only official Gran Turismo 5 licence, and especially the £400+ price. But does it live up to the expectations that have built since it was announced at the start of the year? Read our Thrustmaster T500 RS wheel and pedal set review to find out. Having been lucky enough to … [Read more...]
Need for Speed: The Run – 5 minutes of gameplay
Need for Speed: The Run “Death from Above”
E3 – 10 new F1 2011 Screenshots
You may have already seen how much some of the ORD team adore F1 2010 and how excited they got during the build-up. If so, you'll appreciate we've had to alert Tom's family and friends before publishing 10 new screenshots of F1 2011 from E3. Hopefully they'll have him sitting down and calm when he sees this during his leave of absence.. Not much in the way of info - just 10 … [Read more...]
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Need for Speed: The Run details revealed at E3
Alongside a 5- minute gameplay demo, various details on the forthcoming Need for Speed: The Run were revealed at the E3 games show, including some references to the plot, and particularly some of the cars which will feature. So the third Need for Speed game in the space of 12 months will follow a character called Jack on an illicit coast-to-coast race from San … [Read more...]