Archives for September 2013
Project CARS Weekly Update – Build 567
The heightened involvement of the CARS community since the migration to Steam persists with access to daily versions for Team Members and above. Away from the minutiae of build changes, the Car Physics Focus Testing (CPFT) drives onward with its weekly car and track selections. Week 10 of the CPFT concentrates on the couplings below. The current set will be replaced on … [Read more...]
Green Man Gaming Mid-Week Codemasters Sale
Green Man Gaming has an 'Up to 75 percent off' promotion running at the moment – including a couple of old faves for, a little research tells me, less than the typical cost of a pint this year. There's quite a range of game types under the Codemasters brand and the entire list might be worth wander through, but we do cars, cars, cars at ORD. With some planes. As … [Read more...]
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – Steam Daily Deal
Steam's latest can't-pass-it-up offer has the titular platform-running erinaceinae hero's second – and much-improved – modern kart racer take a spectacular spin-jump down of 75 percent. That's a best-ever £3.74 until 6PM on Wednesday, UK time. But gather three friends and you'll pay just £11.74 for four copies of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – an … [Read more...]
VM NASCAR Series 3 Promo Video
Virtual Motorsports set to run NASCAR Series 3
Popular Forza Motorsport 4 series organisers Virtual Motorsports has announced Series 3 of their NASCAR championship will start on September 20th, 2013. It's a dual-timezone event which takes places on Fridays at (EU Time Zone) 15:00 CDT / 21:00 BST / 07:00 AEST / (US Time Zone) 20:00 CDT / 02:00 BST / 12:00 AEST, and runs on a small amount of tracks that replicate the … [Read more...]
F1 2013 – Compatible wheels and hardware for all formats
Codemasters have released a list of the wheels and hardware officially supported for F1 2013. It covers F1 2013 compatible wheels and set-ups for the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 version of the game. Given the success of using custom options in the earlier games, we don't foresee control problems with a far wider range of hardware than that of the current list. The … [Read more...]
F1 2013 Classic Edition 1976 Ferrari 312 Trailer
F1 2013 – Early-Order Rewards and Discounts on Steam
Codemasters' latest entrant in its firmly established Formula One series now has a front-of-stage placing on Steam's home page. Set for a release on the 4th of October, it's now possible to order early on Steam at a 10 percent discount. Standard and Classic editions are available, the former carrying a £26.99 price tag (normally £29.99) and the latter rolling in at … [Read more...]
Review: Motocross Madness (XBLA) 5/10
Motocross Madness is actually the title of two games, and both have been published by Microsoft Games. The first incarnation was developed for release in 1998 by Rainbow Studios, but earlier in 2013 an Xbox Live game was developed by Bongfish Gmbh, and that's the game we've been playing. For some reason Xbox.com only lists the launch trailer, so if you want to download it, … [Read more...]
Limited Edition Gran Turismo 6 Anniversary PS3 for Japan Release
The Gran Turismo 6 15th Anniversary PS3 Starter Pack was released during a Sony Japan press conference, and will have 'limited availability', making it interesting to both collectors and anyone who hasn't invested in a Playstation 3 yet for some reason. The Pack features some nice packaging, a Sony Playstation 3 250 GB, a copy of Gran Turismo 6, and a special Gran Turismo … [Read more...]
iRacing Mac OS X Version now available
Mac owners can now experience iRacing, with a Linux version to be released in the near future. The system requirements are listed below, and it expands the potential numbers of simulator racers looking to try the browser-based experience. The Mac version will be updated alongside PC editions. "We are excited that this expansion to Mac will allow those passionate users the … [Read more...]
Project Cars – Build 557
Now working through Steam rather than the earlier isolated launcher, the rapid pace of development continues with Project CARS and sees a revision released ahead of the weekend for Junior Members and above. Daily builds continue to go out for Team Members upwards, as production staff concentrate concentrate on the physics of set groups of cars. A new set of car and track … [Read more...]
F1 2013 Monza hotlap – Ferrari and Fernando Alonso
Assetto Corsa – Driving Impressions from Italian Racer Alessandro Balzan
Checking the Assetto Corsa page on Facebook for the regular image updates and news, it was interesting to see the impressions of professional racing driver Alessandro Balzan. He's an experienced racer, having won the Alfa Romeo 147 Cup in 2002, Porsche Carrera Cup Italian Champion 2009-2011, Ferrari Challenge European and World Champion in 2012, and finished 4th at the 24 Hours … [Read more...]