GT5’s B-Spec mode is a curious animal. A curiously thick animal. So what is it? For the uninitiated, B-Spec is essentially a very basic manager mode in which you have to play the whole game over again, only this time instead of driving, you get to watch the AI pootle your hard-earned cars around races that are twice as long as the originals while you tell your robot driver how … [Read more...]
Archives for 2010
Gran Turismo 5 Signature Edition Challenge starts
The racing competition to win a brand-new real-life Mecredes-Benz SLS AMG is now live for owners of the Gran Turismo 5 Signature Edition. The content will see 15 regional winners from across 22 countries given the chance of a stint at the Mercedes-Benz Driving Event, with the eventual victor getting the keys to the 180,000 Euro car, which packs 571hp and a 317km/h top … [Read more...]
IFCA Championship 2010 – Race 3 – Motegi East Highlights
Highlights video from the IFCA championship in Forza for 2010. These clips are from Race 3 which took place on the Motegi East circuit. … [Read more...]
FM3 Community Classics multiplayer collision fix
It appears that the Forza Motorsport 3 Community Choice Classics DLC pack had 'some collision issues in multiplayer'. As a result Turn 10 have fixed the problem, and are now requesting gamers delete the Community Pack from your hard drive and re-download the pack via your download history. To do this, here's the instructions: Deleting the Pack1) From the Dashboard, go … [Read more...]
Test Drive Unlimited 2 – Full Official Car List
Test Drive Unlimited 2 is a particularly interesting take on the racing genre as it mixes traditional racing games with the ideas of MMORPG online worlds. Updated 24/02/2011 - details of the Exploration Pack free DLC at bottom of post...The official car list for Test Drive Unlimited 2 is (descriptions provided by the Atari/TDU team): AC 427 This famous 1960's 2-seat … [Read more...]
IFCA Championship 2010 – Race 2 – Silverstone International Highlights
Limited Edition Shift 2: Unleashed for Pre-Order
Shift 2: Unleashed is due to launch in Spring 2011 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, and Electronic Arts has announced that gamers who pre-order a copy now will receive the Shift 2: Unleashed Limited Edition, with three exclusive cars; the Nissan Silvia Spec R Aero S15, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV, and the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. That seems to be about it for the Limited … [Read more...]
The ORD FM3 Community Choice Classics Project Car
The Community Choice Classics pack of downloadable content for Forza Motorsport 3 has now been released, for 400 points on Xbox Live. And like most people, we rushed online to download it - after all, it's probably the most interesting car pack released for the game, with the following cars included: 1971 AMC Javelin-AMX 1973 BMW Motorsport 2002 Turbo … [Read more...]
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit ‘Super Sport’ DLC Trailer
Forza Motorsport 4 confirmed – Fall 2011 release
The team at Turn 10 have officially confirmed that Forza Motorsport 4 is in development and will be released in fall 2010 for the Xbox 360. The confirmation details also include the news that it will feature support for Kinect, in addition to the classic Forza controls. The news was accompanied by an announcement trailer, which you can see here, plus four images, which at this … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 4 – Official Announcement Trailer
New FM3 DLC – Community Choice Classics Pack
The Community Choice Classics Pack will be available to download as an add-on to Forza Motorsport 3 on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010, at a cost of 400 Microsoft Points. The pack was selected by Forza fans at motoring blog Jalopnik and features 10 classic cars from an original voting list of more than 100. The eventual selection runs from 1957 to 1990: … [Read more...]
Test Drive Unlimited 2 – Pre-order exclusives
If you're one of the many people eagerly awaiting the release of Test Drive Unlimited 2, then you'll be interested in taking a look at the range of pre-order exclusives before you place your order, as the bonuses on offer are quite different from retailer to retailer. And there's not long with a release in February, 2011. Whatever happened to the days when you just nipped into … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 5 Surpasses 60 Million Sales
Gran Turismo 5 finally arrived with a worldwide release last month after a long wait, and the most recent delays led 'games analysts' to predict sales could suffer - particularly after the release of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit just before GT5. But no racing fan will be surprised to know GT5 is selling faster than a Sebastien Vettel qualifying lap, and that's been highlighted … [Read more...]