Previous Gran Turismo games have always kept the cars pristine when they crashed - the debate has always been whether that's due to restrictions placed by manufacturers licencing their cars, or adding damage modelling into something which is already pretty graphically intensive. But that's changed with Gran Turismo 5 - both Kotaku and Playstation LifeStyle are carrying … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2010
RIP Shoya Tomizawa
Japanese Moto2 star Shoya Tomizawa sadly died today following a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix, and we'd like to pay our respects to the talented 20-year-old who had made history by winning the first ever Moto2 race at the start of the season. Tragically this follows the death of 13-year-old rising 125cc star Peter Lenz, who died after an accident in the support race for … [Read more...]
Don’t forget Forza is part of the World Cyber Games 2010
Qualifying is almost complete for the World Cyber Games 2010, taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from September 30 – October 3, 2010, with Forza Motorsport 3 one of the official games of the tournament. In fact, three racing games will play a part, with Trackmania for the PC, and Asphalt 5 for mobile gamers. As one of the UK writers for ORD, I’ll be cheering on … [Read more...]