Shift 2: Unleashed features 35 track locations when it's released on March 29th, 2011. But rather than just tell us which circuits will be making an appearance in the game, the teams at Electronic Arts and Slightly Made Studios are teasing by slowly unveiling locations each week. As the tracks and gaps are in alphabetical order, you might be able to start guessing what each TBA … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2011
Gran Turismo Update 1.07 live…
In case you missed the details, update 1.07 is now live and available for Gran Turismo 5. It became available just before the weekend, and includes the following: Major Changes and New Features Friend Rankings In Drift Trials and Time Trials, you can now display leaderboards that shows only your friends. While it was difficult before to locate your friends in the general … [Read more...]
KarBoom upgrade adds online modes…
KarBoom is the creation of aspiring Australian games developer and Computer Science student Jibb Smart, and the latest update for the car-combat PC game is now available. KarBoom 0.2.4 makes offline time limit, score limit and life limit game modes available for online play, and whilst it costs nothing to play offline, there are still some free upgrades for free online … [Read more...]
F1 2010 and Thrustmaster finalists in the MCV Industry Excellence Awards
The MCV Awards tend to focus on the industry side of gaming, with awards for the top specialist retailers, games publishers and distributors, or marketing and PR teams. But in amongst the finalists, there are a couple of mentions for F1 2010 as the lone representative of the racing genre. It's listed in the finalists for 'Best Use of Social Media' - up against the likes of … [Read more...]
Nail’d demo now available for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360
If you couldn't decide whether arcade off-road racer nail'd was the right game for you, then your luck is in. A playable demo is now available on Xbox Live, Playstation Network, and for the PC via this link. nail'd features up to 12-player multiplayer across 14 extreme tracks, with a choice of customisable MX bikes or ATVs to use. Track locations are the Andes, Greece, … [Read more...]
TDU2 bug response – patch and premium DLC pack for free
The release of Test Drive Unlimited 2 has not gone without problems, as a number of bugs have been discovered, particularly around online connectivity and save game corruptions. An open letter to the TDU2 community from publishers Atari and developers Eden has confirmed that a patch is now live for the PC version, and is in approval for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 5 reaches 6.3 million copies worldwide
It's proving popular, as Gran Turismo 5 reaches 6.3 million copies worldwide in figures released by developers Polyphony Digital (it's not clear whether those figures are for units sent to shops, or actually sold to customers). The figures cover December 2010, following the launch in November... Interestingly, there is a geographic breakdown, which shows how big GT5 is for … [Read more...]
The best bus-driving simulator yet?
OK, so this might not appearl to everyone, but it's kinda cool. German developers Aerosoft have released OMSI - Der Omnibussimulator. And if you don't have basic German, that's a bus-driving simulator for the PC. It's set in West Berlin in the late 1980s, and allows you to drive your bus on a seven mile route across the Spandau district (route 92 for any German bus fans). … [Read more...]
OMSI – Bus Driving Simulator Demonstration Video
ORD Racing: IFCA ALMS Race 5: Nurburgring GP Full Circuit
There were two major obstacles to overcome to get a reasonable result in this race. The first was that I hadn't had the circuit time on the Nurburgring GP circuit due to the fact I'd avoided paying for it as additional downloadable content until the week before the race. The second was that it was the first time I'd actually been placed in a split lobby, which combined LMPC R1 … [Read more...]
Five MotoGP 10/11 Mugello screenshots
MotoGP 10/11 is due out soon from publisher Capcom and developer Monumental Games. It'll feature all the content from the 2010 MotoGP season in the box, with downloadable updates to get you up to speed for 2011. So you'll get to relive Jorge Lorenzo winning the championship, Valentino Rossi's last season on a Yamaha, and Casey Stoner on the Ducati. And once the update … [Read more...]
Shift 2: Unleashed – Pagani Huayra Trailer
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit – new DLC Trailer
Three new DLC packs for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Three new downloadable content packs have been announced for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, with the first one due for release on February 22nd, 2011. The 'Armed and Dangerous' pack contains two new games modes. 'Most Wanted' is an open world battle with cops out to tackle a specific racer as the racers battle to protect them by making use of the world, weaponry and team … [Read more...]
Farewell video for Bizarre Creations
UK developer Bizarre Creations was officially closed on Friday, after 17 years and games including Metropolis Street Racer, Project Gotham Racing 1-4 and Blur. It was original put up for sale by owners Activision, but no deal was forthcoming and the decision was made to close the studio on February 18th, 2011. Bizarre's video editor, Eamon Urtone released this emotional … [Read more...]