We're eagerly awaiting the release of Shift 2: Unleashed to try out the novel approach to night racing, and to see if splitting the Need for Speed series into the simulater Shift series (which loses the Need for Speed title), and the more arcade fun of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit has paid off. But it appears we'll have to wait a little longer than planned. Although a … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2011
GT5 – Not a test of endurance
Gran Turismo 5 has come in for much criticism regarding the amount of time and effort it takes to finish. To achieve 100% completion and a coveted Platinum PlayStation trophy, players must win every single race and time trial in the game, own a thousand cars, take a picture of a building and achieve the nigh-impossible task of winning a race by just one hundredth of a … [Read more...]
ORD Racing: IFCA ALMS Update: Nurburgring Grand Prix Practice
Unfortunately family commitments meant that I had to miss Race #4 Nurburgring Nordschliefe, which was incredibly frustrating. Not only was it going to be a challenging race with a chance other drivers might struggle, but it turns out that a reasonable result would have lifted me up into the top 10 in the GT class. Dammit! If I'd had to choose a circuit to skip, in all honesty … [Read more...]
Racing Games recognised in BAFTA nominations
The nominees have been announced for the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards, and there are two of the top racers amongst the 44 titles included. The racing nominees are: Multiplayer: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. Development Team: Electronic Arts/Criterion Games. Sport: Gran Turismo 5: Sony Computer Entertainment/Polyphony Digital. Game of the Year Award … [Read more...]
Ridge Racer Type 4 coming to PS3 and PSP
Ridge Racer Type 4 will be re-released on the PlayStation Network in March, meaning it will be available for the PS3 and PSP for the first time, and just before the release of two new Ridge Racer games - Ridge Racer 3D (for the Nintendo 3DS), and Ridge Racer Unbounded (PS3, Xbox 360 and PC - trailer here). Ridge Racer Type 4 (Also known as R4) was originally released in 1999 … [Read more...]
Disney announce Cars 2: The Video Game
If you're a parent as well as a racing fan, you'll understand why we're writing about the announcement that Cars 2: The Video Game will be released this summer for PC, Xbox 360, PS3,Wii, and DS. But just in case you haven't seen it upwards of 100 times, as I have, then all you need to know is that the original Cars film was a Disney animated adventure which followed the story … [Read more...]
Codemasters Dirt 3 Developer Diary ‘Keep it Real’
Game-killing GT5 bug to be fixed on February 18, 2011
An extremely serious bug has been discovered in Gran Turismo 5 which means that your save file will become unusable once it becomes a certain size - luckily it appears that the bug will be fixed in the next GT5 update, which will be released on February 18th, 2011. The bug occurs when your save file reaches 4165KB in size. When that happens, a number of players have reported … [Read more...]
Cheating prompts GT5 Academy changes and game update
It's said that cheats never prosper, but in this case they may have helped everyone benefit as widespread corner cutting in the second round of the GT Academy USA Round Two has led to postponement of Round 3 pending an update for Gran Turismo 5. The second round featured time trials on Rome and Madrid, but the fact that corners could be skipped entirely, along with other … [Read more...]
New races available in GT5 – Season 7 online events
12 new races are now available in Gran Turismo 5 as Season 7 of the special online events now runs until February 23rd, 2011. You'll find three sets of three races with drivetrain and power restrictions, and one set of three races featuring the Ferrari F1 cars: FF Drivetrain, 200hp Tsukuba Eiger Short Trial Mountain FR Drivetrain, 300hp Deep Forest … [Read more...]
Test Drive Unlimited 2 – Launch Trailer
Nascar The Game 2011 – Full Season Developer Diary
Download-only Sega Rally Online Arcade en route
Sega has announced a new rally title, Sega Rally Online Arcade will be available on Xbox Live Arcade and the Playstation Network sometime in 2011. It will feature 13 rally cars, the familiar Championship Battle and Time Attack, plus, to quote the press release: 'a collection of new features, including the ability for gamers to race their friends online!' The radical idea of … [Read more...]
Ridge Racer Unbounded announced for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC
The Ridge Racer franchise is set to return with the announcement of Ridge Racer Unbounded by Namco Bandai Games Europe, due to appear for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and Windows PC, and seemingly influenced by the likes of Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, Burnout, Split/Second and Blur, although the press release obviously doesn't reference the work of Criterion, or the unfortunate … [Read more...]