Before the turn of the new century, PC sims still had a prominent place on store shelves. For a brief spell in the immediate years up to and around 2000, bikes featured too. Until then, bike fans had traditionally been served poorly in games. Perhaps a combination of the nature of riding and the technology available, very few games held appeal. They typically looked, sounded … [Read more...]
Forza Horizon 2: Top Gear Car Pack
Well what do you know, it's a Top Gear Car Pack for Forza Horizon 2! February's car selection box sits nicely with the beginning of a new series of the BBC's wildly popular TV show. http://youtu.be/9F31ahzn804 Show us the cars! Okay, here's the free one first. 1966 Ford Lotus Cortina If you're knowledgeable about Lotus and, old or young, a fan of drivers like Jim … [Read more...]
Virtual One 80s Touring Car Series
The Virtual One gaming community announced its '80s Touring Car Series a few days ago. With a fantastic mix of cars and tracks, this could prove to be a brilliant race package – and it's one that I had to share too! Posted on our forums at the weekend by zombiewoof following the initial announcement, I added a summary for easy reading. Several pages of rules and information … [Read more...]
Video: Ride Imola Ducati 1199 Superleggera GAMEPLAY Trailer
Seven weeks before Release Day, Milestone has created another gameplay trailer for Ride. The machinery and course introductions continue with footage of another in-game lap. On this occasion, the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola is the venue – a pick from one of Ride's Historic-class circuits. Following the charismatic Aprilia, Milestone … [Read more...]
Video: Ride Sierra Nevada GAMEPLAY Trailer and Pre-Orders
As it began to tease late last year with Ride, Milestone is rolling away from pure track racing this Spring. Ride will feature over 100 bikes in four different machine categories and away from an included selection of historic circuits, players will race over city and country courses. Show me the road... This week's Ride update begins with what proves to be the best preview … [Read more...]
WRC 5: All-Formats Announcement
WRC 5 is on the way! Big Ben Interactive has released a 'reveal' trailer for the next instalment in the modern World Rally Championship family. Autumn 2015 is the current wide release window laid down for a fresh spin on WRC as Kylotonn Games takes up the mantle. With Milestone having held the series all the way through four main 'official' WRC games and a … [Read more...]
Video: Forza Motorsport 6 Announcement Interviews
Adding to this week's news that Forza Motorsport 6 is on the way for the Xbox One, Detroit's North American International Auto Show also played host to a discussion on the latest additions to Ford's Performance Vehicles range and the upcoming chapter in the Forza series. http://youtu.be/OLYFK8sfLqQ Held as an informal chat in the show's exhibition hall, Microsoft's Larry … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 6 announced at Detroit Auto Show
It's not entirely unexpected that there would be another Forza game on the way but we now know that it's happening already with Forza Motorsport 6 being announced at the Detroit Auto Show. The news came on the first Press Day of the North American International Auto Show, held in the famous 'Motor City'. The Forza 6 announcement included word that a selection of … [Read more...]
Forza Horizon 2: Falken Car Pack
New this week in the Xbox Live store for Xbox One, Forza Horizon 2 receives a fresh set of DLC in the mould of the Falken Car Pack. Ready and waiting right now for £3.99 (GBP) or $5 (USD), six cars have been bundled into the digital box for this November release. Of the car collection on display above, all Forza Horizon 2 players will surely like to read that a free car … [Read more...]
GRID Autosport: Texas Time Attack
We're back to the Xbox 360 to reunite with GRID Autosport. Following our short break with Driveclub, Project CARS and RaceRoom on the PlayStation 4 and PC, the colourful GRID is under our gaze once more. For this challenge, Ben takes us to Austin, Texas and the much-favoured Circuit of the Americas. Despite holding music … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Halloween Trailer
As the nights draw in and October comes to its traditionally spooky close, the month has heralded the release of a new trailer for Slightly Mad Studios' Project CARS. Demonstrating the dynamic weather and time-of-day systems at a superb sim-racing location, the video was first shown in London during the 2014 Golden Joystick Awards. Halloween is here... Beginning … [Read more...]
RaceRoom: Euronics Experience Video
Sector3 Studios has very quickly brought new life – and features – to its free-to-play/premium content RaceRoom Racing Experience (R3E/RRRE) late this year. Before we expand on that swathe of new modes and revisions in a dedicated piece, we head back to R3E with a one-lap video for the first time since the game servers fell quiet this Summer. Today, ORD shows the founding part … [Read more...]
DRIVECLUB: ORD’s First Norway Video
Building on the expanded coverage we've brought to our YouTube channel this year, the PS4 makes its OnlineRaceDriver video début with a new racer that's sadly had a difficult start to its life: Driveclub. Driveclub - A Beginning We begin by introducing Evolution Studios' game with recordings made during the earliest, much-reported post-release days. Despite all of the talk of … [Read more...]
GRID Autosport: Mini Cup Video
We say 'hello' at OnlineRaceDriver to our new team member, Ben, with the first of his XBOX 360 game videos. Our initial meeting gets off to a noteworthy start as our new contributor, muscle car appreciator and virtual racer takes us for an introductory look at GRID Autosport. The Mighty Mini Ben takes us to an early stage of his GRID Autosport career through the sights and … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Azure Circuit Huayra Video
Having a breather from race driving, we recently took Project CARS' Pagani Huayra to the Mediterranean Azure Circuit for an accelerated day. 24 little hours... That is, one full day – a complete twenty-four hour cycle and almost all seasons! With thirty other cars racing around the street course, over twenty minutes of game time are compressed into … [Read more...]