Before extending to more comprehensive Ride video coverage, we're uploading a set of brief previews. Starting off the series, we have an on-board mode. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJMd4bBRKmY Ride includes two more first-person views. Another preview video will follow to show those this weekend before we move to races and the more comfortable third-person … [Read more...]
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Video: Ride North Wales GAMEPLAY Trailer
With barely five weeks to go until its arrival, Ride has reappeared with a new gameplay trailer. North Wales is the chosen region this time round. At first glance, it's a fairly good blending of places within what's really a geographically diverse area that goes from wide sandy beaches to remote hills and lake-strewn mountain ranges. The game has a stylised look, sure – but … [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 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...]
Eutechnyx sells NASCAR license and assets
It's been announced that Eutechnyx has accepted an offer for assets related to the 'NASCAR Team Proporties licensed video game business' from DMI, Inc. Although the exact terms aren't shared, Eutechnyx has been publishing licensed NASCAR games since 2010 across console, PC and mobile and has since released Auto Club Revolution, which will now received an expanded focus. The … [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...]
F1 2014: Steam Pre-Order Open Now
Behind all of the F1 2014 and F1 2015 fanfare in recent weeks, one format remained oddly in the shadows for download pricing: the PC. As noted in our earlier Red Bull Hot Lap feature that included news of F1 2014 and Codemasters' general plans for next year, information on pricing was non-existent on F1 2014's Steam page. Thankfully, it has been updated. Released on the … [Read more...]
F1 2014: Sochi Hot Lap Video
The F1 2014 release countdown continues and Codemasters has released a fourth 'Hot Lap' video this afternoon. Introducing Sochi The venue for the Russian Grand Prix, Sochi Autodrom, makes a founding appearance here ahead of its October début. Within the 'modern' post-war era of grand prix racing and Formula One, it will be the first time that a race has been held in … [Read more...]
rFactor 2: GT Update and Howston Preview
Only three weeks on from July's fresh version, Mid-August brought an impressive batch of car updates to rFactor 2. Covering each class of cars in the GT category (GT1 through to GT4), each vehicle met with graphical, mechanical and physics-based modifications. Chevrolet's Camaro, the Corvette C6.R and Nissan's 370z and GT-R all featured in these revisions. The … [Read more...]
Game Stock Car Extreme: Version 1.21 Ready
Soon after Version 1.20 of Game Stock Car Extreme arrived, news reached us that an update could follow within a matter of days. Sure enough, the staff of Reiza Studios have been working on the problems found and have released an interim Version 1.21 patch ahead of a further already-announced upgrade. Fixes and Postponement Evident in the summary below, some clear-to-see … [Read more...]
F1 2014: Red Bull Ring Hot Lap
F1 2014's October 17th release date is exactly 8 weeks forth from today. With that in mind, Codemasters has moved from words to video lately as it tries to build on player anticipation through a demonstration of the sights and sounds of this unusual Formula One season. F1 2014 - Now with Wings Heading into the twelfth round of this year's Formula One championship at … [Read more...]
Game Stock Car Extreme: Version 1.20 Out Now
Reiza Studios highly anticipated Version 1.20 update to Game Stock Car Extreme arrived a few days ago. The free upgrade not only addresses some problems in earlier releases but revises certain racing rules, expands the racing field, improves the visuals and even adds new content. A bonus on top of the satisfying physics foundations, we already consider the visual … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 5: Infiniti Car Pack
Beneath the Gamescom buzz for Forza Horizon 2 and its competitors, Forza Motorsport 5 has proved once again that it isn't ready to step into the shadows with Turn 10 Studios' announcement of a new car pack for August. 2014 Infiniti Q50S 2014 Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge 2014 Rolls-Royce Wraith 2015 Ford Mustang GT 2014 Renault Spark SRT_01E 2013 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Tech … [Read more...]