Every serious sim racer has to start somewhere. And for children born since 2006, it's often been their first exposure to the Cars film and game. There's a new sequel on the way with Cars 3. So here's the Cars 3: Driven To Win Game First Look Trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxaXF9dpUqo So as usual, you can play a range of characters from the film. Including … [Read more...]
The 90s Arcade Racer Nearing Completion
Back in 2013, The 90's Arcade Racer was announced as a Kickstarter project. And it's apparently now nearing a final release as shown in the latest gameplay video by developer Pelican13. The game has been inspired by the arcade racers of the 90's - remember OutRun, Daytona, Sega Rally etc? Some of the obvious influences include the car selection, including what looks like … [Read more...]
Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX Xbox One Launch Discount
Rock 'N Racing Off Road DX will be launched for the Xbox One on October 16th, 2015, with a 20% discount for the first 10 days. That brings the normal U.S price down from $7.99 to $6.39, and the European price from €7.99 to €6.39. The game doesn't seem to have changed much since it was released on the Wii U back in January 2015. If it looks familiar to gamers of a certain … [Read more...]
Project CARS Launch Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D8hz6ZRHnI Project CARS arrives from May 7th-12th, 2015 depending on whether you want a digital or disc version. Check here for more details on the different versions and outlets selling the game after you've checked out the final launch trailer video. … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Cadwell Clio Cup Preview
Whilst editing of footage for this sprint race continues, we thought we'd bring a little appetiser to the site. http://youtu.be/-ql7YERkwz8 Taking to the Cadwell Park Woodland Circuit, the perfect match for a first return to the venue was found in the Renault Clio Cup. It's all a bit... 'TOCA' and so much fun! Once the tyres are warmed up! The majority of the first lap … [Read more...]
Project CARS is ‘Gold’!
#ffd700 Aurum, 79Au, #ffd700... gold! As previewed by Slightly Mad Studios' Creative Director, Andy Tudor, in a tweet last week, Project CARS has reached the presses. https://twitter.com/realandytudor/status/588045893317820416 Since then, 'Final Build' status has been reached and an early May release for Project CARS has been confirmed. Those release … [Read more...]
Project CARS Alpine A450 at Silverstone
It's a busy racing weekend in the real world. From four wheels to two, following Formula One in Shanghai and IndyCar with the new Grand Prix of Louisiana to MotoGP and the beginning of the MotoAmerica series at Circuit of the Americas (CoTA), it's all go! Nearer to home, World Superbikes continue at Motorland Aragón and a European championship begins at Monza with 2015's … [Read more...]
Project CARS: An Eye for Detail Preview
In preparation for recording new Project CARS footage last night, we had a short session at the wheel of Slightly Mad Studios' soon-to-be released sim. Even the time running a couple of hot laps in one of this week's Community challenge events demonstrated some nice touches. After watching the footage from what began as a set-up check, we thought it'd be cool to include a few … [Read more...]
Project CARS – ‘Start Your Engines’ Trailer
Project Cars 'Start Your Engine' trailer, promoting the PlayStation 4 version of the game, which should be released in March, 2015. It's developed by Slightly Mad Studios and will also be available for the Xbox One, Wii U and PC. Anyone else getting excited? The trailer promotes the 'Modified Car Pack' pre-order bonus - which includes the Ariel Atom 3 Mugen, Pagani Zona Cinque … [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...]
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...]
Project CARS: Besos National Radical SR8 RX Video
For today's one-lap run with Project CARS, we took another step away from the regularly featured single-seaters and more conventional road-going machines to run with a Track Day special. Thanks to a healthy selection in the game, the choice wasn't all that easy when faced with marques that also include Ariel, Caterham and BAC. It had been a … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Limited Edition Box Set
Now that its release day draws near, details have been released of a Project CARS 'Limited Edition' set. A little light reading... Enclosed in a 'steelbook' metal case featuring publicity and game graphics, the set will include a behind-the-scenes book that covers the development of Slightly Mad Studios' community-supported simulator – Project CARS: By Racers 4 Racers. A … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Eifelwald Short Atom 300 SC Video
Here's another small sample of the latest work from Project CARS using the current Build 784 of Slightly Mad Studios' work-in-progress sim. We last took the Ariel Atom 300 Supercharged for a short race at Silverstone. This second showing steps away from racing circuits for a short section of Eifelwald over 'Stage 1' of the full … [Read more...]
Project CARS: BMW Z4 GT3 Zolder Video
Trying out Build 781 of the Slightly Mad sim racing title, with some time at Circuit Zolder in the BMW Z4 GT3. For another sample of Project Cars, why not also check out our video featuring the Renault Clio RS Cup at Cadwell Park? Or our trip to the Oultone Park Fosters layout, once again in the BMW Z4 GT3? And you can see all of our coverage of the original Project … [Read more...]