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...]
Ridge Racer Unbounded trailer
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue servers to shut on June 30, 2011
With the recent release of Gran Turismo 5, the curtain is set to fall on Gran Turismo 5: Prologue Spec 3 on June 30, 2011, when the servers for the online elements of the game will be switched off. The date was revealed by Polyphony Digital, and means that Prologue will end almost 3 years after being released on October 3, 2008. It sold 5.09 million copies since launch making … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 5 – the best key cars to own
Like Jungle, Gran Turismo 5 is massive. Because it’s so big and there are over a thousand cars to choose from, it’s pretty easy to waste valuable time and effort buying and tuning cars that aren’t quite up to scratch. There are many specific cars that must be bought and won along the way to GT5 glory, but these are the five that I think are the most useful, how much they … [Read more...]
Need for Speed Shift 2: Unleashed Career Trailer
11 new Shift 2 Unleashed screenshots released
Shift 2 Unleashed, the game formerly known as part of the Need for Speed series, will be released soon - and in the meantime, here are 11 new screenshots to keep you interested in what has been claimed by the developers to be a rival to both Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo... … [Read more...]
Bargain racing games in Blockbuster pre-owned sale
The Blockbuster video rental chain is currently holding a sale on pre-owned games in the UK, both in-store, and apparently online, although the Blockbuster website doesn't let you filter just games in the pre-owned selection. So if you're looking to pick up some racing games for some pretty low prices, here's what you can search for: Need for Speed Hot Pursuit - … [Read more...]
Bizarre Creations set to close
It looks as if Liverpool-based developer Bizarre Creations will close, following a recommendation of closure by owners Activision. It was announced in November that Activision were looking to part company with Bizarre, and immediately there were reports of multiple parties interested in buying the company, which developed the racing games Blur, Metropolis Street Racer, and the … [Read more...]
Save on Gran Turismo 5 at Amazon
A couple of nice savings have appeared on Amazon if you're still looking to purchase Gran Turismo 5. The online retailer is currently advertising GT5 at $44.00 new for on the U.S version of the store, down from an RRP of $59.99 (For the standard version). Meanwhile the UK site has the game at £39.91, down from £49.99 RRP. But U.S buyers can also take advantage of a 'Buy 2, … [Read more...]
Remote Races to arrive in GT5 in February
The ability to control Gran Turismo 5 B-Spec races from your PC or mobile was announced before the release of GT5, but has yet to appear in the game itself, although the fact it has stayed on Polyphony Digital's official GT5 feature list has kept hopes up that it would appear eventually. And Kazunori Yamauchi has now confirmed via Twitter that the feature will arrive in 'early … [Read more...]