A new video recently uploaded to Youtube showcases three convertible cars which will be made available for free to anyone with the game. So here's the video showcasing the three cars, which are the Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible, the Lamborghini Murciélago LP 650-4 Roadster , and the Dodge Viper SRT10 Convertible Final Edition: And how do these cars … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 5 – Features Trailer
Test Drive Unlimited 2: Pre-order trailer
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit – the making of Pagani vs Lamborghini
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit – Pagani vs Lamborghini
My first week with GT5
It's been six years in development and severely delayed, but having now spent a week with the game so many virtual racers have waited so long for - is it any good? The short answer is yes, but not quite as good as it should be. The problem is when you wait so long for a game you expect perfection - and people that expect perfection will almost always be disappointed with what … [Read more...]
The Cars of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit review: 4/5
The Need for Speed series. One of EA's longest-running franchises and without doubt the oldest and most successful race series of all time. It has, for some people like me, been a catalogue of “must try harder”games, despite its sales. It was conceived by Distinctive Software, who were well known in the 8 and 18 bit computer days, including developing the initial games in the … [Read more...]
Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed – details and previews
With a release date set for Spring 2011 on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, more details have been emerging for Need for Speed: Shift 2, including some brief hands-on time for some sites, and an interview with lead designer Andy Tudor featured on Eurogamer. Given that NfS: Shift 2 is explicitly being pitched as a rival to Forza Motorsport 3 and Gran Turismo 5, it's interesting to look at … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 5 review: 4/5
Well it’s finally here, and after years of planning, and development, and yes, delays, GT5 has arrived. Or has it? Sure, the title is here, but is the promise of another console racing simulation revolution from Polyphony something you can bank on, or will the relatively soon to follow GT6 be the real deal? That all depends on your contextual expectations I suppose, and what … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 5 launches with great sales figures…
It seems that the numerous delays haven't affected the ability for Gran Turismo 5 to rack up great sales figures. The estimates put sales at 1.8 million in the first couple of days, and around 2.5 million for the first week - that's in the same ballpark as Call of Duty: Black Ops, which recently became the best selling videogame of all time. As a result, Gran Turismo 5 is … [Read more...]
DiRT 3 Developer Diary #1
Need for Speed: Shift sequel – ‘Shift 2 Unleashed’
The sequel to Need for Speed:Shift has been officially announced by EA as 'Shift 2 Unleashed', due for PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 in Spring 2011. In addition to apparently dropping Need for Speed from the title, the game will feature a new rendering engine with overhauled graphics, and the Autolog social tools used in the current Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. It's being … [Read more...]