The original Test Drive Unlimited was an enjoyable game which combined racing with an MMO-type structure which allowed you to drive around Hawaii. The sequel is out at the end of October, and a newly-released video teases the appearance of the Aston Martin One-77. The One-77 first appeared at the Paris Motor Show in 2008, before being fully revealed in Geneva in 2009. Only 77 … [Read more...]
Test Drive Unlimited 2: Aston Martin One-77 teaser trailer
WRC official videogame – E3 teaser trailer
Offical World Rally Championship game arrives October 8
The release date for the first official FIA World Rally Championship game in five years has been announced as October 8th, 2010, when WRC hits the stores for Playstation 3, XBox 360 and PC. The game has been developed by Milestone, and published by Black Bean Games - the same team behind the SBKX World Superbikes game. It features all the cars, drivers and co-drivers from the … [Read more...]
TNT Racers video trailer
WRC- behind the scenes of the official game
TNT Racers – fun online multiplayer racing?
We might take racing seriously at OnlineRaceDriver, but sometimes you need something a bit more fun and accessible to relax with, or to encourage kids and non-gamers into online racing. Think Micro Machines or Mario Kart (The original Mario Kart game for the SNES had a pretty good handling model) And TNT Racers looks like a possible contender for that role. It's out in August … [Read more...]
F1 2010 – Developer Diary Video No.4 (Tracks and Cars)
Making racing games wheely good
I'm planning to prepare properly for this Autumn. The release of Gran Turismo 5 and F1 2010 are important to me. The dates are in my calendar, my time is booked off work and I intend to get all my affairs in order beforehand - including the writing of a will. It also means that after few months under the bed gathering dust it will soon be time to once again break out the … [Read more...]
Grand Plans for Gran Turismo
The fifth in the Gran Turismo series is late. The game is so delayed in fact, that many fans have stopped caring about it’s release and have moved on to other activities such as raising families, learning to speak backwards and teaching monkeys to ride motorbikes. Gran Turismo 5 at GamesCom on Flickr by Sergey Galyonkin (CC Licence) However, their ears may prick up once … [Read more...]
Who won E3? Forza Motorsport or Gran Turismo?
We haven't covered the racing games from the E3 show in America in detail yet - mainly because so many other sites were there in person, while some of us have to work for a living. But now that you've read the news from the show, seen the videos, and chatted with your friends, which of the two main racing games has got you more interested? The prospect of controller-free … [Read more...]
nail’d E3 2010 video trailer
Power of association in online racing
Like any organization, the same rules apply when creating a racing club. The general focus is to bring together like-minded competitors under one roof. This usually starts with a particular theme the club founder wants to pursue, --a kind of vision of the temperament, character, and goals of the club. The first simulation racing clubs were formed when Xbox Live hit the tarmac … [Read more...]
ModNation Racers review: 3/5
So – is it a Mario-Kart beater? Well, nearly. There you go, you can stop reading now. Oh, you’re still here? Enraged and want me to justify that irritatingly ambiguous conclusion? Oh, alright then – enjoy this ModNation Racers review, just for you. The main problem for ModNation Racers, and indeed for any game of this type is that Mario Kart is brilliant. It always has been … [Read more...]
SBKX Demo First Impressions
The Xbox Live demo of SBKX is now available to download for Xbox Live, PSN and PC– featuring a choice of Cal Crutchlow on his World Supersport-winning Yamaha R6 from 2009 or Max Biaggi on the 2010 Aprilia RSV 4 – racing around the Portimao circuit in Portugal. I was a fan of the original SBK game – although it wasn’t perfect the handling model was a reasonable attempt at … [Read more...]