Leading up to the release of F1 2014, we have added to our recent videos for Codemasters' F1 series today with a direct side-by-side comparison. As you'll see below, the venue is São Paulo's Autódromo José Carlos Pace - more colloquially known as the Interlagos Circuit! Jenson Button's McLaren MP4-27 and MP4-28 feature here for F1 2012 and F1 2013 and we are again using the … [Read more...]
Xbox 360 racing games and driving sims - News, Reviews and more.
All of the best Xbox 360 racing games and driving sims, some of the worst, and everything in between from our news, reviews, tips, achivement guides and more
All of the best Xbox 360 racing games and driving sims, some of the worst, and everything in between from our news, reviews, tips, achivement guides and more
Video Retrospective: F1 2013 Brazil
Our new video here follows Codemasters' predecessor of 2012 as we run a lap through F1 2013's version of the Brazilian Grand Prix. This time, there's a single lap from the qualifying session. … [Read more...]
Video Retrospective: F1 2012 Brazil
Inspired by news of F1 2014's October arrival, we thought we'd take a look back to earlier games in Codemasters' 'official' series of the Formula One World Championship. Before stepping to F1 2013 and then rolling back the clock to earlier years, we begin with F1 2012 on the PC and a lap from a free practice session for the Brazilian Grand … [Read more...]
Best of British DLC released for GRID Autosport
The first DLC pack for GRID Autosport has been released, with the Best Of British DLC featuring three high-performance cars which are constructed in the UK. It shows Codemasters are keeping to their ambitious schedule to release all DLC and mini-expansions in the next few months. The first is the Aston Martin V12 Zagato, which is the road-legal version of the Aston Martin V12 … [Read more...]
MXGP: Heading to PS4
Motocross for a new generation... Yes indeed, Milestone's 'official' MXGP Motocross game will reach the PlayStation 4 later this year! A press release issued by the Italian racing game specialist has loosely set out the release as being some time this Autumn. The announcement further outlined some of the improvements and additional content that will come with the step up … [Read more...]
Forza Horizon 2 Official Car List
Forza Horizon 2 will be released on September 30th, 2014, and the first official cars have been confirmed for the Forza Horizon 2 official car list. Being developed for Playground Games for Xbox One and Sumo Digital for Xbox 360, Playground will be using the graphics engine from Forza Motorsport 5 to run the game at 1080p and a locked 30 frames-per-second, while Sumo Digital … [Read more...]
GRID Autosport DLC revealed by Codemasters
Codemasters have revealed more details on the DLC planned for GRID Autosport, which will particularly please PC and PS3 gamers considering the Season Pass for the game. Interestingly all 3 of the DLC car packs announced, and the 3 Mini-Expansions (featuring a new single player championship and selections of tracks, routes and cars), are scheduled to be out before … [Read more...]
GRID Autosport: Wheel Support and System Requirements
A point of frustrated derision with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the GRID: Autosport team have been able to publish a useful chart of controller compatibility due to the new game arriving only on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. From gamepads to wheels, hardware support in GRID: Autosport is as comprehensive as we've come to expect from Codemasters. However the final game … [Read more...]
Team ORD: Virtual Motorsports Pirtek GT Cup
The Virtual Motorsports Pirtek GT Cup marked a new era for Team ORD. Not only had we recruited BigBen0913 as a full-time partner to join Badger Gravling following their VM Endurance outing, but we were even running a three-car team with the last-minute addition of CallMehDarkside who joined on loan from his regular team. Looking at the R3 class GT cars for the 8 week … [Read more...]
GRID Autosport: The Tracks and Cars
Hot on the heels of GRID: Autosport's near-to-release announcement and early video footage, the first details of content have now come through. Beginning with the tracks, there's an alluring list comprising of some 22 locations and as they currently stand, a total of 115 configurations across those regions. To add some perspective to those figures, Codemasters has said that … [Read more...]
Team ORD Racing Round-Up: VM Rivals and Classic Enduro
The past week saw the OnlineRaceDriver.com team compete in two Virtual Motorsport events for Forza Motorsport 4. First up was the Rivals Round 7 at Silverstone. Then Saturday saw Badger Gravling team up with painter and race BigBen0913 as the OnlineRaceDriver.com team for the VM Classic Enduro Event. Virtual Motorsport Rivals Rd 7: Silverstone I've always preferred Brands Hatch … [Read more...]
Virtual Motorsports Pirtek GT Cup opens for signups
The Virtual Motorsports Pirtek GT Cup is an 8-week championship taking place on Forza Motorsport 4 with a variety of GT class cars. To spice things up, all cars will be running on drag specification tyres, which means wear will be taken into account when pit stops are planned. You can sign up now, with the races held from 20th April on Sundays at 14:00 CDT / 20:00 BST. The … [Read more...]
Virtual Motorsports Rivals Silverstone Crash
Virtual Motorsports announce Classic Endurance event
Virtual Motorsports has announced a very special Forza Motorsport 4 Classic Endurance event to take place on Saturday April 5th from 12 noon CST/ 6pm BST, with four 37 lap races in a selection of classic Trans-American and classic cars from 1965-1980. The racing will take place at the historic Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca course, and the event is designed for teams or brave … [Read more...]
Team ORD Racing Update
Team ORD are now competing in two Virtual Motorsport Forza 4 Series - in addition to completing the Classic Season 7, which will be coming to a close soon, we're also now involved in the 2014 Rivals Series 1, which puts drivers in either a Nissan 370Z or an Audi TT to fight it out. VM Rivals Series 1: Round 2 Hockenheim The Rivals series is slightly unusual for a racing … [Read more...]