Set into countdown mode for this weekend's FIA WEC 6-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps and with Project CARS to hand, we looked around and began to wonder where we first saw Endurance racing, time of day and something to suggest weather. With more games to follow, we at least have an early candidate: Enduro on the Atari VCS (or 2600, as it would be renamed in the early … [Read more...]
NASCAR race offer for game fans
If you're a fan of NASCAR, you might be interested in a deal through the GameStop Racing package. Basically, if you buy two tickets for the March 20 Jeff Burd 500 Presented by Food City, it'll cost you $150, but you'll get a $20 GameStop gift car for free. Alternatively, you'll also get a $20 gift car if you buy four tickets for the March 19 Scotts EZ Seed 300. Both races take … [Read more...]
Farewell video for Bizarre Creations
UK developer Bizarre Creations was officially closed on Friday, after 17 years and games including Metropolis Street Racer, Project Gotham Racing 1-4 and Blur. It was original put up for sale by owners Activision, but no deal was forthcoming and the decision was made to close the studio on February 18th, 2011. Bizarre's video editor, Eamon Urtone released this emotional … [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...]
Activision ditching Bizarre Creations (PGR and Blur)
It's been revealed that games publishing company Activision is ditching Project Gotham Racing and Blur developers Bizarre Creations, either by sale or closure. Multiple sources have reported closure for the Liverpool-based developer, with 200 staff at risk. It was acquired by Activision in 2007, and has since released Blur along with non-racing games including the recent … [Read more...]
NASCAR The Game 2011 – confirmed
The American NASCAR series has signed an exclusive multi-year and game deal with developers Eutechnyx, beginning with ‘NASCAR The Game 2011’ at the start of next year. It’ll be the first NASCAR sim for two years, and will be created for the XBox 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii. It follows the move of Ed Martin to Eutechnyx from Electronic Arts – and his last move at EA was … [Read more...]