Despite Fifa's success in topping the UK all formats and Xbox 360 Charts Gran Turismo 5 has managed to take top spot in this weeks UKIE/GfK-ChartTrack PS3 chart. Last weeks No 2 Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit has slowed and geared down to No 4 ahead of Ubisoft's Assassins Creed: Brotherhood at No 5 and Fallout New Vegas at No 6. It seems that David Beckham's … [Read more...]
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...]
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Demo – first impressions
The Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit demo is now available to play, and we've been checking out what it's like, and what it shows for the final game, due out on November 16th (US) and November 19th (Europe) for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PC. Initial impressions of the Hot Pursuit Demo: The first thing you'll notice is an effective intro which is loud, colourful and channels … [Read more...]
Special Edition Gran Turismo Titanium Blue PS3
If you want to go one step further than the special editions of Gran Turismo 5 (of which there are several), then you could go the whole hog with the special edition Gran Turismo Titanium Blue PS3 and limited edition copy of the game. You'll need to import it from Japan when it's released on November 3rd with 5 DLC cars, 308 page booklet and a 160GB hard drive, or just hope … [Read more...]
nail’d Gamescom 2010 video trailer
The stuff racing dreams are made of
Racing games have come a long way since I was a youngster. My first experience of gaming in any form was a variation on ‘Pong’. I’m not sure who made it, but it was almost certainly possibly nearly identical to this. By the time I experienced my first racing game, things had developed a little, but only a little. My first console (I say mine, I didn’t buy it myself as I was … [Read more...]
MotoGP at Laguna Seca this weekend
The MotoGP championship hits America this weeked with the race at Laguna Seca in California. Sadly the American round will miss the 125cc and Moto2 classes, as they never make the Atlantic trip, which is a real shame with the current level of excitement and drama in Moto2. Then again,the prospect of 40 completely unpredictable lunatics from Moto2 all arriving at the … [Read more...]
nail’d E3 2010 video trailer
ModNation Racers launch video trailer
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...]