If you fancy a slightly unusual retro racer, then Ridge Racer 64 is now available via Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers. And it's good timing as the game celebrates its 25th anniversary in February. Released in 2000, it stands out in the Ridge Racer series by being the first game that wasn't actually developed by Namco. The name was licensed to Nintendo, … [Read more...]
Retro 90s Hotshot Racing Out In Spring 2020
The 1990s was a great time for arcade racing games. You had Sega AM2 producing arcade and home versions of Virtua Racing, and Daytona USA, both Sega Rally and Manx TT Superbike from Sega AM3, Cruis'n USA from Midway, and the Ridge Racer series on the PlayStation. And you can relive it with retro 90s Hotshot racing due for PC and console release in Spring 2020. Hotshot … [Read more...]
Steam sale: Ridge Racer Unbounded and Project CARS
This weekend's Steam offers are in their closing minutes now, offering a mix of single racing game reductions and a publisher-themed sale. The promotional period ends at 6PM UK time, so let's rush through a selection of what's on the discount shelves. Bandai! Namco! Namco! Bandai! This post covers a Publisher Weekend with a range of games from Bandai Namco Entertainment that … [Read more...]
Ridge Racer 3D Launch Video
Ridge Racer Unbounded announced for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC
The Ridge Racer franchise is set to return with the announcement of Ridge Racer Unbounded by Namco Bandai Games Europe, due to appear for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and Windows PC, and seemingly influenced by the likes of Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, Burnout, Split/Second and Blur, although the press release obviously doesn't reference the work of Criterion, or the unfortunate … [Read more...]