Get ready for more Top Gear goodness, as a new batch of rumors has been revealed about the upcoming Top Gear video game spinoff. According to some voices, the title is set to be launched at the end of the year, right before the new series of Top Gear will start airing in the UK. It is set to attack almost all platforms imaginable, including the PC,... ...read the full post
Continuing the gaming theme we had all week, this time we’re talking about what might be the game to beat in the racing genre this year: Gran Turismo 5. After checking out the special GT5 Collector’s Edition at this year’s E3 conference in Los Angeles, the development team at Polyphony Digital has just revealed an even more exclusive... ...read the full post
In order to promote Blur, its latest racing/destruction video game, Activision has partnered up with Sony to award PlayStation 3 gamers with a real life BMW 125i. All you have to do is just log into the PlayStation Store, download the free demo of Blur, and play until you reach level 5 in the game. As soon as you achieve that, you are entered in a... ...read the full post
It seems that the racing video game genre is going to become rather crowded at the end of 2010 and beginning of 2011, as not only will we finally get to see Gran Turismo 5, but also not one, but two Need For Speed titles. We already saw Need For Speed Hot Pursuit at this year’s E3 conference in Los Angeles, and now, in a recent conference call,... ...read the full post
We certainly have quite a lot of racing game franchises in the business, ranging from Need For Speed to Forza Motorsport or Gran Turismo. Still, enthusiasts shouldn’t forget about the Dirt series of video games, formerly known as the Colin McRae rally titles. The franchise, developed by Codemasters, is getting ready for its third iteration in... ...read the full post
Gran Turismo 5 has been a long time coming, but after the E3 conference, we now have a concrete release date: November 2. At that time, we were also treated with one stunning trailer video, showcasing all the different types of races you can do, but also the tracks that you could visit. Even though the Nurburgring Nordschleife really impressed us,... ...read the full post
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit, the latest title in the long running racing video game franchise, has definitely impressed a lot of people when it was announced a few weeks ago at E3. Now, in order to really get the hype going, the game’s developer, Criterion Games, and its publisher, EA, are taking it on a tour of the USA, stopping by 7 major cities... ...read the full post
The Gran Turismo 5 racing game has been a long time coming, but is now closer than ever, having just been confirmed for a November release date. We’ve already shared some of the details before, but it seems that Polyphony Digital, the game’s developer, and Sony, its publisher, have released a few new pieces of information about the game. From... ...read the full post
It’s been an extremely long time coming, but yesterday, at its E3 press conference, Sony has officially revealed a release date for its “real racing simulator” Gran Turismo 5. The game, which has been a long time in development with the Polyphony Digital studio, will be arriving exclusively for the PlayStation 3 platform on November... ...read the full post
What was rumored yesterday has now become a reality, as Electronic Arts has officially announced the next installment in its famous Need For Speed racing video game franchise: Need for Speed Hot Pursuit. This new title, developed by Criterion Games (the same studio that created the Burnout franchise), is set to take the series back to its roots. It... ...read the full post
The next title in Electronic Arts’ Need For Speed racing franchise might have been already leaked onto the Internet, right before the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) will open its doors tomorrow. According to the picture above, snapped by an insider at the EA booth from E3, the next NFS title will be called Need For Speed Hot Pursuit: Race. As... ...read the full post
Seeing as how some hot summer months are awaiting most of us, the guys at Turn 10 Studios, responsible for the popular Forza Motorsport 3 racing game for the Xbox 360 console, have decided to release a fresh batch of downloadable content. The Summer Velocity Car Pack DLC brings ten new cars for you to race in the simulator. Among them are: 2010 Lotus... ...read the full post
Need For Speed World, the next title in the long running racing game franchise, has just been confirmed for a July 20 release date. For those not in the know, NFS World is a “massively multiplayer online action racing game”. The title will combine maps from previous titles like NFS Carbon or NFS Most Wanted, and allow people to race against... ...read the full post
While most of us are quite satisfied with playing racing games with a console controller or even a keyboard, it seems that there are quite a few people bent on having a much more realistic experience. If the $191,000 Cruden Hexatech assembly didn’t really blow your mind, then Thrustmaster has revealed a new product, much cheaper but with a true... ...read the full post
Xbox 360 owners have been enjoying Forza Motorsport 3 for quite some time now, as the racing video game offers a great experience with some unbelievable cars. In order to keep things fresh, Microsoft, its publisher, and Turn 10 Studios, its developer, have just unleashed the ‘Exotic Car Pack‘ downloadable content onto the Xbox Live online... ...read the full post
