This week the 2013 GT Academy launched in the UK, the winner of which will gain a place in a real GT racing team and become a fully fledged professional racing driver. It sounds straight forward but becoming the best is a lot tougher than many may think. From the hours of practice, to the […]
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Gran Turismo is about to get the big screen treatment, if rumours are to be believed. Edit: Sony has since confirmed to Joystiq that the project is underway, but provided no other information. The news comes from The Wrap, who report that Sony have given the green light for a Gran Turismo film adaptation The […]
NewsCodemasters continue their DLC spree for Grid 2 following the Drift Pack released a couple of weeks ago with this latest installment: the Peak Performance Pack. As the name implies, six souped up machines are yours for the taking, each customised with unique paint jobs, body modifications and tuning upgrades to compete in tier 2 […]
NewsKunos Simulazione continue to tease us about the forthcoming Assetto Corsa with yet another tantalising gameplay video morsel, this time featuring a Ferrari 458 GT2 racing round Autodromo di Monza. Please Kunos: put us out of our misery and just tell us the release date already! As with the majority of developer videos released so far, […]
NewsAfter the feature's first announcement a short while ago, the first video of Assetto Corsa's Autovista-esque 'Showroom Mode' has surfaced. Uploaded onto YouTube by user "markus72000" (who we assume is an employee at Kunos Simulazioni, the Italian game development studio behind Assetto Corsa), the video showcases a Pagani Huayra in the default garage template that […]
NewsSlightly Mad Studios has announced a very tasty new acquisition for the still-in-closed beta Project CARS: the official licence for the Oreca 03 LMP2 endurance prototype racing car. From the details that have been provided so far, two variants of the Oreca will eventually be available in the retail version of Project CARS – the […]
NewsNew screenshots for iRacing have surfaced, showcasing a brand new track currently in development: the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve set in Montreal. Famous for hosting the annual Canadian Grand Prix since 1978, no release date has been announced as of yet, but iRacers shouldn't have too long to wait judging from the development progress shown in the […]
NewsAspiring GT Academy competitors in the UK who can't quite top the time trial charts in the GT6 demo available from the PlayStation Store need not fret too much, as a new route into this year's finals has opened up. Referred to as a "wildcard" event – and similar to the previous one held at […]
NewsTurn 10 Studios' creative director Dan Greenawalt has confirmed that Forza Motorsport 5 will feature downloadable content that'll be mandatory to experience the racing game in its entirety. Speaking to IGN.com, Greenawalt revealed that more emphasis would be placed on DLC in the upcoming Forza game, especially when compared with previous entries in the franchise: […]
NewsToday saw Codemasters officially announce F1 2013, and while its existance isn't exactly an earth shattering surprise, the inclusion of the Classic Mode content certainly was. It's been long-requested, but licensing issues have continually prevented Codemasters from gaining access to vintage formula one content. They've since overcome these issues however, meaning that passionate fans will […]
PreviewsWe knew it was coming, but today marks the official unveiling of F1 2013, Codemasters' fourth entry in the annual F1 game series in what is starting to become the Fifa of racing games where annual instalments equate to incremental updates. Indeed, all the usual rules and regulations updates are in place, as are the […]
NewsImage Space Incorporated have announced that the Autodromo “Franco di Suni” Mores circuit will soon be added to rFactor 2, which will be available as additional free content for existing owners. Located in Sardinia, Italy, two layouts for Mores are currently being built, although Image Space Incorporated have stated that the shorter circuit will most […]
NewsUpon completing the GT Academy events, two special bonus challenges are unlocked to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Gran Turismo. Alan cobbled together a quick run-through of these events, which up the ante considerably by placing you in a Nissan GTR where you must once again compete for the fasted time in a full lap […]
NewsRecorded on the first day of release, our tour of the GT Academy 2013 demo continues in this latest video video which concentrates on events 5 to 9 as Alan drives a tuned Nissan 370Z (a car prone to understeer as we found out) in the final timed sector challenges that pave the way for […]
NewsTo accompany the recent announcement by Polyphony Digital that the Goodwood Hill Climb route will feature in Gran Turismo 6, a new trailer featuring direct gameplay has been released. The new new trailer provides the first look at the new venue running in GT6 that doesn't come from the array of off-screen gameplay videos that […]
NewsThe all-important release date of Assetto Corsa is said to be coming soon, but as we continue to wait patiently Kunos Simulazioni continue to tease us with cruelly brief snippets of off-screen video footage showing the game in action. This latest gameplay sample is taken from a replay showing a McLaren MP4-12C GT3 tearing round what […]
NewsCodemasters certainly aren't holding back when it comes to DLC for the recently released Grid 2. Day one saw no less than four DLC packs available – some of which was bundled as pre-order bonuses exclusive to designated retailers0 This was followed by the Super Modified Pack last month, and now just a few weeks […]
NewsFanatec has released a new range of accessories for its ever-popular range of racing wheels, available to pre-order from the Fanatec online store. The first new addition to the peripheral add-on range is the €89.95 CSL Wheel Stand, an all-metal unit that, Fanatec claims, won't shake when "the strongest" of force feedback wheels are fitted. Other features […]
NewsLess than 24 hours before the Goodwood Festival of Speed officially kicks off, Polyphony Digital has confirmed the famous Goodwood Hill Climb route will be one of the new tracks to appear in Gran Turismo 6. GT series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has long been a fan of "the world's largest automotive garden party", having driven […]
NewsLadies and gentlemen, it looks like we're just a few steps away from the official release of Assetto Corsa: the first pre-order details for the much-anticipated PC sim have been revealed. Included in the title's eventual price will be the first DLC pack for Assetto Corsa, which is expected to be available to download somewhere […]
NewsAuto Club Revolution is an online multiplayer experience at heart, but Eutechnyx are mindful that some players may find its online world rather daunting and stick to single player in order to hone their skills. With this in mind, an option to race against AI drivers will be added to Auto Club Revolution in a […]
NewsAfter advancing from the Sunday Cup in the slow and steady Nissan Leaf, we rank up and take the Nissan 350Z for a spin in the GT Academy 2013 demo to get our first hands-on with Gran Turismo 6. In our latest commentated runs, Alan gives his intiial impressions on GT6's improved physics whilst having […]
NewsThis week the Team VVV YouTube channel has had something of a Gran Turismo frenzy as we got our first look at Gran Turismo 6 with the GT Academy 2013 demo. Spanning several events covering a wide range of tracks and Nissans, the first two stages take you through the Sunday Cup, an event that […]
NewsJust under a month after we reported on Project CARS' eventual move to Steam, Slightly Mad Studios has released the first build that can be downloaded through the popular PC game network. Kicking off with the available-to-all-members Build 510, all future development updates for the Project CARS closed beta will now be released on Steam. […]
NewsAs if the recently released GT Academy demo wasn't enough to whet our appetites for Gran Turismo 6, a special 'Wild Card' event will be hosted at next week's Goodwood Festival of Speed. Set to run only on Thursday 11th July at Nissan's "Moving Motor Show" booth, the Wild Card event allows participants to have […]
NewsKunos Simulazioni has published a batch of new Assetto Corsa screengrabs, along with a few snippets of information regarding the PC sim's gameplay features. The latest crop of in-game renders features the McLaren MP4-12C GT3, a racing car that Kunos confirmed a short while ago would be featuring in the title and will be one […]
NewsOur final batch of uninterrupted gameplay footage from the newly released GT Academy 2013 demo powered by Gran Turismo 6, is now available, taking you on an extended run through the various events in the demo from different viewpoints following our look at the bumper cam and cockpit cam. First up we have by far […]
NewsStraight off the bat of our inaugural GT Academy 2013 gameplay video, we've now got a new clip of the demo in action for your viewing pleasure. This time, though, we're going through the first 11 trials in the demo from the cockpit camera perspective, which – as with our earlier bumper cam clip – […]
NewsMilestone has revealed that free-to-download content for MotoGP '13 will be available for console players to download later today (Wednesday 3rd July). Set to appear on the Xbox Live Marketplace and the Playstation Store at approximately 4pm British Summer Time, the new content will be available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, and […]
NewsThe GT Academy has been a resounding success when it comes to discovering untapped talent on the track, turning avid racing gamers into top tier real life motor sport drivers. NASCAR is now running a similar imitative to find fresh driving talent. Known as NASCAR Next, it aims to spotlight the sport's young rising stars – […]
NewsToday is the day GT fans worldwide have been waiting for: the release of the first playable demo of Gran Turismo 6 which acts as an entry route for this year's GT Academy 2013, Sony's annual competition that sees veteran GT gamers transform into real life racing drivers in the hope to forge a career […]
NewsWithout even a teaser shot to go on at this moment in time (the image you see here is of F1 2012), very few outside of Codemasters Racing know exactly how far F1 2013 is coming along. An insight by Steve Hood – the Creative Director for the Codies F1 games – on Twitter does […]
NewsWith Codemasters focusing on DiRTโs brand of off-road rallying the past few years, its sister circuit racing series GRiD has taken a backseat. Indeed, while DiRT has enjoyed four installments with another already hinted to be in development, itโs now been five long years since the original Grid sped off the line to considerable fanfare. […]
ReviewsAhead of this weekend's British Grand Prix, Kunos Simulazioni have released some previews of their rendition of Silverstone for their forthcoming PC simulation Assetto Corsa. Both the current 3.66 mile GP and the original 1960's airfield layout will be included. Kunos have been closely working with staff at Silverstone to ensure that their historical reproduction is authentic, […]
NewsThis summer marks 5 years since the launch of subscription-based PC sim iRacing. Since then, iRacing has gone on to become one of the definitive PC racing simulations, with a vast community of 45,000 active members that have raced almost three quarters of a billion laps online. iRacing's success lies with its comprehensive simulation physics that […]
NewsIf you’re a ’90s gamer whoโs well-versed with racing games, thereโs a good chance youโll have fond memories of Microsoftโs Madness series. In the late โ90s, two in particular dominated the PC racing scene: Midtown Madness and Motocross Madness. Midtown Madness was a gloriously OTT city driving game (which included 3D city sandbox driving a […]
ReviewsfFactor 2 has received its latest update, bringing Image Space Incorporated's promising PC sim up to build 240. While this latest version adds some noteworthy features such as an increase in the number of upgrades that can be applied to cars and the usual array of bug fixes and optimisations, what's most significant about Build […]
NewsEutechnyx's free-to-play PC sim Auto Club Revolution has just been given a thorough refresh via an extensive update patch. As worded in the official notes, this new patch "boost performance and improve the player experience" by refining and adding new features to the title. The main focal point of the update is the new matchmaking […]
NewsJust in time for the British Grand Prix this weekend, our last look at Gran Turismo 6 from E3 takes place on the iconic Silverstone circuit, which makes its belated GT debut. It's great to finally see Silverstone make an appearance in Gran Turismo, although at this stage its colour palette looks a tad too […]
NewsWe've finally done it. We've finally found another man of Alan's ginormouse stature who is willing to clamber into a cramped racing cockpit for the cameras. This latest 'tall man friendly test' was performed at E3 on the Ubisoft stand displaying The Crew in its showpiece triple screen setup and motion rig. Our mysterious tall […]
NewsThis month marks the 13th anniversary of Codemasters' Colin McRrae Rally 2.0, a beloved title that many rank as the best in the series. Released in 2000, it came at a focal point in Colin's career when the world-renowned champion left Subaru and joined Ford to drive their new Focus rally car, which also starred […]
NewsWith a week to go till its digital release, Sony has revealed the first initial details of the Gran Turismo 6 demo. Slated to be ready to download from 9.00AM British Summer Time on Tuesday 2nd July from the PlayStation Store, it has been confirmed that the GT6 follows a pattern that apes the process […]
NewsCodemasters Racing has released the first post-launch DLC car pack for Grid 2: the 'Super Modified Pack'. Available to download today from the Xbox Live Marketplace for 480 Microsoft Points and the PlayStation Store for £3.99, the 'Super Modified Pack' features four highly-tuned performance cars that, in the words of Codemasters themselves, have "been modified to […]
NewsFollowing from this week's eventful Le Mans race weekend, we thought it would be apt to go for a ride on the shortened Bugatti Le Mans track in MotoGP '13. While our comprehensive coverage has so far centered on the PS3 game, Alan turns his attentions to the Xbox version. From his findings, we can […]
NewsWe may still be over five months untill Gran Turismo 6's eventual release date, but Sony has pulled the wraps of the pre-order details for the PS3's swansong racing title. As with its predecessor, avid GT fans will be able to choose from two versions of GT6: the regular 'Standard' copy, or the commemorative 'Anniversary […]
NewsTwo new in-game previews of Assetto Corsa have been released, showcasing the street-legal and racing cars in action . The road car aspect of the title has been showcased in an off-screen video captured on an iPad, depicting a brief duel between a Pagani Huayra and a McLaren MP4-12C. Kunos Simulazioni didn't disclose details on […]
NewsSummer is officially here, but if you're British you wouldn't know it. Looking out the window right now reveals dull overcast skies that make venturing outside not particularly desirable. Thank goodness, then, that the Top Gear summer series is just around the corner. The boys will be back on telly Sunday June 30th in […]
NewsWhilst having a test drive of the PS4's flagship racer DriveClub at E3, our cameraman managed to have a chat with Design Director Paul Rutchynsky, a veteran member of Evolution Studios who first worked on WRC: Rally Evolved eight years ago. Most notably, Paul reveals that the free version available from day one for PlayStation Plus […]
InterviewsEutechnyx has announced its upcoming PC-exclusive racing game, NASCAR The Game: 2013, is now available to pre-purchase on Steam. For those who pay for the title before its release on 24 July, customers will recieve a 10% discount off the game's £29.99 list price. As an added perk, pre-purchasers also recieve exclusive access to the […]
NewsUbisoft Reflection's Driver San Francisco featured some of the most refreshingly innovative open world multiplayer modes thanks to its ingenious shift mechanic that allowed you to zoom out of the map and span instantaneously into other moving cars, making for some frantic, chaotic and unpredictable matches that often resembled the chase scene in The Matrix […]
NewsIn the nine or so months since SimBin officially released RaceRoom Racing Experience, the "freemium" PC sim has evolved into a rather remarkable title. This is most notably the case with the various cars and race tracks that have been added to the game – whilst they do need real, hard cash to properly acquire […]
NewsAs shown by our of recent run of E3 videos, not everyone is an expert at playing racing games – when asking if we could film passers-by on an E3 games booth, it's fair to say there was a decidedly mixed set of driving skill levels on display to put it politely. So, when given […]
NewsIt's fast becoming common knowledge that The Crew will put the 'massive' into massively multiplayer online racing. Spanning some 5,000sq km, Ubisoft have taken on quite an audacious task to say the least: to create a richly detailed open world representing the entirety of the US.- So far, we've seen condensed versions of New York, Los […]
NewsAfter its next-gen debut last week in Los Angeles, Ubosift has revealed the first post-E3 stats regarding The Crew's licensed car roster. As shown on the official The Crew website, several cars that featured prominently in the E3 announcement trailer and the gameplay demos are present in the list, such as the pair of Chevrolet […]
NewsJust what the racing game world needs: another Asphalt game. Forgive my cynicism, but this marks the eighth installment of the Asphalt mobile games, a series that is churned out in quick succession by Gameloft but continually shows little in the way of evolution. Asphalt 8: Airborne could be the exception, however. A refined version […]
NewsEvolution's words on DriveClub's driving physics have still left us pondering over exactly how it drives. While DriveClub is positively draped in next-gen graphical goodness and the "highest definition car models ever used in a game", all of it could be wasted if the driving physics aren't up to scratch. The developers have gone on […]
NewsBy now, we've all seen EA's E3 showing of Need for Speed: Rivals. But just in case you haven't, we've managed to obtain the entire on-show demo in pixel-perfect high resolution for you to digest: Watching the demo does raise a question, though: what will Rivals offer that is actually new to Need for Speed? […]
NewsRacing driver Nicolas Hamilton, who currently competes in the European Touring Car Cup, has spent some time at Slightly Mad Studios to provide feedback on Project CARS, having recently becoming an official Handling Consultant. Having spent his early years kart racing despite being disabled with cerebral palsy, it's unsurprising to find that Nicolas focused much of […]
NewsStill want more Forza Motorsport 5 footage? Oh, go on then. Can't say we don't spoil you. As part of our Forza Motorsport 5 E3 coverage, we managed to take a drive around the new eye-wateringly pretty Prague circuit from an alternate angle using the exterior view. While we wouldn't normally drive a racing simulation with […]
NewsMilestone's highly anticipated MotoGP '13 races off the line this week in what promises to be the most authentic video game recreation of the sport in years. We managed to get hold of the game early to put it through its paces in our extensive and exclusive hands-on gameplay videos that take you along for […]
PreviewsHaving taken us through the initial stages of the career, testing the handling models and experimenting with the different bike classes, we've reached the end of our batch of introductory MotoGP '13 videos. In our final run, Alan takes us for a ride along the Catalunya circuit located in sunny Spain in the remaining bike class […]
NewsWe've got some more gameplay action from The Crew's triple screen setup at E3, this time focusing on a team-based multiplayer match where the objective is to track down and take out an enemy Hummer. Suffice to say, the random player we recorded could probably do with some driving game lessons and spends the majority […]
NewsIt's been revealed that one of the seven new tracks to feature in Gran Turismo 6 will be the US Willow Springs circuit, a track that is not often seen in racing games. It's surprising, to be honest, as Willow Springs has a lot of racing pedigree. Founded in 1952, Willow Springs is heralded as […]
NewsOur latest look at Gran Turismo 6 from E3 takes us round the new mountainous Matterhorn Circuit, as part of GT6's seven new locations which also include Silverstone. Unfortunately, while we were able to get direct audio, the music sound settings were dialed up and drowned out the engine sounds, so you'll have to make do […]
NewsBritish independent developer Brain in a Jar, the team behind last year's NASCAR The Game: Inside Line, have been working on another PC single seater racing game known as OpenWheel, and have started a Kickstarter campaign to gain additonal funding for the project. As the name implies, OpenWheel will contain a range of open wheel class […]
NewsIt's been a somewhat quiet period for Assetto Corsa, with no news on the title to report on apart from a handful of car and track reveals. Since then, Assetto Corsa has been Greenlit for release on Steam not long after the recent announcement of Project CARS' impending arrival on the popular platform. As well […]
NewsSo, we've had our first race with the top tier MotoGP class, but now it's time to take the Moto3 class for a spin round a lovingly recreated Silverstone as our exclusive MotoGP '13 hands-on gameplay coverage continues. Once again, Alan opted to ride with the Standard physics as he eases himself into MotoGP '13 […]
NewsWhile trawling through the exciting E3 show-floor we were surprised to find The Crew available to play on a triple screen with a wheel – a swanky setup normally reserved for high-end racing titles. Indeed, f the handling from Driver: San Francisco is anything to go by i'm not entirely convinced The Crew will lend […]
NewsUbisoft's ambitious open world driving game The Crew was one of the standout surprises at E3 for automotive fans, and we're now able to blow the doors wide open with a series of gameplay videos taken directly from the show-floor. I'm a massive fan of open world city driving games having racked up the hours […]
NewsWRC3 was something of a technical marvel on Sony's handheld PlayStation Vita – to this day it remains the only rally game available for the console, and it's certainly the most realistic driving title on the platform. With MotoGP '13 fast approaching next week, Milestone are continuing to support the Vita despite its current vapid […]
NewsFollowing our first foray into MotoGP '13 and a test of the handling models, it's now time for our first race along the Spanish Circuito Permanente de Jerez track as Alan starts his career and grows more accustomed to the game using the Standard handling model. Unlike the previous videos which were based on preview code, […]
NewsSimBin Studios has pulled the wraps of the latest addition to RaceRoom Racing Experience's plentiful track roster: the Circuit Terlaemen in Belgium, more commonly known as the Zolder Circuit. Shown off in the latest 'all in-game footage' R3E trailer, the various chicanes and long, sweeping curves are put through their paces by a pair of the […]
NewsFollowing on from our initial first look and analysis video, we present to you our first piece of pure Driveclub gameplay footage. And, as with our inaugural Gran Turismo 6 E3 clip, this short reel also showcases the audio on this incredibly early build of Evolution Studios' social-centric racing game. Whilst the E3 demo you […]
NewsWith so much of our E3 video coverage documenting Forza Motorsport 5 at this moment in time, you'd be forgiven for thinking we've neglected its arch-but-not-exactly-direct rival, Gran Turismo 6. All that's changed, now, as we've finally got hold of an off-camera film reel of the Sony booth's GT6 demo in action. And, best of […]
NewsAs part of our comprehensive coverage of MotoGP '13, we're delving deep into the game exploring all of the available options at our disposal. We thought we'd take the opportunity to test out the various handilng setups that Milestone have implemented to suit players of various experience levels when it comes to bike games. First up […]
NewsWe've said it before and we'll say it again: visually, Forza Motorsport 5 is setting the standard for next generation racing titles to follow, and it's looking every bit as good in-game as the initial trailers led us to believe which our E3 gameplay footage will testify. We scoured the show-floor to bring you some […]
NewsThe rumours were right: Ivory Towers and Ubisoft Reflections have been busy bunnies (sorry, my mind is still overloaded with bunnies after watching Ubisoft's E3 conference…) preparing their take on the next generation of driving games. As we were expecting, it's called The Crew, a next-generation, mission-based driving game set in in a sprawling open […]
NewsMuch mystery still surrounds Evolution Studio's pet project DriveClub, which represents their first foray into the next generation. While the team are keen to spout out corporate jargon about how DriveClub will revolutionise the racing genre with its suite of social community components, it's still unclear how the concept will work in-game. It's a similar […]
NewsIn a surprise announcement, Eutechnyx has confirmed the existence of a new racing title: NASCAR 2013: The Game. The successor to last year's NASCAR 2012: Inside Line, NASCAR 2013 interestingly marks a shift in the developer’s licensed NASCAR game series: instead of being available on computers and consoles, the new NASCAR will be exclusive to […]
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