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News Slightly Mad Studios confirms Mercedes-Benz licence for Project CARS

Project CARS developers Slightly Mad Studios has confirmed a new manufacturer will be officially represented in the title: Mercedes Benz. Having already rendered a sans-logo SLS render in the closed pre-alpha build, the London-based studio will now be able to officially include the German supercar in the game. What's more, eight other Mercedes road and race […]

News F1 2013 Bahrain Report

The 2013 Bahrain GP is upon us and provided some great excitement despite a being a mixed bag in previous years, Pirelli have continued to work on their tyre strategies in making the drivers and teams work to their own strengths. The Mercedes proved quick again in qualifying with Nico Rosberg finding some great speed […]

News Project CARS dynamic damage preview

Car damage in racing games. How hard can it be? Well, very, very hard if the current standard is anything to go by. When you consider the complexity of rendering a realistic crash, it's hardly surprising that current hardware struggles to cope. Codemasters and Criterion have done a commendable job with their intricate damage modelling […]

News Project CARS now on track for Q2 2014

Those of you who are hotly anticipating Slightly Mad's Project CARS will no doubt be disappointed to learn that the ambitious crowd-funded racing simulation will no longer be meeting its target release date later this year. This was already announced a while back, but a specific time slot wasn't disclosed. However, a WMD forum moderator […]

News MotoGP ’13 screenshots showcase several new tracks

With the MotoGP championship currently underway, Milestone has released a shiny new set of previews that showcase several previously unseen tracks for MotoGP '13. Picture-perfect reproductions of the Jerez (which was featured in the recent gameplay trailer), Sepang and Laguna Seca circuits are all featured, and there's very little to complain about graphics-wise. Indeed, from […]

News Grid 2’s multiplayer detailed

So far, coverage related to Grid 2 has centred on its single player component and the inane waffling's of Patrick Callahan, the fictional face of the World Series Racing. Now however, with Grid 2 racing into stores in just six weeks time, Codemasters has finally lifted the bonnet on what should hopefully be the driving force […]

News NewEgg online retailer uploads GT6 listing; points to next Gran Turismo being a PS3 title?

A recent move by an American online retailer NewEgg has given the gaming community the closest indication yet as to what console the next Gran Turismo game will debut on. NewEgg's product listings were recently updated with this page, which clearly states Gran Turismo 6 is – according to the company, at least – destined […]

News Forza Horizon ‘1000 Club’ Expansion Pack revealed

With the relativley-prices-at-times DLC and the lack of things to do in Forza Horizon once the career mode has been completed bar the online aspect, the latest expansion pack for Forza Horizon aims to address those two issues, by adding a host of new content for the game for free. Set to be ready for […]

News Criterion boss says studio will abandon racing games, and “make something new”

In a shock announcement, the head of Criterion Games – the developers of such critically-acclaimed games like Burnout: Paradise and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit – revealed that his studio won't be making a new racing game any time soon. As stated in a series of tweets, Criterion boss Alex Ward revealed that – in response to a […]

News Road Rash-inspired Road Redemption starts Kickstarter campaign

Road Rash has been long overdue a remake, if you ask me. After all, the vehiclar combat genre has recently had a new lease of life, with last year’s Twisted Metal reboot proving popular and Carmageddon’s successful Kickstarter campaign which will see the controversial car combat series make a comeback later this year. While not […]

Reviews Urban Trial Freestyle Review

While you could argue that the number of quality console-exclusive games on PS3 has outnumbered those on Xbox 360 in recent years, there’s a certain bike game that has left PS3 owners understandably envious. I’m talking of course about Trials Evolution, RedLynx’s ridiculously addictive XBLA success story that is played adoringly by millions over on […]

News Fanatec offering access codes for Assetto Corsa Technology Demo

German racing game gear manufacturer Fanatec has announced a partnership with Kunos Simulazioni that will allow customers to gain access to activation codes for netKar Pro and the Assetto Corsa technology preview. The promotion applies to the purchase of any Fanatec product on their official website but will only be valid throughout April. What's the […]

News Ridge Racer returns in new free-to-play Ridge Racer: Driftopia

While by no means a terrible game in its own right, Ridge Racer: Unbounded had the misfortune of being wrongly tied to one of the most acclaimed arcade racing game series in history: Ridge Racer. Indeed, we at VVV have very fond memories indeed of Ridge Racer, but Unbounded sadly didn't fit the bill and […]

News MotoGP 2013 second gameplay trailer

The second Moto GP 13 gameplay has arrived today and sees us take to the Jerez circuit in Spain. A fun circuit with a range of high speed and low speed corners but with a flow, it’s a course with a nice rhythm. Here we see Valentino Rossi on his 2012 Ducati (2013 bikes and […]

News Full Grid 2 controller & wheel support list revealed

With Grid 2 just around the corner, those who are interested in the upcoming title will be happy to know that Codemasters has officially announced which peripherals will be officially supported from launch. As expected from a game that's aimed at a broader audience that the market's more sim-focused products, most gamepads seem to be supported […]

News Evolution Studios had to ‘catch up’ with PC graphics for Drive Club

Evolution Studios has spoken out about how their long allegiance with the PS3 meant that they had to play catch up when it came to developing Drive Club for the PS4 in order to match the examples set on the high-end PC market by the likes of Project CARS and Assetto Corsa. “With it being […]

News First trailer for Ron Howard’s RUSH revealed

Today see's the first teaser trailer for Ron Howard's much anticipated RUSH movie. Set in the 1976 Formula 1 season, the movie focuses on James Hunt and his battle with Niki Lauda. Taking in the drama on the track as well as the emotional journey of the drivers during one of the most lethal eras […]

News First Fast and Furious: Showdown screenshots

We already knew it was coming thanks to a recent leak, but it's now been officially confirmed that Fast and Furious: Showdown will be starting its engine on May 21st in North America on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, 3DS and PC to coincide with the theatrical release of Fast and Furious 6 the same […]

News Polyphony Digital “bans” modders and hackers from Gran Turismo 5

Polyphony Digital has confirmed it will clamp down on Gran Turismo 5 players who have been caught using "illicitly modified data" in the PS3-exclusive racing game. Much in the same way Turn 10 has done so in the past with users who have been identified as hackers in previous Forza Motorsport titles, Polyphony Digital has […]

News ‘Eleanor’ Mustang from Gone in 60 Seconds to be auctioned off at Indianapolis

From Steve McQueen's legendary Lola Le Mans Car, to the original Batmobile, we've seen a spate of movie car stars sold off at various auctions as of late. And now one of my personal favourites will also be going under the hammer: Eleanor, the leading lady from Gone in 60 Seconds. On May 18th, the […]

News Video: was Need for Speed: Most Wanted’s universal praise undeserved?

Last week, our review of Need for Speed: Most Wanted was published on this very website, which prompted VVV's resident chief Alan Boiston to take it out for a spin to see what all the fuss was about. It seems he wasn't quite as enamoured with the game as I was, however, finding fault with […]

Reviews Need for Speed: Most Wanted Vita Review

Need for Speed Most Wanted on Vita is something of a rarity. While many high profile games are handed over to alternative developers who then churn out a shoddy handheld port that disgraces the franchise (*cough* Call of Duty: Declassified *cough*), Criterion Games decided to buck the trend and develop Most Wanted for Vita entirely […]

News Urban Trial Freestyle video playthrough

For too long, PlayStation owners have been deprived of the clinically-addictive Trials Evolution, a deceptively simple bike game that's equally loved and loathed by the millions of players that have downloaded it on XBLA. It's since come out on PC in the form of Trials Evolution Gold Edition, and yet there's still no equivalent experience […]

News MotoGP ’13 Silverstone screenshots showcase dynamic weather

Following on from our last look at the Mugello circuit, Milestone has cooked up a fresh new batch of tasty screenshots for MotoGP 13 showcasing one of the UK's most famous race tracks: Silverstone. Aside from the usual environment and bike eye candy, these screenshots aim to attract your attention to MotoGP '13's dynamic weather system. […]

News Forza Horizon’s ‘Top Gear Car Pack’ slated for April 2nd release

Next month marks the arrival of a new batch of DLC cars for Forza Horizon, in the form of the Top Gear Car Pack. Set to go live on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 400MSP (or for free, if you bought the Season Pass) on April 2nd, the Forza Horizon Top Gear Car Pack features six […]

News Sebastien Loeb to front Peugeot’s Pikes Peak return in 2013

Peugeot has enlisted the help of nine-time WRC champion Sebastien Loeb, in a bid for outright victory at this year's Pikes Peak Hillclimb. Loaned out by Citroen (a company that's conveniently a subsidiary of Peugeot…), Loeb will tackle the infamous 12-mile route in the Rocky Mountains for the first time in a specially-prepared version of […]

News New Grid 2 ‘Expanding into Europe’ trailer goes live

With just two months to go until Grid 2 goes on sale in North America, Codemasters Racing has – ironically, perhaps – revealed a new trailer that showcases the European side of the game's career mode. Whilst the trailer (narrated by the business tycoon Patrick Callahan, Codemasters Racing's fictional founder of the WSR series that's […]

News Ferrari F40 featured in latest in-game Assetto Corsa previews

Assetto Corsa developers Kunos Simulazioni has revealed the latest car to eventually appear in the upcoming PC sim title: the legendary Ferrari F40. The second Ferrari out of the eventual five that will find their way into Assetto Corsa (the Ferrari 458 Italia was confirmed in December last year), Kunos seems to be so proud of the F40 being confirmed for […]

Interviews RedLynx’s top Trials tips for budding level designers

The recent release of Trials Evolution: Gold Edition marks the series' belated return to its home platform in a PC port that packages both Trials HD and Trials Evolution. We'll have a review up soon, but in the meantime Alan popped down to Ubisoft to have a chat with Lee Rowland, RedLynx's Senior Level Designer who earned […]

Reviews Need for Speed: Most Wanted Review

EA should be thankful to Criterion for pulling Need for Speed out of the ditch it wedged itself into. For years, the series was veering dangerously off course as EA: Black Box attempted to steer it in erratic new directions, churning out annual releases that depleted in quality with each passing iteration. Clearly, this was […]

News Major new additions in latest build of Project CARS

The latest build of Project CARS has just gone live, and it brings with it a handful of major new features to the currently pre-alpha title. Two of the more instantly apparent additions are the pair of all-new cars to Project CARS: the Mitsibishi Lancer Evolution X FQ400 and the Ford Mustang Boss 302R1, which […]

News Fast and Furious 6 game tie-ins hitting the streets this May

We already knew that Fast and Furious 6 is due to hit the streets in cinemas this May, but a product listing by EB Games has outed a surprise game tie-in under the name of Fast and Furious: Showdown due for release on Wii U on May 15th and PS3 and Xbox 360 on May […]

News New Hillcimb route coming to R3E in Easter

A new race track will be coming to SimBin's free-to-play RaceRoom Racing Experience title, in the form of the new RaceRoom Hillcimb route. Inspired by routes of French mountain roads in the Pyrenees, with foliage and architecture models taken from actual scenery that can be viewed on Google Street View, Though SimBin hasn't disclosed the […]

News New ‘Overtaking Challenge’ Seasonal Event goes live in Gran Turismo 5

It's not often we report on Gran Turismo 5's Seasonal Events in a news item, but Polyphony Digital has released a new format of it's regularly updated racing challenges that's intrigued us for its novel nature. Dubbed the 'Overtaking Challenge', the concept of these new events is to overtake as many cars as possible within the confines […]

News Initial details confirmed for 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The first batch of confirmed details of the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed have been released, ahead of the fabled event's 11th – 14th July duration. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Festival itself, and – as befitting of such an occasion – plenty has been lined up to mark the FoS's birthday. […]

News New 3D Assetto Corsa previews revealed

Kunos Simulazioni has released a batch of all-new previews of its still-in-development PC sim title Assetto Corsa. The new previews – which were uploaded onto the Nvidia 3D Vision website – have all been rendered in 3D, which can be viewed with the Anaglyph 3D glasses (in plain English, the 3D specs that come with […]

News Carmageddon Reincarnation to be released on next-gen consoles

As we know, Carmageddon is getting a belated reboot in the form of Carmageddon Reincarnation, a relatively low-key release that was due to be a PC-download only title thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised $400.000 to fund the development. However, Carmageddon could now be getting a more celebrated comeback, as a new private […]

News Fangio’s 1954 Mercedes F1 car to be auctioned at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Juan Manuel Fangio's 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 is set to go under the hammer this July, and industry experts are expecting the Benz to potentially set new auction records. The example that will be sold by Bonhams at an auction being held at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed is one of only nine surviving W196 […]

News New MotoGP ’13 screenshots finally feature bikes

Following the recent gameplay video debut, Milestone is pouring out the promotional material for MotoGP '13, with another batch of screenshots that once again highlight its gorgeous graphics. . What's noteworthy here is that these are the first in-game MotoGP '13 screenshots that, shock horror, actually feature bikes, and while we've already seen how they […]

News Jim Glickenhaus confirms successor to P4/5 by Pininfarina

Wealthy businessman and huge Ferrari officianado Jim Glickenhaus has confirmed a successor to to his one-off P4/5 supercar (the car shown in the picture below) is in the pipelines. Set to be built by Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (the racing team which campaigned the P4/5 Competizione), the new car has been christened the P 33, which […]

News Group 5 Capri & BMW E30 M3 added to RaceRoom Racing Experience

SimBin has announced two new cars for its free-to-play PC sim racer, RaceRoom Racing Experience: the Group 5 Zakspeed Ford Capri and the BMW E30 M3. Both have been seen in other racing games before, but their respective racing pedigrees do make the two cars worthy of mention: the Zakspeed Capri competed in the German […]

News New Assetto Corsa Technology Preview build and trailer released

It's been a few weeks since PC players were finally granted access to the highly anticipated Assetto Corsa Technology Demo, but this hasn't stopped Kunos churning out some updates while we wait for the full fat final game. This latest 0.9.9 build contains two different game modes: free practice and hotlap. From the press release: "AC Technology […]

News Fanatec unveils Rennsport Cockpit V2

German peripheral manufacturer Fanatec has unveiled V2 of its revered Rennsport racing Cockpit. As is the norm with Fanatec's plethora of products we have no doubt it will be exquisitely engineered, but the biggest perk here is the focus on user customisation, allowing sim racers to build a rig tailor-made to their specification using a […]

Features A New F1 Season Is Upon Us…

Over the past month we’ve had 11 new cars and 22 drivers all claiming that this will be “their year” and thousands of kilometres in testing completed. This weekend the 2013 season starts in Melbourne, Australia, and we get to see whether any great strides have been made during the off season. I’m only going to […]

News Grid 2 WSR trailer follows the American Dream

The last time we got behind the wheel of Codemasters' Grid 2 we were introduced to the concept of the World Series of Racing, a fictional tournament that fuses every imaginable motorsport discipline into one all-encompassing global championship fronted by founder and entrepreneur Patrick Callahan. In the first of a series of forthcoming gameplay trailers, Codemasters […]

News Kamui Kobayashi becomes Ferrari’s latest GT driver

Having missed out on the oppurtunity to be on the starting grid for the 2013 Formula One season, former Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi has now been signed on by Ferrari. Quite possibly in part to his connections with the legendary Italian brand during his days as a Sauber driver (the Swiss team has, for some […]

News Polyphony Digital scans one-off Ferrari P4/5 for use in future Gran Turismo title

An Italian engineering firm has revealed Polyphony Digital is at least in the process of scanning one of the high-end cars it maintains for future use in the Gran Turismo series. The Turin-based company L.m Gianetti recently posted photos onto its Facebook page, clearly showing PD employees taking extensive images of the exterior and interiors […]

Reviews Forza Horizon Rally DLC Review

Forza Horizon has garnered considerable praise for its fresh spin on the open world racing genre with its perfect balance between arcade accessibility and deep driving mechanics, but if there was one area that felt underdeveloped, it was off-roading. Considering this was Forza’s first foray off-road, it was disappointing to find Horizon’s garage was somewhat […]

News Alpine confirms Le Mans racing return for 2013

Whilst the first Alpine road car won't be seen until 2016 at the very earliest, the recently-revived French sports car brand has confirmed it will return to motor racing in 2013. Mostly intended to build up the company's name before the sports car it's co-developing with Caterham goes on sale, Alpine has confirmed it will […]

News McLaren licence acquired for Assetto Corsa

The crew at Kunos Simulazioni may be busy finishing off Assetto Corsa and updating the title's Technology Preview Demo, but that doesn't mean they can't agree on a few licence deals every now and again. The latest car maker that's been confirmed for an appearance in the upcoming PC sim title is McLaren, with the […]

News First MotoGP ’13 gameplay video

After teasing us with a series of sumptuous screenshots, Milestone has finally released the first snippet of gameplay footage of MotoGP '13, giving us a tour of the scenic Mugello circuit. Despite being at an early stage of development, the 2 minute video certainly lives up to the graphical prowess displayed in the initial screenshots. Indeed, […]

News Project CARS Build 417 released

Slightly Mad Studios has released the first build of the month for its Project CARS beta, which allows every member to try out two all-new cars that have been added in Build 417. Though both automobiles originate from the motoring heartlands of Germany, the duo couldn't be more different if they tried: the BMW M3 […]

News Victory: The Age of Racing Beta 3 adds steering wheel support

Free-to-play sim racer Victory: The Age of Racing has entered the third stage of its open beta programme, adding steering wheel support, a new Hot Lap Party online mode and additional assists along with a host of improvements and bug fixes. It's surprising to find it's taken so long for Age of Racing, a […]

News Milestone showcase detailed Yamaha bike models for MotoGP ’13

As Milestone prepare their comeback for the MotoGP series, information has been fleeting since its initial announcement. While some in-game screenshots have surfaced, they lacked one somewhat crucial factor in a MotoGP game: bikes. Instead, their purpose was to showcase the lovingly-detailed circuits which look sublime, but, since the models were presumably at an early […]

News MINI celebrates Dakar win with limited-run Countryman model

To celebrate the outfit's second consecutive win at the Dakar Rally, MINI has revealed a special-edition version of it's Countryman John Cooper Works model. Officially branded the 'MINI John Cooper Works Countryman ALL4 Dakar', MINI has limited the production run to a mere 11 units (a reference to the 11th Dakar win for Stephane Peterhansel, […]

News Gran Turismo 6 coming to PS3?

With the dawn of the next generation PS4 fast approaching and Polyphony's prolonged silence on a Gran Turismo sequel, you would think that they are surely busy beavering away testing the PS4 and its potential to render every cross stitching on the car interior's leather upholstery with increased clarity. According to Sony Europe's Senior Vice […]

Reviews Forza Horizon Review

Remember the Top Gear episode where Clarkson and co went on a road trip to find the greatest driving road? Playground Games presumably did. It was an episode that fulfilled the fantasy of every self-confessed petrolhead, with three men driving three ferociously fast supercars with the lure of the open road, stunning sweeping scenery and […]

News SimBin releases new R3E Pagani Zonda R previews

With more and more content set to be added to RaceRoom Racing Experience in the forseeable future, SimBin has released more car reveal previews for it's 'freemium' PC sim. The new previews depict the Pagani Zonda R, a car that's perhaps most famous for setting the fastest time around the Nurburgring Nordschliefe for a non-race […]

News Forza Horizon Meguiar Car Pack due March 5th

With the stream of Forza Horizon-related announcements regarding DLC packs for the open-world racer nowadays, it perhaps isn't too shocking to find out the latest Horizon news item focuses on March's Meguiar Car Pack. At least the contents of the DLC pack, which is set to go live on the Xbox Live Marketplace for the usual 400 […]

News Three new DLC packs available for Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Following on from the momentous Speed pack, EA has announced a truckload of DLC for Need for Speed: Most Wanted which will be spread across three separate packs adding numerous new cars, game modes and a new play area for Fairhaven City. Check out this new announcement trailer before our breakdown of each DLC […]

News McLaren Automotive reveals full details of P1 hyper car

Ahead of it's debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week, McLaren Automotive has revealed the full tech specs of it's new flagship hypercar, the P1. With the exterior having changed very little from the concept that previewed it at the Paris Motor Show in September last year – the only major addition to the […]

News Polyphony Digital associated with PS4 & PS Vita development

A recent report has revealed that Polyphony Digital, the creators of the highly-acclaimed Gran Turismo franchise, has been involved in the development of Sony's most recent games consoles. In an interview with the Japanese gaming website 4gamer.net, Shuhei Yoshida (the President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios) stated that Polyphony Digital's connections with Sony go […]

News FlatOut developer BugBear teases new demolition derby project

Finnish developer BugBear Entertainment, the former team behind the fabled FlatOut franchise and the recent Ridge Racer: Unbounded, has teased a new upcoming demolition derby project that is said to "go back to their roots." The project is currently known as working title "Next Car Game" for now, but a new website contains a teaser […]

Reviews Fanatec CSL Seat Review

Price: $299/ €299 Shipping worldwide: Available from Fanatec.de For many racing game fans around the world, a good steering wheel has always been a must-have accessory. Today, more and more sim racers are going one step further by installing a ‘sim rig’ in their home. Many of these gaming seats cost well over $1000, but Fanatec […]

News Top Gear Series 19 Episode 4 Review

Shock horror: episode four of Top Gear’s nineteenth series was an episode predominately about cars! Well, almost. Case in point: episode four kicked off with a thorough three-car comparison test, the likes of which we haven’t seen in recent series, between three hot hatches: the new Vauxhall VXR, Ford Focus ST and Renault Megane 265. […]

News Assetto Corsa’s Technology Preview Demo released

It's been a while in the making, but Assetto Corsa developers Kunos Simulazioni has finally released the PC title's Technology Preview Demo. Featuring the Lotus Elise SC and the Autodromo di Magione, the demo gives us our first look at what the highly anticipated Assetto Corsa title is capable of from a graphical and a […]

News Evolution Studios announces Drive Club for PS4

Hot off Sony's live PS4 unveiling conference (if you were able to watch the live stream without a hitch then I envy you), Evolution Studios, the developer of MotorStorm and the PS2 WRC series, took to the stage to reveal their top secret next generation PS4 project. It's called Drive Club, and, according to Evolution […]

News Assetto Corsa’s playable technology demo is imminent

Kunos Simulazioni continue to tease us about Assetto Corsa's upcoming technology demo, which will act as our very first playable taste of what we can expect from the final game. Recent Tweets and a host of photos from the development team imply that we shouldn't have to wait much longer, however – in fact, it […]

News Toyota reveals revised TS030 LMP1 endurance racer

With the opening race of this year's World Endurance Championship just around the corner, Toyota Motorsport Gmbh has officially revealed the heavily-revised TS030 LMP1 prototype it will be fielding in 2013. Though based mostly on last year's car, Toyota claims it hasn't cut back on improvements: according to them, major changes have been made to the […]

News Williams unveils the FW35

The last of the F1 teams io unveil the car it'll be fielding in the 2013 season, Williams has finally pulled the wraps off the FW35. As with every other car that'll be on the grid, the FW35 isn't hugely different from the car it replaces, with most of the changes being detail-based rather than […]

News Dino Zamparelli becomes Marussia Manor Racing’s new driver

Dino Zamparelli, the former Ginetta Junior and Formula Renault champion who we interviewed last year, has been signed on as a driver for Marussia Manor Racing. With the Formula 2 series now dissolved, the 20-year-old Bristolian racing driver has now moved to the GP3 series, though Marussia Manor has yet to announce who'll the other […]

News Peugeot 208 Type R5 renamed ‘T16’ for 2013

In commemoration of the iconic Peugeot 205's 30th anniversary this year, Peugeot has renamed it's 208 rally car for 2013. Previously known until now as the 208 Type R5, and set to make it's competition debut towards the latter stages of this year's European Rally Championship, Peugeot has decided to rename the rally car the […]

News Caterham SP/300.R announced for Grid 2

Hot on the heels of last week's major Grid 2 media day, the folk at Codemasters Racing have confirmed a new car for the upcoming title: the Caterham SP/300.R. Co-developed by the legendary engineering firm Lola, the SP/300.R is a through-and-through track day machine, being heavily inspired by the Le Mans Prototypes it bares an […]

Features Grid 2’s career mode: Could Codemasters be onto a winner?

If you’ve been checking up on our YouTube channel in the last few days or so, you will have undoubtedly noticed that our five-part preview series on Grid 2 has been rendered and uploaded. Overall, I’m fairly impressed with what we’ve seen and experienced so far, if perhaps a bit miffed about the AI at this early […]

Previews R3E previews depict Suzuka Circuit and race-ready Ruf

As far as breaking news stories go, this week's been quite a busy one for the legendary German car maker Ruf. After all, not only has it announced a new partnership with Lotus F1 team owner Genii Capital, but new Project CARS renders of the Ruf RGT-8 have been released by Slightly Mad Studios. And […]

Previews Grid 2 hands-on preview gameplay videos

Last week, Team VVV were invited to Codemasters HQ to give the latest build of Grid 2 a spin around the three newly-announced tracks. As always, Alan was on-hand to film his findings and divulge his impressions. Here's a handy round-up of our Grid 2 hands-on preview coverage for your viewing pleasure where we test […]

News Lotus F1 team owner becomes ‘strategic partner’ to Ruf

In a shock announcement, the investment firm Genii Capital has announced it's become a shareholder and 'strategic partner' to the German car company Ruf. Whilst the full extent of this partnership with Ruf is yet to be known, given Gerard Lopez – the chairman of Genii and the Lotus F1 team – is now a […]

News Top Gear Series 19 Episode 3 Review

After two entertaining, but somewhat unremarkable episodes, we arrive at episode three of Top Gear’s nineteenth series. Thankfully, while it’s still evident that the show has passed its peak and run out of ideas, this was an improvement over the past two episodes that, at times, rekindled the old series’ spirit. Clarkson resumed his role […]

News Grid 2’s single player World Series of Racing outlined

As promised, following last week's gameplay teaser trailer comes the latest Grid 2 gameplay video in full, which showcases a handful of previously unseen tracks. A slew of supercars can be seen bombing around several real-world circuits, including Paris, Barcelona, Chicago, California and the Red Bull Ring. Details regarding the single player portion of Grid 2 […]