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VVV attends Trax 2009
If Silverstone isn’t called a windy circuit, it certainly should be! That said, it always has bags of atmosphere and character, soand was the perfect example for perhaps the UK’s No.1 event for car modding fans, ‘Trax’. For those who are new to the automotive world, Trax is one of the major family car events of the UK calendar. […]
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VVV interviews Ken Block at Silverstone
With just a week until the launch of 'Colin McRae Dirt 2', Codemasters is pulling out all of the stops with regards to gaining maximum exposure for its upcoming racing title. You'll have seen our initial hands-on and latest in-game videos, with lots more to follow, but now is the opportunity to meet the new man taking over this […]
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A day with Tiff Needell
With the upcoming release of Supercar Challenge and the involvement of tame racing driver Tiff Needell, we took the opportunity to meet the man and find out a little bit more about what makes him tick. Of course I've been a long term fan of Tiff since the early 1990's, seeing him on Top Gear […]
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VVV interview Need for Speed Producer Jesse Abney
The Need For Speed is a long-term stable of EA’s core franchises but its testament to the creative drive of the developer that they continue to push the series into new directions. Earlier this year EA surprised the gaming community yet again with the announcement of Need For Speed Shift. This taking the franchise away […]
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Preview – SuperCar Challenge Hands-On
2009 is fast becoming one of the greatest ever years for racing fans, but surely it's now an unenviable time for publishers and developers as development costs rise and rivals eat up potential market share? In particular on the PS3, we have the looming cloud of Gran Turismo 5 hovering over the horizon, and it's […]
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Preview – Dirt 2 Hands-On
I feel like a broken record this year – every time a new bit of racing info comes ou,t I go on about how competitive this scene is becoming! And now, one of the front runners has now shown its hand: Colin McRae Dirt 2. The successor to the succesfull and acclaimed 'Colin McRae DiRT', […]
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Preview – Forza Motorsport 3 Hands-On
Yesterday, I finally got a long awaited and much anticipated opportunity to have a decent and uninterrupted hands-on at Forza Motorsport 3. I have to admit, I've been pretty excited about this game, but at the same time not entirely convinced that the package had moved forward. Like all aspects of technology and gaming, the […]
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VVV interview Race Pro’s Henrik Roos
Running up to the release of Race Pro earlier this year we welcomed a new racing developer taking on the competitive console market in the form of Simbin Studio’s, but these guys aren’t exactly new the new to the genre so VVV Gamer thought it would capture this opportunity to take a closer look at […]
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Needing More Speed
The Need for Speed first released the 3DO console is still fondly remembered by many who played it as one of the greatest driving experiences ever offered by a console format. Now 14 years after this original release we see the latest vision of this franchise success story. So how has it changed in its […]
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Alan Boiston Interview’s Sir Stirling Moss
With the release of Forza Motorsport 2 VVV’s Alan Boiston was given the privileged opportunity to interview F1 legend Sir Stirling moss about the game and his career in Motor Sport, this is merely an edited version from that shown on TV but covers some of his impressions of the game. Suffice to say that […]
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‘The Year of the Racer’: E3 2009 Report
The Electronic Entertainment Expo E2009 has drawn to a close, and now we can finally see the line-up of titles we’ll be playing well into 2010. This year really is the greatest selection of racing titles ever witnessed and it’s good to see the genre getting the support it deserves after a few years where […]
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Alan Boiston Interviews Gianni Morbidelli
Recently we saw the release of Black Bean’s Superstars V8 Next Challenge, currently growing in Europe, the series is now attracting ex Formula 1 talent in the form of Gianni Morbidelli and Johnny Herbert. VVV were privileged to be given the opportunity to quiz Gianni on his epic motorsports career and delver into some of […]
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Preview – NFS Shift: First Hands-on
Editor's Note: The handling model was changed between the time we tested this pre-release version and the finished game. As a result, our comments on the way the cars drive isn't representative of the version you could buy in the shops. I have to admit, I didn’t really know what to expect of Need For […]
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Alan Boiston Interviews GRID Producer Clive Moody
It’s a not so sunny day in Warwickshire, however when VVV were invited along to see final code of Race Driver Grid, we simply couldn’t resist. There are some developers who have so much experience within a genre that when they bring out a new title, the industry takes note and when Codemasters move into […]
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Alan Boiston Interviews Mark Cale
Originally slated for release in the latter half of 2007 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli (not to be confused with the AM2 Dreamcast title) abruptly vanished off the radar and with System 3 giving little information there were obvious fears the game may never see the light of day, however those fears were dispelled as Mark […]
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A philosophical first look at WRC
When we first heard the announcement Black Bean would be bringing the WRC license back to life it was met with a somewhat mixed reception. Did they have the financial power to build a product that effectively captured such an expansive sport? That’s a question I’ll leave to the review but one thing is for […]
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