Those who know a thing or two about the PC modding community will have most likely heard of the group MAK-Corp, mostly for their work with mods on renowned simulation titles such as the rFactor products and Race '07, as well as their work on World Racing Simulation. Now, though, MAK-Corp is proposing a new […]
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At the 2010 Paris Motor Show, onlookers were amazed by what they saw pride of place at the Jaguar stand: a million Euro carbon fibre supercar, shrouding the latest composite technologies (as developed by the Williams F1 team) and a pair of gas turbine engines. What stunned everyone else even more, though, was that Jaguar […]
NewsThe Porsche 911 is almost synonymous with the world of motorsports, so it shouldn't be too surprising to hear that there's now an all-new racing version of Stuttgart's iconic sports car. Based on the 991 generation 911 that went on sale earlier this year, the 911 GT3 Cup car employs all the racing know-how that […]
NewsNearly every racing game on sale today's jumped aboard the DLC bandwagon, so it shouldn't be too much of a surprise to hear that the first details of Most Wanted's first downloadable pack have been announced. Set to be released on December 18th and made available for copies on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC […]
NewsThe team behind Auto Club Revolution have yet another new extra for their PC racer, as a new car and track have just been announced. The venue in question is the fictional Kolmården Test Circuit, which has been designed to be a high-speed track, with sweeping bends and banked corners. It's indeed a pretty good thing […]
NewsEver since the C7 Corvette Prototype was spied lurking not around a race track, but in Gran Turismo 5's demo sequences, the main bit of info that the avid GT gamers have wanted to know is when (or if) it would be included as a driveable car in the game. With the latest announcement, though, we can […]
NewsWhilst we're still a while away from knowing what the Rally Expansion Pack will represent, other than the fact it'll be a "pure experience", we do at least have the details of the upcoming December IGN Car Pack. And this one's pretty special. Not only does it come with some pretty epic performance cars, but […]
NewsInfiniti – the luxury Japanese car maker – has just announced an extension of its partnership with the hugely successful Red Bull Racing Formula One team. As part of the collaboration, Infiniti has become the main title sponsor of the Red Bull outfit, and will be so for the next four years. The new agreement […]
NewsA short while ago, we reported on the announcement that HRT had been put up for sale by its current owners, Thesan Capital. Now, though, the talk of the paddock seems to suggest that this weekend's race at Sao Paulo might be the last one for the ailing Spanish racing outfit. According to reports, staff […]
NewsRed Bull's status as the most prominent softs drink company in Formula One may soon be short lived, as Coca-Cola has just announced that it'll entering the fabled sport However, don't expect to see the beverage-making giant debut in the sport as a team owner, as it's understood that the proposal is purely for sponsorship […]
NewsAll of a sudden, the world of Auto Club Revolution has become rather busy. A new track and car have just been added to the free-to-play game, and now we've got an entire car pack for ACR. And, given it's unofficially been dubbed the 'Dodge Pack', it shouldn't be too hard to guess which brand is most […]
NewsEutechnyx's free-to-play online racer hasn't been in the limelight for a while, though we reckon this new announcement for Auto Club Revolution might perk a few ears up: the Hockenheimring's now available in the game. As of today, registered players will be able to take the title's 30+ cars for a spin on the […]
NewsIf you're someone who brushes up on the motor industry every day, it's likely you'll know that Jaguar's been developing a new performance flagship for the XF saloon range – the XFR-S – for the last few months. It seems, though, that the gestation period has finally come to an end, as Jag's set to […]
NewsWhile licenced games do have their obvious perks, one of the big fears around such titles is that, over a series, they can get a bit stale after a while: when a body governs how much you can get away with, it’s only a matter of time before you reach the edges of the box. Check out […]
ReviewsEver since HRT entered the world of Formula One as Hispania in 2010, the team has been in almost constant financial difficulty. In the three years it's been active in F1, no less than three companies have tried to turn the fledgling racing outfit into a successful one. It now seems, though, that HRT might […]
NewsWe've known for a while that the Pagani Zonda R, the ultra exclusive track-only hypercar from the fabled Italian auto maker, will be included in the upcoming – and highly anticipated – PC-only simulation racer, Assetto Corsa. What we haven't seen, though, are completely unedited screenshots highlighting the finished Zonda R in the game. Until now, […]
NewsThere is immense speculation surrounding the next generation of Chevrolet Corvette (which is understandable, given it's associated with one of the coolest and most iconic car names of all time). Until it's unveiled at next year's Detroit Auto Show in January, all we'll be seeing of the C7 'Vette are the camouflaged development mules. And […]
NewsIt's safe to say that Bernd Maylander has a pretty cool job – after all, he is the bloke who drives the Safety Cars during the F1 Grand Prix weekends. However, even though he has a monstrous SLS GT as his part-time company car, we expect that he might want to pester Mercedes into letting […]
NewsThose familiar with Project CARS (which, if you're a regular visitor to Team VVV, you most likely are) will know that, every week, a new build is released that brings with it tweaks and changes to the game in its beta state. This week, though, is a bit different: not only do we get two […]
NewsA short while ago, it was announced that Renault had plans to bring back the famous Alpine name, and was looking for a business partner to share the fees required to develop a range of new sports cars. There was plenty of speculation regarding who this collaborator would be, with several expecting it to be […]
NewsAfter a brief hiatus with regards to freshly acquired licensing-related news, the team behind the highly anticipated Project CARS title have announced a new deal with German automaker Ruf Automobile. As part of the agreement, four of the company's most commendable and iconic road cars will find their way into the beta for Slightly Mad Studios' […]
NewsEvery year, Polyphony Digital CEO Kazunori Yamauchi tours the SEMA show in Las Vegas prior to his annual 'Gran Turismo Awards', which culminates in selecting a car from the many hundreds on display that, from his perspective, simply must be included in his racing game franchise. However, we can't say exactly when it'll make its video game debut […]
NewsJust as we were told in previous press releases, the trend of monthly car packs that debuted in the Forza Motorsport series will become a staple feature for Forza Horizon, and it's all kicking off on November 6th with the Bondurant Car Pack. The DLC pack will retail on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 400 […]
NewsSome of the petrolheads amongst you may have fond thoughts and memories of the various Cosworth-fettled Fords from yesteryear, such as the Sierra Cosworth, the Escort Cosworth and so on. However, the last Ford to have any input from the fabled British engineering firm was the Focus ST170 from 2002. Well, until now that […]
NewsWhilst the computer gaming market is mostly tailored to the PC, the once 'purely for professional purposes' Mac systems has now had a relativley recent surge in the amount of games that are compatible with Apple's hardware. And the latest new addition to the ever-growing list is F1 2012. The game, we're assured, will be […]
NewsSo, here we are ladies and gentlemen: with the title now officially on sale at your nearest game retailer, we've now reached the final entry in our 'Forza Horizon Car Reveal Round-Up' mini-series. Thankfully, it seems that Turn 10 and Playground Games decided to go out with a bang – not only are there a […]
PreviewsWith the game having been released this week (at time of writing, it just went on sale in the UK), it may be a bit odd to hear that there's a fourth – and almost certainly the final – 'Behind the Scenes' developer diary for this week. As with most of the Horizon dev diaries, […]
NewsThese Round-Ups we're doing from might, from now on, be a bit irrelevant – after all, we've all had a brief skim through the in-game 'Auto Show' car list (if you haven't seen it yet and would like a few spoilers, you can check it out here). But we do like doing these weekly pieces […]
PreviewsOn top of the game's car list that's been steadily revealed week by week for the last two months or so, Playground Games and Turn 10 have just announced some of the perks that come with buying the Season Pass that we reported on in September. And, interestingly, it covers quite a lot of new […]
NewsWe may have already started to experience the full game already – Alan's just recently uploaded the first hour or so of the career mode in two separate vids onto our YouTube channel – but that doesn't mean the train of newly announced Forza Horizon cars will be drawing to a hault anytime soon, as […]
PreviewsIt has been widely speculated that Monisha Kaltenborn, the CEO of the Sauber F1 team, would eventually take control of the whole Sauber Formula One operation once founder Peter Sauber decided to retire from his position at the Swiss racing outfit. Well, today that speculation has morphed into reality: with Peter Sauber's step-down to President of […]
NewsIf you're a fan of the World Rally Championship or noticed its presence in our coverage of Milestone's new rally game 'WRC3', you're most likely aware that Volkswagen is dead serious about competing in the sport with a rally-prepped version of its Polo hatchback next year in the WRC. In traditional rallying fashion, the car being entered […]
NewsWith regards to Honda's current status with performance cars and motorsport, the Japanese company seems to be going quite well at the moment. A new NSX supercar and Civic Type-R are in the pipelines, the JDM market will be getting a small roadster sometime soon and the works team is raking in the wins and podium finishes […]
NewsIt's not long now until Forza Horizon finds its way onto the shelves at your nearest game retailer, but there's still a while to go until Turn 10's and Playground Games' car announcements have eventually covered the entire roster. With some of the most advanced supercars of all time, a collection of awe-inspiring muscle cars, […]
PreviewsThis week seems to be one of the most productive post-launch ones for a Codemasters F1 game since, well, ever! On top of the two patches we reported on a short while ago, Codemasters Racing has now announced and released three more downloadable updates for the PC version of F1 2012. In the trio of […]
NewsThe console titles of Forza and Gran Turismo may have been hogging the limelight as of late with regards to new downloadable cars, but they're not the only racing titles to be getting additional car-based content. For example, the PC-based sim iRacing will soon be getting the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 car. The real life racing […]
NewsThough we should've expected this, given the track record of previous Formula 1 titles from Codemasters, there do appear to be a few glitches in F1 2012. However, what we weren't expecting was a quick turnaround of not one, but two patches that fix the problems. The patches, which have just gone live via Steam […]
NewsThis week's been quite a good one for Forza Horizon. Our preview videos have gone up on our YouTube channel, we've just found out that there'll be a post-launch DLC and Expansion Pack programme in a similar vein to what Forza Motorsport 4 had/has to offer and, to top it all off, we've got another […]
PreviewsA few of you may have read my piece that highlighted the reasons why I thought the rumour of Hamilton's move to Mercedes was 'poppycock', and as such may have remembered that I promised I'd never comment on any Formula One news if my hunch was proven to be incorrect. Which should mean that, with […]
NewsGet ready to crank your TV's sound system up to the max when you boot up Forza Horizon in your Xbox 360 for the first time, as we've just caught whiff of the game's full music track list. With 65 tracks all hand picked by Rob de Bank – the BBC Radio DJ who was […]
NewsAs we get closer and closer to the release date of Forza Horizon, more and more details of the most anticipated racing game on the Xbox 360 this year are beginning to emerge, with the latest tidbit of info being the announcement of a 'Season Pass'. If it sounds like you've heard that name before, […]
NewsGiven the amount of vehicles that've been announced over the last four weeks, we're surprised that Playground Games and Turn 10 have enough interesting metal to reveal between now and the game's release in late October. In fact, we're tempted to say that this is one of the best reveal weeks to date! We'll let […]
PreviewsA few days ago, we reported on the possibility of the Subaru BRZ being included into Gran Turismo 5's expansive car roster at some point, and this new announcement from Playstation Europe proves that this is the case. However, the subsidiary to the Japanese technology giant also had quite a few more tidbits of info to share. […]
NewsIt's been an incredibly long time since we last saw any new downloadable features in Gran Turismo 5, and we were beginning to wonder here at Team VVV if Polyphony Digital had decided to "give up" on GT5, and instead put all of its efforts behind GT6. However, a new video released by the Japanese […]
NewsIt's been roughly a month since Playground Games and Turn 10 started revealing the cars that'll be featured in Forza Horizon, and over the last few weeks there have been many awesome speed machines for us to ogle at. Keeping with the trend, the fourth consecutive car reveal week looks set to be an absolute corker, with […]
PreviewsFormula One is no stranger to the rumour mill – over the years, we've had speculation that Michael Schumacher would be racing for Brawn GP in 2009, Sergio Perez pinching Felipe Massa's seat at Ferrari at some point, Robert Kubica returning to the sport in 2014, and so on. The latest speculation to hit the […]
NewsThe rFactor 2 may still be in beta phase, but much like project CARS, the highly anticipated simulation game seems to be shaping up quite nicely, with new updates and improvements regularly being added to the demo. Rendered and programmed with the input of Formula 2 Chief Engineer James Goodfield to "ensure maximum realism", the […]
NewsProfessor Eric Sidney 'Sid' Watkins, the world-renowned F1 medic who was instrumental in the pursuits to improve driver safety in the sport, has passed away after suffering from a short illness, aged 84. Affectionately known by his peers as the 'Prof', Watkins was one of the major medical practitioners in the sport for over thirty […]
NewsEver since his career and life-threatening crash last year in a Skoda Fabia rally car last year in February, Robert Kubica has slowly been preparing for a return to motorsport competition. And, after 19 months of surgery and operations, the Pole has won on his return to auto racing. Fielding a Subaru Impreza rally car, […]
NewsAnother week draws to a close, and that can only mean one thing – it's time for another entry into our very own 'Forza Horizon Car Reveal Round-Up' series. The last two weeks have been very impressive in regards to the vast variety of exotic cars that've been announced so far, and now it's time for the […]
PreviewsIt's been a while since Slightly Mad Studies announced it'd be bringing a collection of 10 BMWs to its Project CARS beta – our very own Alan Boiston discussed it all the way back in his July News Update! – and whilst we know that it takes a while to model a car inside and out, we […]
NewsThe McLaren Formula One team has been dominating the headlines as of late for both good (Jenson Button's win at Spa last weekend) and bad (Lewis Hamilton's silly telemetry Tweet) reasons, but the road car division has been a bit quiet as of late. After all, the only noteworthy announcement regarded the one-off X1 it […]
NewsApart from the highly publicised GT Academy, there's been very little to do with the Gran Turismo gaming series as of late. No DLC news, no updates…nothing, if we're honest. That is, until now. According to GTPlanet's currently anonymous sources, it appears a new track will be added to the franchise at some point. And the […]
NewsAfter a healthy lifespan since its debut on the PC all the way back in March 2007, it looks like Test Drive: Unlimited's days – in our opinion, one of the most influential and radical yet underrated arcade racing games from the last decade – as an MMO racer on the PC are numbered, as […]
NewsWith the RaceNet feature set to play such a prominent part in their games, it's quite surprising that Codemasters hasn't really said that much with regards to what we'll get in their flagship title, F1 2012. That said, two new preview pics have just been revealed, which give us a tiny snippet of speculative info […]
NewsAfter an inaugural full week of car announcements for Forza Horizon (the reveal process began last Thursday, so last week's article only had four day's worth of cars to comment on), we've now got a far larger list of exotic motors to declare and describe this time around. Ranging from lightweight track specials to carbon-clad […]
NewsWe all know that Project CARS is coming along nicely in the graphics department – even in its pre-release beta stage – and we all know that some WMD members have shown ingenuity in the past. Pair the two together, and the end result is this: an interactive panorama, showing Project CARS in all its […]
NewsFor most people, the name 'Marussia' springs to mind thoughts of the relatively new Formula One team. However, Marussia is also a maker of high performance sports cars, and has just announced a new partnership with the free-to-play online racer 'Need for Speed World'. As part of this deal, Marussia's latest supercar, the B2, will […]
NewsThe Forza folk may be busy with Horizon announcements, but that doesn't mean Turn 10 has forgotten about Forza Motorsport 4. On the contrary, this September's 'Pennzoil Car Pack' not only boasts an eclectic array of iconic cars, but there are in fact 11 in this pack, rather than the usual 10. But don't go […]
NewsFor most people, the name 'Wolfgang Reip' means very little. However, if you're a fan of motor racing and racing games (which we assume you are, given you're reading this), you may want to take note of it, as the Belgian bloke has just won this year's European GT Academy. One of the six lucky […]
NewsIt's the end of the week, and we can now, as a result, kick-start our weekly round-up of all the new cars that the Turn 10 and Playground Games PR peeps have officially declared will be in the upcoming Forza title. Even though there was a far more rigorous selection process for Forza Horizon than […]
PreviewsIt's be a bit of a wait, but Turn 10 has finally revealed what the cars available in the Forza Horizon 'VIP Pack' are. And, being in a game that focuses on an action-packed experience with some of the greatest cars in the world, on some of the greatest driving roads in the world, it's […]
NewsWe highly doubt Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima would have been very happy with the news that emerged from Colarado earlier today. After setting two record times at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb in the last few years, Tajima no longer holds the coveted 'King of the Hill' title. That now belongs to New Zealand-born American racer Rhys […]
NewsGiven we're used to annoucing something regarding Project CARS on a regular basis, it's been quite surprising on our part that there haven't been noteworthy news pieces to deal with Slightly Mad Studios' upcoming sim title for a while. However, the train of WMD branded press releases may be back on track now, as we've […]
NewsWith only a month or so until it goes on sale, we were getting a bit anxious about the lack of any news from Codemasters regarding the highly anticipated F1 2012 title. Thankfully, though, there's been a new announcement from the dev team, and it regards a new gameplay mode for the upcoming game. Basically, the […]
NewsWe've known for a while now that the crew at Codemasters Racing are busy away, working on a potential sequel to the critically acclaimed successor to the TOCA franchise, 'Race Driver: GRiD'. However, we've never had any official confirmation or hints from an accredited source (i.e. Codemasters themselves) that such a game is in the pipeline for a […]
NewsPolyphony Digital may have been getting a bit of slack as of late, especially in comparisons with how Turn 10's efforts on the Xbox 360 are faring, but you do have to admire the Japanese developer's post-launch support for its titles. After all, PD kept on updating GT5: Prologue right up until the full game it […]
NewsWhen it comes to failures of the Avoidance Maneuver Test (also more commonly known as the 'Moose Test' or 'Elk Test' ), few can topple the original Mercedes-Benz A-Class, which toppled over when it was entered into the obstacle into 1997. However, it seems that now you should focus more on the Jeep Grand Cherokee, […]
NewsAs always, the pack comes with ten new cars from across the genres of motoring, whether they're small British roadsters or modern sports coupes, right up to the latest muscle cars and homologation specials. We've got a brief summary of each car in the Playseat pack below. Enjoy! 1962 Lincoln Continental Still, we can't fault […]
NewsWhen it comes to partnerships between car companies with racing teams and noteworthy major sponsors, few are as iconic as the 'alliance' between Porsche and Martini. Over the years, especially during the 1970s, various Porkers over the years have adorned the famed stripes, with the most famous being the 917 that won Le Mans in 1971. To preview what […]
NewsIt may still be in the beta phase, but that doesn't mean external 'mods' can't be implemented into rFactor 2 during its development phase. On the contrary, quite a few dev teams across the world have been adding their bits 'n bobs to the beta, with the latest addition being courtesy of Virtua_LM. Virtua_LM is […]
NewsThe crew at Codemasters Racing seem to be very tight lipped about pre-release details regarding its upcoming flagship title. Apart from a few little snippets here and there that we'd come to expect from game developers now (i.e. "we've improved the gameplay, graphics and physics" or something along those lines), things have been very quiet […]
NewsThe mini-game selection process may have ended, but there's still a long way to go until we find an eventual winner for this year's GT Academy. And with only a few spots going spare in the overall finals, things have been hotting up for the lucky Brits who made it into this month's selection process. […]
NewsIn the press conferences earlier this year, the folk from Criterion were very adamant that their reboot of 'Most Wanted' would have the most diverse car roster for any Need for Speed game, ranging from lightweight track specials to huge pickups and SUVs. And now, with only a short while to go until it hits the […]
NewsUntil now, we hadn't heard much about Forza Horizon since its debut to the press and gaming public at E3 in June. With its release date now only a few months away, details about what is undoubtedly one of this year's most anticipated racing games are still surprisingly scarce. Thankfully, the folk at Turn 10 […]
NewsA few weeks ago, ISI's rendition of the Renault Clio Cup for rFactor 2 was leaked ahead of its intended debut to the PC sim game. Now, though, the French pocket rocket for the track has been officially let loose for all to enjoy! As with every other rFactor add-on, you'll have to download the […]
NewsThere was once a time when the Lord March’s car-orientated ‘garden party’ was just a small event on a Sunday, but oh how have things changed. 19 years after the first Festival of Speed was held, and it’s now ballooned into a massive four day event that celebrates everything to do with automobiles. We were […]
FeaturesIt’s very rare to see a DLC pack for Forza Motorsport 4 that doesn’t come with a name associated with car mags or a motoring product of some sorts – in stark contrast, the guys at Turn 10 have labelled the 12th consecutive downloadable goody bag for Forza Motorsport 4 as simply the ‘July Car […]
NewsFor those who don’t know, Project CARS is a game that’s being funded by the input of user investment. Those who are interested in the unique project and are confident that it’ll be a success of some sorts can put their money in to further the development process. However, it seems that the user assistance […]
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