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News Mario Kart 8 races past 5 million milestone

Nintendo recently revealed its annual financial results which brought in profits above their expectations. Along with the results came some other pieces of information including sales figures. Nintendo announced that the latest version of their long-running flagship kart racer, Mario Kart 8, has passed the five million sales milestone. Mario Kart 8 becomes the top selling game […]

News Project CARS: SMS-R Driver Network Championship Season launches

Slightly Mad Studios have launched their SMS-R Driver Network Championship today for their newly released racer Project CARS. The in-game virtual racing championship will be an ongoing series which will occur on weekends throughout 2015/2016 to coincide with real-life Motorsports events. The first events run from May 8-11 so you'll need to be quick to get […]

News Project CARS: free Community Livery Pack 1 out now

You can download the free Community Livery Pack 1 right now for Project CARS. The pack contains ten brand new liveries that were created by members of the Project CARS community. The liveries were hand-picked by Slightly Mad Studios' vehicle team and the chosen designs either pay homage to classic styling or are very bold looking. Below, […]

News Drive Any Track coming to Early Access, new trailer

Foam Entertainment have announced that their fast-paced music-based racing game, Drive Any Track, will be available to play on Steam Early Access on May 21. Drive Any Track is a racing game which creates racetracks from the songs in your music library. The track is synced to your audio track and you'll need to effectively race your […]

News Farming Simulator 15: multiplayer console trailer

There's just two weeks now until Farming Simulator 15's console release and developers Giants Software have just released a multiplayer trailer to whet our appetites further. Just as in the PC version, (already released) you'll be able to play online if you have the Xbox One or Playstation version of the game. This cooperative multiplayer mode will […]

News Project CARS PS4 gameplay: Ruf GT3 Race with 100% AI difficulty

Our latest Project CARS Playstation 4 gameplay video follows a gruelling 10 lap race in the Ruf RGT-8 GT3. The action takes place at Silverstone with the AI set at 100% difficulty, with all racing assists turned off and using a racing wheel. The action starts off very frantic with AI cars jostling for position – […]

News 80’s themed racer Power Drive 2000 comes to Kickstarter

Power Drive 2000 is an upcoming arcade racer for PC, Mac and Linux platforms which has just arrived on the ever popular crowd funding site Kickstarter and on Steam's greenlight programme. The racer is set in a 1980's cinematic sci-fi world to a backdrop of a synthwave soundtrack. Power Drive 2000 has two main focuses: drifting and […]

News Sébastien Loeb Rally Evo: physics quick look teaser

Milestone have recently been teasing their upcoming rally racing title Sébastien Loeb Rally Evo quite a bit lately. The very latest teaser actually shows, for the first time, a car in motion, but is not to be confused with gameplay footage by any stretch. The footage below, shared on Milestone's official Facebook page, shows Sébastien Loeb Rally […]

News Project CARS: Wheel and FOV PS4 Gameplay Video

With the release of Project CARS we believe that many of you will be racing with a wheel for the very first time, so we thought we'd focus on giving you guys some basic tips to help get you started. In the video below Alan takes a look at calibrating your wheel, gradually removing assists as you […]

News Scandinavia DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2 released

SCS Software have finally released the much-anticipated Scandinavia expansion for Euro Truck simulator 2. As an added bonus, if you purchase the Steam version of the game right now you’ll receive the ‘Vikings Legends Paintjobs DLC’ (see the video below) for no charge. The Scandinavia expansion includes Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and will add several new […]

Previews Project CARS exclusive Xbox One gameplay – final preview

Below Alan takes a final look at the Xbox One preview version of Project CARS, it's worth noting that this version is not final and is still awaiting a patch. Once the patch is in place you can look forward to more videos going in-depth, with comparisons looking at the strengths and weaknesses of the console versions. […]

News Gran Turismo 6: Peugeot Vision GT officially revealed

After the teasers we got last week, it was only a matter of time before the Peugeot Vision GT for Gran Turismo would be officially Peugeot's entry into the Vision GT project will be available to play within Gran Turismo 6 on the Playstation 3 console in a free update to be released in the near […]

News Taking a close look at Project CARS’ Driver Network Profile screen

Representing the fourth pillar of Project CARS' four ways to play the game (Career, Solo, Online and Community), the Driver Network is described as an "always-accessible suite of features focused around allowing players to connect, compare, share and compete against each other". The Driver Network features several different categories, right now I'm am focusing one of of these […]

News iRacing’s Nurburgring coming this fall, new preview video

iRacing.com have just released a short documentary style video which gives us a behind the scenes look at the ongoing development of the legendary Nurburgring track due for release this fall for iRacing. iRacing will feature the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit, the modern day Grand Prix circuit and the combination of the two which totals at a colossal […]

News Forza Horizon 2: Alpinestars car pack out now

Microsoft have just released the latest car pack for Forza Horizon 2 on the Xbox One Console. The 'Alpinestars' car pack comes with five new cars, and mostly consists of American power including two Corvettes as seen below: 1953 Chevrolet Corvette 1970 AMC Rebel "The Machine" 1991 Jeep Grand Wagoneer 2015 Audi TTS Coupé 2015 […]

News The second round of Gran Turismo’s GT Academy begins

Round two of Gran Turismo 6's GT Academy is now underway. The second online event can now be played on the Playstation 3 console, if you haven't yet entered you can still start from round 1 as long as the GT Academy 2015 event is open. The second round tasks you to race the GT-R NISMO GT3 […]

News Unlikely secret agents Mort & Phil race onto mobile devices

Spanish developers The Big Ball Studios have unleashed the most unlikely secret agents you'll ever see onto mobile devices in the form of Mort & Phil: Frenzy Drive. The two agents have been heroes in their native Spain for over 50 years and you can now sample the not-so-dynamic duo on your iOS or Android device for […]

News Project CARS: rain delays play in Australia & New Zealand

The recent severe storms in Sydney, Australia, have caused flooding in some areas. One such area was the very warehouse that Namco Bandai chose to keep their stock for the PC version of Project CARS. Needless to say, these copies suffered severe water damage by the floods. Due to this event, Australians and New Zealanders that […]

News Euro Truck Simulator 2’s 1.17 update available now

SCS Software today announced that their 1.17 update is available now to download for their long-distance hauling game Euro Truck Simulator 2. Steam players will gain immediate access to the update whilst non-Steamers will have to wait another day for SCS Software to release the updated 1.17 build. SCS relied on the community to point out many […]

News Project CARS Official Launch Trailer

Well it had to come sooner or later, and after some four years of development we finally get to see the official Project CARS launch trailer just days before the game is due to release. The trailer starts by listing all of the game's features including having over 100 unique tracks, dynamic weather and time […]

News Sébastien Loeb Rally Evo teaser video and new screenshot

Milestone have teased the gaming community with a new short video and a screenshot of their upcoming rally racer The screenshot (below) shows an off screen image of what I believe is the Citroen DS3 rally car. The short Sébastien Loeb Rally Evo video gives us a glimpse at one of the tracks that features […]

News Audi R18 LMP1 coming to RaceRoom Racing Experience

Sector3 Studios have confirmed that they are currently working on bringing the amazing Audi R18 LMP1 to their free to play PC racing sim RaceRoom Racing Experience. Sector3 released a teaser screenshot on their Facebook page showing us the on-board viewpoint of the Le Mans Prototype race car racing at Belgium's world famous Spa Francorchamps circuit (see […]

News The Subaru BRZ revealed for World of Speed

Slightly Mad Studios have revealed that the Subaru BRZ will join the ever expanding car list for the upcoming PC racer World of Speed. The sports coupe from Subaru will join over 20 other cars already officially announced for World of Speed which includes just a few (of my favourites). The screenshots released by Slightly Mad […]

News First gameplay of quest-based hovercraft racer Smugglecraft emerges

Happy Badger Studio, a small independent game developer from St Louis, Missouri, have just released the first ever gameplay footage of their upcoming quest-based hovercraft racing game SmuggleCraft. SmuggleCraft approaches the racing genre from a completely different angle, gameplay is driven by missions which involve illegal contraband and high-speed chases. You must attain wealth to pay off […]

News rFactor 2: AC 427 Cobra out now

It's been a week since Image Space Incorporated shared with the racing community some preview gameplay footage of the awesome AC 427 Cobra for rFactor 2, and now I'm happy to announce that the Cobra has been officially released. The AC 427 Cobra is a handful to control to say the least, the classic 4-speed produces 485Bhp […]

News Mobile racer Mad Skills Motocross 2 updated to version 2

Independent game developer Turborilla recently announced the release of version 2 of their free mobile racing game Mad Skills Motocross 2.The popular racer has now been downloaded over 15 million times to date. The update includes a versus mode with exclusive tracks, timed challenges, a leveling system has been added, there's eight virtual rewards, a new […]

News Mario Kart 8’s 4.1 update immediately unlocks 200cc mode

Mario Kart 8 has been updated to version 4.1 which now automatically unlocks the 200cc difficulty mode immediately instead of making you work for it by achieving gold in all the racing cups in all classes as before. This means that those who wanted to try out the new 200cc mode, but couldn't achieve the necessary […]

News Euro Truck Simulator 2’s Scandinavia expansion coming this week

The much anticipated Scandinavia expansion for Euro Truck Simulator 2 will finally release this coming week. The wait for the expansion has taken longer than SCS Software had originally anticipated due to the team juggling several projects at once including working on the new American Truck Simulator title. The Scandinavia expansion includes Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and […]

News Peugeot Vision Gran Turismo Teasers

Peugeot have recently teased us with a video and some screenshots of what looks like their entry into Gran Turismo's Vision GT project. Although there's no official confirmation that this actually is the Peugeot Vision GT car, the chances are extremely high so it's as good as official in my eyes. Nothing is known about the car […]

News Real-world Infiniti Vision Gran Turismo car shown at Shanghai Auto Show

Infiniti becomes the latest car manufacturer to bring their virtual Vision Gran Turismo car into real-life existence. The Infiniti supercar was revealed at an Infiniti design event held at the Shanghai motor show, China. The car has a 4.5 litre V8 petrol-electric hybrid system and produces a maximum power of 535Bhp and 510Nm of torque. The Infiniti's […]

News Suzuka circuit coming to Game Stock Car Extreme

Reiza Studios have raised some eyebrows by releasing the first ever preview screenshots of the Suzuka circuit coming to Game Stock Car Extreme. The inclusion of Suzuka will mark the first ever Asian circuit to be added to the racer, the track was announced on Reiza Studios' official Twitter page and was accompanied by three preview […]

News Project CARS’ official car list revealed

Slightly Mad Studios have just revealed the official car list for their upcoming racer Project CARS. The list (below) shows all the cars available for the game at launch. Although the number of vehicles do not reach anywhere close to the likes of the Forza or Gran Turismo series (I counted 65 for the Standard […]

News Carmageddon: Reincarnation Early Access beta gets final update

Stainless Games have recently added a final update to the Carmageddon: Reincarnation Steam Early Access version. This is the very last update before the game releases for PC on May 21 with Xbox One and Playstation 4 versions to follow in the future. Neil Barnden aka Nob from Stainless Games explains that the 6 car limit in […]

News European GT Academy 2013/2014 finalists cannot win the 2015 competition

A controversial rule change to Gran Turismo 6's European 2015 GT Academy competition means that anyone that competed in either 2013's or 2014's territory finals will not be allowed to progress past the online stage of the 2015 competition. The rule reads: 1.3 – To enter this Competition, each Entrant must: (j) not have competed […]

News Teaser screenshot of rFactor 2’s upcoming Atlanta Motorsports Park track

Image Space Incorporated's track team have released a single teaser screenshot (below) on their official Twitter page, showing rFactor 2's upcoming Atlanta Motorsports Park track. The actual track can barely be seen as the focus of the screenshot is of the track side building, so it really is a teaser of a teaser. The tweet can […]

News iRacing.com secure license of England’s Rockingham track

iRacing.com announced yesterday that it has secured a new licensing agreement with Rockingham Motor Speedway to bring the track to their popular PC racing sim iRacing. A team of laser scan technicians and photographers have already traveled to the English track to begin the task of capturing every nook and cranny. The laser scanning techniques used by […]

News Check out the hilarious Carmageddon: Reincarnation ‘Killer Cows’ Video

And now for something completely different, Stainless Games have just shared a new hilarious video entitled 'Killer Cows'. The two-and-a-bit minute video is heavily influenced by the likes of Monty Python and features 150 foot killer cows. I guess the cows are tired of getting constantly run over and have taken a stand, Carmoogeddon? Take […]

News Assetto Corsa updated to version 1.1.6

Kunos Simulazioni have released their latest 1.1.6. update for their well-respected PC racing simulator Assetto Corsa. The update includes a number of improvements including a fix of the Pagani Huayra rear wing animation bug, fixes to penalties on time attacks, and the fuel indicator is now working for a number of cars. There are many other fixes besides […]

News Check out 16 local player racer Space Dust Racers

Space Dust Studios have added their debut project, Space Dust Racers, to the popular crowd funding site, Kickstarter. The developers, based in Melbourne, Australia, describe their upcoming racer as a "combat racing party game". The game is a throwback to old classics such as Micro Machines and Rock N' Roll Racing, and will be making its way, […]

News Wii U racer FAST Racing NEO gameplay coming soon

Many of you may not have heard of the upcoming futuristic Wii U racer FAST Racing NEO and you'd be forgiven too as there's not much known about the game to say the least. However it is the direct sequel to FAST Racing League which was released on the Wii shop in May, 2011. Below […]

News RaceRoom video highlights amazing Group 5 car sounds

Sector3 Studios have been extremely busy lately adding more and more content to their ever improving and expanding PC racing sim RaceRoom Racing Experience. Just recently Sector3 released the much anticipated Group 5 pack which contained seven race cars from the late '70's and 80's period. Just before the release of the Group 5 pack Sector3 […]

News rFactor 2’s upcoming content on show in new gameplay video

Image Space Incorporated (ISI) have released a gameplay video showing rFactor 2's upcoming additions which are still under development. The additions in question are the amazing AC 427 (or Cobra if you prefer) and the Estoril track, (simply known as Portugal in the game) both of which can be seen in action in the video below. The […]

News Rocket League PS4 closed beta is underway

Psyonix have just launched a Playstation 4 closed beta test for their upcoming car football game Rocket League. Beta keys are said to be available in limited quantities, but numbers will expand as the beta moves along. Community and Marketing Director of Psyonix, Jeremy Dunham, commented that Psyonix had recently hit their "feature complete" milestone. On the […]

News Humble Store hosts Racing Weekend Sale

The Humble Store Racing Weekend Sale is now on and offers huge discounts on many racing titles for the PC and Mac. One of the highlights of the sale is Simbin Studios' Mega Bundle which includes the following games, all for just £6.49: GT Legends GTR – FIA GT Racing Game GTR 2 FIA […]

News RaceRoom Racing Experience: Group 5 pack released

After a week of teasing by developers Sector3 Studios, we finally see the release of the Group 5 pack for PC racing sim RaceRoom Racing Experience. The awesome 70's-80's pack comes complete with seven cars: Zakspeed Capri Chevrolet Corvette Greenwood 1977 BMW 320 Turbo Chevrolet Dekon Monza Fabcar 935 Nissan Skyline 2000RS Nissan Silvia […]

News Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 arrives on Steam

Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 has just arrived on Steam, a week or so later than originally planned. The PC only game has you take on the role of a mechanic who must repair all manner of vehicles for a number of very demanding customers. Money earned can be spent on improving your skills and expanding […]

News Mario Kart 8: DLC pack 2 & 200cc mode now available

Mario Kart 8's much anticipated DLC pack 2 is finally available to download right now. The DLC pack consists of eight new courses, (which include old classics from previous Mario Kart games on the GameBoy Advance, GameCube and 3DS), as seen below: Animal Crossing Baby Park Big Blue Cheese Land Lingling Metro Nature Road […]

News Real Racing 3 update out now, adds race teams, Nurburgring GP and more

Firemonkeys Studios have just released a new update for their incredible free mobile racer Real Racing 3. The update welcomes us to the newly added Nurburgring Grand Prix track. This is not to be confused with the legendary 20km Nordschleife circuit however, fingers crossed for that one in the future. Another of the major additions […]

News Project CARS ‘The World is Yours’ multiplayer trailer

Slightly Mad Studios have kept the momentum going for Project CARS by releasing a new multiplayer trailer which comes hot off the heels of the career mode trailer released just the other day. The multiplayer trailer entitled 'The World is Yours' (below) succeeds in getting the blood pumping in anticipation of Project CARS. No matter what […]

News Take a look at free mobile racer Race Fever

Race Fever by Gameguru is a free racing game for iOS and Android mobile devices. The game has a simple goal – avoid all traffic and go as fast as you possibly can. You can accelerate and brake by tapping the edges of your mobile device and steer the vehicle by tilting your pocket-sized piece […]

News Formula Truck 2013 updated to v1.25, new track added

Reiza Studios have updated their PC truck racing simulator, Formula Truck 2013, to version 1.25. The main attraction in the recent update is undeniably the addition of the Salvador Street Circuit. Other changes include updated terrain shaders & textures for four tracks: Cascavel, Londrina, Spielberg and Tarumã, improved rear view mirror resolution, tweaked level of detail […]

News The Crew’s 1.05 ‘Raid Live Update’ goes live, Raid Pack adds three new cars

The Crew's latest 1.05 update has just gone live, bringing with it a host of new additions, the biggest of which has to be the new 'Raid Car Pack'. The off-roading car pack consists of the following three cars: 2012 CADILLAC ESCALADE (available in: Full stock/Street/Perf/Dirt/Raid/Circuit specs) "Like a palace on wheels, this stunning SUV is […]

News RaceRoom Racing Experience: Group 5 video and screenshots

Sector3 Studios have recently teased us of their upcoming Group 5 cars, coming to RaceRoom Racing Experience soon, with new screenshots and a new gameplay video showing the Group 5 beasts in action. The 70's and 80's race cars still have no release date although Sector3 have announced this week as 'Group 5 week', so […]

News Gran Turismo 6: GT Academy 2015 is underway

Gran Turismo 6's GT Academy 2015 has just got underway. The competition provides a potential career in motorsport for anyone that is 18 or over and has the desire. The Gran Turismo 6 qualifying competition started yesterday (April 21), and will run until June 16. This year sees the European Race Camp move from Silverstone to the […]

News Gameseek selling Project CARS from just £20

Right now you can pre-order Slightly Mad Studios' upcoming racer Project CARS from as little as £20. GameSeek are currently offering the PC version for just £20, and console versions for £35 (including the Wii U variant), all come with free delivery. This is the cheapest I've personally seen any pre-order for Project CARS. Project CARS' release […]

News Mario Kart Super Circuit coming to Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow

There's not long to wait now until Mario Kart Super Circuit skids its way over to the Wii U Virtual Console in EU regions. Nintendo confirmed, via a tweet, that the game will be available tomorrow. Europeans have had to wait patiently for the karting racer which released all the way back in November, last […]

News RaceRoom Racing Experience: Salzburgring track released

Sector3 Studios have just released their very latest track, Salzburgring, for their free to play PC racing simulation RaceRoom Racing Experience. The 2.6 mile (4.2 km) long track is located in Austria, just east of the place of where it takes its name, Salzburg. To accompany the release, Sector3 Studios have shared a track introduction […]

News VW GTI Supersport and GT Academy 2015 included in Gran Turismo 6’s 1.18 update

Polyphony's Gran Turismo 6 was recently updated to version 1.18. With it came the inclusion of the second Volkswagen Vision GT car, the GTI Supersport, also we receive confirmation of this year's GT Academy competition with the addition of a GT Academy Special Event. The 1.18 update also fixes the frustrating transmission bug which surfaced […]

News Farming Simulator 15 Teaser Trailer

Maximum Games have recently released a teaser trailer for their upcoming farming (yes farming!) simulator which goes by the imaginative name of Farming Simulator 15. This title will be the first ever in the series to appear on the two major current generation consoles. The sim will also be available for the Playstation 3, Xbox […]

News Check out Rally Racer Dirt for Android devices

Rally Racer Dirt is a drift-based rally game available for Android devices. The mobile game has three main game modes: Challenge Mode – which gives you 30 missions to tackle, Survival Mode – drift as long as you possibly can while passing checkpoints, and Realtime Multiplayer Mode – where you race against other players around […]

News Major patch coming to The Crew

Ivory Tower's open-world 'carpg' The Crew is set to benefit from a major patch which will go live on April 22. The patch includes a new 'Raid Car Pack' which consists of the following three cars: Cadillac Escalade 2012 (available in: Full stock/Street/Perf/Dirt/Raid/Circuit specs) McLaren F1 (available in: Full stock/Perf specs) Volkswagen Touareg NF 2011 […]

News Project CARS Become a legend trailer

The hype for Slightly Mad Studios' upcoming racer Project CARS is growing by the day, the game is only just over two weeks away from its release now and we at VVV are starting to get giddy. Just to add to the excitement the devs recently released a new trailer entitled 'Become a legend' check […]

News Latest v1.1.5. update for Assetto Corsa released

Kunos Simulazioni have released their latest 1.1.5. update for their PC racing simulator Assetto Corsa. The update includes the new FMod version 1.05.14, a new LaFerrari sound set, a fixed difficulty level on special events and a number of small improvements throughout the game. Assetto Corsa version 1.0 released on December 19, 2014 after a very successful Steam […]

News New World of Speed screenshots show various weather conditions

Slightly Mad Studios are currently developing two racing titles – Project CARS and the lesser known World of Speed. The development studio have just shared four new screenshots of the latter which shows the racer's various weather effects. We get a glipmse of a very wet London scene and some very heavy fog effects which […]

News RaceRoom Racing Experience: Nissan Silvia Turbo Preview Screens

Swedish game developer, Sector3 Studios, have recently shared a batch of new preview screenshots of the Nissan Silvia Turbo (KS110). The Silvia will join an ever expanding group 5 class of cars for the free to play PC racing simulation RaceRoom Racing Experience. Currently RaceRoom Racing Experience has only two group 5 cars available: the BMW […]

News Carmageddon: Reincarnation suffers last minute delay

Carmageddon: Reincarnation, the latest game in the much loved long-running series, has suffered a last minute delay. The car combat game was initially due for a PC release on April 23. However this has now been put back a month, with a new date of May 21. It's not all bad news, however. There will now be […]

News First glimpse of iRacing’s Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 racing car

The development team at the much-respected PC racing simulation iRacing have just released their first ever render screenshot of the Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 racing car. The screenshot (below) gives us a glimpse of a clay model version render, so you'll need to use your imagination as to what it could look like when it […]

News Old school inspired Mega Drift slides onto iOS devices

From the publisher that gave us Angry Birds comes a mobile racing game that centers around the art of getting sideways. Mega Drift has a simple control system – there's just one button you need to concern yourself with: the drift button. Simply tap and hold the button to start drifting, and that's all there is to […]

News Freshly launched Codemasters Digital Store selling games at 50% discount

Codemasters have just launched their new Digital Store, which is currently selling numerous PC racing titles at half price. The Store, which can be viewed here, is offering a fairly limited selection as of now with only ten games included in all. The list includes several installments from Codemasters' popular Formula 1 and Grid series. Also included in the deal […]