Martin Bigg

Richard Burns Rally has long been regarded as the definitive rally simulator, which no game has since managed to match in terms of unbridled realism. It spawned a strong modding community, and one of which happened to be the popular fansite RBR-Online.it. In 2011, they announced a project of their very own: gRally. gRally is being […]

Traditionally, video games are all about escapism: racing games, for example, let you become a skilled professional racing driver to escape the drudgery of your existence. And yet there are a wealth of games based on the mundane jobs many people play games to escape from: there's Farming Simulator, Bus Simulator and even Street Cleaning […]

Milestone aren't usually known for releasing retail-specific special editions of their games catalogue loaded with gimmicky goodies as preorder incentives. This month's release of MXGP: The Official Motocross Game is about to become the exception, however. Having said that, hardcore fans of MXGP may want to lap this one up. Preorders of MXGP on any […]

Milestone has released another batch of screenshots for their forthcoming Motocross simulation MXGP due out later this month, this time showcasing the  Kegums track in Latvia. Measuring at 1540 metres, the track is notable for its hard sand surface. In the run up to its release, Milestone has also released a series of video tutorials […]

It's no secret that Need for Speed: Most Wanted undersold on the Wii U. Taking to Twitter, Criterion's co-founder has spoken out about Nintendo and EA's apparent mishandling of their baby. After stating on Twitter that his new studio Three Fields "will make games for all platforms where we can self-publish” several Nintendo fans proceeded […]

Sony's silence on DriveClub is starting to leave a bad taste in PS4's player's mouths. Indeed, there's only so many times we can post news articles answering the question 'Any news on DriveClub's due date?' with a resounding 'Nope.' IGN spoke to Sony's Scott Rohde for a status update on the stalled racer. Alas, we're still […]

Batman's crime-fighting Batmobile stands as one of the most iconic  cars in cinema history, from its debut in the campy '50s Batman TV series right up to its re-imagining as the military-inspired Tumbler in Christopher Nolan's acclaimed Dark Knight series. And yet despite this, it's been criminally underrepresented in video games – until now. By […]

It's not uncommon for major game releases to get separate limited editions with an assortment of collectible goodies at the cost of a premium price tag. Mario Kart 8 will be no exception.  Nintendo has announced that the Mario Kart 8 Limited Edition will come bundled with a swanky statue of the Spiny Shell, a […]

Here's a blast from the past for you: remember the cartoony combat game Cel Damage on the original Xbox, PS2 and GameCube? If so, then you're in luck, because it's getting an HD re-release on PS4, PS3 and Vita this April as a digital download.  For the uninformed, Cel Damage was something of a cult […]

Over Two years have passed since the launch of the PlayStation Vita, and the racing genre is still criminally underrepresented. It's a crying shame, too, as the Vita has proven numerous times that it's is more than capable of replicating full fat console experiences on the go. In terms of racing games, Need for Speed: […]

We've been here before, haven't we? Yes, it's the on-going debacle that is DriveClub's eventual release date. Since its delay last year, the official word on exactly when we'll be able to burn some next generation rubber in the PS4's premier racer has been a tentative 'early 2014,' but word on the street has since […]

We've been waiting in anticipation for more information on the belated comeback of the controversial vehicular combat series Carmageddon. At long last, Stainless Games has lifted the bonnet on their 2 year-long project, revealing that we'll be able to mow down innocent bystanders like it's 1997 all over again on March 27th in the long-awaited […]

As an avid fan of Trials Evolution ballistic bike antics, it's safe to say I've been eagerly awaiting its next-gen revival. But now we know exactly when we can expect to curl our toes all over again after one-too-many attempts of completing a troublesome trial, as Ubisoft has confirmed that Trials Fusion will be tumbling […]

Criterion Games has honored the death of former Ghostbusters star Harold Ramis, who sadly passed away at the age of 69 this week, by offering the Burnout Paradise Legendary Car Pack for free to Xbox 360 and North American PS3 users today. The Legendary Car pack contains several not-so-subtle nods to famous movie car stars […]

For those of you who couldn't sample the iOS-only Colin McRae Rally mobile spin-off when it was released last June, Thumbstar, run by the Edmondson brothers who co-founded Reflections Interactive, the developer behind the Driver series, has now published an Android version now available to download on the Google Play store.  Featuring 30 challenging rally stages […]

The whereabouts of the PS4's premiere social racing game DriveClub is becoming one of the great gaming mysteries. Originally due to launch alongside the PS4 back in November, Sony applied the brakes close to its release, and aside from a brief selection of gorgeous gameplay videos released shortly after with the promose of a full […]

One of MotoGP '13's defining features was its motion captured rider animations, which heightened the realism considerably capturing the nuances of the rider and bike behavior with commendable authenticity. This is set to be repeated in MXGP as demonstrated in a new developer diary. However, in this case the point-of-focus is not a rider, but […]

Since its hurried release on Early Access last year in time for Christmas, it's fair to say I've been thoroughly enjoying BugBear's Next Car Game, a spiritual successor to FlatOut with hands-down the most impressive damage modelling in a racing game to date. Its initial release felt rather light on content however, with only a […]

Circuit of the Americas is the next track to be added to iRacing, unveiled in a new behind the scenes video over on iRacing TV. The US circuit, best known for hosting the US Grand Prix, is tentatively scheduled to be released for iRacing sometime in Spring 2014.  The video reveals the painstaking process of […]

Image Space Incorporated has released their revamped version of Silverstone for rFactor 2. Now at V1.14, the update effectively transforms the circuit thanks to the previously announced enhanced surface model that accurately simulates the track’s bumps and elevation changes from real data. Furthermore, the International layout has been added, the GP Layout has been replaced with […]

Delivering on their promise, Milestone has released a new gameplay video for MXGP – The Official Motocross Videogame featuring Evgeny Bobryshev at Valkenswaard, which was showcased in the last batch of screenshots. The video acts as a demonstration of two key features: Track Soil Deformation and First-Person View. An optional feature, Track Soil Deformation will allow the surface to […]

iRacing has partnered with automobile fluids-manufacturer Peak to offer iRacers a chance to race in a real-life Stock Car. The unique opportunity comes courtesy of iRacing’s virtual PEAK Stock Car Dreams National Series, a special 12 week online racing series open to new and current iRacing members which runs from 1/27/2014 through 4/21/2014. Here, the […]

Twisted Pixel's bizarre bike game Lococycle, in which you control a karate-kicking sentient bike named I.R.I.S. while her Spanish-speaking engineer Pablo literally gets dragged along for the ride hanging on for dear life, is finally being released onto Xbox 360 February 14th after it first launched on Xbox One in November, despite original plans to […]

After months of silence, indie developer Refract Studios has released a new gameplay video of their Tron-inspired survival racer Distance, showcasing some of the new experimental developments that have been implemented into the game during the private alpha as a result of feedback from backers. Among the new features seen in the gameplay video include […]

Milestone has released a third batch of screenshots for MXGP: The Official Motocross Videogame. As before, the purpose is to showcase a new track and star rider: in this case, the Dutch track of Valkenswaard and rider Evgeny Bobryshev, who begins his fifth season this year in the MXGP World Championship riding a Honda CRF450R. Despite suffering a […]

We're all probably guilty of placing bets on there being another new Need for Speed game this November as a next generation sequel to Need for Speed: Rivals.- I even pondered on the possibility of a Need for Speed Underground sequel in my 2014 racing games preview, if not in name then in spirit. All bets […]