Martin Bigg

Considering Assetto Corsa's imminent release later this year, the lack of new information regarding Kunos Simulazioni's upcoming PC sim is concerning. You therefore have to wonder if Assetto Corsa is still on track for its target release date and if we will be able to sample it any time soon before release.  The development team has […]

Image Space Incorporated is giving 20 sim racers the chance to get their name immortalised into the upcoming rFactor 2 as an AI driver. The winning driver will appear as part of a racing series that utilises the rTrainer and will appear against other players for the duration of the series.  To be in for a […]

DiRT 4 is coming. This we know. But exactly when and in what form is a mystery for now. Speculation has been rife recently, however, as Codemasters’ Chief Game Designer Paul Coleman has been posting some tantalising tweets showcasing Ken Block’s Fiesta, which of course was the cover car of DiRT 3 and an integral […]

F1 fanatics must have been taken aback when F1 Race Stars was announced by Codemasters earlier this year. Featuring dinky F1 karts, big-headed cartoon caricture drivers and fantastical versions of the famous F1 circuits, It represents a radical departure for Codemasters' F1 series, but one that could help revitalise the karting genre as we know […]

Don't you just hate it when developers try to unnecessarily shoehorn a storyline into a driving game? Well, in the case of LittleBigPlanet Karting I may have to make an exception. Sackboy is simply too insufferably cute to argue otherwise. Once again the citizens of Craftworld are under threat, this time by a menace known […]

Need for Speed has a history of big budget promo videos. 2010's Hot Pursuit started the trend with an intense live action cineamtic chase shot on the twisty Italian Alps, featuring a Zonda Cinque outrunning a Lamborghini Murciélago police car – both of which were custom-made specifically for the project.  Its follow-up, The Run, upped […]

Ahead of its much-anticipated release next week, Alan takes us on an extended drive with a final release copy of Forza Horizon. Chronicling his first hour with the game in real-time, we fully explore the canyon coasts of Forza Horizon's virtual Colorado, sample a multitude of events and take a peek at the available upgrades […]

Facebook isn't exactly renowned for racing games. Last time I checked, you have Car Town, a sort of car collecting management sim with cutsey car models and StreetRally, a top-down racing game that was notable for featuring real-time competitive multiplayer.  Both games have proven hugely popular, and are fun in their own right as simple […]

So, Sonic SEGA All Stars Racing Transformed. As you might have guessed, it's a kart racing game featuring a colourful cast of characters lifted from SEGA's illustrious back catalogue including, of course, Sonic, AiAi from Supermonkey Ball and even B.D. from Crazy Taxi. But then there's…Danica Patrick. For the unacquainted, i.e. the vast majority of […]

If you didn't already know, a playable demo for a small racing game release known as Forza Horizon popped up on the XBLA Marketplace. Go download it. Now.  And in case you need any more enticement, we downloaded it and took it for a spin ourselves – check out Alan's initial test drive below where […]

With all the recent spotlight on the console iterations of WRC3, you'd be forgiven for forgetting that a PlayStation Vita version has also been in the works. Well, it has, and Milestone have finally unveiled what we can expect from their handheld debut.  First, the bad news. Those pining for the Vita's first ever rally […]

While it feels a tad too early to be watching a "launch trailer" for Forza Horizon considering there's still a month until its actual launch, that's exactly what's been bestowed upon us by Playground Games. Once again, it's an ensemble of exotic cars driving fast as rave music blares to soak you into the festival […]

Another official WRC3 video has landed courtesy of Milestone, this time focusing on an area of the game that hasn't been discussed until now: the Challenges mode. These challenges will be integrated into the career mode as special events designed to test specific game mechanics. Each challenge has been outlined by Milestone:   Drift contest […]

It's trailer time once again at VVV, and this time Need for Speed Most Wanted takes center stage in another action-packed showing. Appropiately, this latest trailer for Criterion's sophomore Need for Speed game doesn't get sidetracked with social garnish involving the game's central Autolog. Instead, we get to see what the game is all about […]

The countdown for Spy Hunter's revival on its new handheld home has begun, as a new trailer confirms that all-important release date: set your sights for October 9th, people. Finally, something new to play on Vita… In case you haven't been following our coverage, Spy Hunter is another reboot of the 1983 original (the last […]

Forza Horizon may just be around the corner, but that doesn't mean the main Forza Motorsport series is about to retire – far from it, in fact, if a recent job listing by Microsoft is anything to go by. The listing in question is advertising for a Senior Software Engineer to work on "the next version […]

Looks like the rivalry between PC sims Project CARS and Assetto Corsa is about to intensify, as Kunos Simulazioni has announced the addition of Pagani's zany Zonda R to Assetto Corsa's growing car roster – not long after Project CARS boasted about their own agreement with Pagani.  The Pagani Zonda R should need no introduction to […]

Turns out that F1 2012 isn't the only major racing title to receive a playable demo this week, as Milestone has confirmed that a WRC3 demo will also be available to download sooner than we initially thought. Available tomorrow on September 12th on PSN and September 14th on Xbox Live, the demo  will let you […]

It's been eerily quiet on the news front for Forza Horizon. Apart from Playground Games' daily car reveals (which we've been chronicling in our own weekly recap for your convieniance),  . For a major release that's just 6 weeks away from release, it's perplexing why details are being kept so tight lipped at this cruical […]

Those who are eager to take Codemasters' F1 2012 for a test drive will be pleased to know that you'll be able to just that this week, as the previously confirmed playable demo will be available for all to judge this week. The good news? If you're an Xbox Live user, you can download it […]

UK-based developer Brain in a Jar have announced that the PC version of their racing simulator Indianapolis 500 Evolution has entered Steam's new Greenlight programme, a scheme which invites the community to vote for new games to appear on Steam. If successful, Indianapolis 500 Evolution will be the first game on Steam to represent the iconic […]

With 60 well-crafted readymade tracks, a lengthy single player and an advanced level creator, it's fair to say there's no shortage of content to keep you entertained in Trials Evolution. Little wonder it's become one of the most popular titles on XBLA thanks to its addictive and challenging gameplay that completely won us over. But […]

Italian indie developer Kunos Simulazioni is certainly no stranger to the sim racing world. Currently embroiled in fine-tuning their latest project Assetto Corsa, their back catalogue shows their penchant for absolute realism, which has earned them quite a reputation among PC sim racers.  One such project was netKar Pro, a firm favourite among the sim racing […]

Even WRC3 can't escape the enduring trend that the games industry has fallen into – the dreaded pre-order bonus bandwagon.  Just like Forza Horizon and Need for Speed Most Wanted, WRC3 will also contain cars that will only be available to those who pre-order the game, starting with the 1964 Mini Cooper S. If however […]

You can't blame people for being skeptical about annual releases. Time and time again we've seen developers lazily release sequels year after year showing little evolution, with relatively minor new features added just to fill up marketing spiel on the back of the box. And with F1 2012 being "the difficult third album," the pressure […]

With just over a month until release, Milestone are continuing to pump out new material for WRC3.  This latest batch of screenshots showcase WRC3's rendition of the contrasting dusty trails and tight passageways of the Rally Guanajuato Mexico and the sweeping snowy roads of the Rally Sweden. As we keep iterating, visually WRC3 is a […]

EA have released another tantalising snippet of gameplay in some new footage for Criterion's Need for Speed Most Wanted, this time focusing on the ability to drive any car you can find in the game. Well, we say new but in actual fact it's the very same on-stage playthrough we were treated to during EA's […]

Milestone have started to pump out numerous gameplay samples of WRC3 in the run-up to its October release, but none have shown how far the game has come compared to its predecessor so profoundly as this latest stage in Argentina.  The gameplay video puts us in the front seat of a Volkswagen Polo R navigating […]

Codemasters' controversial decision to remove the cockpit camera in GRiD 2 has caused quite a stir among racing fans, particularly in the sim racing community. According to them, only 5% of players actually used the cockpit camera in previous games. In direct response to Codemasters' claims, user Jonz66 has compiled their own fan-made trailer of the […]

With Spy Hunter making a comeback and Criterion's audacious port of Need for Speed Most Wanted hoping to set the benchmark for handheld racing games later this year, the PlayStation Vita is starting to build up a strong library of driving games since its initial launch.  Milestone's MUD FIM Motocross World Championship can now also […]