We're now just one month away from the much-anticipated release of Gravel, Milestone's new arcade rally racer IP that has the potential to be a spiritual successor to the beloved Sega Rally. Last year we were inundated with serious racing simulations like Project CARS 2, Forza Motorsport 7, and Gran Turismo Sport, so Gravel's timing […]
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We'll admit to not having high hopes for Milestone's Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame. Releasing only a year after MXGP 3, when it was first announced it looked like a rehash of last year's Milestone bike game with new stadium tracks catering to an American audience. How wrong we were. From playing the […]
PreviewsYou may not have realised it, but Milestone's upcoming supercross game, Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame due to land on consoles and PC next month, has a feature that's rarely seen in modern racing games: a powerful track editor. Shown off in a new video, the powerful track editor in Monster Energy Supercross will […]
NewsLast month, developer 34BigThings released an Xbox One X enhanced update for the WipeOut-inspired futuristic racer Redout bringing 4K support and a much-needed frame rate improvement. Digital Foundry, Eurogamer's respected tech analysis division, has now analysed the futuristic racer based on the latest update concluding that the Xbox One X version pales in comparison to […]
News2017 will be fondly remembered as the year of the racing genre, with major releases like Project CARS 2, Gran Turismo Sport and Forza Motorsport 7 all released in the same year – and not forgetting other notable releases like DiRT 4, WRC 7 and F1 2017, to name a few. While 2017 was dominated […]
NewsOne of our chief complaints about the online-focused Gran Turismo Sport was its distinct lack single player content. Unlike previous games in the series which featured a comprehensive campaign with hundreds of offline events to race in, Gran Turismo Sport focuses on online competitive eSports. In its initial release, single player content was limited to a […]
NewsFollowing the game's original release in September, Slightly Mad Studios has released the first DLC expansion for its racing simulation Project CARS 2. Dubbed the Fun Pack, the first expansion adds eight new cars and two new loose surface tracks, as well as new liveries and four new career invitational events. The Project CARS 2 […]
NewsBelieve it or not, Bugbear Entertainment's Wreckfest, formerly known as Next Car Game, has been in Steam Early Access for nearly four years now. Thankfully, a major new update has been deployed adding new features and improvements that bring the demolition derby game closer to the final release. Headlining the Wreckfest December update on Steam […]
NewsDeveloped by 34BigThings, the WipEout-inspired Redout is one of the most innovative futuristic racing games released in a long time thanks to its unique dual-stick control scheme. The initial PC version was met with critical acclaim, so we were eagerly anticipating its wider release on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Sadly, while Redout LIghtspeed […]
NewsAfter a prolonged drought of new releases since the magnificent Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the much-loved Nintendo Switch now has a diverse library of racing games available catering to different tastes. Arcade racing fans can enjoy Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and indie top-down racer Mantis Burn Racing, petrolheads can now race real-world licensed cars in […]
NewsThere’s never been a better time to be a racing game fanatic. Competition in the genre has rarely been so fierce as it is on consoles right now, in what has been an unusually hectic year for racing games. Released within just a few weeks of each other, Project CARS 2 has been the underdog […]
ReviewsSlightly Mad Studios has released a major new patch for Project CARS 2 that adds a new game mode and fixes a slew of the game's reported issues. Available to download for all platforms, patch 3.0's headline addition is the new Online Championship mode that allows players to compete online in full championships spanning multiple […]
NewsIf the high-end Thrustmaster T-GT Wheel and mid-range T300 is beyond your budget, Thrustmaster has revealed a new version of its entry-level T80 wheel for budget-conscious sim racers. As the name implies, the Thrustmaster T80 Ferrari 488 GTB Edition is based on the supercar of the same name. It features an 8:10 scale replica of […]
NewsItalian developer Milestone its continuing its monopoly of the bike racing genre with the upcoming release of Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC early next year, with a Nintendo Switch version following "shortly after" as well as mobile platforms. Whereas the MXGP series focuses on the European motocross […]
NewsThere was a time when your choice of racing games on the Nintendo Switch was limited to the magnificent Mario Kart 8: Deluxe and the futuristic F-Zero-inspired FAST RMX. Over the past few weeks, however, we’ve seen a spate of new racing game releases ported to Nintendo’s hybrid console, including Rocket League, Mantis Burn Racing […]
NewsThrustmaster has added a new premium Ferrari rim to its growing collection of officially licensed wheel rims – and it's absolutely stunning to behold. While previous Thrustmaster Ferrari wheel rims have been based on modern supercars and racecars like the 458 Italia, 458 Challenge and 599XX EVO, this retro-inspired rim is an authentic 8:10 scale replica of the vintage […]
NewsSince rebooting the bike racing game franchise back in 2013 with the release of MotoGP 13, Milestone has been the sole developer of officially licensed MotoGP games. Now, the Italian developer has announced that its partnership with MotoGP will continue as it has signed a contract renewal that will enable the company to continue developing […]
NewsSlightly Mad Studios has shared details of the first expansion pack for Project CARS 2. Aptly dubbed the Fun Pack Expansion, the first DLC pack adds eight new cars and two new tracks to the racing simulation, expanding an already substantial package of racing disciplines and circuits. The new content predominately focuses on rallycross, including […]
NewsThrustmaster, the American-based gaming peripheral manufacturer that supplies the T300 and the recently-released T-GT racing wheels, has announced some terrific Black Friday deals across a wide range of gaming hardware including racing wheels and accessories. Using the discount code 'BLACKFRI17' at the checkout on Thrustmaster's official website, you can currently get 20 percent off everything […]
NewsTwo months after its initial release, a surprise demo of Project CARS 2 has landed on the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, allowing players to sample the rich diversity of racing disciplines that feature in the racing simulation. The demo, which weighs in at 4.66 GB on PS4, 4.31 GB on Xbox One, lets you […]
NewsIt's that time of year again where prices of video game software and hardware plummet for Black Friday. With so many racing games released this year, now is an ideal time to take advantage and pick up any you may have missed out on. Some of the standout deals this year include surprising reductions on […]
NewsRedout is one of the most underrated futuristic racing titles currently available. We can't get enough of its creatively-designed race tracks, superb sense of speed, and craft that take skill to master. And now 34BigThings' WipeOut-inspired racer has just got better with the release of a substantial patch that adds a slew of improvements to the […]
NewsWe're big fans of Kylotonn's WRC 7, in case you couldn't already tell. Kylotonn has made significant progress since 2015's WRC 5: WRC 7 boasts vastly improved car handling that veers closer to the simulation side of the spectrum than before, more powerful cars based on this year's new regulations, and some of the most […]
NewsIndie developer VooFoo Studios has confirmed the release date for its upcoming Nintendo Switch port of Mantis Burn Racing: the top-down racer will be available to download for £14.99 on the Nintendo eShop on November 23rd. The Switch version of Mantis Burn Racing is being billed as the definitive version of the game, featuring all […]
NewsWhen it was first announced that French developer Kylotonn Games was taking over the WRC series from Milestone, rally game fans weren’t exactly rejoicing. At the time, the Paris-based developer, which has since been rebranded as Kylotonn Racing to reflect the studio becoming a specialist racing game developer, was best known for the critically panned […]
InterviewsApart from the magnificent Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and the F-Zero-inspired FAST RMX, the current crop of driving games available on the Nintendo Switch platform is somewhat limited. That's soon about to change, however. VooFoo Studios will soon be porting over top-down indie racer Mantis Burn Racing, and Milestone will also be releasing the system's […]
NewsFollowing its announcement a few months ago, Milestone has confirmed that its motorcross simulation MXGP 3 will be landing on Nintendo Switch on November 21st, thus filling the current void of bike racing games on the system. No gameplay footage has been released of MXGP 3 running on Nintendo Switch, sadly, but the first screenshots show […]
NewsBack in 2013, Need for Speed made its current-gen console debut with Need for Speed Rivals. As well as signalling the series’ jump to next-gen consoles at the time, Need for Speed Rivals marked the long-awaited return of Ferrari to the series after an eight-year hiatus. Having not featured in a Need for Speed game […]
NewsThe upcoming Nintendo Switch port of Mantis Burn Racing is shaping up to be potentially the best version of VooFoo Studios’ addictive indie racer yet. The top-down perspective seems well-suited to the Switch when playing in handheld mode, and all downloadable content released so far will be bundled into the package, making it the definitive […]
NewsRacing games have left a lot to be desired on PSVR so far, but Gran Turismo Sport is showing some strong potential. Following our Gran Turismo Sport first look, we sampled the game in virtual reality using the PSVR headset and came away suitably impressed. Put simply, Gran Turismo Sport looks spellbinding in VR. Sadly, […]
NewsIt's fair to say that the highly anticipated racing simulation Project CARS 2 hasn't had the smoothest of releases so far. The original game was notoriously bug-ridden when it was initially released. Slightly Mad Studios insisted that the sequel won't suffer the same fate and won't be plagued with bugs, but history has unfortunately repeated itself. […]
NewsFour years after it was originally announced, there's now just over a week to wait for the long-awaited release of Gran Turismo Sport on PS4. Ahead of its release, Sony's marketing campaign is gathering speed, as Gran Turismo Sport's complete car list has been revealed. And there are some glaring omissions, to say the least. […]
NewsIt's been an agonising four-year wait, but we're now only a few weeks away from the release of Gran Turismo Sport on PS4. Many fans will have already played the game ahead of the release by taking part in the invite-only closed beta, but for those who missed out and want to try the game […]
NewsForza Motorsport 7 isn't even out yet, but that hasn't stopped Turn10 from revealing the first car pack. Continuing the series' partnership with the Fast and Furious franchise, those who buy either the Forza Motorsport 7 Deluxe or Ultimate Edition, which will be available at the earlier date of September 29th, will get access to […]
NewsWith Project CARS 2 now out in the wild, you might be wondering what Slightly Mad Studios' next project will be. Well, CEO Ian Bell may have accidentally revealed that the studio is working on a new Fast and Furious game earlier than he perhaps should have. While nothing has officially been announced yet, Eurogamer […]
NewsTT Isle of Man: Ride On The Edge is one of our most anticipated bike racing games in a long time. Currently, in development by French developer Kylotonn, which recently released WRC 7, we've been crying out for a developer to depict the notorious Snaefell Mountain Course for a long time – there hasn't been an official […]
NewsCompared to the PS4 and PC, Project CARS' performance on Xbox One was choppy, to say the least, suffering from frequent frame rate drops. After testing Project CARS 2 on PS4, we were eager to see how the Xbox One version compares. Eurogamer's Digital Foundry recently put Project CARS 2 to the test on all […]
NewsMantis Burn Racing was one of our favourite indie racers released last year thanks predominately to its excellent handling that made the game so fun and addictive, earning it a nomination in the 2017 Team VVV Racing Game Awards for Best Indie Racing Game and Best Handling. Its top-down racing seemed well suited to handheld formats […]
NewsRemember Slightly Mad Studios’ online side project World of Speed that was being developed alongside Project CARS 2 as an arcade, team-focused street racing game? Initially announced back in 2014, the perpetual silence surrounding the game over the last few years led us to believe the game had been scrapped – the last we had […]
NewsIf you haven't played the fast-paced futuristic racer FAST RMX on the Nintendo Switch in a while, you may want to boot it back up. Six months after launching on the Nintendo console, German developer Shin'en Multimedia has released a substantial update for the F-Zero-inspired racer that adds six brand new tracks – and best […]
NewsThe wait is nearly over. In less than two weeks, Slightly Mad Studios will be releasing Project CARS 2 on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, arguably one of the most anticipated racing games of the year alongside its more established titans, Forza Motorsport 7 and Gran Turismo Sport. While most Project CARS 2 footage released […]
PreviewsShort development times often mean that annual licensed racing games offer incremental improvements rather than revolutionary updates. To Italian developer Milestone’s credit, last year’s MotoGP game was a valiant attempt to reinvent the series. The imaginatively named Valentino Rossi: The Game was a tribute to the legendary rider that introduced new disciplines you don’t normally […]
ReviewsAfter hinting that future MotoGP games could be ported to Nintendo Switch, developer Milestone has confirmed that MXGP 3, the officially licensed motocross game released on PS4 and Xbox One back in March, will be landing on Nintendo Switch later this year. No other details have been revealed, other than the confirmation that the title […]
NewsIt's been a long wait, but PS4 and Xbox One players can now finally experience the WipEout-inspired Redout from Italian developer 34BigThings. Originally released on Steam for PC players last year, RedOut Lightspeed Edition bundles the previously released Europa, Neptune and V.E.R.T.E.X. expansion packs and adds a new split screen mode, as well as enhanced […]
NewsBen Collins lives an extraordinary life. He’s best known for serving as Top Gear’s tame racing driver, the Stig, for eight years, during which time he went to extreme lengths to conceal his identity. After a relentless pursuit by the press, he was eventually found out and went on to publish his book ‘The Man […]
InterviewsOften imitated but never bettered, Mario has been the undisputed king of the kart racing genre for 25 years since the series debuted on the Super Nintendo. Mario Kart 8, released on the Wii U back in 2014, was a high point that’s regarded by many fans as the best game in the series since […]
ReviewsWith the recent release of Cars 3: Driven To Win and the upcoming release of the futuristic racer RedOut, the selection of racing games available on the Nintendo Switch is slowly starting to expand beyond the obligatory Mario Kart 8: Deluxe. If, however, you prefer your racing games to be of the two-wheeled variety, you're […]
NewsSince it was first announced at the 2015 Paris Games Week, Polyphony Digital has been showing us how Gran Turismo Sport will potentially revolutionise online eSports racing and let you take preposterously pretty photos of cars in the new Scapes mode. But what if you're not interested in playing Gran Turismo Sport online? A new eight-minute video […]
NewsRemember ’90s Arcade Racer? Originally slated for release back in 2014 on Wii U and PC as a homage to classic ’90s racers like Daytona USA, the project was initially Kickstarted by independent developer Pelikan13 four years ago. But as the years went by and updates became less frequent, it looked as if the project […]
NewsMilestone is firmly established as the leading developer of bike racing games catering to a variety of disciplines, from superbike racing in MotoGP, to road bike racing in unique IP Ride. Released back in 2014, MXGP added dirt bike racing to the selection, billed as a more authentic take on the muddy world of motocross […]
ReviewsOut of all the racing games shown at E3 2017, The Crew 2 was arguably one of the biggest surprises. The original MMO open world racer was massive in scale, and the sequel will build on the foundation with the introduction of boats and planes to add even more diversity to the vehicle variety as […]
NewsConsidering it's Sony's leading first party racing game for the PS4, Gran Turismo Sport had a surprisingly lackluster showing at E3. While the Gran Turismo Sport E3 trailer was more rousing than the underwhelming initial reveal trailer and we finally got confirmation that the game will be released sometime this autumn, Gran Turismo Sport was […]
NewsOur previous look at F1 2017 from E3 2017 focused on the new classic car content as we tamed a 2007 Ferrari around the Bahrain Short Circuit, but now we have some direct feed gameplay to share with you which showcases F1 2017's improved audio allowing you to hear the screaming V10 and V8 engines […]
NewsClassic cars are making a comeback in Codemasters' F1 2017 for the first time since F1 2013 which should delight hardcore fans of the series, though sadly there won't be any classic tracks to compliment the vintage race cars. Codemasters hasn't showcased any in-game footage of F1 2017 since the announcement trailer, but the game […]
NewsWith the recent release of DiRT 4 stealing the spotlight, you'd be forgiven for forgetting that a new WRC game is in the works. Kylotonn Games will be releasing WRC 7 this autumn on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, and from what we've seen at E3 2017 it will continue the progress made in WRC […]
NewsThe Need for Speed 2015 reboot wasn't very well received, to say the least, but one aspect you couldn't fault was the extensive customisation that allowed you to modify cars with a range of aftermarket parts from real world tuning companies harking back to the fabled Need for Speed Underground series. While Need for Speed […]
NewsAs expected following its announcement a few weeks ago, The Crew 2 has been revealed at Ubisoft's E3 conference, a sequel to Ivory Tower's open world MMO racer released back in 2015. Set in a redesigned version of the original game's gigantic map based in the USA, The Crew 2 will expand the already diverse […]
News2017 will be remembered as a seminal year for the racing game genre, with blockbuster titles including Forza Motorsport 7, Gran Turismo Sport, Project CARS 2, and Need for Speed: Payback all jostling for position – and they’re all colliding at this week’s E3 show. We’ll be at the show to bring you a plethora […]
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NewsIn just five years and three games, Forza Horizon has become one of the most critically acclaimed racing game series of this generation, expanding the Forza franchise beyond its racetrack roots. Developed by Playground Games, Forza Horizon 3, the latest game in the series released last year, currently has a Metacritic rating of 91, making […]
InterviewsWipEout was one of the leading launch titles that helped define the PlayStation back in 1995. After a nine-year hiatus since the launch of WipEout HD on the PS3, the fabled futuristic racing series is finally making a comeback on PS4 next month with the release of WipEout: Omega Collection which will no doubt fill longtime […]
NewsWelcome to another episode of the Team VVV Podcast for all your weekly racing game rambles. Well, it's been a crazy week for new racing game announcements, hasn't it? With DiRT 4 just around the corner, Kylotonn Games broke the silence and announced WRC 7 sliding onto PS4, Xbox One and PC this autumn. We give […]
NewsUbisoft has officially announced The Crew 2, a direct sequel to Ivory Tower's open world racer released back in 2014 as part of its 2017 fiscal year earnings report. In addition, Far Cry 5, a new Assassins Creed game and South Park: The Fractured But Whole were also revealed to be coming within the next […]
NewsWelcome to another episode of the Team VVV Podcast for all your weekly racing game rambles. With just over a month until release of MotoGP 17, we were starting to wonder how Milestone is planning to innovate the series. This week we got the answer. Rather than cramming in more racing disciplines which made Valentino […]
NewsIt's not uncommon for major game releases to get limited and collectors editions with extra goodies and Project CARS 2 is no exception. As one of the most seminal racing game releases of the year, Project CARS 2 will be getting not one, not two, but three special editions packed with bonus game content and […]
NewsWelcome to another episode of the Team VVV Podcast for all your weekly racing game rambles. In our most recent episode, our resident Formula One fanatic Tim Goodchild joins the team to discuss the latest Gran Turismo Sport beta update. Weighing in at a whopping 10GB, the update featured improvements to the game’s physics and […]
NewsIt’s another victory for the racing game genre, as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has raced to the top of the UK charts in its first week of sale on Nintendo Switch. Not only is it the first Mario Kart game to enter the charts at number one since Mario Kart Wii released in 2008, it’s […]
NewsWelcome to another episode of the Team VVV Podcast, for all your weekly racing game rambles. In our most recent podcast, we discuss the surprise announcement of the Forza Horizon 3 Hot Wheels Expansion, which will no doubt fulfil all of our childhood fantasies when it releases on May 9th. Leave it to Playground Games […]
NewsOh happy days. We already knew it was in development, and now Three Fields Entertainment, a small UK indie developer comprising of former Criterion Games employees including original co-founders Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry, has announced their new Burnout-inspired crashing game. It's called Danger Zone, and it's essentially a spiritual successor to Burnout's Crash Mode […]
NewsThe Crew is one of the most underrated racing games of this generation. Ubisoft’s ambitious MMO racer got off to a stalled start on its initial release, but it’s evolved into a thriving community of regular players embarking on extended online road trip adventures, while a significant graphical overhaul, reworked handling, and a slew of […]
ReviewsWelcome to another episode of the Team VVV Podcast for all your weekly racing game rambles. This week, we give our initial impressions on some of the Gran Turismo Sport beta videos floating around the internet. While the improvements to the visuals, audio, and physics show signs of encouragement, the game's focus on online eSports makes […]
NewsWelcome to another installment of the Team VVV Video Podcast for all your weekly racing game rambles. In our latest podcast, Project CARS 2 is once again on our radar following the recent reveal of its substantial rallycross content that will pit it directly against DiRT 4. While we could all agree that the trailer […]
NewsKylotonn Games’ crash-centric racer FlatOut 4: Total Insanity has slammed onto the Steam platform a few weeks after initial launch on PS4 and Xbox One with a slew of exclusive content to make up for the delay. In addition to all the cars, tracks and game modes of the original release, the Steam version of […]
NewsRacing games are the perfect platform for virtual reality games. Donning a VR headset not only increases the immersion allowing you to look around virtual car cockpits, being able to look into corners, follow the apex and monitor your track position offers competitive advantages too. It’s a shame, then, that the current crop of racing […]
FeaturesWelcome to another episode of the Team VVV Podcast, for all your weekly racing game rambles. In our most recent podcast, we discuss our expectations for Microsoft’s Project Scorpio console ahead of its specification reveal and how it could potentially provide a leap in graphics technology this generation has been lacking with the limited Xbox […]
NewsWelcome to another episode of the Team VVV Video Podcast for all your weekly racing game rambles. In our most recent episode, we share our thoughts on the newly released iRacing dirt content, which adds an assortment of dirt tracks and vehicles to the subscription-based PC racer. As one of our most anticipated racing games […]
NewsWe’ve got one PS4 code to giveaway for Enjoy Up’s retro-inspired racer Rock n Racing Grand Prix to give away! For a chance to win, here’s all you have to do: Follow us on Twitter. Retweet the competition post below. Subscribe to our newsletter using the form on this page. We’ve got a Grand Prix Rock ‘N […]
NewsFlatOut has a notoriously chequered history. While the original games in the destruction racing series fell under a lot of people’s radars, fans regarded them as alternatives to the popular Burnout series and a spiritual successor to the classic Destruction Derby series. Original developer Bugbear Entertainment went on to develop Ridge Racer: Unbounded and new […]
ReviewsWelcome to another episode of the Team VVV Video Podcast for all your weekly racing game rambles. This week, we react to the rumored April release date of Gran Turismo Sport – last time we checked, it isn’t April Fools day yet. We also give our impressions on the incredibly realistic footage which emerged from […]
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