Flatout 4: Total Insanity is currently available at a 33% discount for all PlayStation 4 owners. Additionally if you happen to be a member of PlayStation Plus you'll be granted an additional 15% discount which brings the £44.99 title down to just £23.24. Flatout 4 redeems the franchise and is a vastly superior game over […]
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PlayStation 4 owners of Assetto Corsa have been getting stuck into lots of new content thanks to the recently released v1.14 patch. The patch adds the Audi Quattro S1 E2, Mazda MX5 NA, Mazda 78B, BMW M4 Akrapovic and the Lamborghini Gallardo SL Step3 to the car roster as part of the update. Players also […]
NewsIndie developer Three Fields Interactive has today announced that their Burnout crash mode inspired title, known as Danger Zone, will release on the PlayStation 4 and PC on May 30. To mark the release date announcement, the development team has released a trailer giving us a first look at some gameplay which you can view […]
NewsCodemasters has today officially announced that F1 2017, releasing on August 25, will see the return of the classic Formula 1 cars last seen in F1 2013. To celebrate the announcement, Codemasters has released a trailer which gives us a tantalising look at three of the twelve historic F1 cars that will feature: the 1988 […]
NewsThe Northern Isle Speedway track has become synonymous with GT Sport thanks to the numerous times the track has featured in promotional screenshots and trailers. You begin to build a picture of the track in your mind as you contemplate what it would be like to race on. It was such a big surprise, once […]
NewsDorna Sports (the TV rights holders for the FIM Road Racing World Championship) has announced that the official MotoGP 17 game will be hosting an eSport Championship exclusively on the PlayStation 4 console. The MotoGP eSport Championship will see PlayStation 4 players taking part in online challenges through the 2017 season with the ultimate goal […]
NewsWe attended a Project CARS 2 event recently where we got a hands-on with the title using both the controller and a racing wheel. We filmed the event with a quick pit-walk styled walk-through which gives you a good idea of what to expect in these media events. The event included Vesaro motion rigs for […]
NewsThose of you that are anxiously waiting for the release of the PlayStation VR (PSVR) compatible flight combat sim Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown will sadly have to wait a little longer. The release date has been pushed back to 2018 following an announcement from the Ace Combat franchise director Kazutoki Kono . “The Project […]
NewsBigben and Kylotonn has today officially announced the upcoming release of WRC 7. The very latest rally game in the long-running series is set to slide onto the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms this Autumn. The World Rally Championship saw some big changes this year with much more powerful and aggressive cars compared […]
NewsKylotonn Games recently held a private presentation for their upcoming two-wheeled racer TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge where two real-world Isle of Man TT riders (Steve Mercer and John McGuinness) got a hands-on. One stand out piece of juicy information from the preview was the confirmation that TT Isle of Man: Ride […]
NewsThe famous German Hockenheimraing track is coming to Automobilista Motorsports Simulator, and the developer Reiza Studios has whet our appetite by releasing a preview video. More specifically, the 2001 version of the circuit will be included which featured the classic long layout before being changed. The preview video (below) also gives players a chance to […]
NewsRaceRoom has yet another Swedish track coming following on from the already released tracks of Karlskoga Motorstadion and Mantorp Park. Falkenbergs Motorbana is the very latest Scandinavian track heading to PC sim RaceRoom Racing Experience. Developer Sector3 Studios has teased the track with a number of images which can be seen in the gallery below. […]
NewsWe recently jumped on the Xbox One version of Project CARS to give Fanatec's P1 racing wheel a decent test. We take an open-wheeler for some laps around the fantastic Watkins Glen track and we couldn't help but be impressed with the racing wheel with its satisfying force feedback and premium feel. On the subject […]
NewsToday 505 Games has announced that the anti-gravity racer Redout (previously released for the PC) will launch on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles on August 31. Redout will hit the shelves for the consoles with an enhanced version known as Redout: Lightspeed Edition. This version comes complete with the newly added split-screen mode […]
NewsCodemasters has released a new DiRT 4 developer diary video where we hear from real-world rally drivers including Petter Solberg and Chris Meeke (who both contributed to the game) talking about putting fear one side to be be successful in the world of rally racing. As this is related to the upcoming dirt racer DiRT […]
NewsSlightly Mad Studios has revealed that the Aston Martin Vulcan and the McLaren P1 GTR will be included in Project CARS 2's car roster. The Vulcan contains a 7 litre V12 engine which is good for over 800 bhp, couple that with the fact that the Aston Martin only weighs 1400 Kgs and you have […]
NewsUbisoft has announced that their huge open-world racer The Crew has now hit the 12 million player milestone. Developed by Ivory Tower, and released back in December of 2014, The Crew wowed gamers with its gigantic open-world recreation of the US. The Crew received two expansions after release, the first of which, Wild Run, introduced […]
NewsItalian racing game developer Milestone has announced that their upcoming MotoGP 17 title will feature a newly added Managerial Career mode. The new Managerial Career promises to put you in the shoes of the Team Manager as you make decisions that will determine the success of your team in the World Championship. You will be expected to […]
NewsSony has confirmed that WipEout Omega Collection has now gone gold, therefore cementing its previously announced release date of June 7. Rather than a brand new title in the long-running and much-loved racing series, the WipEout Omega Collection is a bundle of previously released titles which all get the remastered treatment. WipEout HD, its Fury add-on […]
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 […]
NewsOriginally released on Wii U before being ported to Xbox One and, more recently, PS4, Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX is a top-down miniature car racer which takes very obvious inspiration from the racing classic Super Off Road, which I enjoyed immensely as a kid. Many hours were spent racing around the miniature tracks with […]
ReviewsKylotonn Games recently held a private presentation for their upcoming two-wheeled racer TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge where two real-world Isle of Man TT riders (Steve Mercer and John McGuinness) got a hands-on reported by RoadRacingCore. The preview of the official TT Isle on Man game impressed thanks to the recreation of […]
NewsPolyphony has today released a fresh new update for the Gran Turismo Sport beta. The update, which clocks in at almost 10GB, updates a few areas including the game's physics and the force feedback intensity has also been adjusted according to the patch notes. Elsewhere the “Quick Options” menu has now been added to the […]
NewsIt's May already which means the release of Milestone's MXGP3 is not far away. To tide us over until the release day of May 30, the development team has released a new gameplay video. The gameplay teaser, which clocks in at just over the one minute mark (as seen below), gives us a look at […]
NewsThe development team at iRacing has teased some upcoming features for the PC racing simulation in a newly released video. The video, which clocks in at just over the two-minute mark, showcases the forthcoming time attack mode which gives sim racers the chance to compete in a single car hotlapping competition. The real beauty of […]
NewsA major update for the PC version of Forza Horizon 3 will be released in the next couple of weeks. To be made available in conjunction with the recently-announced Hot Wheels Expansion, the new update aims to provide new user options for Forza Horizon 3 players on the PC. For example, additional graphical options will […]
NewsEarlier this month we had the confirmation that Porsche will be coming to the Gran Turismo series at some point with some in-game Gran Turismo Sport images of the Porsche 911 (991) GT3 RS in action. Porsche themselves has now also teased more Porsche models for Gran Turismo on their official Facebook and Twitter pages […]
NewsWe recently got to grips with Project CARS 2 using a controller, and as guys who are so used to using a wheel, it proved a tricky prospect. We felt the controller inputs did seem a little over-sensitive as we struggled to correct our car resulting in massive over-steer at points, although it is worth […]
PreviewsHyperun is a PC racer developed by indie developer Concrete Games which tasks you to drive as fast as you can on an infinite procedurally generated track. While this may sound fairly standard fare, Hyperun differentiates itself from other racers due to its incredible speed, not to mention the 90 degrees turns that the game […]
NewsGT Sport continues the long Gran Turismo tradition of adding new fictional tracks to the ever growing list. Two such tracks that we were lucky enough to get on to and spend a bit of time with, were the Blue Moon Bay Speedway and the Dragon Trail Seaside circuits. The former is an oval track […]
NewsThe quad bike racer ATV Renegades by developer Renegade Kid has been released today for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. ATV Renegades will give players the chance to hone their racing skills in the single player World Tour mode which features 6 tours, before taking on friends via the split-screen option. Time trial mode […]
NewsGRAVEL is the name of Milestone’s upcoming new IP which promises to be a fun arcade racer which harks back to days of old. Boasting 18 different exotic locations, four disciplines and over 200 events in the career mode, I believe it’s safe to say that this game will keep you busy for some time. […]
NewsEarlier this year, Italian developer Milestone raised a few eyebrows by announcing a new off-road arcade racer called GRAVEL which is set to release this summer for the PlayStation 4, PC and Xbox One. GRAVEL looks like a mesh up of racers such as Forza Horizon 3, Sega Rally and Milestone’s own Screamer title. With […]
NewsEveryone's favourite miniature racing series is coming back with the release of Micro Machines World Series for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on June 23. Today marks the first time we've seen gameplay of the tile courtesy of the new trailer which showcases the battle mode in action, see the chaos for yourself […]
NewsI believe it’s fair to say that Codemasters have somewhat struggled with the general lack of stages found within their rally titles over the years. Indeed, DiRT Rally was one such title which received criticism with its lack of stages and DiRT 4 looks set to follow, although the latter does have a potential ace […]
NewsThe team attended a Project CARS 2 event recently where we sampled the upcoming title using the VR medium and a racing wheel, along with playing on the more traditional 2D screen and controller setup. Developer Slightly Mad Studios certainly raised some eyebrows recently with the rallycross reveal for Project CARS 2. We're not getting […]
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 […]
FeaturesSony are keeping up the GT Sport momentum by releasing a new batch of screenshots which reveal not one, or two, but three new fictional tracks: Blue Moon Bay, Dragontrail Seaside and Sardegna Windmills. Blue Moon Bay (above) is the second oval track confirmed for GT Sport which joins the existing Northern Isle Speedway circuit […]
NewsIndie developer Zordix has released their snow-based racer Snow Moto Racing Freedom today across the PC and PlayStation 4 platforms. Snow Moto Racing Freedom sees a return to the snowmobile racing genre, which has been abandoned for all too long. The game includes several modes including Championship, Sprint, Snocross, Freestyle, Leisure and more and boasts […]
NewsEuropean Gran Turismo fans have had to wait patiently while those lucky select few US residents have been indulging in GT Sport's beta for some weeks. Well thankfully, that is about to change and very shortly too. Announced via the PlayStation blog, the European beta for Gran Turismo Sport will kick off on April 15. […]
NewsOne criticism we have with Flatout 4: Total Insanity is the lack of information regarding how to actually unlock all the available vehicles. Well, wonder no more as Bigben Games has released a handy five-minute video which tells us the unlock conditions for all the vehicles found across the three classes within the destruction-based racer. […]
NewsBigBen Interactive have once again partnered with Hyundai this year to give 2017 eSports WRC Championship participants the chance to win a €20,000 Hyundai i20. The “eSports WRC powered by Hyundai” global competition will be contested on WRC 6, the latest released official FIA World Rally Championship title. “After a first year of partnership, we […]
NewsEven though GT Sport was first revealed quite some time ago, we still know surprisingly little with regards to the track list. Polyphony have been showing the same small bunch of tracks over and over, however rejoice as one new track has just come to light. PlayStation released a short advert showcasing a number of […]
NewsWith the June 9 release date of DiRT 4 getting ever nearer, it’s fair to say that the excitement is beginning to grow. PlayStation Access were lucky enough to get their hands on a preview version of the upcoming dirt racer and have shared a gameplay video which gives us a look at several aspects […]
NewsWith the steady rise of eSports in recent years, it was only a matter of time before it became the norm to be featured in racing titles. Indeed the upcoming GT Sport centres around this aspect, and we can expect all the major racing titles to have some element of eSports included, Project CARS 2 […]
NewsGRIP, the futuristic combat racer which takes obvious inspiration from the PlayStation 1’s Rollcage, has recently been updated to include online multiplayer racing. The Early Access game includes options to create and join an online game session along with the ability to spectate. The recent update also introduces a new vehicle which goes by the […]
NewsProject CARS 2 will no doubt stand out from the ever-growing crowd of serious racing titles when it releases later in the year due to its wealth of content, including numerous racing disciplines and a plethora of tracks. However on top of the already impressive package, what can we expect regarding post-release content for Project […]
NewsThe 2016 World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) content and flag rules has been released for PC racing sim RaceRoom Racing Experience. Naturally, the WTCC content includes all the cars from the 2016 WTCC season which equates to 5 cars (Honda Civic, Citroen C Elysee, Volvo S60 Polestar, Checvrolet RML Cruze and Lada Vesta (yes it's […]
NewsPlayStation Access were lucky enough to get their hands on a preview version of DiRT 4 recently and have published a lengthy video giving us a glimpse of several races. The PlayStation 4 preview video gives us a look at three different races from three separate disciplines found with the title. The first race shows […]
NewsSlightly Mad Studios' Project CARS 2 promotional campaign is certainly in full swing with lots of reveals, screenshots and even some gameplay to salivate over. The very latest reveal showcases four Mitsubishi Evolutions that will be available to drive when the game launches in “late 2017”. The first of these “Evos” is very extreme, the […]
NewsCodemasters Chief Game Designer Paul Coleman has recently shed more details on DiRT 4‘s “Your Stage” course generator and its compatibility across several game modes. Coleman explains that the “Your Stage” course generator is impressively compatible with all competitive rally modes, “In Pro Tour (Ranked PVP), the server has set parameters for stage generation e.g. rallies […]
NewsProject CARS 2 may be several months away from the current “late 2017” release window, however that hasn't stopped developer Slightly Mad Studios from releasing a gameplay video. The gameplay video (seen below) puts us in the cockpit of the absolutely iconic Jaguar XJR 9 Prototype as it screams around the famous Long Beach Grand […]
NewsThe head of Slightly Mad Studios Ian Bell has recently shared some Project CARS 2 images which showcases many of the title's dedicated server options available for the PC version. The first image (above) gives us a look at the “realism” tab which enables the server admin to toggle a plethora of options and scenarios […]
NewsCodemasters Chief Game Designer Paul Coleman has recently revealed that DiRT 4‘s “Your Stage” course generator is able to output courses which range between 1-13km in length. This puts the longest tracks possible in DiRT 4 on par with those found in Codemasters other off-road racer DiRT Rally which is good news. The track generator will […]
NewsThe 2017 season of the Formula One season may have just begun but that's not stopping last year's official Formula One game from Codemasters from being released on additional platforms. Feral Interactive has today announced that F1 2016 will be made available for Mac on April 6. “It’s been three years since a new F1 game […]
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 […]
NewsThis year promises to be huge for racing titles with the juggernauts of Need for Speed, Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo all getting sequels and vying for your attention, and not to mention, wallet contents. However, Project CARS 2 is also well worth your time with its wealth of cars and tracks, beautiful graphics, dynamic […]
NewsPsyonix will today release their “The Fate of the Furious” (Fast & Furious 8) DLC pack for Rocket League. The DLC pack includes the "Dodge Ice Charger" vehicle which takes inspiration from Dom's (Vin Diesel's character) Dodge Charger in the upcoming eighth film in the long-running franchise. The vehicle also comes with an exclusive set […]
NewsIndie development studio VooFoo has released the very first two DLC packs for their old-school inspired racer Mantis Burn Racing. The “Snowbound Pack” and “Elite Class” DLC packs, available across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, offer two very different experiences. The free-to-download Snowbound Pack brings with it a snow-themed environment complete with four […]
NewsForza Motorsport 7 will be the positioned as the prime system seller for the upcoming Project Scorpio console, according to a report by Windows Central. As stated in the article, Microsoft will "in the next few weeks" announce Forza Motorsport 7 as the headline title for the flagship Xbox One variant. More specifically, Forza Motorsport […]
NewsSector3 Studios has confirmed that RaceRoom Racing Experience will finally be getting race flags which could be released as soon as next week. Seven different flags will be included in the next RaceRoom update which cover a range of racing scenarios, all of which are explained below. Green Flag Yellow Flag Blue Flag You have […]
NewsSlightly Mad Studios has released a number of stunning screenshots teasing the Long Beach street track in Project CARS 2. The version of Long Beach found in Project CARS 2 is the current 2 mile layout which features 11 turns. The Long Beach Grand Prix is actually the longest running major street race held in […]
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 […]
ReviewsThose of you that are waiting patiently for for the third installment in the MXGP series will have to wait just a little longer thanks to the new release date of May 30. The extra development time for the upcoming official motocross title will afford developer Milestone to add additional polish. Fans have long complained […]
NewsThe WipEout Omega Collection now has a firm release date of June 7 after only three months since its first reveal. Pre-orders for the title are now open on the PlayStation Store, and those that opt in will be gifted an exclusive dynamic theme (shown on right). As the name hints, the very latest WipEout […]
NewsIt's amazing to think it has been almost one year now since the announcement of the official Isle of Man TT game from Kylotonn Games with not as much as a screenshot to tide us over, well, that is until now. Bike journalist Nick Soye was lucky enough to get a hands-on with the title […]
NewsSome six weeks after its initial reveal, Sector3 Studios has now made available the Mantorp Park track for RaceRoom Racing Experience. Mantorp Park is a permanent road course situated near the Swedish town of, wait for it…Mantorp. It was built in 1962 and has hosted the European Formula Two Championship back in the 70's and […]
NewsFollowing the recent Evo VI reveal, Slightly Mad Studios keep the goodies coming with the news that no less than 4 Nissan Skyline/GT-Rs will be heading to Project CARS 2. The first of the four cars will be familiar to old-school Gran Turismo fans. The Group 5 Hasemi Motorsport DR30 Skyline competed in the Japanese […]
NewsAs promised, developer Kunos has released the 2017 Porsche 911 RSR for the PC version of Assetto Corsa. The car, available now, has been added to the existing Porsche Pack Volume 3 DLC after initially being delayed which forced Kunos to release the pack minus the car. Customers who have already purchased the Porsche Pack […]
NewsDeveloper Zordix has announced that their snow-based racer Snow Moto Racing Freedom (not to be confused with their recently released water-based racer Aqua Moto Racing Utopia) will release for the PC and PlayStation 4 on April 11. In Snow Moto Racing Freedom you'll race a snowmobile on various snowcross tracks across several winter landscapes. Completing […]
NewsWe can't get enough of these beautiful animated GIFs originating from the GT Sport closed beta. Our latest batch once more showcases the incredible accuracy of the title: the cars just look right thanks to believable weight, the way the car's suspension rides bumps and the lighting, at certain times of day, just looks fantastic. […]
NewsWe recently got some hands-on time with the upcoming official Motocross title MXGP 3, and were excited to see the various graphical and audio enhancements that switching over to the Unreal Engine 4 brings with it. The MXGP games certainly are not easy to pick up and play, you often will have your hands full […]
PreviewsPlayStation has celebrated the start of this year's Formula 1 season with no less than 11 racing titles (we left out the horse racing title on the grounds that horses don't have an engine or propulsion system) added to their ever-expanding PS Now catalogue. PlayStation Now is a game streaming service which allows subscribers to […]
NewsiRacing's much-anticipated dirt content is scheduled to release on March 29. To whet our appetites further, the development team has released a new gameplay video showing some dirt racing in action. The gameplay video (seen below) gives us a look at some Sprint Car Series racing at the Eldora Speedway. Rather than showcasing the action […]
NewsThe vehicle handling in Project CARS very much divided sim racing fans with many believing the title to be more “gamey” rather than out and out simulation. The former Stig from Top Gear, Ben Collins, and Project CARS 2 game director Stephen Viljoen recently spoke to IGN to alleviate any fears that Project CARS 2 […]
NewsThe Xbox 360 version of Daytona USA is one of the latest additions to the Xbox One's backwards compatibility programme. As a result, the 2011 re-release of the iconic Sega arcade game can now be purchased, downloaded and played on the Xbox One console. Xbox One owners who played Daytona USA on the Xbox 360 […]
NewsWith the GT Sport closed beta underway for those lucky few living in the US, the rest of us are left viewing bits and pieces of gameplay that we come across here and there. However fortunately for us, GT Sport has never looked better thanks to a fairly decent step up in the graphics department. […]
NewsWith the recent closed beta of Gran Turismo Sport underway, (well for those living in the US anyway) the next big news we're all waiting on is the release date, which at this point feels like obtaining the holy grail. However, the release date might not be so far away according to an apparent release […]
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