Those that have purchased the DiRT Rally 2.0 Deluxe Edition will get their hands on the game this Friday, leaving the rest of us waiting until the general release on Tuesday, February 26. To get our automotive juices flowing, Codemasters has released a TV advert for the rally sim entitled “Rise to the Challenge”, check […]
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We’re speeding ever faster towards Xenon Racer‘s release date of March 26, (across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch and PC) and to get us even more excited a new trailer has emerged. The trailer entitled “City Showcase 1/4” (hinting that three further teasers will follow shortly) showcases the Miami and Tokyo locations found in […]
NewsThree Fields Entertainment has announced Dangerous Driving will come to the PC via the Epic Games store with no mention of a Steam version to come. A few weeks back, we learned that Dangerous Driving was delayed two months to April 9, allowing the developer to make improvements including increasing top speeds across the board. […]
NewsUbisoft has announced that a Trials Rising open beta will take place between February 21-25 across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC with pre-downloading available from February 19. The open beta, as the name suggests, is open to everyone and will enable players to sample the latest game in the fairly long-running Trials series […]
NewsForza Horizon 4‘s “Series 6” update is here bringing with it another season change, brand new racing events, new Car Pass vehicles and more besides. The Series 6 update introduces a new Story series (which is available at level 60) where you’ll be answering some questions such as “Just how fast can you drive an […]
NewsV-Rally 4‘s latest piece of DLC has emerged on the PlayStation and Xbox Stores (curiously not on Steam at the time of writing). The Volkswagen I.D.R Pikes Peak vehicle can hit 62 mph from a standstill in a heart-pounding 2.2 seconds thanks to not one, but two electric motors boasting 250KW (that’s 680 bhp) of […]
NewsOkay so this may not be the shock of the century given the fact that there weren’t a ton of great racing games released in 2018, nonetheless, Forza Horizon 4 has won the Racing Game of the Year at the D.I.C.E. Awards 2019. Playground Games’ open-world racer saw off Codemasters’ latest officially licensed Formula One title and […]
NewsDeveloper Psyonix has revealed that the “Friends Update” will be launching for Rocket League on February 19. The update will see the addition of the Friends List (which was previously known as RocketID) which will introduce the much-anticipated cross-platform party system. This will enable players to invite friends from other platforms to parties and clubs […]
NewsThe 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series update is now available for NASCAR Heat 3. The 2019 Season Update includes the 2019 Ford Mustang, new paint schemes, driver changes, and the 2019 MENCS schedule. You can view the newly added and updated content in the trailer below. Highlights include Jimmie Johnson’s Ally Financial Chevrolet Camaro, […]
NewsWhen you think of car manufacturers that participate in the motorsport discipline of rally, you probably think Citroen, Renault, Toyota, Audi and Lancia among a few others. Aston Martin probably doesn’t come to mind so it was quite surprising to hear the manufacturer will feature in Codemasters’ upcoming rally sim DiRT Rally 2.0 courtesy of the […]
NewsCodemasters has finally spilt the beans on all the cars and locations that are included in Dirt Rally 2.0‘s premium “Season One” content schedule. As stated by Codemasters, six cars and three rally stage locations will be included in Dirt Rally 2.0’s first DLC season, which will run from 12th March to 21st May. All […]
NewsKart racing sim KartKraft is currently scheduled to release on consoles in Q3 2019 according to a recent tweet from the development team (seen below) We plan to release KK on consoles in Q3 2019. Stay tuned 🙂 — KartKraft (@KartKraftGame) February 7, 2019 KartKraft is a kart racing simulator which replicates weight shifting and flexing […]
NewsRide 3‘s forth free DLC pack is now available to obtain across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The fourth free DLC pack entitled “Free Pack 4” gives players the Mr. Martini Flashback America motorcycle from 2013 as well as yet another career mode volume with an additional five events. You can view Ride […]
NewsElectronic Arts recently reported on its third fiscal quarter earnings and in the process revealed the existence of upcoming entries in the Plants vs. Zombies and Need for Speed series’. The press release revealed a new Need for Speed title is coming, however, there is some ambiguity with the statement (below) regarding when. It’s not a […]
NewsThe Stunt-based bike title Pumped BMX Pro has released on the Xbox One (and Xbox Game Pass), Switch and PC. Pumped BMX Pro, the sequel to 2015’s Pumped BMX +, will see you flip and trick through 60 challenging levels. Momentum is key in this title – you need to keep a good speed going […]
NewsToday marks the release of Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 2 across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch and PC. Building on last year’s debut, Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 2 will see you increasing your fame to gain fans to attract the biggest sponsors while managing your media relations and rivalries with […]
NewsIn a surprise twist, Codemasters has today confirmed DiRT Rally 2.0 will support the Oculus Rift VR headset at some point this “summer”. The news was shared via the official DiRT social media channels, you can check out the tweet below. We heard you. @Oculus heard you. DiRT Rally 2.0 + Oculus = this summer… […]
NewsWe were surprised when we first learned Milestone were taking on another licensed bike videogame with the announcement of Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame in late 2017. The newly born Supercross series saw its first release the very next year alongside the latest entries in the veteran MotoGP and the younger MXGP series […]
ReviewsNintendo has released the first Switch images for the upcoming kart racer Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. The much-loved racer is coming back to celebrate its 20th anniversary on June 21 across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch consoles built from the ground up with remastered HD visuals and online multiplayer racing. Take a look at […]
NewsFour new Achievements for Forza Horizon 3 suggest developer Playground Games will soon be bidding farewell to its Australia-based open-world racing game. According to the Achievements tracker site TrueAchievements, the four challenges hint at support for the title coming to an end – with names for the tasks including “Cleaning Up The Festival” and “The […]
NewsCodemasters has today revealed the full list of supported racing wheels and peripherals for DiRT Rally 2.0 which will see its release later this month. As expected, the list is fairly extensive and includes major brands such as Fanatec, Thrustmaster, and Logitech. See if your peripherals are supported in the list below. Yesterday, Codemasters unveiled the full […]
NewsGRIP: Combat Racing‘s developer Caged Element has started the year as they mean to go on by putting the first phase of their 2019 roadmap plan into action with a massive update for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of their Rollcage-inspired racer (with the Switch update to follow close behind). The January update […]
NewsCodemasters has revealed the full car list for DiRT Rally 2.0, ahead of the game’s launch in less than a month’s time on 26th February 2019. Made up of 50 unique vehicles, DiRT Rally 2.0’s rally car roster mostly consists of machines we’ve seen in prior DiRT games, with the likes of the classic Subaru […]
NewsFollowing on from the smaller Ride 3 patch earlier in the month, a bigger update is now available for the two-wheeled racer across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. I’m happy to report that one area that has seen attention in this update is the time trials. The update makes the unnecessarily difficult time trial […]
NewsThe Crew 2 has received its first update as part of its more frequent update schedule which will see brand new street racing events added every week until the next major content update. The first update has actually introduced five new racing events (as seen below), but Ubisoft has explained that every subsequent weekly drop will […]
NewsCodemasters has revealed the minimum and recommended PC specifications for DiRT Rally 2.0 ahead of its release next month. You may be surprised to see how modest the minimum recommended specs actually are – you’ll only need to be running an Nvidia 650Ti or AMD HD 7750 graphics card for instance. Take a look for […]
NewsSeventeen minutes of direct-feed DiRT Rally 2.0 gameplay has surfaced this week (courtesy of GameByte) showcasing a stage in both Poland and the USA. The person at the wheel is none other than DiRT Rally 2.0’s very own rally consultant (not to mention WRC Esports champion and real-world rally driver) Jon Armstrong, making the gameplay […]
NewsThe second DLC car for V-Rally 4, the Citroën DS3 RX, is now available across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC platforms with a price point ranging between £3.19-£3.99. As suggested by the name, the Citroen DS3 RX is built purely for rallycross racing, so don’t expect to use the car in any of […]
NewsCodemasters is back with yet another DiRT Rally 2.0 video this week. The very latest video in their dev insight series focuses on the best practice for approaching a rally. DiRT Rally 2.0 rally consultant (and real-world rally driver) Jon Armstrong offers his expertise on a number of situations that real-world rally drivers will face […]
NewsFrench developer Kylotonn Games has confirmed they have no plans right now for WRC 8 to support VR. This may come as disappointing news for VR owners especially when you consider the fact that the title has benefited from a two-year development cycle rather than the typical one-year we’ve seen since the modern WRC series […]
NewsAfter sowing the Esports seeds last year with the first season of the Farming Simulator Championship, Giants Software is ready to cultivate season two (using Farming Simulator 19) with some major changes, including a whopping prize pool of €250,000. Season two ditches the Farming Simulator Championship in favour of the Farming Simulator League – an […]
NewsIt’s the news we’ve been waiting some time for; WRC 8 will release in September 2019 across the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC and Switch after one year’s absence. WRC 8 will boast 50 teams, 14 rallies (countries) and more than 100 special stages from the 2019 season making it the biggest off-road racing game […]
NewsTrials Rising, the very latest Trials game in the long-running series will finally hit shelves next month across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch and PC. Publisher Ubisoft has recently revealed to Eurogamer the title will feature some cross-play elements. Before you get too excited, player vs player modes will still only work on a […]
NewsRide 3‘s third free DLC pack is now available across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC bringing new content to the two-wheeled racer. Entitled “Free Pack 3” the DLC pack adds the Kawasaki Z1000 from 2006 as well as an additional volume for the career mode which comprises of five new events for you […]
NewsA new update for Ride 3 is now available across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. According to developer Milestone, the update fixes a couple of crashes some players have been experiencing when browsing bike liveries and when restarting a trackday event in the career mode. A larger update is expected towards the end of this […]
NewsCodemasters most recent “developer insight” video reveals that the DiRT Rally 2.0 rally consultant (and real-world rally driver) Jon Armstrong doesn’t only provide feedback to improve vehicle handling but also double checks the pace notes for accuracy. Armstrong reveals that the pace notes for DiRT Rally 2.0 are put together by real-world rally racing co-driver […]
NewsYou will have to wait a little longer to get your hands on the fast-paced arcade racer Dangerous Driving as developer Three Fields Entertainment has announced the title has suffered a two-month delay. The new release date for Dangerous Driving is now set as April 9, 2019. Three Fields will submit their title to Microsoft and Sony on […]
NewsIt’s fair to say that Playground Games’ open-world racing game Forza Horizon 4 has caused quite a stir since it was first officially announced. So popular is the game in fact, that it has now been played by over 7 million people (across Xbox One and PC platforms) according to a tweet from the official […]
NewsSummer has arrived in Forza Horizon 4 for the first time this year once again bringing with it a number of delights for Forza fans. Players can now grab the Hot Wheels Rip Rod vehicle by winning the “Hopped Up” seasonal event – the very first Drag racing seasonal championship found in PvP. A total of three […]
NewsIt’s been two weeks since we last covered DiRT Rally 2.0 and that’s simply too long in our world. To make up for it we have a brand-spanking new trailer to show you which covers the crazy discipline of rallycross. Without further ado, take a look at the rallycross-focused trailer below. DiRT Rally 2.0 will launch […]
NewsThe futuristic arcade racer Xenon Racer, developed by Italian studio 3DClouds, is scheduled to launch on March 26 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. The release date announcement came via a brand new trailer released today which you can view below. In Xenon Racer you’ll participate in a one-off championship featuring cutting-edge electric cars boosted by Xenon […]
NewsPlayground Games has removed “The Carlton” and “The Floss” dance emotes from Forza Horizon 4 courtesy of yesterday’s Series 5 update. This is likely due to a recent lawsuit filed from the creators of the above dance moves (Alfonso Ribeiro and “Backpack Kid” Russell Horning) against Epic Games for their use in Fortnite. According to […]
NewsAn array of new cars and content will be coming to Forza Horizon 4 over the next few weeks – with arguably the star addition being the free Mitsubishi Car Pack. Released in tandem with the ‘Series Five’ update (which adds a new “Free-for-All Adventure” multiplayer mode and a taxi-based Horizon Story mini-campaign to the […]
NewsRocket League has now entered the PlayStation Cross-Play Beta program allowing PlayStation 4 players to play with (or against) Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Steam PC players across all online match types (Casual, Competitive, and Extra Modes). The feature is actually enabled by default so you don’t need to fiddle with any settings. Just to […]
News[UPDATE: Added the newly released trailer] Today marks the release of The Grand Tour Game which lets you step into the shoes of the Amazon Prime series stars Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May as you reenact memorable scenes from the show. The game is starting to roll out across the world to both […]
NewsThe Barrett-Jackson car pack for Forza Motorsport 7 (the very last car pass DLC for the title) is set for release today along with the 2018 Audi Sport RS 3 LMS Touring Car – January’s spotlight car available to everyone free of charge. Turn 10 Studios has worked closely with the world-famous automotive auction events company […]
NewsThe very first “Forza Monthly” show of the year will broadcast live (on Mixer and Twitch) today at 7pm GMT (2pm EST, 11am PT). Both Forza Motorsport 7 and Forza Horizon 4 will feature in this month’s Forza Monthly show ahead of each game’s updates tomorrow, Tuesday, January 15. Forza Motorsport 7’s upcoming update will be shown including […]
NewsDeveloper Playground Games will be hosting a live stream in a matter of minutes (6pm GMT) showing off the new Forza Horizon 4 “Free-For-All Adventure” update as well as some other goodies as part of the game’s “Update 5” before its release on Tuesday, January 15. The stream can be viewed right below. According to the […]
NewsSeven new premium cars will be added to Forza Motorsport 7 next week, as part of the final installment in the title’s Car Pass DLC programme. According to the official statement, the Barrett-Jackson Car Pack contains an array of vehicles that were “hand-selected” by the car auction house. It’s also said the seven cars have […]
NewsThe ambitious open-world racer FUEL becomes the very latest racer to be added to Xbox One’s ever-expanding list of backward compatible titles. FUEL, developed by Asobo Studio and published by Codemasters, released in 2009 across the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic world which has been at the mercy […]
NewsIf you’re sick of the snow-covered scenery in Forza Horizon 4 today is a good day: Spring has arrived once more. The season of rejuvenation brings about a host of new content for the open-world racer. Four new season events feature including three new Fortune Island Season Events and one new trial event. Seven new […]
NewsThe very first “Forza Monthly” show of the year will broadcast live (on Mixer) on Monday, January 14 at 7pm GMT (2pm EST, 11am PT). Both Forza Motorsport 7 and Forza Horizon 4 will feature in this month’s Forza Monthly show, however, we’re not entirely sure what will be shown regarding the latter at this point. […]
NewsForza Horizon 4 is set to get a content update on Tuesday, January 15 adding the new “Free-For-All Adventure” feature. Developer Playground Games has confirmed they will be hosting a live stream showing off the new content (simply referred to as “Update 5”) before it is released. The live stream will start on Monday, January 14 […]
NewsThe Crew 2‘s January vehicle drop is now available to all players following its initial launch last week for season pass holders. The two free cars you can get behind the wheel of are the BMW M6 GT3 (2016) and the Mercedes-Benz GLC 250 4MATIC Coupe (2016). You can view the free German cars in action […]
NewsMilestone has started the year in style by releasing a new patch for Ride 3 available now across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC platforms. The Italian development team has addressed some of the biggest concerns fans have had with the two-wheeled racer including fixing the difficulty level of its drag races. Elsewhere, improvements […]
NewsWe’re less than a week away from the release of The Grand Tour Game and to keep the excitement rolling a new trailer has been released showing off the pre-order bonus vehicles. All three pre-order vehicles were custom made for The Grand Tour so if you’re a fan of the show you’ve probably seen these […]
NewsForza Horizon 4 is set to get a content update on Tuesday, January 15 (across Xbox One and PC platforms) adding the new “Free-For-All Adventure” feature. According to the Forza Support site, the update will add “a brand-new way to play Online Adventure, where players compete individually”. This new feature will be available in both […]
NewsHot on the heels of the newly released trailer, we also have a fresh batch of images of Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 2 to whet your appetite. The images show a number of famous riders in some cool-looking action shots, including Eli Tomac who is featured in a videogame for the very first […]
NewsWe are speeding ever closer to the launch day of The Grand Tour Game and to help get our automotive juices flowing, a couple of new videos of the upcoming racer have been released into the wild. The teaser videos once again feature the full line up (Clarkson, Hammond and May) of the entertainment show […]
NewsIt’s hard to imagine, but we’re just a tad over one month away from the release of Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 2. In case you are not excited enough a new bombastic trailer has been released (to celebrate the kick off of the new season of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship) complete with […]
NewsThe second free DLC pack for Ride 3 has been released bringing some new content to the two-wheeled racer. Ride 3’s “Free Pack 2” – available now across PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms – contains the Ducati Desmosedici RR bike from 2016 (pictured below) along with an additional career mode “Volume” complete with five […]
NewsThe Grand Tour Game is currently available to purchase on Amazon, PlayStation Store, and the Microsoft Store for just £11.99 – that’s less than half of its original price of £24.99. Any drastic and last-minute discounts always raise cause for concern regarding a game’s pre-order numbers or general confidence in the product. Indeed, very little of the game […]
NewsIn a recent DiRT Rally 2.0 live stream, Chief Game Designer Ross Gowing shed a little more light on one of the key new features in DiRT Rally 2.0: track degradation. Each rally stage surface found in the rally racer evolves over time as countless rally cars drive over it deforming the surface along the way. […]
NewsIn a recent DiRT Rally 2.0 video, Chief Game Designer Ross Gowing revealed some details on the new and improved damage system found in the upcoming off-road racer. Gowing explains that in DiRT Rally 2.0 you’ll be incurring repair costs throughout the stages for any damage your car receives. This means you will need to […]
NewsAntigraviator is a futuristic anti-gravity racer which saw its release on Steam last June to a fairly mixed response from players. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners meanwhile have had to exercise patience, however, it looks like that patience is about to pay off. According to a recent blog entry from developer Cybernetic Walrus (don’t […]
NewsThe Crew 2‘s January vehicle drop is here for season pass holders and will arrive next week for everyone else (free of charge) on January 9. This month has a definitively German flavour with the addition of the BMW M6 GT3 (2016) and the Mercedes-Benz GLC 250 4MATIC Coupe (2016). You can view the German […]
NewsSlightly Mad Studios’ CEO Ian Bell has elaborated on his earlier comments on Project CARS 3 giving us a better understanding of the direction of the upcoming racer. Posting on the GTPlanet forums (post #172 onwards), Bell has stated that Project CARS 3 will take cues from Need for Speed Shift (also developed by Slightly […]
NewsWe’re closing in on DiRT Rally 2.0‘s release date of February 26 at a rapid pace and excitement is growing here at TeamVVV. Although Codemasters has recently shared a few new environments and cars they are still keeping some elements close to their chest. Fortunately, Chief Game Designer Ross Gowing has briefly touched on the title’s career mode format […]
NewsThe Grand Tour Game will hit virtual shelves in a little under two weeks and as you would imagine the marketing campaign is starting ramp up accordingly. The very latest piece of promotion for the upcoming racer shows none other than the stars of the entertainment show play the very game they are featured in. Entitled “The Grand […]
NewsPlenty of racing games over the years have dabbled in the art of getting sideways, however, how many dedicated drifting games can you think of? Enter Drift 19. Labelled as “the world’s first realistic drift driver simulator“, Drift 19 is inspired by the history of drifting and includes a number of iconic drifting vehicles which […]
NewsSlightly Mad Studios CEO Ian Bell has today confirmed that Project CARS 3, which was only announced recently, will see a change in direction. Posting on GTPlanet (post 106), Bell admits that Slightly Mad Studios had bitten off “more than we can properly chew” with Project CARS 2 and they are now looking to shift (pardon […]
NewsCodemasters hosted a couple of DiRT Rally 2.0 live streams recently where they showed off some never before seen locations and cars. The first stream (below) gives us our first glimpses of the Renault Megane RX, Porsche 911 RGT, and Peugeot 208 T16 R5 cars as well as the locations of Spain, Poland, and the […]
NewsWe’re just over a month away from the release of (deep breath) Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 2 and to keep the excitement rolling a new gameplay video has been released into the wild. The new gameplay video (seen below) gives us a decent look at the new and extended Compound area found […]
NewsWRC 6 is set to become the very latest racing game to be included in Xbox’s Games with Gold programme starting next month. Anyone with an Xbox One and an Xbox Live Gold membership can download WRC 6 free of charge between January 16 – February 15. WRC 6 is the second officially licensed rally […]
NewsSimbin Studios UK has recently shared a GTR 3 teaser image to whet our appetites for the title’s 2019 release across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The teaser image (seen below) depicts the Mercedes AMG GT3 racing car. Simbin Studios, known for their racing sim releases, came back into business with a brand new […]
NewsMilestone returns with the third outing of their original IP Ride which aims to be essentially the “Gran Turismo of bike games” thanks to its comprehensive range of motorcycles and plethora of options. The original Ride, though rough around the edges, got Milestone’s new racing series off to a good start. The sequel improved upon […]
ReviewsThe physical pre-order bonuses for Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 2 have been revealed. Those pre-ordering from GAME, Amazon, Base.com, 365 Games and Shopto will receive the exclusive Infinity Customization Pack, a unique animated theme in the game, that includes a rider suit and a bike livery (sadly not available on Nintendo Switch). […]
NewsWith just under two months to launch, Codemasters are gradually trickling through information on what we can expect to discover when DiRT Rally 2.0 finally hits retail in late February. The very latest trailer grants us much-anticipated look at some of the classic cars to be featured. Classic cars are a key aspect to DiRT […]
NewsMilestone has released the very first gameplay of Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 2. The gameplay video (seen below) showcases a single lap of the Tampa circuit in Florida, USA featuring the famous champion Eli Tomac. The gameplay is looking impressive so far especially considering the sheer amount of detail in the environment […]
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