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News Indianapolis Speedway added to Auto Club Revolution

Eutechnyx announced today that the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway US oval circuit has been added in a new track update for the free-to-play online racing game Auto Club Revolution, with the Infield Road Circuit to follow in a future update. “We’re hugely proud to be adding the most iconic US race track of all to Auto […]

News Forza Motorsport 4 Porsche Pack trailer welcomes back an old German friend

It's been a painfully long time in coming since the launch of Forza Motorsport 4, but the wait is finally over: Porsche is finally back where it truly belongs. To commemorate today's launch of the Forza Motorsport 4 Porsche Expansion pack, Turn 10 have compiled this rather lavish trailer, complete with historic archieve footage from […]

News Assetto Corsa Nürburgring video shows promising physics

For months on end we were cruely deprived of information regarding Kuno's upcoming PC simulation Assetto Corsa, and yet we're suddenly being swamped with revealing gameplay footage that leaves us wanting more. In the most extended gameplay video yet, this latest glimpse not only reveals that the F1 Nürburgring circuit will be in the game, but […]

News Mad Riders landing on XBLA, PSN and PC May 30th

It may not have garnered much attention lately thanks to the utterly sublime Trials Evolution hogging the limelight on XBLA, but Ubisoft and Dead Island developer Techland are preparing to unleash Mad Riders, a new off-road racing game set for release on May 30th for XBLA, PSN and PC. Essentially a downloadable spiritual successoor to […]

News DiRT Showdown Live highlights video from Wimbledon Stadium

As you'll already know from our previous coverage of the day, Codemasters recently staged a real-life re-enactment of DiRT Showdown's demolition derby events in Wimbledon Stadium to give vetran racers and juddering journalists a very literal hands-on of what to expect from Showdown's grueling 8-ball track. Hosted by the voice of the game Christian Stevenson, […]

News Forza Horizon first screen shot

The first in-game screen shot and box art has emerged today for the highly secretive Forza Horizon. Developed by Leamington Spa-based studio Playground Games, we were previously left to suckle on a live-action teaser trailer which revealed very little of what the game may contain. Location-wise, the screenshot stays true to ambience of the trailer, depicting […]

News F1 Online: The Game closed beta gets the green light

Codemasters' anticipated browser-based F1 Online: The Game has finally been given the green light, as the closed beta starts from today. The first wave of invites will be sent out today to chosen players who initially signed up, with further invites planned each week until launch. F1 Online: The Game marks Codemasters' first foray into […]

News Criterion preparing Vita port of new Need for Speed?

Another job listing has been posted for what we presume is Criterion's forthcoming project soon to be revealed at E3. This time the role is for a Software Engineer who will be responsible for "optimising and tuning the game resource system for the PS Vita", "interfacing the game engine with several parts of the Vita […]

News Slightly Mad Studios raise over 1 million Euro for Project CARS

Slightly Mad Studios reached a momentus milestone today, raising over 1 million Euro for the crowd-funded Project CARS. Quite a feat indeed when you consider it was at 500,000 Euro as recently as March. In a similar vein to Stainless Games' approach with Carmageddon and Kickstart, Project CARS is being funded by the World of […]

News Darth Vader plays Kinect Star Wars Podracing

Forget the blasphemous Intergalatic Dance Offs and fiddly lightsaber controls: Podracing is the real reason to play Kinect Star Wars. And if you don't believe us, Lord Vader temporarily took over VVV to give us a demonstration, reliving his youth in young Anakin's Podracer: In what feels like a nod to the classic Star […]

News DiRT Showdown Race Hard, Party Hard trailer confirms location list

As the release of DiRT Showdown draws ever closer, Codemasters have released another trailer full of rampant automotive action, showcasing the variety of locations we can expect in the new DiRT Tour. From the trailer, we can now decipher what appears to be a full location list for DiRT Showdown: Aspen Baja Miami Michigan Nevada […]

News No more Top Gear this year according to Clarkson

Brace yourself Top Gear fans. We know you're eagerly awaiting the new series this summer, but it seems as if the wait will be slightly longer. How long, you ask? Well, um…until 2013. Ouch. I know, I know, such a devestating blow will take a while to sink in. As a self-confessed Top Gear fanatic […]

News Carmageddon Reincarnation seeks Kickstarter funding, possible Feb 2013 release

A comeback for the controversial car combat series Carmabeddon has been in the pipeline for some time now. Carmageddon Reincarnation, the first Carmageddon game in 12 years, was first announced last June as a downloadable title by original developer Stainless Games, who have remained suspisiously silent about the project ever since. We now have a […]

News Turn 10 start unveiling Porsche pack for Forza Motorsport 4

Turn 10 have unveiled the car list for the upcoming Porsche Expansion Pack, pledging to reveal two cars everyday in the run-up to the launch date on May 22nd. In total, 30 prestigious Porsches will be available chronicling the history of the manufacturer, some of which will be entirely new to the Forza franchise, along with […]

News First Assetto Corsa gameplay footage emerges – “it looks gorgeous, and feels fantastic on the wheel”

We were only saying a few days ago how Assetto Corsa is in need of some gameplay footage, and low and behold our wish has been granted. Thanks to a visit to Kunos Simulazioni from the Radiator Springs racing team, we finally have a glimpse of what Assetto Corsa will look like in motion from some […]

News Criterion hiring Cinematic Cut Scene Artist for new Need for Speed?

British Burnout developer Criterion Games have submitted a job vacancy for an upcoming driving game, stating that they are "hiring and actively looking to add the world’s top talent to a team that just delivered the highest rated Need for Speed title yet. This is a very exciting time at Criterion Games and anyone that […]

News Mercedes to quit F1?

Shocking revelations in The Times today report that Mercedes could leave Formula One due to the structural ramifications of F1 floating on the stock exchange and the board that will control this process. Quoted from the report: 'Mercedes, which is estimated to have spent more than £1 billion on grand-prix racing in the past two […]

News Evolution Studios developing a new MotorStorm?

A new job listing for a future Evolution Studios project could be hinting at a return for their flagship PlayStation MotorStorm racing franchise. "Building on over 12 years at the forefront of PlayStation development, we’re now embarking on exciting new concepts that will push user experience, creativity, technology and productivity to incredible new heights," the blurb […]

News Racing games “need next generation” says Blur designer

Former Design Manager Gareth Wilson from the defunct Bizarre Creations has spoken out about the current state of the racing genre, proclaiming that next generation hardware is needed for racing games to evolve. Speaking to OXM, Gareth, who previously worked on the Project Gotham series and is currently Chief Designer for Sumo Digital's Sonic & All Stars […]

News Project CARS enlists Pagani

While we've been busy salviating over the May Community Pack for Project CARS, Slightly Mad Studios have announced a calloboration with Italian hypercar-maker Pagani which will see three variations of the Zonda appear in the game with the same exuberant attention to detail we've come to expect. First up is the Zonda R, a racecar […]

News BMW joins Assetto Corsa’s car roster

News concerning Kunos Simulazioni's upcoming PC racing sim Assetto Corsa has been sparse as of late, but details surrounding the car list are slowly starting to emerge. BMW are the latest manufacturer to sign up, although so far only the BMW Series 1 M Coupe has been confirmed in a slew of new screenshots shown in our […]

News DiRT Showdown demo slams into Steam, XBLA and PSN

Eager fans can get an early taste of Codemasters' upcoming DiRT Showdown with the launch of a playable demo available now for Steam, XBLA and PSN. You'll get to sample the chaotic 8 Ball mode, a full-contact race set on a perilous figure of eight track set in San Francisco. The twist of course is […]

News GT Academy 2012 commences as a free download

Start your engines! It's the moment GT fanatics have been waiting for, as today marks the start of Polyphony's latest quest to find new racing talent in the 2012 GT Academy. This year's tournament is more accessable than ever, arriving on the PSN today as a free download for eager players who don't own GT5, […]

News Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed announced – move over Mario?

Let’s face it, that podgy plumber has been leading the kart racing pack for too long now. And, just like the good ol’ 16-bit days, it looks as if he’s about to get some serious competition in the form of a hyperactive hedgehog courtesy of SEGA. Indeed, there are obvious parallels between Mario Kart and […]

News DiRT Showdown Exclusive Gameplay Videos

In just under a month the much awaited Dirt Showdown will finally hit stores, this spin-off from the Dirt franchise will focus on extreme driving, tricks, spins and aggressive driving, bashing your opponents off the track at every opportunity. It'll be no holds barred action with newly refined controls enabling for an intuitive approach which […]

News WRC3 first screen shots and SBK Generations first gameplay footage.

Busy preparing their 2012 line-up, today we see the first screen shots for WRC 3 and gameplay for SBK Generations. Kicking of with WRC 3 and it is clear the environments are looking far more detailed with improved lighting, no doubt building on assets developed for WRC 2, we look forward to a hands on […]

News F1 2012 announcement trailer

The Formula 1 2012 season starts here and Codemasters have been quick to get off the mark, fresh from their recent announcement that they will retain the F1 license for several years to come we see the first announcement for F1 2012. Details are sketchy but the first new feature listed is to be the […]

News iRacing Beginners Guide

Taking the step into the world of PC simulations can appear daunting at first, are they harder to play? Will I be able to keep up and not get in the way of more serious players? Ultimately simulations are more intuative than some of their arcade counterparts and the difficulty really isn't the steep learning […]

News Project Cars add dynamic time of day

Project Cars continues to evolve, besides the recent addition of the paint option Slight Mad Studio’s have now launched the first build (164) which includes a dynamic time of day alteration. VVV Automotive visited the developers earlier this week to see this aspect in motion on a range of circuits and with different sky effects […]

News iRacing Effects and 5 Screen videos

It’s not long now till I begin my long awaited iRacing career, but besides watching Talladega Nights and conquering my fear these videos have also gone a long way to informing me as to what I’ve been missing out on. The effects video shows just how realistic iRacing really is, from the body language of […]

News Brundle ‘McLaren are looking good’

The 2012 Formula 1 season edges ever closer and next week I’ll be putting together my season preview, looking at all of the new cars, the new drivers, the early tests and casting an historical eye over what all of this can mean for the races ahead. Of course in the UK the big news […]

News Barrichello signs for KV Racing

Former Williams's Formula 1 driver Rubens Barrichello has announced he will be competing in the 2012 Indycar season for KV Racing. Racing alongside team mates Tony Kannan with EJ Viso completing the 3 car 2012 line up. Brazilian Tony Kanaan has been long-time friends with Rubens commenting at the launch "If Rubens didn't believe that […]

News New NASCAR Screenshots Released

New screenshots have been released by Eutechnyx from their upcoming title NASCAR The Game 2011. The screens show great driving action from the Phoenix, Charlotte & Darlington circuits, some detailed car interiors and also a nice shot of some night-time racing.

News Red Bull Super Car Revealed

As well as re-mastered tracks and new meteorological effects, several new and rather impressive vehicles were also revealed at TGS. The finished game will include over 1000 cars, some regular classics and others updated from previous models, although some shown at TGS weren't your run of the mill racers… One such car was the X1 […]

News X1 Prototype Project Unveiled

First revealed in print earlier this month, Sony took the opportunity today to officially unveil the new Red Bull: X1 Prototype. Designed by legendary F1 Designer Adrian Newey, the X1 is a car without limits or restrictions. A car that unleashes Newey's passions and philosophies for car design, visualisation and realisation like never before, perhaps […]

News Ferrari Experience Delayed

News today that the upcoming Ferrari Experience has been delayed due to technical issues with PSN. Only temporary these issues have delayed the release by 1 week to the 6th of October. The official press release reads “This was due to a slight technical issue with putting in place a very special redemption code offer. […]

News Fanatec introduces Porsche 911 GT3 RS V2 for PS3 and PC

Fanatec® introduces Porsche 911 GT3 RS V2 for PS3 and PC FANATEC® INTRODUCES PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS V2 FOR PLAYSTATION 3 AND PC (Landshut, Germany) – June 8th, 2010 – Fanatec®, a leading brand of high-end input devices for game consoles and PCs, today announced a major upgrade on it’s Porsche 911 GT3 RS racing […]

News Thrustmaster Unveil Official Ferrari Wireless GT Cockpit

With Gran Turismo 5 and Formula 1 due later in the year there's never been a more important time for the burgeoning PS3 console wheel market. Today's press release comes out of the blue as Thrustmaster reveal the rather excellent looking 'Ferrari Wireless GT Cockpit 430 Scuderia Edition', complete with F1 styling, certainly looking the […]

News VVV attends the London Games Conference

It's certainly been a busy week for the UK Gaming Industry, with yet another major annual event to attend. This time, though, it was the annual London Games Conference. As it happened, this was featured in the same location as the F1 presentation, so following a brief blagging opportunity I got in as one of the […]