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

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

Since the reintroduction of slick tyres in 2009 Formula 1 has become more competitive than ever, with a range of rule changes to the aerodynamics and options available to the driver in assisting overtaking. 2012 has seen the culmination of these rule changes, bringing the teams closer together in terms of performance while the return […]

We all know that Project CARS is coming along nicely in the graphics department – even in its pre-release beta stage – and we all know that some WMD members have shown ingenuity in the past. Pair the two together, and the end result is this: an interactive panorama, showing Project CARS in all its […]

For most people, the name 'Marussia' springs to mind thoughts of the relatively new Formula One team. However, Marussia is also a maker of high performance sports cars, and has just announced a new partnership with the free-to-play online racer 'Need for Speed World'. As part of this deal, Marussia's latest supercar, the B2, will […]

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

The Forza folk may be busy with Horizon announcements, but that doesn't mean Turn 10 has forgotten about Forza Motorsport 4. On the contrary, this September's 'Pennzoil Car Pack' not only boasts an eclectic array of iconic cars, but there are in fact 11 in this pack, rather than the usual 10. But don't go […]

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

For most people, the name 'Wolfgang Reip' means very little. However, if you're a fan of motor racing and racing games (which we assume you are, given you're reading this), you may want to take note of it, as the Belgian bloke has just won this year's European GT Academy. One of the six lucky […]

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

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

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

It's be a bit of a wait, but Turn 10 has finally revealed what the cars available in the Forza Horizon 'VIP Pack' are. And, being in a game that focuses on an action-packed experience with some of the greatest cars in the world, on some of the greatest driving roads in the world, it's […]

SimBin may be hard at work developing the highly anticipated GTR 3, but that seemingly hasn't stopped them focusing on other side projects.   Enter RaceRoom Racing Experience, an upcoming free to play PC racing simulation that sees SimBin attempt to attract a new market in what they call a Free 2 Race concept. It […]

It's been almost 30 years since the original Spy Hunter was deployed into arcades. After numerous remakes with mixed success in the last generation, TT Games are once again rebooting the series exclusively for the 3DS and PS Vita. Announced a few months ago, players will once again take on the role of The Agent, […]

GamesCom hasn't exactly been forthcoming when it comes to new information on Forza Horizon.  We're hoping that this is set to change however, as a teasing new screenshot has been released revealing two new contrasting cars. Racing down a typically picturesque sunset valley, the screenshot depicts a 1965 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe racing against a […]

Things were looking bleak for UK players looking forward to Test Drive Ferrari Racing Legends. Already plagued by delays, its belated release last month in every territory other than the UK successfully scorned fans, and the publisher's suspicious silence on the matter didn't exactly help. We were therefore starting to accept the possibility that Test […]

Need for Speed Most Wanted's showing at Gamescom this week revealed an interesting intention: Criterion want you to be able to play Most Wanted at all times, no matter where you are.  This led to the announcement of CrossCompete, a new incentive that allows you to continue progress on Most Wanted across multiple platforms. You […]

There's now just over a month before Codemasters unleash their third entry in the official F1 series with the much anticipated F1 2012. It's currently playable at this week's GamesCom show, but we haven't seen many new details come to light as of yet.  A fact sheet sent in by Codemasters confirms F1 2012's feature […]

As promised by this week's teaser trailer, Need for Speed Most Wanted was heavily featured in today's EA press conference at GamesCom. As well as revealing the action-packed trailer in full, which demonstrated the various challenges you will be embarking on with others such as jump, takedown and drift challenges, some additional nuggets of info […]

With GamesCom now fully underway in Germany, you can surely expect to see some fresh new trailers for the remainder of 2012's most anticipated titles.  First up is Milestone's WRC3, with a new trailer that poses a simple question: what makes a driver a champion? According to Milestone, the answer boils down to a multitude […]

F1 Race Stars caught us all off-guard when it was first announced by Codemasters. With its lighthearted cartoony take on the glamorous world of F1, complete with big-headed caricatures of all the drivers, it stood out as a breath of fresh air in a genre that's constantly compared to Mario Kart.  With the advent of […]

It's safe to say that we're hotly anticipating the launch of Need for Speed Most Wanted, Criterion's sophomore stint with the Need for Speed license, but it's the multiplayer component that particularly has the potential to make this a must-have title thanks in no small part to the incredibly advanced Autolog 2.0. A new destructive […]

As is traditional with Codemasters' F1 series, we had a hunch that F1 2012 would be granted a September release. Thanks to a new developer diary video, however, we can now confirm the exact date that F1 2012 will be roaring off the line: mark your racing calendars for September 21st.  Following on from the […]

With its comprehensive customistation, vibrant visuals and the cutest mascot on the planet, it's fair to say we're hotly anticipating Sackboy's racing debut in LittleBigPlanet Karting.  Considering the deserved popularity of the PS3 exclusive LittleBigPlanet series, it's surprising however to find that its karting spin-off hasn't been given much spotlight since its quiet announcement, which […]

One of the most common gripes of WRC2 was its lackluster graphics that showed very little improvement from its predecessor and looked vastly outdated compared to the competition. Thankfully, developer Milestone has addressed this issue by developing a bespoke new graphics engine, known as ‘Spikengine’ for WRC3. At this stage it already looks as if […]

It's been rather quiet on the video front for Criterion's Need for Speed Most Wanted, with EA instead opting to tease us with car reveals and pointless pre-order bonuses. Thankfully, a new, if not too revealing, trailer has whetted our appetite for destruction, and we're pleased to report that it includes new gameplay footage after […]

Polyphony Digital may have been getting a bit of slack as of late, especially in comparisons with how Turn 10's efforts on the Xbox 360 are faring, but you do have to admire the Japanese developer's post-launch support for its titles. After all, PD kept on updating GT5: Prologue right up until the full game it […]

As always, the pack comes with ten new cars from across the genres of motoring, whether they're small British roadsters or modern sports coupes, right up to the latest muscle cars and homologation specials. We've got a brief summary of each car in the Playseat pack below. Enjoy! 1962 Lincoln Continental Still, we can't fault […]

When it comes to partnerships between car companies with racing teams and noteworthy major sponsors, few are as iconic as the 'alliance' between Porsche and Martini. Over the years, especially during the 1970s, various Porkers over the years have adorned the famed stripes, with the most famous being the 917 that won Le Mans in 1971. To preview what […]

It may still be in the beta phase, but that doesn't mean external 'mods' can't be implemented into rFactor 2 during its development phase. On the contrary, quite a few dev teams across the world have been adding their bits 'n bobs to the beta, with the latest addition being courtesy of Virtua_LM. Virtua_LM is […]

With the life changing GT Academy currently hogging all the limelight, it's easy to overlook what the future holds for the Gran Turismo series.   Speaking at the China Joy games event, Gran Turismo's father figure Kazunori Yamauchi was on hand to talk about topics at the forefront in the minds of GT fans: namely […]

The crew at Codemasters Racing seem to be very tight lipped about pre-release details regarding its upcoming flagship title. Apart from a few little snippets here and there that we'd come to expect from game developers now (i.e. "we've improved the gameplay, graphics and physics" or something along those lines), things have been very quiet […]