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Well this was unexpected. In a curious collaboration, Namco Bandai have announced some rather novel DLC for Ridge Racer on Vita, featuring none other than the iconic Daytona Hornet racing car from SEGA's timeless Daytona USA.  A new song entitled 'Ridge Racer: Ridge Racer USA Mix' will accompany the Daytona DLC car composed by Namco's […]

Fans of old-school topdown racers could be in for at treat next month, as Digital Reality's Bang Bang Racing blasts onto PC, PSN and XBLA in June. Originally released on Android platforms last year, Bang Bang Racing features 20 cute cars, 9 twisty tracks (including an obvious homage to Monaco) and vibrant visuals with a […]

As of today, we’re now halfway through the 2012 rendition of the now annual ‘GT Academy’. Rounds 5 and 6 of the free-to-play time trial ‘selection phase’ minigame are now up and running, set around some of the most challenging and iconic race courses and corners in the Gran Turismo track library. Here’s a brief […]

You may remember we reported on Stainless Games seeking Kickstarter funding for Carmageddon Reincarnation, the planned reboot for the controversial car combat series.  With ten days to spare, their target of $400k has now been reached meaning that, if everything goes according to plan, we should now see the project finished for a February 2012 […]

Milestone have been making World Superbike games since 2000. The SBK games made a welcome return to the PC and consoles with SBK '08 and SBK Generations looks to add another chapter to the SBK gaming legacy. SBK Generations features more than 220 riders from 1999 until the present day, 141 teams and 60 bike […]

There's been a lot of speculation about what Criterion are cooking up for their next project, but thanks to an E3 booth schedule list released by Twitch TV we now confirm that the long-rumoured reboot of Need for Speed: Most Wanted will be revealed at E3, with Criterion likely to be behind the wheel of the […]

Oh Test Drive: Ferrari Legends, why must you keep teasing us like this? We've been almost completely starved of information, screenshots and videos regarding Slightly Mad's suspiciously secrative title for the past few months, but fortunately things are hopefully starting to pick up.  For one, we already know the complete car list, which encompasses Ferrari's entire history […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 analyse 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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, […]