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New WRC game announcement hinted for this week
Traditionally, January is a quiet month for game releases and announcements. Last week, however, Turn10 broke the tradition by announcing Forza Motorsport 6, in what will surely be one of, if not the most major racing game release of the year – even if it was merely a partnership announcement with Ford that shed more details […]
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WRC: the Official Game powerslides onto Android, iOS and 3DS versions to follow
With Milestone focusing on their new IP Ride and handing over the WRC license to publisher BigBen Interactive, this year marks the first time in four years we haven't seen an annual WRC title on PC and consoles. However, in the absence of WRC 5, there is now a mobile alternative to tide us over. […]
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MXGP: The Official Motocross Videogame Review
Motocross fans pining for an accurate game recreation of their favourite motorsport have had it tough in recent years. THQ’s popular MX vs. ATV series has been dead and buried for years (although it’s being revived this summer in the form of MX. Vs ATV Supercross), and Microsoft’s genre-defining Motocross Madness is all but a […]
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When Worlds Collide: hands-on with The Crew
In 2006, Eden Games’ revolutionary Test Drive: Unlimited pioneered the Massively Multiplayer Online Racing scene. Set in the idyllic Hawaiian island of Oʻahu, we still have fond memories of basking in its glorious open world paradise of multiplayer motoring exploits, fueled by the passionate petrol-head community. Pity, then, that TDU’s online roads were closed as of September […]
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CaRPG: Why The Crew is the Pokémon of car games
The size, scale and variety of The Crew’s open world USA is undeniably mesmerising. But what truly took me by surprise during my hands-on was the incredibly in-depth car customisation at your disposal. In Creative Director Julian Gerighty’s words, The Crew is the Pokémon of car games. It’s an apt analogy. For starters, there are […]
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D Series Off Road Driving Simulator slides onto Kickstarter
Off-road Trophy Truck racing is surprisingly underrepresented in racing games. Codemasters' DiRT dabbled with it in recent entries, but we've yet to see a dedicated Trophy Truck racing game. Enter D Series Offroad Racing, a new PC driving simulation by indie developer Kevin Westendorf of devotid.com that brings Trophy Truck racing to the forefront, along with Trophy […]
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TeamVVV.com Weekly Racing News Episode 9: Cargasm
Trying to decipher exactly what Codemasters is up to was the main talking point of this week's podcasts, as the release of their free-to-play mobile racing game Drive: USA bewilders everyone while speculation on DiRT 4 continues to mount with hints that Codemasters could have multiple rally games in development. Elsewhere, episode 9 was dominated […]
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WRC 4 Review
‘Authenticity’ is Milestone’s favourite word. For years, the Italian developer has focused on niche racing simulation titles, striving to create authentic game replications of licensed motorsport disciplines. Until recently, they have struggled to achieve this however, as their titles often lagged behind the competition. Last year’s WRC 3 veered closer to their vision, but it […]
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Ken Block promotes Need for Speed: Rivals in Gymkhana 6: The Ultimate Gymkhana Grid Course
Ken Block is renowned worldwide for his Gymkhana viral video series, in which he displays an almost superhuman ability to drive very fast rally cars beyond their limits. He since went on to become the face of Codemasters' DiRT series, which further popularised the Gymkhana sport as it made its game debut in DiRT 3. […]
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Codemasters looking for early testers for “super-secret” racing game
Codemasters has reached out to the racing game community, to help the the developers in an upcoming racing game project. As stated in the latest entry to the Codemasters Blog, the racing game developer wishes to enlist the help of its core fanbase to assist with the development of a "super-exclusive, super-secret" upcoming title, via […]
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WRC Evolved: the Rallies of WRC 4
It’s that time of year again. Milestone’s latest rally simulation WRC 4 has landed, and here at TeamVVV we’re blowing it wide open with our comprehensive coverage, looking at every rally location in meticulous detail before our final review. While many of the stages from WRC 3 have been carried over, WRC 4’s graphical overhaul […]
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Ken Block partners with Need for Speed as Racing Advisor
Perpetual powerslider Ken Block has been announced as EA's new Racing Advisor for Need for Speed. The multi-year partnership will see Mr. Block provide an "insight into what it takes to push the action and adrenaline of racing to new limits" when developing Need for Speed. The news also served as an announcement for Gymkhana […]
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WRC Powerslide interview: how Milestone powered up WRC
Italian developer Milestone are commonly associated with their licensed, specialist simulation racing titles such as WRC and MotoGP. Imagine our surprise, then, when they announced WRC Powerslide for PSN and XBLA, an unapologetically arcade take on WRC that adds an overhead camera, accessible arcade-style handling and a plethora of pantomime power-ups. We caught up with Lead […]
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted Vita Review
Need for Speed Most Wanted on Vita is something of a rarity. While many high profile games are handed over to alternative developers who then churn out a shoddy handheld port that disgraces the franchise (*cough* Call of Duty: Declassified *cough*), Criterion Games decided to buck the trend and develop Most Wanted for Vita entirely […]
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted Review
EA should be thankful to Criterion for pulling Need for Speed out of the ditch it wedged itself into. For years, the series was veering dangerously off course as EA: Black Box attempted to steer it in erratic new directions, churning out annual releases that depleted in quality with each passing iteration. Clearly, this was […]
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Forza Horizon Review
Remember the Top Gear episode where Clarkson and co went on a road trip to find the greatest driving road? Playground Games presumably did. It was an episode that fulfilled the fantasy of every self-confessed petrolhead, with three men driving three ferociously fast supercars with the lure of the open road, stunning sweeping scenery and […]
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WRC Powerslide trailer confirms March release
We'll be the first to admit that the announcement of WRC Powerslide took us by surprise. Milestone has built their reputation from producing specialist simulation games, with their focus currently on MotoGP 2013 and the yet-to-be-announced successor to WRC3, and yet they're also squeezing out WRC Powerslide, a decidedly arcadey take on the franchise much […]
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Forza Horizon Jalopnik Car Pack details announced
The full details of the upcoming Forza Horizon DLC bundle – this February's Jalopnik Car Pack – have just been announced. Set to go live on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace on February 5th, the Jalopnik DLC will retail for the usual 400 Microsoft Points for non-Season Pass owners, with those who bought the Pass getting […]
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Forza Horizon’s January Recaro Car Pack announced
Another month passes, and another car pack bundle for Forza Horizon has been announced. This time, it's January's Recaro Pack, and it's certainly a quirky start for the Horizon DLC's push into the New Year! Set to go on sale on the Xbox Live Marketplace on New Years Day for 400 Microsoft Points, the Recaro Pack […]
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WRC3 Review
It’s been a long and bumpy road for developer Milestone’s WRC series. Released back in 2010, the Italian developer’s first WRC game was a valiant attempt to get rallying back on the gaming map after Evolution Studios’ (who are now in charge of the acclaimed MotorStorm series) successful stint of five WRC titles during the […]
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Forza Horizon December IGN DLC: All the details
Whilst we're still a while away from knowing what the Rally Expansion Pack will represent, other than the fact it'll be a "pure experience", we do at least have the details of the upcoming December IGN Car Pack. And this one's pretty special. Not only does it come with some pretty epic performance cars, but […]
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Behind the scenes of WRC3’s alluring artwork
There’s no doubting that Spike Engine gave WRC 3 the graphical makeover the series sorely needed. And yet Milestone still needed to improve the overall presentation in order to give WRC3 a unique sense of character that would make it stand out from the crowd. “We tried to simplify the navigation menus and make them […]
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Forza Horizon Car Reveal Round-Up Pt 10
So, here we are ladies and gentlemen: with the title now officially on sale at your nearest game retailer, we've now reached the final entry in our 'Forza Horizon Car Reveal Round-Up' mini-series. Thankfully, it seems that Turn 10 and Playground Games decided to go out with a bang – not only are there a […]
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WRC3’s Challenge mode explained:
As we know, the rallying genre has seen better days. Much like the real life sport it replicates, the ’90s was undoubtedly its heyday, as Colin McRae Rally set the standard for rally titles to follow. Ten years later, it’s now a very different story. Milestone’s WRC series faced a torrent of critical backlash for […]
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How Spike Engine has transformed WRC3
After the mediocre reaction to the first two WRC titles and the rise of Codemasters’ domineering DiRT series, Milestone were all too aware that, if they were to do the license the justice it deserves, significant changes were in order for this year’s sequel, WRC3. As Head Designer Irvin admitted in the last part of […]
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Milestone interview: behind the scenes of WRC3
Just when you thought we were done and dusted with WRC3 after our exhaustive video blowout, Team VVV were invited all the way to Milan to visit Milestone, where we were given an exclusive behind the scenes look at the development of WRC3. We even got to sample the closely-guarded Vita version, which you will […]
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Forza Horizon Car Reveal Round-Up Pt 8
We may have already started to experience the full game already – Alan's just recently uploaded the first hour or so of the career mode in two separate vids onto our YouTube channel – but that doesn't mean the train of newly announced Forza Horizon cars will be drawing to a hault anytime soon, as […]
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Forza Horizon Car Reveal Round-Up Pt 7
It's not long now until Forza Horizon finds its way onto the shelves at your nearest game retailer, but there's still a while to go until Turn 10's and Playground Games' car announcements have eventually covered the entire roster. With some of the most advanced supercars of all time, a collection of awe-inspiring muscle cars, […]
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Forza Horizon Car Reveal Round-Up Pt. 6
This week's been quite a good one for Forza Horizon. Our preview videos have gone up on our YouTube channel, we've just found out that there'll be a post-launch DLC and Expansion Pack programme in a similar vein to what Forza Motorsport 4 had/has to offer and, to top it all off, we've got another […]
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WRC3 Video Preview Blowout
Since the release of its demo earlier this month, anticipation for Milestone's upcoming WRC3 has shifted up a gear. Fan reaction has been largely positive thanks to a wealth of improvements made since the last two efforts, which could well make WRC3 the most definitive rallying experience in recent years. As part of our extensive […]
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Forza Horizon Car Reveal Round-Up Pt. 4
It's been roughly a month since Playground Games and Turn 10 started revealing the cars that'll be featured in Forza Horizon, and over the last few weeks there have been many awesome speed machines for us to ogle at. Keeping with the trend, the fourth consecutive car reveal week looks set to be an absolute corker, with […]
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Forza Horizon Car Reveal Round-Up Pt. 3
Another week draws to a close, and that can only mean one thing – it's time for another entry into our very own 'Forza Horizon Car Reveal Round-Up' series. The last two weeks have been very impressive in regards to the vast variety of exotic cars that've been announced so far, and now it's time for the […]
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WRC3 day one DLC announced
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 […]
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WRC 3 Exclusive VVV Videos
This week VVV’s Alan Boiston was given the opportunity to gain a first hands-on with Black Bean’s official game based on the World Rally Championship. Given the somewhat disappointing experience offered by the previous WRC titles, hopes were not all that high that this third iteration would do anything to alter that impression. Following this […]
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Ken Block stages San Francisco Gymkhana 5
Recurring DiRT driver and master-of-sideways-driving Ken Block has made a name for himself with his exuberant Gymkhana videos – over 140 million people have watched the tyre-shredding 'hoonigan' fling his Ford Fiesta rally car around increasingly elaborate driving playgrounds, causing copious amounts of tyre smoke in the process. He's even successfully scared the living daylights […]
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Racing Games that shaped a decade
10 years have flown by but with them we've seen some fantastic evolution in the racing sector, and this period represents an era where home consoles have finally been able to do the genre justice. Looking back on personal experience, the hardware available1980's was incredibly limiting but it was a time when we simply didn't […]
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VVV visit Milestone and roadtest WRC
2010 has been a big year for motorsport and that's reflected by the level of interest generated by the gaming industry, there is now more variety within the racing genre than ever before and all competing for your hard earned cash. Indeed WRC has seen some big names sign up for the 2010 season, including […]
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Preview – SBK-X Hands-On
It's certainly been a period of ups and downs for biking fans with the anticipation for Moto GP being so high, it came as a big disappointment to many who were looking for something slightly more realistic. So, what better time than for Black Bean to pick up the baton. 2010 is proving to be […]
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VVV interviews Ken Block at Silverstone
With just a week until the launch of 'Colin McRae Dirt 2', Codemasters is pulling out all of the stops with regards to gaining maximum exposure for its upcoming racing title. You'll have seen our initial hands-on and latest in-game videos, with lots more to follow, but now is the opportunity to meet the new man taking over this […]
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Alan Boiston Interviews GRID Producer Clive Moody
It’s a not so sunny day in Warwickshire, however when VVV were invited along to see final code of Race Driver Grid, we simply couldn’t resist. There are some developers who have so much experience within a genre that when they bring out a new title, the industry takes note and when Codemasters move into […]
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Alan Boiston Interviews Mark Cale
Originally slated for release in the latter half of 2007 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli (not to be confused with the AM2 Dreamcast title) abruptly vanished off the radar and with System 3 giving little information there were obvious fears the game may never see the light of day, however those fears were dispelled as Mark […]
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