EA Reveal Need for Speed Payback Coming This Year
EA have revealed the new line for their racing title Need for Speed with Payback coming this year on November 10th 2017. The game will take place in the underworld of Fortune Valley which is said to be "an explosive adventure fueled by a gripping story of betrayal and revenge"…
Moto Racer 4 Review
It has been fifteen years since the last numbered entry in the Moto Racer series was released for the PlayStation 2. The franchise received a portable entry in 2008 for the Nintendo DS, and now the long awaited fourth instalment has arrived for the current generation platforms. Although the PlayStation…
WRC 6 Preview
Rally games have been around for quite some time now, with games like Championship Rally coming out in the early 90’s for the NES, to the late Colin McRae Rally games on the PlayStation One which evolved into the DiRT franchise we know today. World Rally Championship joined the scene…
Gamescom 2016: Liftoff Preview
Drone racing is one of the latest sports to gain popularity and it doesn’t seem to have any danger of falling off, given the amount of new and improved drones constantly hitting the market. LuGus Studios have tapped this new market early by creating the world’s first commercial drone racing…
WRC 6 Confirmed for Late 2016
Kylotonn Racing Games has confirmed a sixth instalment to the World Rally Championship series, due to arrive later this year. They've taken a lot of feedback from WRC 5 including narrower, bumpier and longer courses. "We spent the last 8 months, since the release of WRC 5, collecting and studying all the feedback…
Obliteracers Preview – Intergalactic Party Racing Mayhem
Once upon a time, before online play was commonplace on consoles, local party racing games were the pinnacle of multiplayer gaming. Micro Machines, Crash Team Racing and Mashed: Drive to Survive to name just a few over previous console generations. Unfortunately Mario Kart is one of the only survivors of…
Moto GP 15 Review
For sports gamers a new year signals a new edition of their game of choice. For most motorcycling fans, Milestone’s MotoGP 15 is the game they’ve been waiting all year for. The common dilemma with new sporting games is weighing up whether they offer more than their predecessor, and this…
Project CARS Goes Gold
Slightly Mad Studios and BANDAI NAMCO have confirmed that Project CARS has gone gold. Alongside this announcement, the final track list of the game has been revealed. “After months of intense work on what will certainly be THE ultimate racing experience, we’re extremely happy to confirm that Project CARS has…
The Crew Review
Before release, The Crew was championed as a persistent, open world that spans key regions of the United States and turns it into a race track – but has it been successful? You are launched into a massive world that is mainly story driven. Aside from the story there are…
F1 2014 Released For PC, PS3 and Xbox 360
Today saw the release of F1 2014, the latest Codemasters game based on the mammoth racing series. The game mirrors the real life changes to the sport and aims to recreate the racing experience on PS3. Xbox 360 and PC, with previews of PC and console versions available on VGU.…
Project CARS Preview
It has been a long time coming, but the lights are about to go green for the launch of Project CARS. I had the chance to experience what the game has to offer ahead of its release, and test whether Project CARS is actually leaving other racing titles in the…
F1 2014 Preview – The Warm Up Lap
With F1 2014 primed for release I had the chance to experience the console versions of Codemasters’ latest racing title, having previewed the PC version. It was no small decision to skip next-gen consoles this time around for Codemasters. The scrutiny on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 editions of…
Codemasters Release F1 2014 Features Trailer
Codemasters have released a new gameplay trailer for F1 2014, highlighting action and displaying new features to the series. The trailer promotes the new tracks and intense action promised within the game, and reiterates the fact that F1 2014 is the only game based on the ‘world’s number one motorsport’.…
Driveclub release date revealed
Sony have revealed the release date for upcoming PS4 exclusive racer, Driveclub. Developed by Evolution Studios, Driveclub will be hitting the PS4 on October 8th. Driveclub was originally supposed to be a launch title for the PS4, but was hit with delays in order to make sure the game was…
Flashout 2 Comes To iOS Later This Month
Mobile racer Flashout 3D was considered an indie success when it was released on Apple and Android devices in the second half of last year. A sequel has been in development for some time, and a final release date was released by the developers earlier this week. Flashout 2 will…
Table Top Racing Drives To Another Platform
Released in late 2013, Table Top Racing quickly became one of the iOs platform's biggest sellers. The developers have today announced that the game is now available for Android devices, through their Google Play storefront. As if this weren't enough, the developers have announced the game will be free of…
Need For Speed: Rivals Suffering from Game-Breaking Camera Bug
With both next-gen consoles, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 now on the market many are now well into their next-gen gaming experiences. Need For Speed: Rivals, the open-world, high performance, pursuit based racer has been viewed primarily in a positive light since launch but the game has now bumped into some rather…
Forza Motorsport 5 McLaren Video
In this short documentary, designers at both McLaren and Turn 10 Studios talk about the supercar maker's history and influence on Microsoft Game Studios' big Xbox One launch exclusive. Forza Motorsport 5 is released alongside the Xbox One on November 22nd, 2013 in both the US and UK. Next gen…
Ridge Racer Driftopia ‘Be First’ Trailer
Remember the time you first heard the commentator say 'RIDGE RACER!' ? Well guess who's back on the scene. Brought to you by Namco Bandai, Ridge Racer Driftopia is looking to be one of the go to racing games of the year. Not only does the trailer showcase the gameplay but…
New Racing Title In The Works From Forza Horizon Studio
Website Videogamer have spotted ads on the careers page for Playground Games which suggest the development of a new racing game. One advertisement, for a rendering engineer, contains the following inside the job description: "Working at senior level in a team of rendering engineers, you will be responsible for implementation…
Latest Grid 2 Trailer Makes Multiplayer Seem Really Dramatic
Codemasters Southam is hoping to shake things up with their Racenet system. Allowing access to exclusive content and a burgeoning community of racers, it aims to bring players back to smash friends scores long after all of the gold medals have been won. This is even though the trailer made…