Tag Archives: Racing

Copy, paste, annihilate To the hardline cynic, it may appear that every single game in creation is some form of knock-off, copy or crude imitation. After all, plenty of games share similar elements. However, the blatant knock-offs are often budget games that limp onto iOS or Android, away from the …

Lite brite Your project–nay, your magnum opus–has finally been completed. It’s a perfect gem of a game, one you know will resonate with the masses, sell hundreds of thousands of copies, and inspire children to follow their dreams, collapsed economy be damned. But something’s off. Something’s missing… Aha! You’ve got …

The original Grid delighted racing fans and newcomers alike when it was introduced almost five years ago. Grid 2 does nothing to tarnish that reputation, sporting gorgeous visuals, captivating environments, scads of intensely powerful vehicles, and meaty offline and online campaigns. While some may take issue with several key design …

The new PlayStation Store is finally live in the UK, but one of the first things you see when you open it is a large banner advertising a pre-order for Need For Speed: Most Wanted (opens in new tab). We’re excited for the game (as it’s essentially Burnout Paradise 2 …

It’s pretty rare to find a game trailer (trust us, we watch about a dozen every day) that enraptures your attention with gameplay footage alone. Normally it takes something like the all-CG, but undeniably awesome Planetside 2 trailer (opens in new tab) we posted yesterday. But Criterion’s games are so …

EA has announced that their massively multiplayer online racing gameNeed for Speed: World (opens in new tab)turned two years old today, and to celebrate they have created an infographic! Well, they’re actually doing a lot more than that, but there’s an infographic at the end of the article too. In …

Talk about Codemasters these days and you probably think of two racing series: F1 and DiRT. But neither of those games would be emblazoned into your brain if it weren’t for Race Driver GRID, which is, incredibly, over four years old. I’m not exaggerating when I say it’s been the …

Codemasters has released the first images of F1 2012, complete with this year’s cars racing on the brand new Circuit of the Americas track in Travis County near Austin, Texas. And boy, does it look beautiful! Even the much-maligned Ferrari looks sensational – just look at the detail on it. …

Sony has announced it’ll be releasing MotorStorm RC through the PlayStation Store next month. Built to play on both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, the game’s a cross-platform download that’ll be available for both systems from the one purchase. Offering an RC twist on the MotorStorm formula, Sony bills …

(opens in new tab) Box Score is a weekly column that offers a look at sports games and the athletic side of the industry from the perspective of veteran reviewer and sports fan Richard Grisham. “Oh #$&@!” That was Todd Batty’s initial reaction to the revolutionary Autolog feature in Need …