Bringing our recording set-up back to life, we set about testing the config with some good old games. The starting point? Gathering a few titles that modelled British circuits – with an aim to look for games on different platforms or hardware generations that had some of those locations in common. Formula to Touring... The search began well with an expanded version of Geoff … [Read more...]
Need for Speed E3 2015 Gameplay Demo Video
The first Gameplay video for the 2015 Need for Speed game, which is being released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on November 3rd, 2015. It will include 5 ways to play and 5 stories built around real world icons - Speed, Build, Crew, Style and Outlaw. You can already put in your pre-order via Amazon, which has the release date listed as November 30th, and the prices … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 6 E3 Gameplay Trailer
Forza Motorsport 6 will be released on Xbox One on September 15th, 2015. It will feature more than 450 Forzavista cars at launch, including the all-new Ford GT, plus 24-player races, 26 locales, wet weather and night racing. … [Read more...]
Need for Speed Teaser Trailer
The first teaser trailer for the new Need for Speed has been released. The first full gameplay trailer is marked down as appearing on June 15th, 2015, and the game should arrive in the Autumn for PS4, Xbox One and PC. It will apparently include "deep customisation, authentic urban car culture, a nocturnal open world, and an immersive narrative that pulls you through the … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Cadwell Clio Cup Preview
Whilst editing of footage for this sprint race continues, we thought we'd bring a little appetiser to the site. http://youtu.be/-ql7YERkwz8 Taking to the Cadwell Park Woodland Circuit, the perfect match for a first return to the venue was found in the Renault Clio Cup. It's all a bit... 'TOCA' and so much fun! Once the tyres are warmed up! The majority of the first lap … [Read more...]
Project CARS is ‘Gold’!
#ffd700 Aurum, 79Au, #ffd700... gold! As previewed by Slightly Mad Studios' Creative Director, Andy Tudor, in a tweet last week, Project CARS has reached the presses. https://twitter.com/realandytudor/status/588045893317820416 Since then, 'Final Build' status has been reached and an early May release for Project CARS has been confirmed. Those release … [Read more...]
Project CARS Alpine A450 at Silverstone
It's a busy racing weekend in the real world. From four wheels to two, following Formula One in Shanghai and IndyCar with the new Grand Prix of Louisiana to MotoGP and the beginning of the MotoAmerica series at Circuit of the Americas (CoTA), it's all go! Nearer to home, World Superbikes continue at Motorland Aragón and a European championship begins at Monza with 2015's … [Read more...]
Forza Horizon 2: Fast & Furious Part 1
Ben's been making a fantastic contribution to OnlineRaceDriver and ResCars since he joined us last year. After a hardware failure a few months ago, he once again has a recording set up and we're pleased to say that he's back to making videos. What a return too! Soon to add an Xbox One to his console collection, Ben first sets out with the Xbox 360 version of the Forza … [Read more...]
Ride: Three First-Person Views
Here's a final preview video before moving to races for the Ride demo's three bikes. We'll add longer coverage for each of the three models so that everything is included from the Superbike and Supersport classes to the 2014 Triumph Street Triple R 'Naked' bike that is seen from behind the bars in the recording below. For this tour, we return to the full-course Sierra … [Read more...]
Ride: Kawasaki ZX-10R Walkaround Video
Ride returns in our second video for a 1-minute 'walkaround' featuring Kawasaki's ZX-10R superbike. A slow circular glide concentrates on what lies at the centre of this game – the bike! http://youtu.be/aXTESs0qNLQ The ZX-10R on display here stands in its 'stock' form. The Ride demo does include limited upgrade options, so we'll race to earn in-game credits and add the … [Read more...]
Project CARS: An Eye for Detail Preview
In preparation for recording new Project CARS footage last night, we had a short session at the wheel of Slightly Mad Studios' soon-to-be released sim. Even the time running a couple of hot laps in one of this week's Community challenge events demonstrated some nice touches. After watching the footage from what began as a set-up check, we thought it'd be cool to include a few … [Read more...]
Video: Ride North Wales GAMEPLAY Trailer
With barely five weeks to go until its arrival, Ride has reappeared with a new gameplay trailer. North Wales is the chosen region this time round. At first glance, it's a fairly good blending of places within what's really a geographically diverse area that goes from wide sandy beaches to remote hills and lake-strewn mountain ranges. The game has a stylised look, sure – but … [Read more...]
Retro: GP500 TT Mountain Preview
Before the turn of the new century, PC sims still had a prominent place on store shelves. For a brief spell in the immediate years up to and around 2000, bikes featured too. Until then, bike fans had traditionally been served poorly in games. Perhaps a combination of the nature of riding and the technology available, very few games held appeal. They typically looked, sounded … [Read more...]
Video: Forza Motorsport 6 Announcement Interviews
Adding to this week's news that Forza Motorsport 6 is on the way for the Xbox One, Detroit's North American International Auto Show also played host to a discussion on the latest additions to Ford's Performance Vehicles range and the upcoming chapter in the Forza series. http://youtu.be/OLYFK8sfLqQ Held as an informal chat in the show's exhibition hall, Microsoft's Larry … [Read more...]
GRID Autosport: Texas Time Attack
We're back to the Xbox 360 to reunite with GRID Autosport. Following our short break with Driveclub, Project CARS and RaceRoom on the PlayStation 4 and PC, the colourful GRID is under our gaze once more. For this challenge, Ben takes us to Austin, Texas and the much-favoured Circuit of the Americas. Despite holding music … [Read more...]