Video games
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In what is rapidly becoming a tradition, the latest U.S. Playstation/Nissan GT Academy winner, Bryan Heitkotter, has proven his mettle in the heat of professional competition. Heitkotter and his team finished third in the 24 Hours of Dubai race this weekend. Heitkotter, 30, was ecstatic with the result--and understandably so. For an amateur racer to get the opportunity to take to the track in a serious 24-hour race in a setting like Dubai is a dream come true. The podium finish came in the SP2 class with British GT Academy winter Jann Mardenborough, 2010 GT Academy winner Jordan Tresson, and...
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Grand Cherokee Diesel, Ferrari Spy Shots, Simraceway: Car News Headlines
Today we take a look at a relatively new sim racing game, Simraceway, the only sim to have a real-world training facility. We'll be brining you more details on the sim, the unique steering wheel, and the real-world training, but for now, get a good overview with our first drive review. Jeep has...
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Simraceway First Drive Review
Racing, track days, and other forms of four-wheeled motorsports are tremendous fun; that's something many of us understand first-hand. But some of us don't have the time or the budget to dedicate to getting a real car on a real track. For some, simulators are as close as they can get on a regular...
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Quantum Levitation Racing: Wipeout Videogame Made Real
Anyone under the age of about 30 who grew up in the "PlayStation Generation" will have heard of the videogame Wipeout. For anyone who hasn't, it's a game in which you pilot a futuristic anti-gravity racing ship around utopian race circuits. The original game was set in 2052, which back in 1997...
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Hyundai Lets You Race The Veloster In Times Square… Virtually: Video
As the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, New York City residents will be waiting to see the famous Times Square Ball drop. However, this year, a brand new motor racing series will make its debut in the city. Well, a virtual one at least. Hyundai has launched an interactive racing game called...
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Grand Theft Auto 3: 10 Year Anniversary Edition: Full Review
Ten years might as well be ten aeons in the game industry, such is the pace with which technology progresses. It takes a rare title to transcend the huge developments in graphics, game engines and hardware that a decade brings. We're pleased to confirm to you that Grand Theft Auto III, 10 Year...
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We've not stopped enjoying the spoils of the last Gran Turismo 5 downloadable content yet, but the team at Polyphony Digital have prepared another one, just in time for Christmas. The Gran Turismo Blog (via GTPlanet) has revealed full details of the update 2.02, due December 20th. The best news is that all players will receive a car for free. Helping satiate gamers not yet old or wealthy enough to put their names down on a new Toyota 86, everyone will get one added to their garage with the new update. There are also some other cool features due with the download. Finally, users will be able...
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Simraceway Releases BMW Z4 GT3 For Purchase, Play
If you haven't heard about Simraceway yet, you're missing out. It's a fresh take on the world of real simulated racing, with online competition, no subscription fees, and officially-licensed, hyper-accurate car models built around a customized version of the isiMotor 2.5 physics engine. In other...
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Car Crime Classic GTA III To Hit Apple iOS, Android December 15
When Rockstar games released the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 5 last month, we accepted that when it finally hits the shelves some time next year, it might be difficult to tear ourselves away and do some work. With the new announcement (via Gamespot) that Grand Theft Auto 3 will be coming to...
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Director Michael Bay’s Need For Speed Trailer Debuts: Video
A few weeks back we told you that Hollywood director Michael Bay would be teaming up with Electronic Arts to help direct a new trailer for the video game publisher’s latest Need For Speed title, Need For Speed: The Run. Now, following yesterday’s sales launch of the game, the completed...
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Gran Turismo 5 Downloads Could Appear "Every Two Months"
It's hard to believe it's been almost a year since Gran Turismo 5 was launched to an expectant audience, following years in development. That year seems to have flown by but it was only recently that the first proper downloadable content pack was released on PlayStation Network to give players...
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Director Michael Bay Helps Sell Need For Speed:The Run
To promote it's latest Need For Speed game, Electronic Arts hired acclaimed action-film director Michael Bay to create a trailer for the game's release.
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Not to be out-done by the recent Gran Turismo 5 downloadable content packs, Turn 10 has announced the November Speed Pack. In the pack, out now, your $7 or 560 Microsoft points will gain you access to ten brand new cars, from undisputed classics like the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, through legendary performance SUV the 1992 GMC Typhoon, to up-to-the-minute supercars and hot hatchbacks. Autoblog also reports that the November Speed Pack also includes a "Rivals Mode" that lets you race the new Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 in a hot-lap battle at the Mugello circuit in Italy. 100 random players per...
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Simraceway Partners With McLaren For Free Online Racing Game
Simraceway, an online racing game by Ignite Game Technologies, has partnered with McLaren to bring the racing giant's entire catalogue of cars to the upcoming free, multiplayer online racing game. Among them will be the gaming debut of some of those cars. A sampling of the cars that will be...
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Grand Theft Auto V: First Trailer Goes Live
As the video for Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTAV) hits the internet, we finally have our first glimpse at what's sure to become one of the most popular - and controversial - games of 2012. Set in Los Santos, a fictional (but eerily accurate) facsimile of Los Angeles, it looks to follow the story of a...
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Grand Theft Auto V First Trailer: Video
Just minutes ago, Rockstar Games released the first teaser video for Grand Theft Auto 5, and it looks like it's going to be good. Cinematic scenery, chaotic action, and plenty of hot cars to steal, hoon, and crash. The trailer itself is narrated by the main character, explaining why he decided to...
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Gran Turismo 5 Download Pack: Is It Worth Your $11.99?
It's been just under a year since Gran Turismo 5 launched to an expectant audience, and us Gran Turismo fans have had a rough ride of it. Littered with glitches and falling short of many gamers' expectations, developers Polyphony Digital have worked painstakingly over the past year to fix bugs and...
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2012 Hyundai Veloster Remixed With XBox, TVs, Guitar & More
If the 2012 Hyundai Veloster wasn't quite funky and youthful enough for you already, then the only thing likely to convince you is cramming it full of the latest games, sounds and technology. That's exactly what RE:MIX Lab has done with three new Velosters, showing them at the opening of their...
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As gamers around the world get their teeth stuck into Forza Motorsport 4 on the Xbox 360, racing fans on the Sony PlayStation shouldn't feel too left-out. Gran Turismo 5 creators Polyphony Digital have been hard at work behind the scenes and the "Spec II" update for GT5 was released a week ago, introducing better AI, shorter loading times, basic interior views in standard cars and more. In addition, new downloadable content was announced, and will be available to gamers from tomorrow (October 18th). Here is a quick run-down of each download pack. Course Pack (2 tracks, 5 layouts) - $4.99...
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Win A 2012 BMW M5 With Forza Motorsport 4
While the people behind Need For Speed: The Run are giving away a 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S for registering on the video game’s website, Microsoft has announced that it plans to do something similar with its latest Forza Motorsport 4 title, which just went on sale a few days ago. Microsoft...
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One-Off 2011 Shelby GT500 Super Snake Need For Speed Edition Up For Grabs
Yesterday news broke that Electronic Arts (EA), the publisher of the long-running Need For Speed franchise, was giving away a brand new 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S to drum up excitement for the series’ latest installment, Need For Speed: The Run. And today we have news that EA, together with...
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Win A 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S With Need For Speed: The Run
If Sports Illustrated swimsuit models weren’t enough, you now have another reason to be excited about the upcoming installment of the long-running Need For Speed series, Need For Speed: The Run, which hits store shelves on November 15. The publisher of the Need For Speed series, Electronic...
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Huayra And MP4-12C Battle It Out In Latest Need For Speed: The Run Trailer
The latest installment of the Need For Speed franchise, Need For Speed: The Run, is now just a few weeks away, and in the lead up to its arrival--November 15, to be exact--we now have a new trailer. The latest clip sees the Pagani Huayra and McLaren MP4-12C duke it out, with a Ford Taurus Police...
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Clarkson Delivers Eulogy Of Fun Driving With Forza Trailer: Video
Jeremy Clarkson is many things: tall, obstinate, outrageous, British, and even, occasionally, right. But if the message in the latest Forza Motorsport 4 trailer he voices is true, he is also the harbinger of the death of driving for fun. The video, showing an Aston Martin DB9 being used in a futile...
Nelson Ireson