Video games

The PlayStation isn't just a game console--it's a virtual racing simulator for many of us. And with real-world winnings on the line through the GT Academy, it can be serious business, too. Full-on racing sim setups can cost in the thousands of dollars. For the more casual gamer, however, the new...

Driving simulation games like Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsports may be enough for some gamers, but both lack the kind of adrenaline rush you can only get by running from the police and hunting down opponents in a nearly unlimited virtual world. Just last week we told you about Forza Horizon, where...

When it comes to console driving simulator games, the Gran Turismo series for Playstation and the Forza Motorsport series for Xbox have always favored action over plot. Those wanting a bit more plot with their racing had to settle for games like the Need For Speed series, which (generally) told a...

Building on the work of the geniuses at CryTek, creators of the new CryENGINE3 video game engine, BeamNG has found a way to model vehicle crashes with incredible realism--within the world where your character hacks, slashes, shoots, and otherwise causes mayhem. The video, dug up from Reddit by...

Bryan Heitkotter is living every Gran Turismo player's dream: he won GT Academy in 2011 and is now a race car driver for Nissan. He battles it out in a Nissan 370Z endurance race car across the globe. Last week we were fortunate enough to sit shotgun in a 2013 Nissan GT-R Black Edition for a hot...

A sequel to last year’s popular NASCAR video game NASCAR The Game 2011 is in the works and is due out in stores this fall. The new game will be called NASCAR The Game: Inside Line and it's once again being designed for multiple platforms including Microsoft’s Xbox 360, Sony’s...

If you want to learn how to race cars, having NASCAR’s Tony Stewart or Formula One’s Lewis Hamilton as a coach is a pretty solid way to start. If you could actually hire either superstar driver, you’d pay a staggering amount to be told that your lines are sloppy, you’re...

The problem with a track day terror like the Ariel Atom is this: it may be fun to flog around the nearest road course. but it isn’t much fun to drive on public roads to and from the track, especially if the weather is less than ideal. Then there’s the issue of tires to think about: if...

If you've dreamed of becoming a race car driver, but could never find the time or the money it takes to get serious on your own, the Nissan GT Academy is a proven path--but only for a lucky, highly-skilled few. Nonetheless, it's open to anyone who thinks they have what it takes, and it's getting...

If you're a gamer and into racing titles, you'll know the rivalry between Forza Motorsport 4 on the Xbox 360 and Gran Turismo 5 on the PS3 is as intense as that between Ford and GM. Gran Turismo has always had the realism and car diversity, Forza the greater fun factor and better online play. With...

Forza Motorsport 4 for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has been winning fans all across the country since its launch late last year. That’s because in addition to being an incredibly fun way to spend an afternoon, the video game also offers ultra-realistic graphics, and as we found out recently...

The Mazda 787B race car was an instantaneous legend. Driven to victory in the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hour race, it remains both the only Japanese car ever to win the race, and the only rotary-engined winner too. Perhaps even more than its shape, the defining characteristic of the 787B is its piercing...

Fans of Xbox 360 racing title Forza Motorsport 4 won't be doing much egg-hunting this easter, as Turn 10 studios has announced the latest pack of ten new vehicles. The April Alpinestars pack will soon be available to download, and includes everything from iconic cars to the latest racing...

The latest version of the DiRT video game franchise promises gaming's most advanced vehicle damage engine, perfect for demolition derby competition.

The Palatov DP4 (renamed to D4 of late), if you aren't fully up to date on your track day esoterica, is one beastly little superkart of a machine, available in forms up to 300 horsepower with weights as low as 800 pounds. Oh, and it can be fitted with all-wheel drive. To make things even more...

The latest "Test Drive" franchise video game puts players in 50 different Ferrari models, on 36 unique circuits.

A soon-to-be-available ALMS Pack for Forza 4 gives players 10 new cars, including the Audi R18 TDI and the Mazda 787B.

If you've been enjoying Forza Motorsport 4 but didn't get in there with a pre-order, missing out on some bonus cars, then you're in luck. Available right now on Xbox Live for 560 Microsoft Points is the Launch Bonus Pack, containing ten of the cars previously available only to those who pre-ordered...

Racing meets destruction derby meets hooning mayhem: DiRT Showdown, coming this May, promises all of these things. From the look of the images and work-in-progress gameplay video, it may just live up to the promise. Excellent graphics, detailed damage, and three gameplay modes promise entertaining...

PlayStation racing gamers should today be able to get their hands on the third download package for Gran Turismo 5, the console's seminal racing title. Following on from the first downloadable content back in October and another just before Christmas, the third package gives GT5 fans the option of...