Video games

Eager to get your hands on the all-new 2015 BMW M4? Of course you are. It should prove to be an amazingly capable machine that thrills and delights all who jump behind the steering wheel. You're going to have to wait a bit though, and you'll need to save quite a bit of money. Or you could just go...

When the Mercedes-Benz Vision Gran Turismo concept made its debut at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show, it was revealed that the stunning supercar was just one of a handful of concepts commissioned by the creators of Gran Turismo for the sixth instalment of the popular video game. Another is...

For car enthusiasts, the life of a car designer must seem like one of the best jobs in the world--getting to exercise your creative freedom to come up with rolling works of art, and forming the cars we drive years before anyone else gets to see them. That's the best-case scenario, anyway. Even if...

Gran Turismo 6 for Sony’s PlayStation 3, which goes on sale today, features over 1,200 cars including some pretty exciting concepts. One concept in particular is a familiar one, as it is a preview of the second-generation NSX due out in 2015. Acura has confirmed today that its NSX concept...

The appearance of Italy's most famous automaker is always something to celebrate in a new video game. Fans will rejoice then at the news that Ferrari is set to drop into the latest Need For Speed title, Need For Speed: Rivals. Rivals will pitch racers into an open world environment called Redview...

It's now just a few weeks until the launch of one of 2013's most anticipated racing titles: Gran Turismo 6. To mark the occasion, the official Gran Turismo website has launched a new trailer, plus a full car and track list for the game. It sees some old GT favorites return in incredible detail, as...

The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is already winning accolades—and track comparisons. Soon, it will be aiming straight at the heart of the video game world with a special car that will be featured in the upcoming release of Gran Turismo 6. The gaming world still has a month to wait until...

Earlier this year, the Audi R18 e-tron quattro took the top spot at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Soon, gamers will be able to race a virtual R18 at a virtual Circuit de la Sarthe in Forza Motorsport 5. To cement that connection, Forza's creators at Turn 10 Studios produced a video chronicling both...

Downloadable content featuring the legendary Brazilian F1 driver will be available for the latest Gran Turismo game.

Five years ago firing birds from catapults into other objects would have you put away for animal cruelty, but these days it's considered perfectly normal behavior--at least in the mobile device series Angry Birds. Come December 11, the Birds are back in an entirely new take on the Angry Birds...

All of the talk about apathetic hipsters and indifferent Gen Y yuppies not wanting anything to do with cars is bunk. Grand Theft Auto V, a video game centered around the process of acquiring and driving cars (often to hoontastic heights) just made $800 million in its first day on sale. Take that...

Teased yesterday, the collaboration between McLaren and Forza Motorsport 5 to create a flipbook-style animation from a series of still images strung around the perimeter of a race track, filmed from an MP4-12C has come to life. This is Forza FilmSpeed. We can't really imagine a more impractical way...

Remember flip books? If you're over 30 years of age, you probably played with them as a kid. You know, before we all had GameBoys in our pockets. A bunch of images are drawn on successive pages, and when you flip through them, an animated scene comes to life. Now imagine doing that with a McLaren...

Racing simulators have been quite popular for a number of years now. The average virtual racer consumes the digitized cars and tracks by way of console games such as Forza and Gran Turismo. It's the world of PC-based simulators, however, that offer up the most hardcore virtual racing experience...

Haven't heard of the Bravado Banshee? Then you're not a Grand Theft Auto fan, as it's one of the game's most recognizable cars. Soon, it will be recognizable in reality, as the teams at Rockstar Games and GameStop have joined forces to create a version you can actually drive--and win. A contest to...

Racing games are coming thick and fast from the Gamescom exhibition in Cologne, Germany, but one of the most important games on show is the latest installment in the Forza Motorsport series, Forza 5 (FM5). Gamers were able to try the next-gen racer on the Forza stand, but the game's appearance also...

The circuit at Spa Francorchamps is a tricky, history-rich set of elevation-changing curves. From catastrophic accidents to utterly brilliant passes, it highlights both car and driver in a way few modern F1 circuits manage. Fortunately, you don't have to book a flight to Belgium and find a few...

Need For Speed games, like the Fast and Furious movies they mimicked for a few years in the mid-2000s, are a bit of a guilty pleasure. The crazy driving, running from the police and modifying your car is all a bit of a release after another stressful day. And the new game, Need For Speed Rivals...

Games have professed to offer open-world layouts before, but short of flight simulators few games have offered the entirety of the United States to explore. That's exactly what Ubisoft's new racing title The Crew offers though, set to launch on next-generation games consoles and putting the cities...

Polyphony Digital, creator of the Gran Turismo racing game franchise, has teamed up with automakers all around the world to further blur the lines between video games and reality. Top makes like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Alfa Romeo and Aston Martin have designed dedicated concept vehicles for the game's...