Hot Wheels appears to be teasing a brand new game coming to the Nintendo Switch, and it’s just around the corner from being unveiled. A tweet from the Hot Wheels Twitter account, features some kind of teaser that appears to point towards a brand new Hot Wheels game being revealed …
Read More »Need for Speed Payback Derelict location guide
The Need for Speed Payback derelicts are basically the collectibles of the racing world, and tracking them down is not only enjoyable but also adds five wrecks to your garage, which can then be fixed up into much better rides than the standard vehicles you’ll encounter in the game. Naturally …
Read More »Best Crash Team Racing characters: Who are the top racers in Nitro Fueled?
Even though the stats for each racer were visibly displayed in the original game, there’s always been some disparity between the best Crash Team Racing characters. Is N. Tropy better than Nitros Oxide? Is Penta Penguin really the fastest character? In Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled, the original roster of …
Read More »How Forza Motorsport 7 is using Xbox One X to make the most spectacular looking Forza yet
Xbox and Forza go hand in wheel. The two are so inextricably linked that to conceive of one without the other would be like having a finish line without a chequered flag, or a podium without a winner’s step. Just as Motorsport 5 was the posterchild of the Xbox One …
Read More »The five best tracks in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The best Mario Kart game in the series got even better with the recent launch of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch. It takes the highly accessible, family-friendly racing approach introduced in Super Mario Kart on the SNES and enhances everything out with gorgeous graphics, an incredible soundtrack, and …
Read More »Burnouts creative director Alex Ward takes us behind the scenes of the acclaimed racing series
Burnout Paradise Remastered is out now on PS4 and Xbox One, so we’re taking a look back at the racing series. This interview was originally conducted by Official Xbox Magazine in May 2016 When life gives Alex Ward lemons, he makes it rain lemon juice. As the co-founder of Criterion …
Read More »Gran Turismo Sport gets delayed to 2017
Gran Turismo’s cars are speedy and reliable, its development timetables less so. Sony and Polyphony Digital have confirmed that Gran Turismo Sport (opens in new tab) (the first entry of the flagship racing series for the PS4 generation) is no longer planned for release in November. GT Sport’s new release …
Read More »Driveclub VR just made me a whole lot better at racing games, and I barely had to try
Mario Kart excepted, I’m not the best in the world at racing games. I’m not bad, by any means, but it takes me a little while to get properly calibrated to a new driving sim’s feel. The nuances of the handling, the freedom – or not – of the drifting, …
Read More »Nintendos Wii U sales are in a tailspin, but there is a (drastic) way out
This morning Nintendo announced the current state of its finances. The current state is not good. Following an earlier prediction of 9 million Wii U sales for 2013/2014, the company has taken a broadsword to its expectations, hacking the console’s expected retail prospects to just 2.8 million. Worldwide. Not good. …
Read More »Forza 5 now comes with Xbox One Day One Edition consoles
Microsoft has added Forza Motorsport 5 to its Xbox One Day One Edition console pre-order promotion in Europe. Day One Edition consoles come with a commemorative controller, a code to unlock an exclusive Achievement, and were previously offered with a free copy of FIFA 14. Yesterday the company announced an …
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