I’m generally not given to hyperbole, especially in the headlines of pieces I write, but there’s just no other way to put this.  Mario Kart Wii, for the Wii, may well be the best racing game I’ve played yet.
There really isn’t much of a plot here to speak of, but basically, you play as one [...]

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Racing fans everywhere mourned the death of the great Colin McRae after his unfortunate helicopter accident back in 2007. Furthermore it left fans of the popular DiRT series wondering if the franchise would push on.
Well, despite the tragic death, 2008 rolled around and DiRT 2 was announced still sporting the Colin McRae branding. The game’s title [...]

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Limited Edition games are nothing new, especially when it comes to highly anticipated ones, like Forza Motorsport 3.
Microsoft has revealed that a Limited Edition Forza 3 will be released, which will include the game, a 2 GB Forza 3 branded USB key chain, several exclusive in-game cars, a dashboard theme and a “VIP Membership” [...]

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The gaming press has voted and the list of nominees for best of E3 2009 has been released. Full list after the jump.
Best Of Show:
Brütal Legend (Double Fine Productions/EAP for PS3, Xbox 360)
Mass Effect 2 (BioWare/Electronic Arts for Xbox 360, PC)
Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Splinter Cell Conviction (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for [...]

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It seems that Forza 3 still has some surprises up its sleeves, despite over a hundred tracks and 400 cars shipping on 2 DVDs, Microsoft has confirmed that Forza 3 will also include the popular and prestigious Le Mans race track, including the 24 hour multi-class racing mode.
Things are certainly looking interesting for Xbox 360 [...]

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The technology was just announced at E3 09 and already Microsoft is ready to put the technology to work on live TV on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Both Project Natal and the tech’s creative director Kudo Tsunoda made an appearance to show off the same two games that were featured during E3; a game where [...]

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Need for Speed: Undercover was nothing short of a flop but EA hopes to regain the community’s loyalty to the brand with Need for Speed Shift and Need for Speed Nitro. However, if these games still don’t prove to be a success EA has a little secret up their sleeves; Criterion Games.
Yes, the guys behind [...]

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Before we get started, if you missed the trailer that was showcased during Turn 10 Studios’ Forza 3 keynote, be sure to check it out above.
Now, the trailer is amazing itself with all of the cars perfectly choreographed but the real catch is that it was made entirely with Forza Motorsport 3’s in-game video editor. [...]

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Turn 10 seems to be very impressed by their upcoming racing sim Forza 3. While they mentioned the game as the “ultimate racing sim of this generation” at E3 — despite the fact that neither Forza 3 or arch rival Gran Turismo 5 have been released — Turn 10’s Dan Greenwalt said that the Gran [...]

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The E3 teaser trailer for Microsoft’s Joyride, a free game to be released on Xbox Live Arcade. It’s a cartoon styled racing game that makes it possible to use your avatar from Xbox Live and race others.

Tags: Adventure, DLC, Driving, joyride, xbla, Xbox 360

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To celebrate their recent unveiling of Forza Motorsport 3 (which was done at this year’s E3), Turn 10 Studios has announced that they will be giving players the chance to get their virtual hands on the above Audi RS4 free of charge. Turn 10 says that the RS4 features “all-new Forza 3 flavor and style along with [...]

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The game’s been in development for what, like 3 years now? And then back in April of last year Polyphony Digital went ahead and released Gran Turismo 5 Prologue to hold gamers over until the actual release hit store shelves.
Well, from the same convention Gran Turismo 5 was announced at 3 years prior (E3) comes [...]

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Turn 10 was present at the Microsoft conference, and they finally (!) unveiled and confirmed Forza 3. Turn 10’s Dan Greenwalt called Forza 3 “the definitive racing game of this generation” — despite the fact that Gran Turismo 5 still isn’t out. Nevertheless, Forza features the same customization options as Forza 2, plus over 400 [...]

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Despite securing the title of having the worlds largest playable game environment, FUEL may find its way onto store shelves a week later than originally anticipated.
We are going to have to hold judgement on this one until Codemasters comes out and confirms this one as VG247 (the site that first reported this) is based in [...]

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As you can see above, Asobo Studio’s has recently secured themelves a spot in the Guiness World Book of Records for the “largest playable videogame environment”.
The game Asobo will recieve the award for is FUEL, a racing title set in a world annihilated by global warming. Players will be able to take to the enormous [...]

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