#ffd700 Aurum, 79Au, #ffd700... gold! As previewed by Slightly Mad Studios' Creative Director, Andy Tudor, in a tweet last week, Project CARS has reached the presses. https://twitter.com/realandytudor/status/588045893317820416 Since then, 'Final Build' status has been reached and an early May release for Project CARS has been confirmed. Those release … [Read more...]
Video: ‘Bikes!’ Part 1
How do you survive the wait for a new bike racing season? What else but games?! Join us for Part 1 of 'Bikes!' http://youtu.be/22VOhjFkBEQ Despite a wealth of racing categories, a long history and excitement that at least matches anything from four-wheeled pursuits, motorbike games have a chequered past. For all that two wheels can offer, game releases over the years … [Read more...]
Ride: Three First-Person Views
Here's a final preview video before moving to races for the Ride demo's three bikes. We'll add longer coverage for each of the three models so that everything is included from the Superbike and Supersport classes to the 2014 Triumph Street Triple R 'Naked' bike that is seen from behind the bars in the recording below. For this tour, we return to the full-course Sierra … [Read more...]
Ride: Kawasaki ZX-10R Walkaround Video
Ride returns in our second video for a 1-minute 'walkaround' featuring Kawasaki's ZX-10R superbike. A slow circular glide concentrates on what lies at the centre of this game – the bike! http://youtu.be/aXTESs0qNLQ The ZX-10R on display here stands in its 'stock' form. The Ride demo does include limited upgrade options, so we'll race to earn in-game credits and add the … [Read more...]
Ride: On-Board PC Demo Preview
Before extending to more comprehensive Ride video coverage, we're uploading a set of brief previews. Starting off the series, we have an on-board mode. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJMd4bBRKmY Ride includes two more first-person views. Another preview video will follow to show those this weekend before we move to races and the more comfortable third-person … [Read more...]
Video: Ride North Wales GAMEPLAY Trailer
With barely five weeks to go until its arrival, Ride has reappeared with a new gameplay trailer. North Wales is the chosen region this time round. At first glance, it's a fairly good blending of places within what's really a geographically diverse area that goes from wide sandy beaches to remote hills and lake-strewn mountain ranges. The game has a stylised look, sure – but … [Read more...]
Retro: GP500 TT Mountain Preview
Before the turn of the new century, PC sims still had a prominent place on store shelves. For a brief spell in the immediate years up to and around 2000, bikes featured too. Until then, bike fans had traditionally been served poorly in games. Perhaps a combination of the nature of riding and the technology available, very few games held appeal. They typically looked, sounded … [Read more...]
Video: Ride Imola Ducati 1199 Superleggera GAMEPLAY Trailer
Seven weeks before Release Day, Milestone has created another gameplay trailer for Ride. The machinery and course introductions continue with footage of another in-game lap. On this occasion, the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola is the venue – a pick from one of Ride's Historic-class circuits. Following the charismatic Aprilia, Milestone … [Read more...]
Video: Ride Sierra Nevada GAMEPLAY Trailer and Pre-Orders
As it began to tease late last year with Ride, Milestone is rolling away from pure track racing this Spring. Ride will feature over 100 bikes in four different machine categories and away from an included selection of historic circuits, players will race over city and country courses. Show me the road... This week's Ride update begins with what proves to be the best preview … [Read more...]
WRC 5: All-Formats Announcement
WRC 5 is on the way! Big Ben Interactive has released a 'reveal' trailer for the next instalment in the modern World Rally Championship family. Autumn 2015 is the current wide release window laid down for a fresh spin on WRC as Kylotonn Games takes up the mantle. With Milestone having held the series all the way through four main 'official' WRC games and a … [Read more...]
GRID Autosport: Mini Cup Video
We say 'hello' at OnlineRaceDriver to our new team member, Ben, with the first of his XBOX 360 game videos. Our initial meeting gets off to a noteworthy start as our new contributor, muscle car appreciator and virtual racer takes us for an introductory look at GRID Autosport. The Mighty Mini Ben takes us to an early stage of his GRID Autosport career through the sights and … [Read more...]
F1 2013: Jerez Williams FW12 Video
Though nothing has been said of F1 2015, Codemasters' upcoming F1 2014 won't include any 'Classic' content. Being in a bit of a Grand Prix swing at the moment, we're feeling that it's a good time to add some older cars to our F1 coverage. As F1 2013 prepares to depart the top step, OnlineRaceDriver adds another F1 reference point with one of 2013's memorable cars. The … [Read more...]
F1 2014: Steam Pre-Order Open Now
Behind all of the F1 2014 and F1 2015 fanfare in recent weeks, one format remained oddly in the shadows for download pricing: the PC. As noted in our earlier Red Bull Hot Lap feature that included news of F1 2014 and Codemasters' general plans for next year, information on pricing was non-existent on F1 2014's Steam page. Thankfully, it has been updated. Released on the … [Read more...]
Simraceway: Lotus 72 Brands Hatch Video
Simraceway is here again and we're running at Kent's Brands Hatch Circuit. This over-before-you-know-it run covers the longer Grand Prix layout. The car is Emerson Fittipaldi's 1973 race and Constructors Championship-winning Lotus 72. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xJ9aZn7u3A Though their individual driving campaigns were hampered by several retirements between them, … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Lakeville Raceway Lancer Evo X Video
We continue our return to Project CARS with Build 797 as we go 'under cover' following Snetterton and an open Formula Rookie cockpit. Evolution at Lakeville The 'cover' in this case is Mitsubishi's Lancer Evolution X FQ-400. The Norfolk airfield is left behind for the West Coast of North America to look at Lakeville Raceway. This is the slightly shorter … [Read more...]