With all of the hype being pumped into the Need For Speed franchise by video game developers Electronic Arts, it would seem that the highly anticipated release of the latest Real Driving Simulator is falling by the wayside. That won’t be the case if the marketing department at Gran Turismo 5’s creators Polyphony Digital has anything to say about it. These screenshots of the game’s menu screen show off the designers ability to blend intricately designed sports cars with highly detailed backgrounds and ever evolving humans.
The vehicle on display is a GT500 Nissan GT-R from Japan’s Super GT racing series. If this were an SAT question we could ask "V8 Super cars is to Austrialia as Super GT is to (blank)", and you ought to know that the four door race cars from down under are bigger than NASCAR is here in the U.S. In what looks like over a billion polygons of GT-R you can see the extensive detail that the game’s designers went to as evident by the countless louvers and intricate head lamps. The surroundings look to be a plaza somewhere in western Europe because of all the German tourists and the Foto hut, but the best part about the people is that they have gained an extra dimension, just another display of the extent that the team at Polyphony go to.
From what we can tell from the images, Gran Turismo 5 will offer the classic Arcade mode, online gameplay, something that looks like the best birthday present ever, the tedious driver tests, some sort of a manage everything garage, a multimedia center, and the usual tools for adjusting the game settings and a place to save your progress. From previous experience we aren’t going to bother predicting when GT5 will be available, but one thing is for certain, no matter how many delays each new version of Gran Turismo endures, they are always well worth the wait.
The automotive video game studio Electronic Arts is hedging a lot on their latest installment of the Need for Speed series, SHIFT. The videogame is focused mainly on “driver experience” and has a really good artificial intelligence component. The creators did not want to settle for simply a nice looking game, but also wanted a game that would make players feel like real race drivers. EA is ramping up their promotions before the game becomes available for sale later on this month on September 15. They have released a full list of playable automobiles and race tracks, but if that isn’t enough to entice you, there is one mre tantalizing preorder promotion special.
Depending on which online video game retailer you buy it from Need for Speed: SHIFT will reward you with either a very powerful BMW E92 M3 GT2 car, the popular race ready Porsche Cayman S or gamers can compete in five exclusive Elite Series races, featuring pre-tuned cars available nowhere else, in this case it is a Nissan GT-R SpecV in full race livery. The only way to get one of these special edition vehicles is to preorder the game, at least you will guarantee that there is a copy waiting for you when the game hits stores September 15th.
From the looks of these images and the track video after the jump the hype may be well worth it. From the realistic game footage to the wide variety of high performance machines from around the world, we just might considering ordering ours from Amazon.
If you are a fan of this steering wheel setup from CTA digital then you definitely have a serious addiction to gaming. The reason iPhone applications have become so popular is because they allow users to pass the time with a quick escape from reality and then put them away for a return to real life. The last thing that we can imagine any iPhone user doing, is carrying the box containing the rather large device with them incase they get the urge to play Need For Speed on their cell phone. Imagine pulling the flat rimmed steering wheel out of your bag and then suction cupping the base to the table while your boss blabbers on and on, it just won’t happen.
The only place where you should use this thing is at home where you won’t be embarrassed to break out your adjustable steering wheel, but if you are a hard core enough gamer to own this then you will most likely have a full-fledged PS3, plasma TV, Xbox 360 surround sound stereo setup, much better than the couple of pieces of shiny plastic that are going to get used a handful of times before it is lost to the darkest regions of some hall way closet.
It appears that the game makers of the upcoming Forza Motorsport 3 are make a strong attempt at earning a bit of respect from fans of the Japanese Domestic Market with a group screen shots from the soon to be X-box video game. Representing the old school is most important JDM ride of all time, the Datsun 510. The capable economy car single handedly jumpstarted the sport compact craze when it came stateside and began winning SCCA races underneath the purebred sports car the 240 Z. They have also included an old Toyota Supra Celica and one of our favorites the Toyota Celica All-Trac, the WRC homologation special.
Their representation of modern muscle could be a little stronger; there is the V8 powered Lexus IS-F, however it’s not the Evolution model. There is also a Mitsubishi EVO IX and the brand new hatchback STI. It would have been nice to see a TME Lancer and a 22B Impreza with their big wings and boxed fenders, but since this is only a preview things may still work out for the third installment of Forza because they did include the often under appreciated but very proficient Mazdaspeed3.
For the hardcore fans of Japanese motoring, the race cars seen here include the Le Mans racing R390 GT1 from Nissan as well as the R34 Skyline GT-R JGTC car, while the newer Toyota Soarer races in the Super GT. Representing the most advanced form of modern day endurance racing is Acura’s current LMP1 competitor. Overall it looks like Forza will get the JDM stamp of approval, but they ought to think about adding a few more cars from the land of the rising sun like the Toyota 200GT, a Hakosuka GT-R and that 22B we mentioned earlier.<
All of the Gran Turismo fans out there are familiar with the game’s producers difficulty establishing the licensing rights to use some of the more exotic sports cars in the Real Driving Simulator. Almost every GT5 enthusiast was thrilled after finding out that the latest version of the video game would feature the Italian super car builder Ferrari for the first time.
We now have some more good news, and that is the other exotic Italian automakers Lamborghini and Bugatti will be featured in Gran Turismo PSP and, presumably in Gran Turismo 5 for the Sony PS3 gaming console as well.
The announcement was made by Sony and Polyphony Digital, the games creators, in a special preorder promotion for the hand held GT for PSP. The electronic conglomerate promised that aside from what we already know, that the portable version of the best racing game of all time will give you playable access to cars like the Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari Enzo, GTbyCitroen, Nissan GTR V-Spec and the almighty 1974 Lamborghini Countach LP400.
In today’s modern media society, it is a great honor to be on the cover of a videogame. No matter whether you are an NBA all star or an NFL rookie of the year, if you are chosen to be featured as the first thing that any video game enthusiast sees when they pick up the game, then it is a sign that they have truly made it. So now there is some very good news for American automotive enthusiasts. That is because the future Gran Turismo PSP will feature the hottest Corvette ever built: the new ZR-1. Why was it chosen over all the other sports cars in the world? According to the game’s creator Kazunori Yamauchi "American cars are so full of peoples’ dreams, and that’s what makes them so great."
In a recent interview the CEO of Polyphony Digital had this to say: "This spring I visited Detroit a few times, mainly to see the factories of the Big 3, and their museums and archives. What I came to realize in those visits was that the designs and mechanisms of American cars, in all eras over the years, have always been aimed towards a bright new future that all little kids dream about, and always full of emotion.
And as you all know, the game “Gran Turismo” was a video game that was nurtured by the kindness of the automotive industry, and that’s why I wanted us to make something, that could cheer up people in the industry.
Many GM cars representative from the Autorama days have really helped build the foundations of my sense of beauty and values regarding cars, but something that has always been deep within my heart over the years is the long line of Corvettes. And the newest Corvette is the C6 ZR-1."
Speculators suggested that this would be an all new model for the German sports car maker’s lineup; a shooting brake to go along with the new open air roadster. But alas, the truth has surfaced about the modified Cayman’s true nature. It turns out that there was a large metal hatch underneath the canvas tent, but this is no future production model. Instead the Cayman Shooting Brake was specially developed for the virtual world with a starring role in the Forza Motorsport 3 racing videogame.
Just because the Porsche Shooting Brake is destined for Xbox’s instead of highways, it doesn’t mean that an actual production model is impossible. Consider the GT by Citroen; this car existed exclusively in the realm of Gran Turismo before the French automaker even considered an actual full scale working model. These days videogames are an important part of an automaker’s market research, the driving simulators give consumers a chance to familiarize themselves with sometimes unconventional automobiles’ physical and performance characteristics in a fun environment that can end up creating an extraordinary amount of enthusiasm about the new vehicle without ever having to stamp any sheet metal.
Mini Nitros is an online game that lets you design your own car, modify its features and then select whichever race track you wish to compete on.
Here’s how it works; first select the car of your choice. Then click and drag from the available points to modify your car’s skills. Finally select the race track of your choice.
While racing, use the arrow keys to move around and press the space bar to use your nitro, because after all, that’s what the game is all about!
Don’t know about you, but we really believe this game looks pretty hot! Developed for the Wii and Nintendo DS consoles, Need For Speed Nitro features cars like Audi R8, the Lamborghini Reventon, the Nissan Skyline and the 1969 Dodge Charger R/T.
Most of us won’t admit it but the one of the main arguments we have in buying an iPhone is due to the innumerable number of applications we can store in them – most specifically on game applications that we spend countless of hours playing whenever the mood strikes us. As such, we’re always on the lookout for the next iPhone game we can hang our hats on be addicted to it.
So when a revolutionary new racing game is being brewed up for the iPhone, we stand up and take attention. Word around the block is being said about a new technology in our iPhone gameplay that allows us to link the game Firemint Real Racing to Youtube courtesy of automatic video captures, which are recorded and uploaded on YouTube for the entire world to see. Talk about putting your best foot forward, huh?
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