Gran Turismo’s producer, Kazunori Yamauchi, recently showed off what his latest creation, combined with Sony’s latest hand held gaming system are capable of. Gran Turismo pushes the PSP to its limits, offering all the familiar game-play that brings racing enthusiasts coming back time and time again. The hand held version plays with stunning resolution at 60 frames per seconds, and the game will feature over 800 cars and 35 tracks to race on when it comes out on October 1, 2009.
Exciting news for fans of the home console based PS3 who are eagerly waiting for the fifth installment of Gran Turismo to hit retailers. Yamauichi promised that not only will gamers be able to take the real driving simulator with them wherever they go; he announced that GT5 will also be hitting stores on the same day, so remember, don’t plan on doing anything until the second week of October.
EA Sports and Criterion Games went on vacation, with their latest installment of Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island, and now its time to watch the home movies. This video is part 2 of the Big Surf Island Tour and is packed with over 8 minutes of in game footage. If you want to see as much as you can about the game before you buy it, we suggest that you study up, especially for those extreme jumps. The video shows off brand new cars and brand new offline and online game progression packed with lots and lots of cool new info for this Thursday’s release and loads of previously unseen footage.
The Big Surf Island instalment of Burnout Paradise will go on sale this Thursday June 11th and can be on your Xbox for only 1000 Microsoft points or $12.99, £9.99, €12.99. So no matter what your currency, Bill Gates has a plan for you. The add on is quite a bargain packing in so much game play for so little money.
Need For Speed SHIFT is the first true racing simulator for the franchise. The video talks about the new Driver Profile feature for SHIFT. According to the game’s developers, yes, it is all about you behind the wheel!
JAs E.A. Sports’ J-esse Abney explained: The evolution as a race driver from event to event that reflects who you are on the track. Will you be feared or respected? This persona is shaped by tactics used in the race, be it aggressive driving or precise driving, presenting degrees of who you are, playing this personality up throughout the interface and game presentation.
Although the production version of the Lexus LF-A will make its official debut this October at the Tokyo Motor Show, there is a way that you can get behind the wheel of Lexus’s first ever super car today. All you need is a video game console and a copy of Need for Speed SHIFT. Judging from these photographs, it looks like the Lexus will be a playable vehicle in the upcoming racing simulator from EA Sports.
Need for Speed SHIFT is the latest offering from the NFS family of video games, in an attempt to change things up from the previous versions, SHIFT, will be a dedicated racing simulator. The game will feature 18 race tracks in all, with some patterned after actual circuits like the Nurburgring, Silverstone, Laguna Seca and Spa Francorchamps. It would be interesting to see if the LF-A could go around the ‘Ring for 24 hours in the video game without catching on fire.
The trailer for the long awaited fifth installment of the Gran Turismo franchise has finally be released on the internet. GT5 will feature a total of 800 playable automobiles and 35 tracks to race them on. If you have played GT5 Prologue, you will know that Gran Turismo has finally acquired the licensing rights from Ferrari, and now features the Italian super carmaker’s vehicles in the game. The trailer also reveals that the game’s creators have also gotten licensing from a couple of new racing series like NASCAR and WRC. Another all new feature for GT5 is crash damage; it is debatable as to how this will affect the real driving simulator.
In very Gran Truismo fashion, the game’s creators Polyphony Digital, have yet to announce the release date for the full version of the much anticipated GT5 for the Sony PS3 game console, after all, the date can’t be delayed if there isn’t one. The video game developer will also be releasing a hand held version of the game for Sony’s new PSP portable gaming device sometime this Fall.
The third installment of the popular Forza Motorsport racing simulator for the Xbox videogame console will make its debut at the E3 convention later on this month. The game will feature exotics like the V10 powered Audi R8 and the retro classic Ford GT. There will even be everyday sports cars like the Nissan 370Z. The game won’t be released until October, so we invite you to watch the trailer and dream of playing your very own copy of Forza Motorsport 3.
The Swedish automaker Volvo has officially launched "Volvo-the game". The racing inspired videogame is now officially available for download at www.volvocars.com/game.
The star of the game is the new S60 Concept, but players can choose from five other Volvos as well. Amongst them is the “green” Volvo C30 racecar that is currently competing in the STCC (Swedish Touring Car Championship), the previous Volvo S60 that also competed in the STCC, the Volvo S40 that notched up many notable successes in the BTCC (British Touring Car Championship), the Volvo 850, an estate car that became a legend in the BTCC, and finally a true racing classic from the past, the Volvo 240 Turbo Group A.
EA Sports and Criterion Games are going on vacation, with their latest installment of Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island. The game features some new modes as well as the familiar car crashing action that made the original video game so good. However, the most fun will be had from the all-new extreme jumps. Check it out on June 11th when Big Surf Island hits stores.
At last, the long awaited third installment in the Forza Motorsport video game trilogy for the Xbox 360 will make its world debut at the Electronic Entertainment Expo at the L.A. Convention Center next month. Along with the racing simulator, the games creators will also be showing off their new Porsche 911 Turbo S steering wheel controller, created by Fanatec, specifically for Forza.
Furthermore, a Fanatec spokesperson revealed that the new racing video game controller will support a newly added feature for the upcoming release. Do you want to know what it is? So do we, it looks like no one will know until after the E3 Expo. So stay tuned to Top Speed for future updates about Forza as well as other excellent racing video games.
Need for Speed is at it again, they must have been reading Top Speed when we talked about them tantalizing Nissan enthusiasts with classic models both new and old. These most recent screen shots of the racing simulator, SHIFT, come courtesy of Speedhunters. If you liked seeing the Hakosuka GT-R in its red, white and blue race livery; feast your eyes on this: a clean silver on black example complete with fender flares in the rear.
One of the NFS team’s goals was to create realistic racing action, both outside the vehicles as well as in the cockpit, and they have done a fantastic job. Grabbing the virtual steering wheel with your video game hand will probably be as close as you will ever come to sitting behind the wheel of this Japanese classic.
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