When it comes to sim gamers, nothing is too expensive or too out of the ordinary. They will pay any price to have an experience that is as close to the real thing as possible. Meet the VRX iMotion. Nvidia was showing this bad boy off at their booth at CES this year, so I just had to give it a whirl. More »
You know, when we look back at this generation of consoles the DiRT franchise may end up being the defining series of rally games. The original DiRT was an early classic and DiRT 2, while it didn’t appeal to rally purists, expanded the market and took the initiative in pushing the genre in new directions. DiRT 3? Well, it may be the best of the lot. More »
Ah, Monaco. A charming Principality, famous for its azure harbours, Grace Kelly and… car rallies. Lots and lots of car rallies. The folks over at Codemasters would like to invite you to this car-racing paradise in their newest gameplay trailer for Dirt 3, giving a glimpse of the title’s Rallycross, Gymkhana and Head 2 Head stages. More »
You know, if you asked me to pick my favourite driving game of the past few years, it wouldn’t have the words “Turismo” or “Forza” in the title. More »
Dirt 3 due out Tuesday, will also include a single-use code to enable online access – a growing trend, if not the new norm, in console games with heavy online components. The “VIP Pass” also comes with a set of five vehicles, and it’s free in retail copies. If you get a used copy of the game and the code doesn’t work, you’ll have to pay Codemasters to get one over Xbox Live or PSN. [MCV] More »
We’ve spoken to a few sports stars in our time, in various guises, trying to sell their latest game, but very few are as informed, or as friendly, as Rally legend Cody Crocker. We spoke in-depth to Cody about his love of racing games, his aborted game development career, and the art of creating the perfect steering wheel set up. More »
