News

Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth Cravings Before Twisted Metal’s Return

Irrationally excited for the return of Twisted Metal to the PlayStation? The PS3 sequel won’t be out until some time in 2011, but United Front Games’ ModNation Racers is going to make the wait slightly easier.


July 3, 2010
In Real Life

BP Oil Spill Seeps Into PlayStation 3 Game

This is a user-created race car in ModNation Racers. Its paint job comes with a twist. Covered in oil splatters and BP logos this kart proves no matter how cuddly the medium, the BP oil spill is serious business.


June 17, 2010

Reader Review: ModNation Racers

Kotaku AU

Do you have what it takes to get a review published right here on Kotaku? Dana does, as she takes her mohawked avatar for a spin in ModNation.


June 2, 2010
News

Virgin Gaming Partners With Sony, Counts Down To E3

A tournament ad packed inside Canadian copies of ModNation Racers leads us to a Virgin Gaming countdown clock, indicating June 14 as the date for the unveiling of Virgin’s new gaming service, along with an early partnership with Sony.


May 28, 2010
News

Load-Time-Shortening ModNation Racers Update In The Works

ModNation Racers on PlayStation 3 may be a fine racing game, but its frequent 30-plus-second load times are lamentable. Good thing one of the game’s producers told us a fix is coming.


May 27, 2010
News

ModNation Racers Creator Talks Playing, Creating And Sharing Beer

Find out how cake and beer helped one studio produce the massive creative racing engine that is ModNation Racers in this week’s Kotaku Talk Radio Podcast, now available for download.


ModNation Racers Review: Where The Vinyl Meets The Road

The PlayStation 3 Play Create Share initiative takes to the streets with ModNation Racers, the urban vinyl-fuelled kart racer from United Front Studios. Let’s take it for spin.


May 23, 2010
In Real Life

Jesus Is My Co-Pilot In ModNation Racers

ModNation Racers was pitched as a kind of kart-racer meets LittleBigPlanet, so half the fun is in the character customisations. These homages to Spider-Man, David Hasselhoff and The Bride from Kill Bill show how deep the creation engine runs.


May 18, 2010

Sony’s VP Of Trash-Talking Sony’s CEO

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What happens when Sony’s hilarious mouthpiece Kevin Butler goes head to head against Sony Computer Entertainment America’s CEO and President Jack Tretton in ModNation Racers? “Tell me more, grown-up child actor.”


April 30, 2010
In Real Life

Kotaku Readers Mod Themselves, Karts At PlayStation Event

Kotaku AU

When Sony invites a group of Kotaku readers to dress in silly suits, drive go-karts and play ModNation Racers, we just had to show you the photos.