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Quick, How Many Ads Can You Spot On This NASCAR Box

Let’s thank the crew behind the Activision Eutechnyx NASCAR 2011 The Game Lowe’s GoDaddy Cheerios Impala. They gave us some super box art that run real good today. The game releases March 29, part of a sportspocalypse month in gaming.

December 16, 2010
News

The End Of The World, As MotorStorm Knows It

Getchaself a good look at the gameplay in MotorStorm: Apocalypse, in which those fortunate enough to have working vehicles choose not to flee their city’s imminent destruction, but rather have badass races before all the buildings collapse. Or during them.

December 11, 2010

MotorStorm: Apocalypse’s Iconic "Skyline"

The folks putting out the party-at-the-end-of-the-world racer MotorStorm: Apocalypse revealed another course with six new screenshots today. They vow that “Skyline” is winnable by all 16 vehicle classes. I’m sure I’ll go nuts figuring out how for six of them.

Billed as “‘the one with a race where you get dropped from a helicopter onto a skyscraper that is already collapsing, and are expected to win against a pack of bikes and ATVs on rooftops and in offices that are falling to pieces,” Skyline will allow for in-air cooling (in place of water-aided engine cooling). Release the accelerator to take in some fresh air and earn more boost.

MotorStorm: Apocalypse is due in February.

December 9, 2010
In Real Life

Race A Toilet With NASCAR’s Five-Time Champ

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December 4, 2010
News

The First 22 Drivers Of NASCAR 2011 The Game

NASCAR The Game 2011 dropped another 22 names of drivers (and their crew chiefs) who’ve licensed the use of their images in the game. There’s a lady driver on this list, but it’s not Danica Patrick.

November 29, 2010
In Real Life

Can A Video Game Make You Into An Elite Race Driver?

iRacing is an extremely realistic racing simulator. Its top driver won $US10,000, despite never driving over 100 mph in real life. Top Gear put him in an open-wheel racer to see if digital skills translate to real racing prowess.

November 25, 2010
News

EA Says GT5 Is "Sterile"; Codemasters Says It’s "Boring"

Can’t have a major release date without competitors taking a crap all over it. In this case, Electronic Arts and Codemasters. We love it when people talk trash about other folks’ products. Let’s you and him fight!

A Visual Guide To The Racing Genre

Whether you feel the need for speed or the need to make the car you’re driving sounds as close to the real thing as possible, The Kotaku Genre Guide to Racing Games has you covered.

November 20, 2010
In Real Life

GT5 Install: Hope You Have 10GB And An Hour To Spare

It’s an optional install – you may still play Gran Turismo 5 with a 256MB basic installation if you don’t have much space. Whole hog, you’re going to need upwards of 10GB – and 50 minutes – free.

November 19, 2010

Kevin Butler Commits Gran Theft Turismo

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With each new major PlayStation 3 release comes a new video starring Kevin Butler, Sony’s vice president of game commercials. In this Gran Turismo 5 spot he claims responsibility for the game’s greatness and claims a sporty little number for himself.

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