In Real Life

Jackasses Destroy A Fleet Of Ferraris

One Sunday about a month ago, I was driving my family to Himeji. It was a drizzly early morning on the Chugoku Expressway, and I just cleared Kobe. To my right, a trio of Lancia Delta Integrales came whizzing by.


November 29, 2011
PlayStation

Ridge Racer DLC Sucks. Namco Ready To Rip You Off.

Thought it was stupid and awful that Namco Bandai was releasing Ridge Racer with only three tracks? Wait until you hear what the DLC is.


November 24, 2011
PlayStation

Ridge Racer Has Only Three Tracks? 30FPS? No Thanks!

I like Ridge Racer. It’s a guilty pleasure. And I was actually thinking of getting the next game. That is, until I heard what madness Namco Bandai is pulling.


October 21, 2011
PlayStation

Father Of PlayStation Gets To Launch A Game On PS Vita

We got Nintendogs + Cats, Pilotwings Resort and a few more for the launch of the Nintendo 3DS earlier this year. We got Lumines, an Ape Escape and more in 2005 for the launch of the PlayStation Portable.


October 11, 2011
PlayStation

First PlayStation Vita Games Priced

When the PS Vita goes on sale Dec. 17 in Japan, it will cost ¥25,000. With the weak dollar, that’s US$326. So it’s best to go by the portable’s American pricing: $US250. With that in mind, how much are Vita games going to cost?


September 19, 2011
PlayStation

I Can See Myself Playing Ridge Racer On The PS Vita

Back in December 2004, I bought two things. One was a PSP. The other was Ridge Racer.


July 14, 2011
PlayStation

The Strange Studio Born Of Two Rival Companies

The Ridge Racer game for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation Vita will be the product of a unique studio: one that was established not by one major publisher, but as part of a partnership between two.


June 7, 2011
PlayStation

Namco Bandai Announce Ridge Racer Vita

Kotaku AU

Well, this is a surprise! We can’t believe that Kaz Hirai missed out on a chance to bark out his catch phrase, because Namco Bandai has just announced that a version of Ridge Racer is currently in development for the PlayStation Vita.


May 12, 2011
PC

The New Ridge Racer Game Looks Somewhat Familiar

I promise you. This is not a trailer for a new Burnout game.


February 5, 2011
PC

Ridge Racer Is Taking A Left Turn With ‘Unbounded’

Namco’s Ridge Racer series is turning 18 years old in 2011. What will it do with its new adult freedoms? Get a new developer and what appears to be plenty of destruction, as seen in the new Ridge Racer Unbounded.