F1 2010 - Codemasters vs Real F1 in Monaco

YouTube user DigiProst has posted a video, comparing gameplay footage from F1 2010 with real footage from the Monaco Grand Prix.

To deliver fans the most authentic FORMULA ONE™ experience, CAD (Computer Aided Design) data and extensive reference photography has been used to accurately simulate the 19 circuits that will host the 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.

Codemasters will bring the F1 2010 to PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in September 2010.

F1 2010 - Compatible Steering Wheels

Codemasters have released an official list of steering wheels and controllers that will be supported in their F1 2010 ...

PS3:
• DUAL SHOCK 3
• Logitech Driving Force EX/RX
• Logitech Driving Force Pro
• Logitech Driving Force GT
• Logitech G25 Racing Wheel
• Logitech G27 Racing Wheel
• Thrustmaster Run’N’Drive Wireless Rumble Force
• Thrustmaster Dual Trigger Rumble Force

XBox 360:
• Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller
• Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel
• Logitech Drive FX Wheel
• Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo S

PC:

• Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller
• Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel
• Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Wheel with Force Feedback
• Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo / Turbo S / GT3 RS Wheel
• Logitech Dual Action
• Logitech MOMO Racing
• Logitech MOMO Force
• Logitech G25 Racing Wheel
• Logitech G27 Racing Wheel
• Logitech Rumble Pad 2
• Logitech Cordless Rumble Pad 2
• Logitech Driving Force GT
• Thrustmaster RGT Force Feedback Clutch Edition
• Thrustmaster Ferrari 430 Force Feedback Racing Wheel

Codemasters will bring the F1 2010 to PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in September 2010.

iRacing Today – Episode 14

Trevor: "This week I experience highs and lows in my league career, go over some important events in the iRacing world, explain how I prepare for a race, take you inside the Late Model, share a golden find on the forums, and update you on the Championships."

Listen the 14th episode at iracingtoday.com

World Rally Championship 2010 - UK Debut Trailer

Black Bean Games has released an UK debut trailer from their upcoming racing game World Rally Championship 2010 for the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

Black Bean Games has announced the release date for their official World Rally Championship game as the title is scheduled to be available starting October 8th. The game will feature all 13 rally events from the 2010 schedule and cars from the WRC, Junior WRC and the Production WRC class.

InsideSimRacing: Episode 78

InsideSimRacing.tv has released a new episode 78. In this episode they start by looking at the GTV Racer a new lightweight and easy to put away wheel stand. They also have coverage from Gamescom  about Gran Turismo5 in all of its glory. In the segment "Top Sim Cars of All Time" they present CartFactor mod and race track Montreal.

iRacing.com - A Day in the Life of a Cat Herder: XIV

Steve Myers, an Executive Vice President and Executive Producer of iRacing.com, has posted a new article in iRacing blog.

It’s pretty amazing to think that this small band of merry men and women has been hard at work on this product for over six years now and our doors have been open to the public for the past two! I think its remarkable how much we have accomplished over this time period, but I also think we have just scratched the surface of what we can become. Read more ...

Superstars V8 Racing - PlayStation Network Trailer

Milestone has released a new trailer from their racing game Superstars V8 Racing.

Racing fans can enjoy dozens of official circuit tracks including name brand European and American vehicles. Drivers can modify cars from BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Cadillac, Jaguar, and more, letting players compete online against up to seven other drivers. The simulation and arcade-style gameplay throws players behind the wheel in one of the most intense European racing competitions, leaving only their wits and reactions between them and the Superstars Championship title.

Superstars V8 Racing is one of most robust, deep and graphically rich racing games on PSN, and at $19.99 it’s going to be difficult for anyone to find a better bargain; Superstars V8 Racing is a full retail game packaged for PlayStation Network.

iRacing.com - Pocono preview screenshots

iRacing.com has released a preview screenshots of the Pocono International Raceway.

Pocono International Raceway also known as the Tricky Triangle has a unique design. Each turn is modeled after turns at 3 different tracks. Turn One (14 degree banking) was modeled after the now defunct Trenton Speedway, Turn Two (also known as "The Tunnel Turn") is like Indianapolis Motor Speedway (9 degree banking), and Turn 3 (6 degree banking) is similar to The Milwaukee Mile.

F1 2010 - Press Preview at GamesCom

This press preview video from GamesCom is showing new gaming footage including a closer look at the F1 2010 menu system.

To deliver fans the most authentic FORMULA ONE™ experience, CAD (Computer Aided Design) data and extensive reference photography has been used to accurately simulate the 19 circuits that will host the 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.

Codemasters will bring the F1 2010 to PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in September 2010.

iRacing.com - Early Apex Interview - Wyatt Gooden

Early Apex has published an interview with Wyatt Gooden, the iRacing simracer who drive the VW Jetta TDI Cup by winning the virtual VW Jetta Championship in iRacing.

"The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup was started in 2008 as a platform for VW to showcase their latest clean diesel technology in identically prepared Jettas and as a platform to provide a full season of professional racing for thirty of the best and brightest young racing drivers in the country. We were lucky enough to interview this years points leader, Wyatt Gooden, about his career in motorsports so far." Read more ...

MotorStorm: Apocalypse - GC 10: Falling City Gameplay

Evolution Studios have released a GamesCom trailer from MotorStorm: Apocalypse.

The World comes tumbling down in this destroyed downtown map in MotorStorm's Apocalypse!

MotorStorm: Apocalypse is an upcoming 2011 racing video game by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is scheduled for release in Q1 2011 for the PlayStation 3.

iRacing Today – Episode 13

Trevor: "After a week off, the show is back with a report on my time in STPC, a fair bit of talk about Bristol Motor Speedway, an in depth look at spectator mode, a talk on RaceSetups.com, Championship updates and of course all the random thoughts that pop into my head while recording."

Listen the 13th episode at iracingtoday.com

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - GC 10: Limited Edition Trailer

Electronic Arts have released a GamesCom trailers from their racing game Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.

Loaded with action, this game will challenge you to become Seacrest County's top cop or most wanted racer. For the first time ever in a Need for Speed game, you'll be able to play a full career on either side of the law. This fall, whether you're a lead-foot speeder or a cop with a mean streak, make sure your aviators are spotless and your driving record is anything but.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is scheduled for release on November 16th for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

iRacing.com - Real vs. Virtual - Road America

EvilSamiad has released the comparison video of real and virtual Road America race track in iRacing.com simulation. It is a showcase of the amazingly accurate iRacing tracks with real world photography.

Road America is a road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the SCCA Speed World Challenge Series, American Le Mans, ASRA, and AMA Superbike series. It is one of only a hand-full of road circuits in the world maintaining its original configuration being 4.048 miles (6.515 km) in length and 14 turns. The track features many elevation changes, along with a long front stretch where speeds approaching 200 mph (320 km/h) may be reached.

InsideSimRacing: Episode 77

InsideSimRacing.tv has released a new episode 77. In this episode they start things by looking at NFS World for the PC by EA. This week they show us how to set up triple screen with Soft TH on a budget using two NVidia cards. Top Story is the hardware review of GT Omega Racing rig. In the segment "Top Sim Cars of All Time" they present cars from Bathhurst Legends mod for rFactor.

Need for Speed: World - Review by GameTrailers.com

GameTrailers.com has released a video review of the racing game Need for Speed: World developed by EA Black Box.

Need for Speed: World is an upcoming installment in the long-running racing video game Need for Speed franchise published by Electronic Arts. This iteration is being developed by EA Black Box, the first MMORG in the Need for Speed series since Motor City Online, exclusively for Windows-based PCs.

Some of the new features in this release include new Power-Ups, new cars, improved police encounters, visual updates to the world, and performance/stability optimization. The most important addition will be the ability to purchase Power-Ups using the Need for Speed World in-game currency called SpeedBoost.

nail'd - GC 10 Trailer

Techland has released a new trailer from the nail'd showing slow-motion gameplay footage from GamesCom 2010. Prepare to go bigger, ride faster, and crash harder in the extreme racing world of Nail'd.

nail'd is an upcoming off-road arcade racing game currently under development by Techland. The game focuses on ATV and dirtbike racing, with an emphasis on speed and tricks.

nail'd is scheduled for release on November 15, 2010 for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.

iRacing.com - Top 10 Qualifiers for Intel GP Series

Nearly 2,500 top sim racers from all over Europe competed in the first of three regional rounds of the Intel GP Series in Week 13.  The week-long European regionals featured daily Star Mazda races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, with the week’s top ten points-getters advancing to the European Regional Finals.

Those ten iRacers are Martin Macjon (Germany), Richard Towler (England), Greger Huttu (Finland), Bastien Bartsch (France), Andre Boettcher (Germany), Sebastian Schmalenbach (Germany), Vit Mistina (Czech Republic), Sven Mitlehner (Germany), Armelin Weisse (France) and David Williams (England).  They are set to compete in the European Regional Finals on August 21, 2010 at 1 P.M. CEST, an event that will be broadcast on iRacing.com.

The US/Canada regional round will be held September 7-13, with the US/Canada Regional Finals set for October 9.  Details on the Asia/Australia regionals will be announced shortly.

Organized by Intel and iRacing.com, the Intel GP Series is a global online racing tournament featuring the world’s top sim racers.  Following the three regional finals, ten top qualifiers from around the world will travel to Germany in March, 2011 for a final 30 lap championship race held in conjunction with the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship.  Total prize money in the Intel GP Series World Finals event is $26,000.  In addition, everyone who competes in the full European, US/Canada and Asia/Australia regional round is eligible to win an Intel Core i7 Extreme Processor and Motherboard.

iRacing.com

F1 2010 - Exclusive video preview

Codemasters has released an exclusive video preview of the F1 2010 on the official website www.formula1.com.

Complete with all the drivers, teams and circuits featuring in the current 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship, F1 2010 will immerse players in the glamour and exhilaration of the world’s most exciting motorsport, from the paddock to the track. Read more ...

Codemasters will bring the F1 2010 to PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in September 2010.

iRacing.com - Pocono is coming

Pre-Order Pocono Raceway now and you’ll get a special bonus of $3 in iRacing credit. Don't wait as this offer is for a very limited time.  All you need to do to qualify for the iRacing credits is pre-purchase the track before August 23rd 00:01 GMT. iRacing will send you a promo code soon thereafter which you can redeem for a future purchase.

Pocono International Raceway also known as the Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond. Pocono Raceway has a unique design. Each turn is modeled after turns at 3 different tracks. Turn One (14 degree banking) was modeled after the now defunct Trenton Speedway, Turn Two (also known as "The Tunnel Turn") is like Indianapolis Motor Speedway (9 degree banking), and Turn 3 (6 degree banking) is similar to The Milwaukee Mile.

iRacing Today – Episode 12

Trevor: "To celebrate the first live recording of the show I talk about the season that was and the season to be, throw my stamp of approval on spectate mode, let you know about a display that shows how smooth your experience is, take you around Thompson International Speedway, discuss homemade racing rigs, and bring you up to speed on a slow week in the Championships."

Listen the 12th episode at iracingtoday.com

iRacing.com - Spa-Francorchamps Scan Images

iRacing.com has released first scan images of the Belgian race track Spa-Francorchamps.

Spa-Francorchamps is one of the most famous and beautiful race tracks in the world. The 7km long circuit is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. It is considered to be one of the most challenging race tracks in the world, mainly due to its fast, hilly and twisty nature. Spa is a favourite circuit of many racing drivers and fans.

Gran Turismo 5 - Car Battles Mix

VisionRacer has released a video from Gran Turismo 5 showing us the online spectator mode.

Gran Turismo 5 is to be the fifth edition of the highly acclaimed Gran Turismo racing simulator series, scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2010. For the first time in the main series, an online mode will be available in the game, with 16 player capability. Both mechanical and external damage have been confirmed, along with interior damage for 170 "premium" cars. Night racing will make a reappearance for GT5, with every course having the option for night racing. Weather effects are also confirmed to be included, although the extent of the implementation is currently unknown. GT5 will be the first Gran Turismo game in the series' history to display in an optional Stereoscopic-3D resolution.

InsideSimRacing: Episode 76

InsideSimRacing.tv has released a new episode 76. In this Episode they start things by looking at Mod Nation Racers by Sony San Diego Studios for the PS3 and PSP. They also present some exclusive footage from iRacing as Greg Hill shows the stuff they have in the pipeline (Pocono, Dover, F1, MX5) and Shaun talks about the new build. In top story they show how to setup triple screens using Eyefinity technology and ATI 5850 graphics card. They test the system on iRacing, rFactor, Live For Speed, Need for Speed Shift, Dirt 2 and GTR Evolution.

Colin McRae DiRT 3 – Screenshots

Codemasters have released a preview screenshots of their racing upcoming rally game Colin McRae DiRT 3.

DiRT 3 will offer the '70s cars such as the Lancia Stratos, the famously fierce Group B cars of the mid-80s are represented by Quattro S1, RS2000 and Peugeot 205 among others. The '90s gives us the Toyota Celica, the Lancia Delta Integrale or Colin McRae's Subaru Impreza.

Colin McRae DiRT 3 is scheduled for release in 2011 for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game will feature over 50 cars that can be raced on over 100 stages.

iRacing.com - Scan images of Street Stock car

iRacing.com has released scan pictures of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s street stock car, new addition for iRacing.com simulation.

nail'd - Soundtrack Trailer

Techland and Deep Silver present nail'd's exclusive soundtrack from members of Deftones, Hatebreed, Damageplan, Fear Factory and more!

nail'd is an upcoming off-road arcade racing game currently under development by Techland. The game focuses on ATV and dirtbike racing, with an emphasis on speed and tricks.

nail'd is scheduled for release on November 15, 2010 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

MotorStorm: Apocalypse - Motorstorm Experience Interview

Producer Daimion Pinnock at San Diego Comic-Con 2010 talks how the heart-racing experience of Motorstorm gets upgraded after the apocalypse!

MotorStorm: Apocalypse is an upcoming 2011 racing video game by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is scheduled for release in Q1 2011 for the PlayStation 3.

F1 2010 - PC Minimum Specs Revealed

Codemasters has revealed the minimum specs required to run their F1 2010:

• Windows XP/Vista/7
• DirectX 9.0c
• Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4GHz or Athlon X2
• 1GB RAM (2GB for Vista)
• Graphics Card: GeForce 7800 / Radeon X1800 or above
• DirectX Compatible Sound Card or motherboard audio
• Dual Layer Compatible DVD-ROM Drive
• 12.5 GB Hard Drive Space

Codemasters will bring the F1 2010 to PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in September 2010.

iRacing.com - PC Gamer review

iRacing.com was reviewed by PC Gamer.

"While motorsport simulator iRacing has been around since 2008, at launch it wasn’t that tempting a prospect for even relatively hardcore European racers. A bias toward North American racing and circuits, plus the combination of a subscription fee and paid content, made it more of a professional driver tool than something gamers might dabble with. Compared to traditional sims, it was a very expensive way to pretend to be a racing driver."  Read more ...

World Super GT 2 – New onboard video

Team RMT has released a new onboard video of the World Super GT 2 mod for rFactor 2 showing us the Renault Megane Trophy at Brno race track.

InsideSimRacing: Episode 75

InsideSimRacing.tv has released a new episode 75.  In this Episode they start things by looking at Split Second by Blackrock Studios and Disney Interactive. They also review two items for the hardcore sim racer. The Rev Burner, GI Max and GI Pro by www.symprojects.com. To top things off they check out the Racer GTX cockpit by www.hotseatsim.com. In the segment "Top Sim Cars of All Time" they present Lexus IS F from rFactor.

Colin McRae DiRT 3 – Trailer

Codemasters has released a first video trailer of the Colin McRae: DiRT 3.

The DiRT 3 trailer features US star Ken Block driving the Monster World Rally Team Ford Fiesta across dirt tracks in Africa, having a race with a Ford RS200 somewhere in Europe, traversing a snow covered test and finally, a trip round the fictional Battersea rallycross circuit.

Colin McRae: DiRT 3 will be available on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. A release date has yet to be set for the title.

F1 2010 - Developer Diary Video No.5

Codemasters have released the 5th developer diary video. This video focuses on the off-track features in the game, including media management, car setup and all the support staff that will aid the player in the game's career mode.

Codemasters will bring the F1 2010 to PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in September 2010.