InsideSimRacing.tv - DiRT 3 Developer Interview #2

InsideSimRacing.tv presents a media event hosted by Codemasters featuring Dirt 3 and its new party modes for multiplayer. They also sit down and talk with Gehan Pathiraja the Lead Car Handling Designer about Physics, Force Feedback and the differences between Dirt 2 and Dirt 3.

DiRT 3 will boast more cars, more locations, more routes and more events than any other game in the series, including over 50 rally cars representing the very best from five decades of the sport. With more than double the track content of 2009’s hit, DiRT 3 will see players start at the top as a professional driver, with a top-flight career in competitive off-road racing complimented by the opportunity to express themselves in Gymkhana-style showpiece driving events.

DiRT 3 is scheduled for release on May 24th, 2011 for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

MotorStorm: Apocalypse - Review by GameTrailers.com

GameTrailers.com has released a video review of the MotorStorm: Apocalypse developed by Evolution Studios.

The abandoned metropolis is the perfect playground for a genre-thrashing, all-new MotorStorm action racing festival. Leave all expectations about street racing behind and embrace multi-vehicle action across the tops of unstable skyscrapers, through ravaged buildings, into darkened subways and over twisting bridges while jaw-dropping quakes tear the city apart in real time!

MotorStorm: Apocalypse is scheduled for release on 5/3/2011.

iRacing TV - Episode 9

iRacing has released a new episode of their iRacing TV.

Highlights include footage of Tony Stewart trying a test version of iRacing for the first time! Also, new build highlights about new awards & new hosted session options, a new "how-to" guide about the F1-F9 function keys, and an interview with NASCAR Sprint Cup driver and iRacer, Landon Cassill. iRacing visits the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) gaming show in Boston and interviews Simcraft and Doghouse Systems.

The Episode 9 is also available at www.iracingtv.com

GT Power Expansion Released

The Swedish game development company SimBin Studios AB have released GT Power Expansion pack for the RACE 07. GT Power Expansion is now available at RaceRoom Online for only €4.99.

The pack includes 3 GT cars (Pagani Zonda R, BMW M3 GT2, Matech Ford GT1) and 2 race circuits (Mid-Ohio, Chayka).

InsideSimRacing.tv - Shift 2 Unleashed Review Part 1

InsideSimRacing.tv presents Episode 99 featuring Need For Speed Shift 2 Unleashed. They take an in depth preview at the game on the XBox 360, the PS3 and the PC. They also talk about wheel settings and the mods available for the PC version.

Shift 2 features 145 cars from 36 manufacturers and 35 different tracks, which players can compete in several types of races. The game also includes new features such as an in-helmet cam, night-time racing and the Autolog feature introduced with Hot Pursuit.

DiRT 3 - New Kenya Rally Video

VVV Gamer has released a new gameplay video of the upcoming DiRT 3 showing a full stage of the Kenya Rally.

DiRT 3 will boast more cars, more locations, more routes and more events than any other game in the series, including over 50 rally cars representing the very best from five decades of the sport. With more than double the track content of 2009’s hit, DiRT 3 will see players start at the top as a professional driver, with a top-flight career in competitive off-road racing complimented by the opportunity to express themselves in Gymkhana-style showpiece driving events.

DiRT 3 is scheduled for release on May 24th, 2011 for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Live for Speed – New Test Patch

Developer of Live for Speed simulator, Scawen Roberts, talks about their progress:

Dear LFS Racers,

Since the release of Z28 there have been various fixes and improvements that were not related to the new physics. Some of them were already added into my Z28 compatible version as well as the new version. But until now there weren't enough significant updates to release a new version, while Z28 was so stable.

NOTE : This patch is mainly compatible with Z28, so does NOT have the new tyre physics, the VW Scirocco or any S3 content. It is an intermediate update with some interesting improvements for LFS while I continue with the tyre physics. The new version can connect to Z28 hosts, but Z28 cannot connect to the new version's hosts.

The main things in this patch :
- New free view in SHIFT+U mode - not bounded by the path
- Improved collisions with unmovable objects (e.g. red barriers)
- Number of autocross objects increased to 800 (was 512)
- Open track configurations allowing you to drive anywhere
- Collision detection and reporting system (via InSim)
- Graphical optimisations improving frame rates
- Many other fixes and improvements

RACE On - GT Power Expansion announced

SimBin has announced that the third expansion pack for the award winning PC racing game RACE 07 will be released next week.

Three high profile exotic GT sport cars are ready to hammer around new tracks from both sides of the old iron curtain. Also two completely new and exciting race tracks will make their debut in the “GT Power Pack”: “Mid-Ohio” and “Chayka”. “Mid Ohio” is often named as “the best road course” in the USA whereas “Chayka” is the first track out of the former Soviet Union to make it to a SimBin title.

Features:

- Three of the coolest super cars currently prowling racetracks around the world:
     - Pagani Zonda R
     - BMW M3 GT2
     - Matech Ford GT1

- Two new race tracks:
     - Mid-Ohio
     - Chayka

GT Power Expansion will be available April 19, 2011, selling for €4,99 on Steam and RaceRoom.net.

InsideSimRacing.tv - Nascar The Game 2011

InsideSimRacing.tv presents a first look at Nascar The Game 2011 by Eutechnyx and Activision. Tom Haake takes you under the hood of this new title on the XBox 360 and PS3, the first in years on either system with the NASCAR franchise.

The game features online races for 16-players. A damage model has been included with cars catapulting into the air and barrel-rolling over others. All of the 23 Sprint Cup Series race tracks will featured in the game. Eutechnyx later announced 43 drivers have been added to the game, as well as some other drivers who compete in the Nationwide Series.

netKar PRO - Online collision testing video

YouTube user markus72000 has posted a new preview video showing a beta testing of an improved collision model in online mode.

Licence for netKar PRO is avalibale for €14.90. You will get 5 circuits with various configurations, 1 hill-climb track Trento-Bondone and 8 different cars.

InsideSimRacing.tv - Full Car List

InsideSimRacing.tv presents a short video that features the cars of Need for Speed Shift 2. These are the cars that you can actually purchase from the dealer (carlot) within the game. This does not include the cars that are given to you for winning races or obtaining levels. So there are a hanful more cars within the game. As you can see the modeling and graphics within NFS Shift 2 are very good. The cars come to you in order of price and continue to get better as the video goes on.

STCC - The Game 2 Available on Steam

STCC - The Game 2 is now available at Steam Store for €9.99

STCC The Game 2 is the official game of the STCC - Swedish Touring Car Championship 2010 season. Drive 18 Unique cars in two classes with over 45 unique car liveries. STCC The Game 2 refines the thrill of racing elite touring cars and brawly Camaro's. There is a car type for every taste and level of skill.

Enjoy 6 high detail tracks. From the Danish tarmac at Jyllandsringen over Swedish classics like Falkenberg and to the tight rollercoaster ride at Knutstorp; STCC 2 has it all, closely modeled after the real-life tracks.

iRacing.com - iWCSRR at Barber Motorsports Park

Round Four of the 2011 iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing will be broadcast live on iRacing.com this coming Saturday, April 9. After visits to, Phillip Island and Zandvoort, the world’s top online road racers make their first trip to the US of A at the sensational Barber Motorsports Park circuit.

Watch it all unfold live on Saturday, April 9 at 6 pm EST (22:00 GMT). Just go to iRacing.com website.

NFS Shift 2 - Gran Turismo 5 Comparison Video

MotoGamesTV has released a comparison video of the Need for Speed Shift 2 Unleashed and the Gran Turismo 5. The video is showing the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 around the Monza race circuit.

Need for Speed Shift 2 – Dangerous Corners II Trailer

EA has released a new trailer of the upcoming Need for Speed Shift 2 Unleashed highlighting some of the world's most dangerous, real-life corners.

Shift 2 features 145 cars from 36 manufacturers and 35 different tracks, which players can compete in several types of races. The game also includes new features such as an in-helmet cam, night-time racing and the Autolog feature introduced with Hot Pursuit.

Shift 2 Unleashed is available now for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Forza Motorsport 4 – Video Trailer

Turn 10 has released a first video trailer of their upcoming racing game Forza Motorsport 4.

The trailer reveals that Forza Motorsport 4 will allow 16-player races. The fourth installment of the Forza franchise will feature cars from over 80 manufacturers and five brand-new tracks including Top Gear Test Track and Hockenheim.

Forza Motorsport 4 will be released for the Xbox 360 this fall.

DiRT 3 - Group B Rally Trailer

A new DiRT 3 trailer showing off the Group B Rally discipline in Codemasters' upcoming racing sequel. The 'Group B Rally' video features iconic rally cars like the Audio Sport Quattro Rally and Lancia Delta S4 hammering through forest roads and across arid scrublands, recalling a golden age of the sport.

DiRT 3 will feature over 50 cars that can be raced on over 100 stages. It will also 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.

DiRT 3 is scheduled for release on May 24th, 2011 for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

InsideSimRacing.tv - Gran Turismo 5 Full Review

InsideSimRacing.tv presents the full review of Gran Turismo 5. This is not your average review as it comes after over 30,000 miles of combined driving and nearly finishing the career mode in order to cover every aspect of the game. In addition to the full review they also give you some tips to help you conquer the game. They also bring back Top Sim Car of all time in order to put another car from GT5 on the list.

Need for Speed Shift 2 – Review by GameTrailers.com

GameTrailers.com has released a video review of the Need for Speed Shift 2 developed by Slightly Mad Studios.

Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed is a racing video game, the 17th title in the Need for Speed franchise, under development by Slightly Mad Studios and published by Electronic Arts. The game is the direct sequel to the critically acclaimed 2009 video game Need for Speed: Shift and expands on the gameplay and features introduced with the original. Shift 2 will feature 145 cars from 36 manufacturers and 35 different tracks, which players can compete in several types of races. The game will also feature new features such as an in-helmet cam, night-time racing and the Autolog feature introduced with Hot Pursuit.

Shift 2 Unleashed is due to be available in Europe on March 25 and North America on March 29, for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.