Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Driver San Francisco - Don't Blink & Drive Multiplayer Trailer

Ubisoft has released a new trailer highlighting several of Driver: San Francisco's 11 online multiplayer modes.

Gamers will play as Detective John Tanner on a relentless manhunt for crime lord Charles Jericho through the hills of the City by the Bay. Driver San Francisco extends the cinematic, open world car chase experience with a groundbreaking new gameplay feature called "shift." With over 120+ licensed vehicles, its timeless setting, unique car handling and renewed playability, Driver San Francisco will revitalize the over-the-top car chase experience for the current generation of gaming platforms.

Driver San Francisco will be released in the US on September 6, 2011 on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, Windows PC and Mac.

Sunday, August 7, 2011

iRacing TV - Tournament Racing

iRacing TV has released a "How To" video showing us how we can create a Tournament in the latest version of the iRacing.com 2.0 simulation.

One of iRacing 2.0's most exciting new features is tournament racing. Learn how to host your own tournament with your friends and other iRacing members. Tournaments are a series of hosted races joined together by new a new user interface that lets the host choose how to advance each round. This is one of many features of iRacing 2.0 that will continue to evolve and grow with each future build.

Saturday, August 6, 2011

InsideSimRacing.tv - FREX Shift + Sequential Shifter Review

InsideSimRacing.tv presents a review of the FREX Shift +  Sequential Shifter. FREX is absolutely one of the leaders in sim racing products. ISR team take a look at the Shift + the sequential shifter by FREX. Despite being as simple as a 2 speed shifter wait until you see what goes into this one.

Forza Motorsport 4 - The Making of the Alps Trailer

See the Forza Motorsport 4 team travel the world picking locations for new tracks in the sim. They talk about the extensive effort that has gone into their new lighting system and the amount of photographs they must take to get it right.

Launching in the U.S. on Oct. 11, Forza Motorsport 4 pushes the racing genre forward, with dramatically realistic graphics, innovative Kinect experiences, groundbreaking community features and a landslide of new content. The trailer provides a breathtaking close-up of the title's hero car, the Ferrari 458 Italia, scenic views of the stunning new Alps track, Kinect head tracking and other exciting gameplay scenes.

Forza Motorsport 4 also sets a new graphical standard for the racing genre. Featuring dramatic Hollywood-style camera effects and an all new lighting engine, Forza Motorsport 4 creates an unparalleled, dramatically realistic graphical experience running at  60 frames per second.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Need for Speed: The Run - Limited Edition Trailer

Electronic Arts have released a new trailer and announced details of the upcoming Need for Speed: The Run Limited Edition. The Limited Edition is priced the same as the standard and includes 3 new cars and 5 exclusive challenges.

Get the ultimate head start and access to exclusive challenges with the Need for Speed The Run Limited Edition. You're in a battle for your life and going to need every advantage you can get. By purchasing the Limited Edition you'll get the following three elite cars - Lamborghini Aventador, Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and Porsche 911 Carrera S.

Need for Speed: The Run will be released on November 15, 2011 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo 3DS.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Driver San Francisco - Preview by GameTrailers.com

GameTrailers.com has released a video preview of the Driver San Francisco.

Take to San Fran's notoriously twisty streets with Driver: San Francisco, the next installment of the Driver franchise.

Driver: San Francisco is an upcoming sandbox-style action driving video game developed by Ubisoft Reflections, and it will be published by Ubisoft. The game extends the cinematic, open world car chase experience with a groundbreaking new gameplay feature called "shift." Gamers will play as Detective John Tanner on a relentless manhunt for crime lord Charles Jericho through the hills of the City by the Bay. With over 120+ licensed vehicles, its timeless setting, unique car handling and renewed playability, Driver San Francisco will revitalize the over-the-top car chase experience for the current generation of gaming platforms.

Driver San Francisco will be released in the US on September 6, 2011 on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and Mac.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

ISR.tv - This Week In Sim Racing - July 29th 2011

InsideSimRacing.tv presents new episode of the "This Week In Sim Racing" show. Tom and Jessica check out Auto Club Revolution, some community leagues, the new real feel plugin, the TH8 RS Shifter by Thrustmaster, and more.

Monday, August 1, 2011

rFactor 2 - Tire Model Preview Video

Image Space Incorporated has released two preview videos of the rFactor 2 simulation showing a new tire model in action.

The newly written tire model, which accurately models the heat, wear, deformation and performance changes a tire undergoes in a racing situation. The videos below demonstrate the basics and shows you some of the damage done to the tire with both normal usage and when mistreated.

Featuring immersive animations, changes to the racing line including rubber build-up and marbles, day-night-day transitions, wet-dry transitions and this truly dynamic tire model on all it’s cars, rFactor 2 will bring a truly dynamic experience to your racing.

Full description of these 2 videos you can read at official rFactor 2 website.




Second video that highlights the tire deformation is hidden below.