FAST Racing NEO has finally gotten its first major update, the “Vertigo” update brings FAST Racing NEO up to version 1.1 which brings with it some new features and improvements. Highlights of the Vertigo update include the addition of a mini-map for all tracks, improved loading times for many of the game's tracks along with […]
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Following its release on PS4 earlier this month, Playrise Digital's miniature car combat racer Table Top Racing World Tour is launching on Steam next week on May 26th. Table Top Racing World Tour has already been downloaded millions of times on PS4, which probably isn't surprising given that it's currently availbale for free as part […]
NewsWe’ve got two Xbox One codes for Enjoy Up’s latest retro-inspired racer Rock n Racing Grand Prix to give away! For a chance to win, all you have to do is follow the TeamVVV Twitter account and retweet the following post: Rock N Racing Grand Prix #XboxOne code #giveaway – Follow @TeamVVV & RT to […]
NewsFOAM Entertainment's rhythmic driving game Riff Racer has been released on Steam, following a year-long run in Steam Early Access where it was previously known as Drive Any Track. Powered by an innovative in-house engine, Riff Racer creates 3D race tracks from songs in your music library. You rack up high scores by performing drift […]
NewsIndie development team Blue Comet Games have released their very first trailer for their upcoming Wii U and PC futuristic racer Acro Storm. The hover bike racer is influenced by games like F-Zero, Wipeout and Extreme-G but carves out its own identity by featuring 14 different characters each of which boasting their own storyline. The […]
NewsFuturistic racer fans now have the opportunity to sign up for RedOut's closed beta on the PC platform. You can sign up for the closed beta at this link. RedOut is very much influenced by the usual futuristic legends such as Wipeout, F-Zero and Rollcage, and developer 34BigThings are taking a no-nonsense approach to racing […]
NewsWe take part in the three-race Spark Plug championship in our very first retail video of Table Top Racing World Tour running on the PlayStation 4 console. Driving the American style muscle car around the very colourful and interesting environments was a blast and really scratched the itch I’ve been having recently for miniature racing […]
NewsSuper Toy Cars tries its best to be a colourful and fun take on the old-school miniature arcade combat racing genre which aims to bring back memories of when you used to construct race tracks from Lego bricks and toys on your bedroom floor (or was that just me?). It takes obvious inspiration from classic […]
ReviewsSpeed Elixir is an open world racer currently in development by Electro Phantom Games and is currently scheduled to release on the PC in December 2016 with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions to follow shortly after. Electro Phantom have just released their first ever gameplay video of an early Alpha version of Speed Elixir […]
NewsSpanish studio EnjoyUp Games’ retro-inspired racer Grand Prix Rock ‘N Racing now has a firm release date, launching on Xbox One May 13th 2016. A sequel to Rock ‘N Racing Off Road also released on Xbox One, Grand Prix Rock ‘N Racing moves the series to track racing with high speed GP races against 20 opponents […]
NewsIndependent developer Ferocity 2D have recently made available their official Wacky Wheels reboot, known as Wacky Wheels HD, on Steam's Early Access programme. This reboot of Apogee's 1994 classic kart racer features the usual array of powerups and tight and twisty courses found in the original however the reboot has some pretty HD cel-shaded style […]
NewsLooks like pedestrians everywhere will be safe for a little longer, as Carmageddon Max Damage has suffered a small delay. Originally due to crash onto consoles June 3rd, Carmageddon Max Damage will now launch on PS4 and Xbox One July 8th, "which allows the development team extra time to give the game a final polish […]
NewsToday is Table Top Racing: World Tour day! After 18 months in development, Playrise Studios' mini combat racing series TTR has finally crossed the line onto PS4 with their debut release TTR: World Tour. Best of all, TTR: World Tour is currently free to download as part of the Instant Game Collection for PlayStation Plus […]
InterviewsAuto Age: Standoff is a MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) styled car combat racer which is very much inspired by classics such as Interstate '76, Twisted Metal and Vigilante 8 and is currently scheduled to release on Steam this Autumn. Set in 2080, you'll do battle against wheeled gangs on the Western Amercian wastelands with […]
NewsTurns out Table Top Racing: World Tour wasn't the only racing game to have its release date revealed this week, as Milky Tea Studios has announced that their comedic kart racer Coffin Dodgers is coming to consoles next week, starting with PS4 on May 3rd and Xbox One May 6th. Here's a premise for a […]
NewsPlayrise Digital have revealed the long-awaited release date for their mini combat racer Table Top Racing: World Tour: get ready for your memories of Micro Machines to come flooding back next week on May 3rd when TTR: World Tour screeches onto PS4 in Europe and the USA via the PSN store. And it gets better: […]
NewsIn Can't Drive This, from independent game studio Pixel Maniacs, you'll be tasked to drive while your friends builds the track ahead of you. If your speed happens to drop below 20mph you'll explode so you must keep your momentum up. Can't Drive This can currently be found on Steam Greenlight and the title has […]
NewsBlack Delta, the development team of PC kart racing sim KartKraft, have released some new screenshots straight from the closed beta test which showcases some truly impressive attention to detail. It’s clear that Black Delta have spent time on the minutia with stunning detail displayed on the kart rider’s shoes for instance. This level of […]
NewsThe BeamNG development team have released version 0.5.4 of BeamNG.drive bringing with it the Ibishu Miramar car and Utah environment. The Ibishu Miramar is a Japanese car from the 60's, the introductory model features a 1.6 litre engine that produces 82 bhp, the car is available either as a 4-speed manual transmission or as a […]
NewsStillalive Studios have revealed details on the very next update coming to Bus Simulator 16 shortly. The update has the usual general improvements and bug fixes but also features an additional story line which includes five new missions. Completing these five new missions award the player five new decals for your buses along with the […]
NewsAbsolute Drift was something of a gem when it skidded onto Steam last year, combining minimalist Mirrors Edge-style presentation with skillful sideways driving to magnificent effect. And now it’s coming to PS4 in an all-new edition called Absolute Drift: Zen Edition this Summer with all-new content. Developer Funselektor Labs is working with Race the Sun developer Flippfly […]
NewsThe retro inspired racer Racing Apex has passed its first checkpoint and has been greenlit on Steam. The game's Kickstarter campaign is still on going with developer Lucky Mountain Games hoping to raise £35,000. So far the Virtua Racing inspired racer has accumulated £3,326 and the campaign has 19 days left to run. Racing Apex […]
NewsEnjoy Up Games have announced Grand Prix Rock´N Racing for Xbox One, a follow-up to Rock N’ Racing Off-Road DX released last year on Wii U and Xbox One to lukewarm reviews. Grand Prix Rock´N Racing will be an old-school-style grand prix racer played in an isometric viewpoint in the same vein as Enjoy Up Games’ last […]
NewsVae Victis have released a new update for their procedural track racing game Racecraft, featuring improved UI navigation, bug fixes and added gamepad support. The main highlights of the update however are the new Weekly Hotlap Events, challenging players to set the fastest times on custom tracks created by the developers. Each event will start […]
NewsWe recently caught up with Neil Wigfield Design Director at Viewpoint Games at EGX Rezzed to have a chat about the arcade virtual reality kart racer VR Karts. Neil explains that VR Karts (available for the Oculus Rift) was designed from scratch as many of the elements previously designed by the dev team didn't quite […]
NewsDeveloper Zordix are hoping to make a splash with Aqua Moto Racing Utopia which has now taken up place on Steam's Greenlight programme. It's now up to Steam users to vote whether or not they'd like to see the game land on Steam. Aqua Moto Racing takes obvious cues from Wave Race 64 with its […]
NewsViewpoint Games have released their first-person virtual reality kart racer VR Karts for the Oculus Rift. VR Karts puts you in the seat of a fun looking racing kart in a world that wouldn't look out of place in a cartoon, in short VR Karts is all about having fun. Despite the child-like visuals VR […]
NewsGumball Drift, by Ghost Machine, is a classic-based miniature car arcade racer which is now avialable to play in Virtual Reality for the HTC Vive and joins the existing Oculus Rift version. You view the action from up high but you can zoom in and out and pan around your surroundings at your leisure. This […]
NewsI doubt I'm the only one with fond memories of the Destruction Derby series and its brand of no rules racing and vehiclar carnage. Given its legacy, it's surprising that there haven't been more games that let you smash your opponents into submission in recent years. Looking to fill the void, car combat game Extreme Gear […]
NewsAnother retro-inspired racing title has emerged recently, this one, entitled 80's Overdrive, is very much based on the classic OutRun and will be releasing exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS. The racer features two modes: Career (with 30+ events) and Time Attack, the development team are also looking to add a track editor should things all […]
NewsSuper Toy Cars is a fun take on the miniature combat racing genre with its bright and vibrant colours and its general vomit-inducing levels of cuteness. We explore the game in our overview video taking a look at the various game modes and vehicles so you can get a good idea of what to expect […]
NewsIt's been a long time since we had any news on Dark Sea Games' Road Rash-inspired Road Redemption, which roared onto Steam Early Access back in 2014 and was last updated in December 2015. However, the developer has issued an update on Kickstarter assuring everyone that the project is still in development with a planned PC […]
NewsThe one-man developed fast-paced futuristic racer PolyRace has recently launched on Steam. The game features a procedural level generator which gives you an infinite number of different tracks. You'll choose between 4 hovercrafts, each with their own handling characteristics and race on generated terrain with valleys hills and mountains in either desert, continental or arctic […]
NewsIt's not everyday you see a new 2D side-scrolling racer pop up (outside of the mobile platform anyway). So I'm happy to announce that developer TurtleBlaze have launched their retro racer on Steam's Early Access programme. Intergalactic Road Warriors is described as a mix between Mario Kart, the original Sonic the Hedgehog games and a […]
NewsThe KartKraft Closed Beta will be beginning very shortly according to developer Black Delta and you can sign up for it right now through the official website. According to the development team the numbers of participants in this phase of the beta will be limited. However Black Delta have reassured fans that those who miss […]
NewsWe get to grips with GRIP, a fast-paced rollcage-esque styled arcade racer by Caged Element that released on Steam's Early Access programme last month. GRIP ran very well on our set up with no signs of slow down despite the fast-paced action. However the action itself we found to be very stop-start, for example you […]
NewsRacing Apex is a retro inspired polygonal arcade PC racer which is inspired by the likes of Virtua Racing, Wing War and Interstate 76. The retro racer, developed by Lucky Mountain Games, mixes car combat and racing action with a visual style reminiscent of a late 80's/ early 90's Sega arcade title. Racing Apex features […]
NewsVae Victis, the independent Italian developer behind Victory: The Age of Racing. have released their new innovative racing sandbox Racecraft on Steam Early Access. Inspired by Minecraft, Racecraft features powerful procedural technology that lets you create your own tracks or generates random tracks for you, creating limitless possibilities to make every race a unique experience. […]
NewsWe recently learned that Carmageddon: Max Damage would be heading for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms at some point in mid 2016. Today however developer Stainless Games announced the very day the long-running car combat title will actually release on the consoles at least: June 3 (which just happens to be the […]
NewsPlayrise Digital have announced that their micro combat racing game Table Top Racing: World Tour will be released on Xbox One and PC via Steam in addition to the PS4, which was previously announced as a timed exclusive. The PS4 version will be released "very soon", while the PC and Xbox One versions will follow […]
NewsAfter some waiting, Bus Simulator 16 finally arrives on Steam (don't worry there's not two coming at once). Bus Simulator 16 was actually originally supposed to release back in January but was delayed at the last minute due to some unexpected minor technical complications according to publisher Astragon. Bus Simulator 16 will see you step […]
NewsVirtual Reality sci-fi racer Radial-G Racing Revolved is gearing up towards it release with the unveiling of the official launch trailer. Radial-G is currently residing in Steam's Early Access programme and will officially release it's first full version at the end of March according to developer Tammeka Games, although no specific release day has yet […]
NewsMaximum Games has announced Road Rage as part of its 2016 lineup, a new motorcycle combat IP coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC later this year. Yes, we know what you're thinking: as soon as you see the words "motorcycle" and "combat," it's hard not to automatically think of Road Rash, which hasn't had […]
NewsAfter six months of seeing very little, I'm happy to say that the PC and Wii U futuristic racer AcroStorm is still very much alive and kicking. Developer Blue Comet Games have released some new screenshots recently which give us a glimpse of a bone-dry desert and icy tundra environments. AcroStorm will feature a total […]
NewsAfter two years in development, the visually interesting and procedurally generated racer Krautscape is finally out of Steam's Early Access programme. Krautscape is an action arcade racing game which features bird-like flying cars and a heavy focus on competitive multiplayer gameplay. The procedurally generated track is effectively built by the leading player, other players then […]
NewsBank Limit: Advanced Battle Racing is currently on schedule for release for the Oculus Rift on March 28. The futuristic VR racer, developed by Tastee Beverage Studios, promises to break free from the traditional racing genre by providing a thrilling experience of racing at thousands of miles per hour from within the cockpit viewpoint. Check […]
NewsPsyonix Studios have announced that Rocket League will get a physical release at some point later this year. The deal was apparently signed only this week and Psyonix will reveal more details soon. "We're going to be announcing very soon that Rocket League's coming to retail," stated Psyonix Studios' Vice President Jeremy Dunham. "We're going […]
NewsThe award-winning PC party racer Obliteracers has been released on Steam for £9.89. Obliteracers (which was formally known as Space Dust Racers) is the debut project from Australian developer Space Dust Studios. Perhaps the most impressive feature from the intergalactic racer is the option for up 16 players to play simultaneously on the same screen […]
NewsIt's been nearly 20 years since Carmageddon smashed onto the original PlayStation, but now the controversial car combat series is making a comeback on consoles with the release of Carmageddon Max Damage on PS4 and Xbox One in mid 2016 as a digital download, announced today by original developer Stainless Games. Stainless Games has since […]
NewsWe take part in a “King of the Hill” event in BlazeRush as we try our best to stay in the lead for 50 seconds to secure victory. The action never lets up in BlazeRush and you’re never far away from being either first or possibly last. Fortunately we very much take advantage of the […]
NewsObliteracers, a fun same-screen cartoon-style combat party racer where you race against aliens on exotic planets no less, will be arriving on Steam on February 23. Australian based developer Space Dust Studios have been play testing their debut title Obliteracers “like crazy” over the past few weeks and you could say they’re confident enough in […]
NewsAfter what must seem like an age, Xbox One owners can now sample the delights of Rocket League which is now available for Microsoft's console for a fairly hefty £19.99. The soccer meets driving game caused a stir last year when it was made available for free for PlayStation Plus subscribers for the PlayStation 4 […]
NewsRocket League's first ranked season officially ended the other day which enabled season two to begin, A new player reporting feature has now been implemented in beta form so you can report those spammers or foul language players. The Wasteland map now has improved performance just in time for its inclusion into the ranked playlists. […]
NewsSpanish development team DragonJam Studios have announced they've launched a Steam Greenlight campaign for their free to play online racing title Wincars Racer Its now up to the Steam community to decide whether Wincars Racer makes its way over to Steam proper by casting their votes on whether they would be interested in playing this game […]
NewsWe've known for quite some time now that Rocket League would be heading to the Xbox One console at some point this month, now developer Psyonix have finally given us all a release date which just happens to be next week, February 17. The soccer and driving title has become somewhat of a sensation since […]
NewsPC racing sim Victory: The Age of Racing is now available to download for free on Steam as Italian developer Vae Victis Games focuses on developing Racecraft due to race off the line later this year. Victory: The Age of Racing is notable for merging realistic driving physics with an arcade-style of play, as a […]
NewsDevelopment team Black Delta have released a new teaser trailer for their PC kart racing sim KartKraft. Thankfully this trailer actually lasts longer than the previous one which consisted of about three seconds of audio followed by about 3 more seconds of video which left us somewhat anxious to see more. The new trailer, below, […]
NewsRocket League is set to get three new prototype maps this month with “wildly different layouts” (credit to GameSpot). A new unranked playlist called Rocket Labs will grant players access to these 3 new maps. The first map “Utopia Retro” is a circular map from Rocket League's predecessor Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle Cars (or SARPBC), […]
NewsAction Henk, a “Toy Story meets Trials” PC speed running platformer, will make its console debut in March, and will boast a brand new local multiplayer race mode. Action Henk is set very much within a toybox world, and you play the role of one of 30 classic action figures who battle it out to […]
NewsGRIP is best described as a homage to 1999's excellent Rollcage title. GRIP combines high speed racing with combat elements to bring old-school arcade racing action back into our lives, check out the trailer below. GRIP is now available to play on Steam's Early Access programme (for £11.99), its presence here should provide developer Caged […]
NewsDefunct, by indie developer Freshly Squeezed, is now available on Steam and promises “an adventure game with a focus on flow, speed and an engaging world”. You take on the role of a robot that accidentally falls out of a huge cargo ship and onto a post-human Earth which is now home to robots only. […]
NewsWait, what? Why is a golf game on TeamVVV, I hear you ask? Well, this one deserves a mention because it's being developed by the original creators of Burnout. Forget Crazy Golf: this is Dangerous Golf, the first game to be released from Three Fields Entertainment, a British indie studio set up by former Criterion […]
NewsRocket League's next patch due in February will bring an end to season 1 ranked games and will include a number of enhancements in preparation for when season 2 kicks off. Below we run through the various upcoming changes. First of all ranked play will now be known as “Competitive Matchmaking” and rank points will […]
NewsRocket League's next update, due in February, will bring an end to season one ranked play by dishing out some goodies. Psyonix will award players with either bronze, silver, gold or platinum crown toppers depending on the highest division a player has reached in any of the game's ranked playlists. So if you've only reached […]
NewsIndependent developer Buddy Cops and publisher Devolver Digital have recently announced a deal to publish the retro-styled physics-based craziness that is OmniBus. The title, which features “the most powerful bus in the universe that can't slow down” is currently slated for a Spring 2016 release on PC, Mac, and Linux platforms. Omnibus features several gameplay […]
NewsThe release of Bus simulator 16 for the PC has been put back several weeks. The original release date for Bus Simulator 16 was January 20, so this is very much a last minute delay. Publisher Astragon have announced the new release date is currently scheduled for March 2. According to the publisher, some unexpected […]
NewsWe take a look at BlazeRush, an old-school inspired isometric arcade racer, in our latest video and have a quick run through of the game’s various modes and race events. We then take part in a Death Race where you’ll be tasked to stay away from a giant spiked roller that is chasing everyone down. […]
NewsAstragon Entertainment will release Bus Simulator 16 for the PC on January 20 in the UK. Bus Simulator 16 is a sim where you must transport your passengers across five city districts in a safe and prompt manner. The sim features six real life buses which range from two-door vehicles right up to large articulated […]
NewsFollowing its release on PC, Xbox One and Wii U last year, Super Toy Cars has had a surprise release on the PS4 through the PSN store. Developed by Eclipse Games, Super Toy Cars is a tabletop racer where you drive across tracks constructed out of everyday objects whilst using power-ups to obliterate your opponents. Sound […]
NewsThe Black Delta development team have released a new teaser trailer for their in-development title KartKraft. The teaser trailer is 100% captured live in-game running on the Unreal Engine. Now to call this a teaser would not be understating it as we only manage to witness about three seconds of audio followed by about 3 […]
NewsFAST Racing NEO's launch has proved to be very successful, even out doing the development team's expectations. The title, which is often compared to the likes of F-Zero and Wipeout (which probably annoys the development team if truth be told), actually has its own unique gameplay mechanics which does a solid job of carving out […]
NewsFAST Racing NEO released some ten days ago on the Nintendo Wii U eShop and has received very positive review scores indeed. Developer Shin'en Multimedia recently posted on their official Twitter account teasing the very first update for the futuristic racer to come some time in January, 2016. A new track mini-map will be added […]
NewsSwitchcars is a mostly one-man developed side-scrolling action arcade driving game where your goal is to escape the clutches of the aliens. To do this you must drive and switch vehicles as fast as possible as they will run out of fuel, suffer flat tyres or you may simply just crash them. You can have […]
NewsAccording to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, Psyonix's car-soccer title Rocket League has amassed close to $50 million in revenue since its launch in July. Rocket League is one of 2015's biggest surprise hits and has recently exceeded a total player count of 8 million. Most of its success was down to […]
NewsBlazeRush, developed by Targem Games (the same team which gave us Armageddon Riders), which is probably best described as a fun top-down arcade combat racer, has now landed on the PlayStation 4 console via the PlayStation Network. BlazeRush (which was previously available on the PlayStation 3 and PC (with Oculus Rift DK2 support)) is perhaps […]
NewsRocket League players on the PlayStation 4 and PC get now really get into the festive spirit with the release of the “Winter Games Event” which includes a new ice hockey themed mode. Entitled “Snow Day” the new playlist mutator covers the ground in thick ice and the ball is now substituted with an ice […]
NewsFAST Racing Neo has been released exclusively through the Nintendo Wii U eShop today, and will only set you back a measly £10.99. The futuristic anti-gravity racer takes obvious inspiration from F-Zero and Wipeout games but carves out its own gameplay mechanics to help give it an identity all of its own. FAST Racing Neo […]
NewsRefract have recently confirmed that their survival racer Distance will be arriving for the PlayStation VR, indeed a playable version was available at the PlayStation Experience for some lucky gamers to get to grips with. Distance is a fast-paced arcade racer with point A to B tracks that are littered with deadly obstacles. In order […]
NewsBlack Delta, developer of the racing kart simulation KartKraft have recently shared their December update for their in development PC racer. Development for KartKraft is going well, according to Black Delta, so well in fact that they are preparing for for title’s Early Access release. Expected in Q1 next year, KartKraft’s Early Access version will […]
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