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Opinion: Corner cutting exploits have already made a sham of the Forza Racing Championship
Anyone who's familiar with Forza Motorsport 6 will probably be aware of how track limits are imposed and controlled in the game. For one reason or another, it appears to be the case that not only is it far too easy to abuse the confines of the circuit, but that it's possible to essentially cut […]
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New Top Gear is trying too hard to be like old Top Gear
Never has the relaunch of a TV show been met with such anticipation and animosity. But Top Gear isn’t an ordinary TV show; it’s a worldwide phenomenon with a global audience of 350 million. And last night gave us our first look at Top Gear AC (after Clarkson) fronted by new hosts Chris Evans and […]
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How Project CARS’ DLC programme sets a potentially dangerous precedent
Anyone who's seen my comments on Project CARS articles published here on TeamVVV.com will know that I've been a fairly vocal critic of Slightly Mad Studios' most recent racing game release. Most of those quandaries I have had with Project CARS mainly stem back to the problems it had from launch, particularly on the Xbox […]
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Get ready for a WRC 5 content blowout coming to TeamVVV next week
Rally game fans are in for a treat next week, as we'll be blowing WRC 5 wide open with some exclusive in-depth coverage. Reporting from this week's Rally Germany, Alan managed to get an extended hands on with WRC 5 which is currently in development by Kylotonn Games on track for release later this year […]
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Revisiting Ridge Racer: celebrating 20 years of PlayStation
You may not realise it, but this month marks the 20th anniversary of a small unassuming grey box that just happened to be one of the most influential games consoles in history: the PlayStation. And if you're European and feeling confused, the original PlayStation launched in December 3rd 1994, before arriving in Europe in September […]
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Alan’s Racing Blog going 60fps
This week’s video blog is the first to be recorded at 60fps, a feature which has been a long time in the making for the YouTube website but yet another key admission in its importance amongst gamers. I briefly show clips from Asseto Corsa, F1 2014 and Project Cars, all games we will be revisiting […]
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DisasterClub: picking up the pieces from the DriveClub debacle
DriveClub’s launch has been a colossal car crash, to put it politely. Nearly three weeks on, and after all the hype and a year-long delay that meant it missed the PS4’s launch party, we’re still left picking up the pieces from the wreckage as the online component still isn’t working as intended. It also makes […]
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Having a blast at Brands Hatch
The talented team at Slightly Mad Studios are on a mission: to make Project CARS as true to life as possible, from the near-photorealistic graphics and accurate physics, to the radical career structure replicating the path of a real racing driver. To attest its audacious authenticity, TeamVVV were invited to a special media day at […]
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Opinion: F1 is a Sport, Remember?
Formula One is finally in the news for the right reasons. It isn't about the sound or where the sport is racing next year or the finances involved to keep a team afloat. F1 has a rivalry that is the nearest to a Hill vs Schumacher; Prost vs. Senna or Hunt vs. Lauda. The incident […]
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Visiting The Crew at Ivory Tower
Back in March, I was invited to a community event at Ivory Tower, a developer studio formed seven years ago in Lyon, France, who are working on Ubisoft's ambitious open world CARPG The Crew. During this visit, I was able to get exclusive behind the scenes access to the game, and you can read my […]
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Forza Motorsport 5’s Racing Line – The Game’s Most Over-Looked Improvement?
No matter whether you’re a fan of the Xbox-exclusive racing game, it’s hard to argue against Forza Motorsport 5 having a fairly divisive post-launch reception. Whilst many critics and console gaming enthusiasts have gone to great lengths in putting forward their argument that it’s the finest Forza title to date, an equally valid set of […]
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Forza 5’s monetisation is a monumental rip-off
In the world of free-to-play racing games, if you want to get to the good stuff then you have two options: be prepared to endure some serious grinding, slowly rising up the ranks whilst being drip-fed in-game currency, or part with your cash to bypass it altogether. It’s a practice that’s been adopted by […]
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GT Academy: Can You Compete and Is It Worth the Effort?
Last week the 2013 GT Academy launched in the UK on the PlayStation 3, the winner of which will gain a place in a real GT motor racing team and become a fully-fledged professional racing driver. It sounds straight forward but becoming the best is a lot tougher than many may think. From the hours […]
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GT Academy, worth the effort?
So there are 11 races in this initial GT Academy challenge, two slow ones to start you off, two in the 370z in increasing the pace, onto the main GT Academy events before some bonus 15th Anniversary content in a Nissan GTR. It's all straight forward, brings up the difficulty level and gives a fair […]
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Forza Horizon Escape the Grid diary: it’s just a game of Cat and Cat
With the release of Forza Horizon, the Xbox team laid on the challenge of a lifetime for a motley crue of gaming petrolheads. VVV Reporter, Cat Dow, joined them to diarise the final leg… Last week saw me hit yet another milestone in both age and driving career: I was offered the best 30th birthday present a […]
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Ferrari Racing Days: Silverstone 2012
Joe Barron and James Horn attended the spectacular Ferrari Racing Days event at Silverstone recently. Here is their account of the ultimate Ferrari experience. Words by Joe Barron. Pictures by James Horn. Ferrari Racing Days is a series which travels the world’s most famous circuits every year. It includes the Prancing Horse’s most extreme machines, […]
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