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F1 2010 – PC/Console Graphics Comparison

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 01:05 PM PDT

German PC Games magazine has released a very interesting bunch of screenshots, showing us comparisons between the console and PC versions of Codemasters’ upcoming F1 2010 title. As you can see in the high-resolution comparison shots below, there’s quite the difference between the version both in terms of crispness and lighting. While the Playstation 3 version [...]

iRacing.com – Dover International Speedway Previews

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 12:40 PM PDT

iRacing.com has released three preview shots of the Dover International Speedway, one of the few remaining NASCAR Sprint Cup tracks to be added to the simulation. Development is quite progressed as you can tell from viewing the shots, iRacing hopes to have the track out in late September or early October. Located in Dover, Delaware, Dover International [...]

World Rally Championship – Xbox 360 Demo Released

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 12:24 PM PDT

Black Bean Games has announced that a demo version of their World Rally Championship title is now available on Xbox LIVE, giving players the chance to try out two different cars on two stages. The demo includes both the Citroen C4 WRC by Sebastien Loeb as well as the Ford Focus WRC of Mikko Hirvonen, both can [...]

iRacing.com – Three New Japanese Tracks To Join in 2011

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:56 AM PDT

iRacing.com has announced three new Japanese tracks for their online racing simulation, revealing that the Twin Ring Motegi, Tsukuba Circuit and Suzuka will be joining the iRacing service next year. The tracks will be joining the already-announced Okayama Circuit, bringing the number of Japanse tracks in iRacing to four. All tracks are expected to be [...]

Gran Turismo 5 – Night & Rain Videos

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:32 AM PDT

Below are new videos from the Tokyo Game Show, showing the night racing and weather effects in Gran Turismo 5 that have recently been revealed in action. The first video shows a race at Eigner Nordwand in wet conditions, the second shows a reply of a night race at Le Mans. Gran Turismo 5 will be bringing [...]

rFactor 2 – Two Rainy Cockpit Previews

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 08:53 PM PDT

Image Space Incorporated has just released two new high-resolution previews of their rFactor 2 title, showing some of the much-anticipated wet weather effects from cockpit view. We get to check out rain effects on the windscreen in an unidentified Nissan GT or Touring Car, peeking outside into a wet and empty pitlane. rFactor 2 will introduce various [...]

F1 2010 – Two New VVV Gamer Videos

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 08:46 PM PDT

Alan Boiston’s F1 2010 first-look video has started heated discussions yesterday and here’s more to fuel further discussion as VVV Gamer have released two extensive new videos of Codemasters’ upcoming title. One shows a race at Suzuka both in dry and wet conditions while the second contains footage from Interlagos, Korea & Melbourne. Following their maiden Formula [...]

Gran Turismo 5 – Tokyo Game Show Screenshots

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 08:06 PM PDT

Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 5 has a major presence on the Tokyo Game Show that kicked off yesterday. Alongside the new video trailer & revealed facts, a batch of new preview screenshots have been released. The screenshots show some of the recently-revealed features such as night racing and the title’s weather system in action. Furthermore, we [...]

Porsche 917K 2.0 for GT Legends – Released

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 07:32 PM PDT

Hubert has released a new version of the Porsche 917K prototype for GT Legends, bringing another of Team CSGT’s World Sportscar 1970 cars from rFactor to the simulation. The car comes with plenty of features such as 17 different skins, the new version includes three different sets of physics as well. Features: - incl. 17 skins - 2 body [...]

F1 2010 – Hockenheim Reality Check & System Spec News

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 07:10 PM PDT

Digiprost has put together another one of his popular F1 2010 reality check videos, showing us a lap around Hockenheim both in Codemasters’ upcoming title and in reality. In related news, Codemasters has released both the minimum and required system specs needed to run the PC version of their upcoming title: Minimum Specs Windows XP/Vista/7 DirectX 9.0c Intel Core 2 [...]

VirtualR – Now Faster On Mobile Devices

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 06:59 PM PDT

If you´re among the 3% of VirtualR readers who access the site using a mobile device such as an iPhone or another smartphone, you might have noticed that the site loads rather slowly on such devices. This changes now as I´ve set up a new mobile device version, getting rid of all not-needed ballast and making [...]

Gran Turismo 5 – Tokyo Game Show Trailer & News

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 06:45 PM PDT

The Tokyo Game Show has kicked off yesterday, being the last big gaming expo for Gran Turismo 5 to complete until the title’s release in roughly six weeks time. Tokyo-based Polyphony Digital have saved some impressive stuff for their home event as a new video trailer has been released, showing us the title’s weather system and [...]