L'atteso ed interessantissimo Xpand Rally della Techland è finalmente entrato in fase di beta test, alla quale è possibile partecipare soddisfando alcuni requisiti tecnici: per saperne di più correte sul sito ufficiale.

Techland – the developer of Xpand Rally – has today started the registration of beta testers for the game. After learning the minimum system requirements of a beta tester computer and approving the non-disclosure agreement one must fill out a simple form stating his identification data, his hardware details and his preferences regarding computer racing games.

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Beta tests will help in game’s compatibility testing with special attention put on game controllers. Techland also expects to receive detailed comments on their car simulation physics as well as on game modes and general game’s playability.

2000 people will be chosen from among all applications and they will receive the Beta version of the game. Beta testers will be also granted the access to Techland’s bug reporting system and a special discussion board where they will have the opportunity to directly contact the members of the development team.

Il famoso portale videoludico GameSpot ha pubblicato un'accurata recensione per Colin McRae 4 (in versione X-Box) corredata da molti nuovi screenshot e da un inedito video. Per la lettura della review dirigetevi qui.

It may not be the definitive racing title for your Xbox, but that should not stop you from taking advantage of what is, in essence, an incredible deal in Colin McRae Rally 04.

Sul sito di Blackhole Motorsports potete ammirare oltre 100 nuovi screenshots dell'atteso Colin McRae Rally 4 della Codemasters, che sarà disponibile anche in Italia a partire dal 2 aprile: le immagini mostrano tutte le vetture presenti nel gioco.

Sul portale di SoundBlaster.com potete invece leggere una interessante intervista a Tim Bartlett, responsabile audio della Codemasters per il gioco:

Tell us about the EAX 4.0 Advanced HDâ„¢ implementation, how do you take advantage of Multi-Environmentsâ„¢?
Well, we have used the Multi-Environmentsâ„¢ in the most obvious way. We use one environment for the left side of the car, and another for the right side of the car. This way, we can separately process and pan reflections and reverb depending on the scenery to the left and right of the car.

Ricorderete certamente che qualche tempo fa vi abbiamo segnalato il nuovo F1 Championship Manager, titolo completamente manageriale dedicato al mondo della Formula 1: se volete saperne di più, oltre a consultare il sito ufficiale, potete leggere le domande e risposte pubblicate dal sito di Motorsportgaming.

Q: Are the Tracks going to have different weather conditions?
A: Each Track has a unique % rating for Rain, Temperature range, Changeability. So tracks with low changeability are more likely to stay the same throughout weekend. But, like real F1, anything is possible.