La Codemasters ha annunciato oggi, insieme ad alcuni screenshots, i dettagli del multiplayer del prossimo Race Driver Grid: sarà possibile correre online in 32 eventi diversi, su 80 tracciati, in 15 diverse ambientazioni, fino a 12 giocatori simultaneamente con tutti i danni ai veicoli attivati.

Set to launch simultaneously with the home console and PC versions, the Nintendo DS edition has been specifically designed for the handheld and is set to offer the most complete pick-up-and-play pocket racing package, complete with stunning visuals.

#CONTINUE#

Race Driver: GRID will deliver intense, incident-packed wheel-to-wheel racing against aggressive AI opponents to create a breathtaking race experience, all the way from the grid to the flag. Accessible handling will enable gamers to jump straight into the action, while a huge career mode includes championship and race events. Quick fire Challenges offer a fast fix of racing for gamers on-the-go and include Time Trials, Speed Tests and Chase events.

Bringing a new world of motor sport to life, players will race at beautifully realised and diverse locations across three continents. In Europe, race prestige marques on the world's most famous circuits including Spa and the Nurburgring. In America, compete in powerful muscle cars through the streets of San Francisco to Washington DC. Taking the race to Japan, experience the unique exhilaration of drift racing on the neon lit streets of Shibuya and then compete in Touge events, downhill races that operate on the fringe of legality.

Featuring up to 12-player events with incredible full car damage, Race Driver: GRID's online multiplayer races will see gamers competing in aggressive races on iconic city streets and famous championship circuits across Europe, the U.S. and Japan.

"Race Driver: GRID online is the ultimate expression of what the game is all about – incident-packed, aggressive, wheel-to-wheel racing," said Ralph Fulton, Chief Game Designer, Race Driver: GRID. "Our wide range of motorsport disciplines, stunning locations and full damage 12-player races make for a uniquely spectacular race experience and our immersive new ranking system rewards player skill and deepens the challenge online."

Players will be able to take their custom livery online and make it feared and respected by competing in a huge range of racing disciplines; from drifting around Yokohama Docks, charging through the mean streets of Detroit, racing touring cars around Spa-Francorchamps to competing in chaotic demolition derbies.

The pure race experience is at the heart of Race Driver GRID's gameplay and, in online multiplayer, everything is geared towards maximising player time spent on track and minimising time spent in lobbies. Players can rapidly find the event they want and a slick voting system, matchmaking mechanism and seamless host migration means gamers find competitive races quickly and sessions stay together longer.

An innovative new online ranking system charts players' progress as they advance from Junior Rookie to Legend, with experience points being awarded based on a wide range of achievements, from events won to beating higher ranked opponents.

As players rise through the rankings, online leaderboards record the fastest laps for each track and gamers can download ghost cars to test out their skill against the best in the world in Test Drive mode or check out the competition in Spectator mode. Players can also fully customise their game including switching damage on or off, enabling catch-up mode, setting driver aids and allowing public and private games.

Features :

Exclusively for the NDS edition, Race Driver: GRID will feature the evolution of the critically acclaimed track editor, first seen in Race Driver: Create and Race. With over 60 individual pieces, the creation system offers near-limitless design options, including the ability to personalise trackside hoardings and billboards. Players will be able to craft complete championship circuits in detail or, using the simple Free-Draw tool, create and race within minutes.

Extensive online and multiplayer options let players compete in adrenaline pumping four-player races, climb to the top of global online leader boards for every race event, or share up to four individually created tracks with up to four players in the ultimate custom race series. Gamers can also upload and download new tracks to Race Driver: GRID servers.

With a stunning selection of real-world settings, outstanding racing cars, a powerful track editor and incredible graphics, Race Driver: GRID is the most exciting, fun and feature packed racer you can fit in your pocket. Developed by Firebrand Games, the team responsible for the award-winning Race Driver: Create and Race, the NDS edition of Race Driver: GRID is coming summer 2008.

Il portale di Gamespot ha pubblicato a questo indirizzo una breve ma interessante preview dedicata al prossimo ed attesissimo SBK 08 della Milestone.

Overall, the environments look good and appear to be re-created faithfully. The racers and bikes look authentic, too, right down to small logos on the bikes and leather suits. The tracksides seemed a tad sterile and lacking in smaller details, but the background vistas looked great, with detailed clouds and distant mountains on certain tracks.

L'ultima incarnazione del campionato stock car su PC, nella forma del simulatore Arca Re/Max realizzato dalla Sim Factory, riceve oggi la prima patch ufficiale, obbligatoria per chi volesse giocare online. Diverse le correzioni apportate: se avete acquistato il gioco, non c'è davvero motivo per non installarla.

#CONTINUE#

TheSimFactory has released the 1.128 update for their ARCA RE/MAX Series Sim Racing game. The patch brings plenty of changes which are listed below.

Updating is mandatory for those who play online and is highly recommended to take advantage of the new features.

Changelog:

- New cockpit updates (shift light, mirror improvements, small optimizations)
- Hopefully better performance of the dedicated.exe’s
- Corrections and improvements to Salem (guardrail, dx7 lightpole texture, pace car)
- Correction to spec maps at Pocono, and a few other tweaks
- Replacement Daytona with more accurate physic modelling, track modelling & other changes
- Correction of Chat lobby scroll bar, correction of Server lobby borders and listings, tracks list by name not venue
- Fixed Stack the Field, now works in Warmup correctly
- Corrected “FIXED Setups”
- AIW tweaks and corrections to all tracks, including pace car & AI
- Corrected Controller unmaps, sound volume resets, & mph/kph changes
- Time to race extended to 60 secs now
- Lucky Dog rule now gives the correct driver a lap back
- Admin panel now works in spectator mode (if you leave and come back, scoring will not)
- NetComm = 0 corrected
- Speed Limit at Duqoiun in practice corrected
- Can now select Milwaukee Mile and Duquoin from track listing without crashing
- Car skins #27, #39 & one other corrected
- Rechecked Iowa AIW to ennsure over 30 cars can race
- Added Setup Comparer plugin by Robert Cobb

[Fonte: http://www.virtualr.net/]

Potete leggere a questo indirizzo una breve ma interessante anteprima in italiano dedicata al prossimo MotorStorm Pacific Rift della Evolution Studios.

Scesi in pista le sensazioni sono per il momenti contrastanti: piace l'impatto estetico, con il sole caldo e abbagliante proprio come ai tropici che ci ferisce gli occhi mentre pigiamo a fondo sull'acceleratore e la natura sfreccia attorno a noi.

Dopo la demo dell'altro ieri, ecco arrivare la versione completa del nuovo Bus Simulator 2008 della Avanquest Software: per ora il gioco è acquistabile direttamente online a circa 20 Euro sui principali shop europei (come Play.com o Amazon).

Bus Simulator 2008, a new game for PC from Avanquest Software, is released on schedule to retail today. The game combines driving and business simulation in a fun and unique way, testing the player’s bus driving capabilities, as well as commercial expertise to run a bus company.

#CONTINUE#

The game takes place in the fictional metropolis of Megacity. 18 different routes need to be mastered during 34 missions. To be a successful bus driver, keep to the timetable and transport as many passengers as possible, avoiding reckless driving and lateness to maintain an impeccable reputation in the neighbourhood. There are 8 different bus models to choose from with more available to download online.

If the timetable is adhered to and enough tickets sold, the necessary cash flow to run the bus company is accumulated. Once in charge of the bus company the player can rent or buy larger buses but must take steps to maintain the vehicles. There is also the option to invest in advertising campaigns and special offers to attract more customers. Other business elements such as renting advertising spaces on the buses can be a useful way to generate extra cash flow.

Features of Bus Simulator 2008
• Huge and well detailed city model with traffic and pedestrians
• Different view modes including overhead and cockpit (driver)
• Different weather conditions and times of day
• Online score tables
• Easy to use interface