La Nadeo ha annunciato che a partire dal prossimo 16 aprile sarà possibile scaricare gratuitamente il nuovo e certamente divertente Trackmania Nation Forever, del quale potete ammirare oggi un nuovo trailer di anteprima (90MB).

The free downloadable TrackMania Nations racing game attracted an unbelievable number of players around the world who were obsessed with the game's fast cars, spectacular tracks single- and multiplayer play and simple yet powerful tools for creating tracks and race videos. For the past two years, it has been installed more than 30 million times and nearly four million players have created an account to play the game online on the game’s servers.

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TrackMania Nations Forever will be available as a free download starting on April 16th. TrackMania Nations Forever will offer a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively difficult tracks. TrackMania Nations Forever will unite an even larger number of players thanks to its engaging multiplayer modes, innovative online functions and revolutionary interactivity between players. For TrackMania Nations Forever, Nadeo studio chose to take advantage of the PC's capacities as a gaming, creative and communications platform in order to allow a greater number of players to share a unique gaming experience.

Florent Castelnerac, Director of Nadeo studio, explains: “The PC is the premier gaming platform when it comes to the number of casual and expert players. To satisfy this wide range of players, we designed the game for everyone instead of trying to focus on the average gamer. We have put a lot of effort in developing the competitive spirit and challenge between players in order to present a game adapted to big e-sports competitions while remaining captivating and accessible to players who have less gaming experience. Even if you play Nations Forever quietly alone, you can still be ranked in the world, your country, your city or even in your list of friends that you can create by inviting friends to join like in Facebook or MySpace. It is up to each player to set his/her goals - become one of the best players in the world or just impress friends. These ladders are adapted to everyone and they add ten times more interest to solo or multiplayer modes. Always searching for new ways to add interest and unite an even larger number of players, we explored the possibilities the PC offers as a universal communication platform: for example, a system that allows you to challenge your friends by mail or Messenger. Since the game is free, fun and works on most computers, there is a big chance that many people that you know will play it. Finally, as for creativity, the PC is the only game platform that allows players to easily create additional game content, and the game comes with powerful creative tools like the track editor. We increased creative possibilities even more with richer, more complete editors while making creation more accessible to a larger number of players with a simplified track editor. Tomorrow, we will see exceptional creations from the four corners of the world that players will be able to exchange for free and easily. It's a tremendous motivation for the entire development team.”

The coming of TrackMania Nations Forever will also allow the convergence of the large TrackMania community. For the first time, players of the free versions will be able to play online with players from the retail version of TrackMania United on servers dedicated to the Stadium environment that is common to both games. Players of the TrackMania United retail version will also gain a brilliant free extension named "United Forever". In addition to being compatible with Nations Forever, this extension will offer many bonuses - including tracks that have never been seen before, new design blocks for the seven game environments and a spectacular graphics update for the three historic environments (Desert, Snow and Rally).

TrackMania Nations Forever will be available for download starting on April 16th, for free and for all!

Vi piacerebbe scorrazzare in auto nella capitale della grande Russia ? Allora sarete felici di leggere l'annuncio dell'arrivo del nuovo Moscow Racer, titolo della IRS Games che ci permetterà appunto di correre fra le strade di Mosca perfettamente riprodotte.

Developed by IRS Games, Moscow Racer will offer a gamer to experience realistic car handling and mechanics, choose from a wide variety of tracks and get an in-depth look at well-known Moscow streets. The sim features compelling gameplay and breathtaking visuals, so gear up for exploring the Russian capital in fast-paced and maneuverable vehicles.

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“With Moscow Racer, Akella is expanding its profile offering some impressive vehicles, stunning environments and great new features. This time around we’re using the proprietary V12 RG engine that is very well endowed with great detailization component”, said Dmitry Arkhipov, VP Development of Akella. “Moscow Racer is an opportunity to explore Moscow streets, compete with rivals, and win your new status of the street racing legend.” Please be on the lookout for more details as the game updates are coming shortly. The game is slated to ship in Q3 2008.

Attraverso il sito inglese Computer & Videogames, Kazunori Yamauchi torna a promettere nuovi aggiornamenti a Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (qui un articolo sul multiplayer del gioco) su cui il team Polyphony sta già lavorando. Uno in particolare potrebbe inserire finalmente una caratteristica a lungo richiesta dai fan, cioè i danni alle auto.

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Non sappiamo se il danneggiamento alle vetture sarà solo nelle prestazioni o anche visivo, ma dovrebbe trattarsi comunque di un sostanzioso passo in avanti per questa serie. Sempre tramite patch, sono attese nuove caratteristiche dedicate al miglioramento del multiplayer via Internet, dirette in particolar modo alla community.

E' finalmente stato svelato quale sarà il prossimo lavoro dei SimBin a raggiungere i nostri PC: GTR Evolution. E la press release è di quelle col botto, dato che conferma la presenza del celeberrimo Nordschleife all'interno del titolo. Saranno 22 le auto GT che verranno aggiunte, alle quali andranno ad affiancarsi le nuove vetture WTCC Extreme, belve con oltre 600 cavalli e trazione posteriore. Il gioco sarà disponibile sia come stand-alone che come espansione di Race 07: nel primo caso saranno presenti anche tutti i contenuti dell'ultima fatica del team svedese.

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WELCOME TO THE GREEN HELL - GTR Evolution Announced

SimBin Studios AB today announced the forthcoming release of GTR Evolution. Developed by the multiple award winning Swedish studio SimBin Development Team and published by SimBin Studios AB, GTR Evolution takes GT and WTCC Extreme cars to the Green Hell of Nordschleife, the holy grail of racing. Available as a stand alone game and also as an expansion pack for SimBin’s 2007 title RACE 07, GTR Evolution is scheduled for launch in 2008.

In addition to many other tracks, players of GTR Evolution will drive the modern version of the monumental track of Nürburgring Nordschleife along with the Nürburgring GP layout. Dubbed “The Green Hell” by racing legend Jackie Stewart, the track is revered and feared as the most difficult and treacherous track ever built.

“As the first PC game developer to get exclusive access to this track for reference, SimBin has been given a solid ground to work from and we hope that we will be able to give our fans a real hell, so to speak”, said Jay Ekkel with a smile, Producer at SimBin Development Team AB.

GTR Evolution for PC comes with 22 GT car models in 3 different classes plus a selection of exclusive production cars. Further to this SimBin adds WTCC Extreme, tuned concept cars based on the FIA WTCC cars.

“With rear wheel drive, extended body-kits and over 600hp the WTCC Extreme cars will give the GT cars a run for their money, said Diego Sartori, Creative Director at SimBin Studios AB.

GTR Evolution will be available as a stand alone game including all RACE 07 content, all in all 49 unique cars in 12 classes with over 500 variations and 19 tracks in over 40 different layouts including the new and legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife. A GTR Evolution expansion pack for existing owners of RACE 07 will also be available.

“This is the biggest game ever from SimBin and a must have for all gamers and we hope that GTR Evolution will satisfy all race fans since it is packed with a broad variety of cars and new features that should attract the gamer that wants to have it all in one high quality game”, says Henrik Roos, CEO of the SimBin Group of companies.

Scheduled for launch in 2008, GTR Evolution is distributed by Atari in Europe, Viva Media in the US and Akella in Russia. The release is scheduled for 2008 with detailed info to follow.