The next edition in the TrackMania series, TrackMania United Forever, is launching this Friday and will feature even more tracks than before. The game will also feature quite a few new cars and will let players share their custom-created tracks as well as customized cars. Below is the car list:
- Stadium Car - Iconic TrackMania car that’s part F1 car, part sturdy buggy
- Fast racing Car - The fastest car in the TrackMania series will test your reaction times
- The ‘American’ - Sensitive suspension to challenge handling skills
- 4×4 Grand Class - Fast and flexible with a motor revved to the max
- Rally Car - Slide round dirt tracks with this ultra light and ultra powerful vehicle
- Roadster - Requires meticulous driving with expert acceleration and breaking
- Pick-Up - Rough and tumble racing with a mechanical monster
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EA today announced the soundtrack to NASCAR 09, noting that it features an “electrifying mix” of rock, country, metal and punk music. Artists include POD, AFI and the Black Keys, to name a few. Below is the full listing:
- AFI Ether
- Airbourne Runnin’ Wild
- Airbourne Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast
- Christian Kane The House Rules
- The Parks Born Into It
- From First To Last Two As One
- Jet Black Stare It’s Over
- Jet Black Stare Ready To Roll
- Keith Anderson C’MON!
- The Parlor Mob Hard Times
- P.O.D. Condescending
- Rev Theory Light It Up
- The Black Keys Strange Times
- Theory Of A Deadman Got It Made
- Third Day This Is Who I Am
The recently released Race Driver: Grid playable demo has been downloaded over one million times, says Codemasters. The demo was launched on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 8.
They are currently having a competition using the demo to give players the chance to win a brand new BMW 3 Series car. All one has to do is beat the Fastest Final Lap Challenge for a shot at the car. The final date for playing is May 23.
The upcoming “Davis” update for Burnout Paradise will add a completely new section to Paradise City, according to developer Criterion. Scheduled for release this August, the fourth update will mark the first expansion to Paradise City since the game’s release.
The update will also add motorbikes to the game, as well as new challenges suitable for these vehicles. It will also add night-time racing, allowing gamers to go all NFS on their Burnout.
Meanwhile, the “Cagney” update, the third one, will go live this June, adding new multiplayer modes including Online Road Rage, Marked Man and Stunt Events.
Empire Interactive has announced Ford Racing Off Road, an upcoming racing game that features only Ford licensed cars, for the PS2, PSP, PC and Wii. The latest entry in the multi-million selling franchise marks the introduction of the Land Rover brand. There are also various features like real-time, on-the-go vehicle damage repair, faster acceleration and more.
“Ford Racing Off Road is a tremendous expansion of our highly successful Ford franchise,” said Ian Higgins, CEO of Empire Interactive. “We introduce some impressive vehicles, stunning environments and great new features. The Land Rover brand brings real excitement and even stronger appeal to the franchise.”
The game hits stores March 2008.
NetDevil has announced the launch of a web games division and plans for its first release - LEGO Racers, a browser game set for release early next year. Based off the racers franchise of toy products and following the same storyline, LEGO Racers will let players own up to five cars from ten teams with different attributes and compete against other players. Players will also be able to modify and upgrade their cars, as well as watch the race live or activate their challenge meter, boosting the chance of winning. There will also be an offline mode and leader boards.
“NetDevil has proven a valuable partner that truly understands what the LEGO play experience is all about,” said Kelly J. McKiernan, Internet Content Manager on LEGO Racers. “The company’s high-quality work on the LEGO Universe MMO made them an easy choice for LEGO Racers, and we look forward to continuing our relationship with them to give fans of LEGO a whole new way to interact with some of our most popular franchises.”
The company is also working on other titles, though no details were disclosed.
The official playlist for Burnout Paradise was announced by EA earlier this week. The music features in the game includes tracks from artists such as Alice in Chain, Soundgarden, Guns n’ Roses, Killswitch Engage and Senses Fail, among many others. Here’s the full list:
*Winner of the second international Burnout Bandslam competition.
- Adam And The Ants, “Stand And Deliver”
- Agent Blue, “Snowhill”
- Airbourne, “Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast”
- Alice In Chains, “Would?”
- Army Of Me, “Going Through Changes”
- Avril Lavigne, “Girlfriend”
- B’z, “FRICTION”
- Brain Failure feat. Dicky Barrett, “Coming Down To Beijing”
- Brand New , “The Archers Bows Have Broken”
- Bromheads Jacket, “Fight Music For The Fight”
- Depeche Mode, “Route 66 (Beatmasters Mix)”
- Faith No More, “Epic”
- Guns N’ Roses, “Paradise City”
- Innerpartysystem, H”eart Of Fire”
- Jane’s Addiction, “Stop!”
- Jimmy Eat World, “Electable (Give It Up)”
- Junkie XL feat. Lauren Rocket, “Cities In Dust”
- Jupiter One, “Fire Away”
- Kerli, “Creepshow”
- Killswitch Engage, “My Curse”
- LCD Soundsystem, “Us V. Them”
- Make Good Your Escape, “Beautiful Ruin”
- Maxeen, “Block Out The World”
- Mexicolas, “Come Clean”
- N.E.R.D., “Rockstar (Jason Nevins Mix)”
- Never Heard Of It*, “Finger On The Trigger”
- Operator, “Nothing To Lose”
- Permanent ME, “Until You Leave”
- Saosin, “Collapse”
- Seether, “Fake It”
- Senses Fail, “Calling All Cars”
- Showing Off To Thieves*, “Everyone Has Their Secrets”
- Skybombers, “It Goes Off”
- Soundgarden, “Rusty Cage”
- Sugarcult, “Dead Living”
- Swervedriver, “Duel”
- The Photo Atlas, “Red Orange Yellow”
- The Pigeon Detectives, “I’m Not Sorry”
- The Styles, “Glitter Hits (J.J. Puig Mix)”
- Twisted Sister, “I Wanna Rock”
Burnout Paradise is due out on January 25, 2008 for the PS3 and Xbox 360. A playable demo of the game is already available on the online networks of aforementioned consoles.
To anticipate the release of the Burnout Paradise demo today, EA sent out a nice trailer showing off the content featured in the sample. Surprisingly, it does not show any crashes.
A first look at Voltage, an upcoming Wipeout-esque action racer:
Today sees the release of two new games on Xbox Live Arcade - Arkadian Warriors and GripShift. Here’s the deal:
Three heroic shape-shifting warriors fight to release the Land of Arkadia from the evil Gorgon’s stony gaze. In the uniquely expansive “Arkadian Warriors,” randomly generated dungeons and cooperative multiplayer hack & slash action enhances a deep single-player campaign. The robust cooperative multiplayer mode is available for two players both locally and over Xbox LIVE. Upgrading is key as players hone their skills, acquire loot and master powerful magic spells and numerous deadly weapons in a journey of mythical proportions. “Arkadian Warriors” will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E10+ by the ESRB.Through a mix of sky-high platforming and stunt driving, “GripShift” combines automotive and puzzle solving skills across 120 challenging levels, 25 rubber burning race tracks and 20 deadly deathmatch arenas across four themed worlds. Zoom to victory with four players over Xbox LIVE or race solo, all while enjoying a customizable music experience! Choose your driver, unlock faster vehicles and customize your ride with new skins. Developed by Sidhe Interactive, “GripShift” is a gravity-defying thrill ride every racing fan must experience! The game will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E10+ by the ESRB.
The games are being sold for 800 Microsoft points each.
Empire Interactive has announced that destructive-racer FlatOut will make its debut on the PSP through FlatOut: Head On. It will feature an arcade play style, with nine different game modes, including carnage challenges, full career, destruction derbies, multiplayer party mode and the ragdoll stunt mode. Here’s the deal:
FlatOut: Head On is ready to drop the hammer on the PSP extreme racing genre, bringing high speed destruction and leaving more broken bones and wrecked cars in its wake, than a Richard Hammond Top Gear stunt. From rock-smashing dust ups in arid desert landscapes to down and dirty races through rubbish-strewn city streets, FlatOut’s PSP debut is yet another gritty excursion into racing carnage.The FlatOut physics engine delivers levels of extreme racing that have yet to be seen on the PSP; get ready for head on destruction that could literally leave you, the track and your car in pieces. Persistent objects like fallen rocks, shopping trolleys and car parts remain on the track from one lap to the next, creating additional obstacles to avoid. The more carnage you create, the more points you score, but the more problems you’ll face. However using this to your advantage will get you even more bonus points by wrecking other vehicles throughout the races With multiplayer WIFI and party gaming modes from wheel to wheel challenges, demolition derbies and the fans’ favourite, the ragdoll stunts, the only reason you’ll stop is if you have no wheels left.
Once again you get to bounce the driver around like a ragdoll in death-defying stunts which leave the driver limp and lifeless. In fact it’s never been more fun to see your driver launched through the windscreen towards various oversized objects (like dartboards and bowling pins) for the pleasure of the crowd - who will be grabbing your PSP from you to show you just how good they are!
The game will feature six locations, 40 tracks and 45 unique car models; more than 36 quick play challenges, 4 player wireless racing, and more. It is scheduled for release early next year.
EA and Criterion sent out word that Burnout Paradise, the next installment in the crash-and-burn racing series, will be out in North America on January 22. The game is due out on PS3 and Xbox 360, featuring an open-world environment and challenges available at any junction. EA is also promising “a new standard for online social gameplay.”
A demo of the game will be out on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace this December. It will feature online support and show off the new Stunt mode.
To make Gran Turismo 5 even more awesome than it should be, Polyphony Digital and SCEI have partnered with BBC’s Top Gear show to be made downloadable through Gran Turismo TV (GT TV) that will be included in the PS3 game.
GT TV will be an online dedicated channel that will offer the latest news and content from the motoring world. It will launch worldwide on the PlayStation Network sometime next year. BBC will offer 40 episodes from their revered Top Gear show for download.
Additionally, the Top Gear Test Track - the track featured each week on the show, where the show’s team test the latest cars - will be digitized and made available in Gran Turismo 5.
“We at Polyphony are great fans of the world’s best motoring programme, Top Gear, so we’re delighted to be collaborating with BBC Worldwide to deliver Top Gear content via Gran Turismo,” said Kazunori Yamauchi, President, Polyphony Digital, “We’re sure that players will be as thrilled as we are when they get the chance to put their own driving skills to the test on the Top Gear Test Track in GT5, as well as enjoying classic episodes of Top Gear via GT TV.”
Below are some images from the Top Gear integration in GT TV.
A new gameplay trailer from Need for Speed ProStreet has been released. Enjoy.
In related news, a demo of the game is now up on Xbox Live Marketplace. Grab it if you’re interested.
No, they did not forget about Gran Turismo PSP, according to an interview with Kazunori Yamauchi, producer of the racing simulator series. He said that the PSP incarnation is still on the cards, though it has taken a back seat to the upcoming PS3 installment.
Gran Turismo 5 is expected to arrive sometime next year on the PS3; it will be preceded by a demo that will highlight the major features of the coming game.
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