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Arcade Racing Games are made primarily with fun and accessibility in mind; all arcade racers have physics models, but the object of an arcade game is to provide quick, addictive fun, so the physics are compensated accordingly.



Codemasters F1 2011 PS Vita Launch Trailer

Codemasters F1 2011 PS Vita Launch Trailer

Pete Walsh February 21, 2012

The world’s fastest motorsport comes to the world’s most powerful portable games console as F1 2011 launches tomorrow, Wednesday February 22nd, for the PlayStation Vita as one of the system’s launch titles.  Tuned for

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Ubisoft Reveals ATV Racing with Mad Riders

Ubisoft Reveals ATV Racing with Mad Riders

John Polson February 16, 2012

Publisher Ubisoft has revealed Techland’s Mad Riders is coming to PC, Xbox Live Arcade, and PlayStation Network this spring.  Players can race customizable ATVs and Buggies in 3 online, multiplayer modes with up to 12 competitors

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MotorStorm RC: Competitive Cross-play Discussed for PS3 and Vita

MotorStorm RC: Competitive Cross-play Discussed for PS3 and Vita

John Polson February 3, 2012

In the above video Evolution Studios game director Paul Rustchynksy runs through competitive “cross-play” in MotorStorm RC. Players connect online and, within seconds, hop into a track where they can study their race line and their opponents’

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Need for Speed the Run PC Patch and Bonus Content Out Now

Need for Speed the Run PC Patch and Bonus Content Out Now

John Polson February 2, 2012

While console owners of Need for Speed the Run get the new Italian Edition Pack paid DLC, developer Black Box plays catch up and releases a long-awaited PC patch. There’s a slew of single, multiplayer,

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NFS The Run Italian Edition Car Pack Available Now

NFS The Run Italian Edition Car Pack Available Now

John Polson January 31, 2012

Available today in North America and tomorrow in Europe for consoles, Need for Speed the Run’s Italian Edition Pack DLC offers seven cars and ten exclusive Challenge Series events for $6.99.  The cars includes are

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Codemasters’ DiRT Showdown Debuts Full-Contact Racing Fun

Codemasters’ DiRT Showdown Debuts Full-Contact Racing Fun

Pete Walsh January 28, 2012

Prepare for carnage and mayhem in Codemasters’ DiRT Showdown, the brand new action-packed extension to the award-winning DiRT series.  The first gameplay video, titled “Crash and Burn,” showcases the destruction-focused racing mode known as

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Xbox Indie Game: OutRun-Inspired Ocean Drive Challenge for $1

Xbox Indie Game: OutRun-Inspired Ocean Drive Challenge for $1

John Polson January 27, 2012

Outrun was one of those great Sega arcade racers from the 1980s that was scenic, thrilling and a pioneer of its time.  Outrun is notable for its innovative hardware (including a moving cabinet), its

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Codemasters Studio Tour, Teases of GRID 2

Codemasters Studio Tour, Teases of GRID 2

John Polson January 25, 2012

Who knew that Codemasters started out in a small farm building? Rich Eddy, Codemasters’ Leamington studio’s Director of Communications, walks Xbox 360 Achievements through their office and lets looe quite a tease. Said Eddy, ”Loads

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WipEout 2048 Opening Cinema Depicts Evolution of Racing

WipEout 2048 Opening Cinema Depicts Evolution of Racing

John Polson January 20, 2012

WipEout has been with Sony ever since the console-maker’s first outing in back in 1995. The futuristic series is returning to its roots in WipEout 2048, depicting how the world of anti-gravity racing first

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Absolute Supercars – Coming Soon to PSN (seriously!)

Absolute Supercars – Coming Soon to PSN (seriously!)

Matt Brown January 14, 2012

Value for money. That’s a phrase you hear a lot these days in a less-than-stellar world economy. On one hand, you had Honda pulling out of Formula One, citing “widespread uncertainties in economies around

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