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Need for Speed Most Wanted Pre-order Packs Announced

Need for Speed Most Wanted Pre-order Packs Announced

John Polson July 16, 2012

Need for Speed Most Wanted pre-orders at select retailers and on EA’s online Origin store will grant users 3 early car unlocks on top of the unlocks and custom mods for the limited edition.

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Need for Speed Preview: Become the Most Wanted

Need for Speed Preview: Become the Most Wanted

Pete Walsh July 16, 2012

Hooked Gamers have posted a preview of Need for Speed Most Wanted (Criterion/2012). Article highlights include: Most Wanted Reboot You would be forgiven for thinking you have already played this game. The Need for

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Ultra Slim CECH-4000 Series PS3 Leaked

Ultra Slim CECH-4000 Series PS3 Leaked

Pete Walsh July 15, 2012

Tecnoblog has posted what it claims to be images of the new thinner PS3. Here’s how http://ps3ultraslim.comsuggest it compares in size to the earlier two PS3′s and PS2′s. The three models are said to

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Forza Horizon Interview: Car Handling & Tuning, Free roam vs AI Events, GPS Voice

Forza Horizon Interview: Car Handling & Tuning, Free roam vs AI Events, GPS Voice

Pete Walsh July 15, 2012

OXM have posted an excellent interview with John Knowles, design director at Turn 10, discussing Forza Horizon. Realism doesn’t always make fun – authenticity is important but so is fun. (Interestingly sim racing game

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Official Fanatec Video Manuals for ClubSport Wheel Base, BMW M3 GT2 and Formula rim

Official Fanatec Video Manuals for ClubSport Wheel Base, BMW M3 GT2 and Formula rim

Pete Walsh July 15, 2012

Fanatec have posted the official video manual for their new ClubSport Wheel Base, BMW M3 GT2 and Formula rims. It’s impressive to see the attention to detail and the level of customization in Fanatec’s

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F1 Race Stars: First Six Drivers

F1 Race Stars: First Six Drivers

Pete Walsh July 14, 2012

Here’s the first 6 F1 Race Stars drivers in their cartoon form: Alonso, Grosjean, Hamilton, Rosberg, Senna and Vettel. Which one’s your favourite? The end of season group photo should be a classic!

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DiRT Cheap, Summer Sale on Steam

DiRT Cheap, Summer Sale on Steam

Pete Walsh July 14, 2012

Interested in getting down in the DiRT? DiRT Showdown is now on sale in the Steam summer sale at 50% off. Also up for grabs is a DiRT Mega pack that includes DiRT (75%

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Need for Speed Most Wanted Profiles 5 American Cars

Need for Speed Most Wanted Profiles 5 American Cars

John Polson July 13, 2012

The Criterion Games-developed Need for Speed Most Wanted blog just profiled five cars from Ford, Chevy and more. The five American cars listed were Camaro ZL1, Ford GT, Hummer H1 Alpha, Corvette ZR1, and

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Racing in Slow Motion IV Video Catches All the Details

Racing in Slow Motion IV Video Catches All the Details

John Polson July 13, 2012

BSIM Racing spotted real world racing video “Racing in Slow Motion IV” created by Mattzel89. If sim, realistic, or even arcade racing developers wanted a source of material for how to improve their games,

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Project CARS Build 254 Released, Wet Weather Effects, Daytona (Volusia)

Project CARS Build 254 Released, Wet Weather Effects, Daytona (Volusia)

Pete Walsh July 13, 2012

Project CARS Build 254 has been released and is available to Team Members+. In addition to numerous updates and fixes (full list below) it features new wet weather effects (see impressive WIP rain effects

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