Tag Archives: Racing

Pack your bags, Forza Horizon 4 (opens in new tab) is going to take you on a trip to grand old Britain. As opposed to the more sim-heavy-bent of the Forza Motorsport series, the Horizon series has always been about enjoying the locales as much as the cars. It’s moved …

For years now the Codemasters Formula One games have let the player begin their career in any car they like, and for years I’ve donned the caps of the sport’s slowest teams. That says a lot about what I want out of the game: a rags to riches story told …

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (opens in new tab) gives gamers another great excuse to pick up Nintendo’s Switch console – especially those interested in some good, old school arcade racing. But once you get it… what do you do? Jump online? Invite friends over to play? Try to beat some …

The days of buying a game console and having it be a static, unchanging experience are gone. The PlayStation 4 launched nearly four years ago, and it’s only gotten better over time, adding promised features and delivering all-new ones that have enhanced that little black gaming box far beyond its …

Action Henk doesn’t have any ideas of its own, but at least it borrows from the best. Take the tracks from your childhood Hot Wheels playset and swap out the car for a figurine of a pot-bellied man named Henk. Now add in the ghost-racing, microsecond-shaving, leaderboard-chasing element of Trials …

It’s thinking The life and death of the Dreamcast was a tipping point for the video game industry. From 1999 to 2001, what should have been “Sega’s big comeback” morphed into “whoops, out of business” despite a stellar launch lineup, full-force marketing campaign, and online multiplayer support way ahead of …

Turn 10 Studios has spilled a load of motorcar-shaped beans all over the stage at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, and they look delicious. For starters, the game will run at 1080p and 60fps. Hopefully applies to the reflections and rear-view mirrors too this time) but, either way, the impressive stats …

Project CARS is built by and for gearheads, and it looks its range of customization options will extend beyond the cars and into the game itself – even on consoles. Preview builds of the crowdfunded racing game include fairly extensive visual customization settings on PS4 and Xbox One, according to …

Start your engines Kart racers endure as one of gaming’s purest, most enjoyable genres. As developers continue to push the envelope with convoluted plotlines and complex mechanics, kart racers remain focused on one thing: fun. They’re the sort of game your parents, siblings, and best friends can sit down and …

There is something fundamentally fun about racing tiny cars across a breakfast table and pushing your best mate off it onto the floor. It’s as silly as it sounds, and the cackles of glee that come from local multiplayer races are some of the loudest I’ve heard in ages. This …