Racing
EA games taking cues from Zynga
You’ve just started playing a game. You’re enjoying the multiplayer. Then you realize it’s offering to sell you the resources to get the best items in the game immediately, instead of working for them. Or maybe you’ve just started up your new simulation and are dismayed that you only get a small plot of land more »
There’s a PSone imports explosion on the PlayStation Store March 12, 2013
Lovers of PSOne Imports don’t have a huge library of games to tap into when they want a rare game fix. Only MonkeyPaw Games and Gungho Online Entertainment really offer anything up, and those updates are rare. You never know when a round of games will be revealed, and then you don’t know how long more »
[Video] Is Real Racing 3 a ripoff?
Real Racing 3 released earlier this week in North America for Android and iOS. Prior to the game’s release, I was very worried about the kinds of microtransactions EA could implement into this game. Now that the game is out, my fears have been confirmed by many players. No one likes having to wait to more »
Need for Speed: Most Wanted introduces Movie Legend cars
Criterion Games does racing games and DLC right. Need for Speed: Most Wanted is an excellent racer, and EA has announced a trio of DLC packs you’re going to love. The Movie Legends pack includes five seriously famous cars. James Bond 007′s 2008 Aston Martin DBS and Aston Martin DB5, the Shelby GT500 1967 from more »
Vanquish slides into the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection
The North American PlayStation Store update for tomorrow is going to bring a few treats for PlayStation Plus members. As the headline points out, Vanquish is the newest game that will be added to the ever-growing Instant Game Collection. Vanquish is a very well-received third-person action game from Platinum Games. It was one of the more »
Real World Racing drops real satellite imagery into a top-down racer
Top-down racers aren’t anything new, so it takes something truly unique to make one of these games stand out. I think Real World Racing by Playstos does just that. Real World Racing uses satellite images from locations such as London, Berlin and Rome and drops a handful of racing cars onto their virtual streets. From more »
Here’s the Wii U Virtual Console Trial Campaign schedule until August 2013
The Wii U eShop isn’t really jumping at the moment. It has some games, mainly downloads of retail copies, but very few exclusives and no Virtual Console games. Nintendo’s changing that by adding Virtual Console to the system though, and to get people buying it has started the Wii U Virtual Console Trial Campaign. To more »
Amazon Gold Box for January 22, 2013 is filled with video games (update)
I hope you have money, because you’re going to need it for the January 22, 2013 Amazon Gold Box. See, it’s filled with video games. And not just any video games, good video games. These are games you’d want to play. You probably even wanted them for Christmas or something. So grab your browser, favorite more »
PSN is offering up to 75% off on games tomorrow
Tomorrow’s PlayStation Store update will introduce a pretty fantastic sale on 13 games. In some cases, Sony is discounting games for PlayStation Plus members by up to 75%. At first glance, what Sony is doing is reminiscent of a Steam sale. That being said, just know that $10 is enough to grab a few good games.
Sega put Team Fortress 2 in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
When it comes to multiplatform games, people usually go with a version that’s out first for a console they own. Which means a lot of people who wanted Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed probably bought it in 2012 for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii or Wii U and figured they didn’t need the PC, Vita more »
