NASCAR’s popularity is huge, but so far that hasn’t translated into sales for games based on the sport. EA was the last company to make NASCAR games but let the license lapse in 2009 after disappointing sales. Activision has announced it will partner with developer Eutechnyx for NASCAR The Game 2011. You can create yourself as a driver or choose from a stable of real life racing stars. AI versions of real drivers will be programmed with their respective racing styles.

As we’ve reported, EA is so, so sorry it came late to this Nintendo Wii party. Another installment in its apology is Wii-exclusive NASCAR Kart Racing, which will send NASCAR racers down the same family friendly streets paved by the likes of Mario and Crash Bandicoot.

The game takes real life NASCAR drivers and pits them against 10…

On Saturday (February 2, 2008), the Arizona Republic published an article about professional race car drivers who are using videogames to practice for actual races.

The article begins with Denny Hamlin, a rookie NASCAR driver who played videogames featuring Ponoco Raceway to get himself acquainted with the Pennsylvania race track. Hamlin won first place for the actual race…

Demos for All Pro Football 2k8 and NASCAR 08 have been released on the Xbox Live Marketplace. In All-Pro Football 2k8, Take Two returns to the football scene sans NFL license but with a lot of classic football players in tow. The demo weighs in at 681 MB. The demo for EA’s 2008 NASCAR title more »