They warned us if we played those TV vidya games too much, we would start to imitate everything we saw, and the world would collapse into anarchy, and it would be our faults. (Actually, it would the game’s fault — let’s not go crazy and start blaming actual people.) Now it’s actually happening! ….well, in […]
Well, that was fun while it lasted. Rockstar vowed to keep the PC version of GTA V mod-free, and though I’m very skeptical they can hold the line for long, they’re sure going to try. The latest patch for the game fixes a number of bugs and glitches, as well as a tendency for the […]
We know who made the first video game that involved car driving. We just don’t know anything else. It was called Der VW-Fahrsimulator, and it was developed internally by Volkswagen around 1972 or so. Jason Torchinsky, writer for Jalopnik, tried to find out something — anything — about it. VW had previously produced driving simulators […]
According to The Hollywood Reporter, actress Linsday Lohan has significantly expanded her complaint against Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive. Lohan has replaced her original 10 page complaint with a more detailed 64-page document that now alleges Take-Two used her likeness on merchandise. The amended complaint now includes 45 pages of pictured exhibits, including a […]
Yes, people are still out there modding Grand Theft Auto 3. And the results are impressive. This mod, XR Productions’ Liberty City Nights, had its latest version released just this weekend. It recasts Liberty City as the setting for a racing game in the style of Need For Speed Underground. It’s all so glowy and […]
Despite Watch Dogs looking pretty impressive on PC, it didn’t look exactly like it did during its first presentation at E3 2012. So shortly after release intrepid modders searched through the game and found deactivated presentation effects and turned them on to pretty up the game. Cue raging controversy. Ubisoft, for its part, denies “gimping’ […]
Gameloft’s GT Racing 2 has been available for Android and iOS mobile phones since late last year but it now has become available for Windows phones. The game boasts 13 tracks on which to race 67 cars from 30 manufacturers and an improved physics engine from its original launch for a more realistic racing experience […]
Grand Theft Auto V gave out seven free – free is a very good price – new cars as part of their Hipster Update. The cars in question are the Hakosuka [Nissan] Skyline, AMC Pacer, Ford Falcon, Mercedes 240, Citroen SM, Smart Two and a Scion IQ. Also included are mods for the Gasser, Warrerner […]
“SpinTires”, the Kickstarter-funded 1980s-era Soviet Union truck maneuvering and skill game will be available for PC next Friday. Developed by UK-based Oovee Games, the video game employs mostly 1980s-era Soviet Union and Eastern European truck machines to tow stuck vehicles out of the mud, haul some logs around some sketchy terrain or just generally engage […]
If your idea of fun is playing a video game where you can violently attack other drivers of other vehicles, then Nick Baynes thinks he has the game for you. Baynes, the creator of “Split/Second” is promoting his newest idea called “Rage Ride” via Kickstarter. The game is said to be similar to the old […]