Racing à la Kart: a review of Mario Kart Wii

Mario Kart makes its debut on the Wii with some great new elements and a strong online offering. The kart racer is still surviving in the HD era.Read More...

Logitech unveils Speed Force Wireless racing wheel for Wii

Up until now, Wii-owning racers have been stuck with the Wii Wheel, Brando's Wii Multi-Axis Racing System or something they cooked up in arts and crafts. Now, however, Logitech is providing a much better option for serious track stars. The Speed Force Wireless racing wheel is the first force-feedback wheel for Nintendo's latest console, and while it was designed to work with Need For Speed Undercover, it'll do just fine with future force-feedback racing titles as well. Disgustingly, you still have to plug a USB receiver into your Wii before this thing will work, but we guess that's the breaks, huh? Look for this one to pop up in November (US and Europe) for $99.99. Full release after the break.Continue reading Logitech unveils Speed Force Wireless racing wheel for WiiPermalink | Email this | Comments

With 8 Dead, Drag Racing Gets Hard Look

The popularity of illegal street racing seems to be on the rise.

Real Racing: another iPhone racing game to get excited about

Section: iPod + iTunes, iPod touch, iPhone + Communications, iPhone, iPhone SDK & AppsThere are probably too many racing games already made for the iPhone, but that isn’t stopping Firemint from developing a game named “Real Racing.” Real Racing is exactly what it sounds like. It’s an accelerometer controlled car racing game that looks fantastic. For a graphics sample, here’s some replay footage from the game. Robert Murray from Firemint demoed the game for PocketGamer.co.uk; the first time it’s been shown publicly. The game is controlled through tilting the device, and is reported to be spot on. The graphics are stunning as well, but that’s not all. The game supports head-to-head multiplayer over cell networks and wifi. You can upload low times to the web, and participate in the web community. You can even add a special app to Facebook and OpenSocial to brag about your skills to your friends. Here’s a demo of the motion controlled racing action. And that video replay from before? Well, that’s actually a feature of the game. When you choose to upload a low time to the net, the game automatically outputs and uploads the replay to YouTube to help solidify your skills. Firemint expects to ship Real Racing before the holidays this year. Via [PocketGamer] Product [Real Racing] Full Story » | Written by Jake Gaecke for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »

GTA IV May be Driving Sales of Gaming Consoles (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - While Grand Theft Auto IV is racking up sales records, console makers are vying for bragging rights of their own, and Microsoft seems to be the victor.

Video-game review: Online play makes "Mario Kart Wii" a must-have

It's not often that a series installment can stray so little from its past and still make a mark, but "Mario Kart Wii" waves the checkered flag with a 12-player online racing mode that makes the best use of the Wii's Wi-Fi capabilities to date.