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more about #gaming more comments → iamzombie: I can't believe you didn't include Motorcity Online in this list... I'm not certain it was the world's first racing MMO, but it sure was the best. I... more » solracer: What, no Virtua Racing? Back in the early '90s my race buddies and I used to meet at the local video game place, called 'Quarters' naturally, for a 32... more » Jono: The Need for Speed franchise died for me after Porsche Unleashed. The target demographic went from carguy to fanboy. Thanks Fast and Furious, style ... more » toasteroven: No, no, NO NO NO. Test Drive Unlimited is a sack of crap. Worthy of a top 5 position is Need For Speed 1-5. Especially High Stakes, which had weather... more » G-Ram: I spent countless hours with this gem for NES. more » Mobius: Well, I've not played most of those games (not born for some of them, no Xbox being the reasons) but those I do know and have played (Gran Turismo, NF... more » Scazza: Come on! No Ridge Racer? It was my launch PSX game that made me a whore for time trails. Also, you forgot Carmageddon! Noting says awesome like la... more » skitter: Though I have Test Drive Unlimited waiting for me to bother to upgrade my graphics card, my favorite of the series by far is Test Drive: Eve of Destru... more » The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.: Did everyone forget Driver???? [en.wikipedia.org]) It was damn difficult with the damage, the time limits, and the cops, had a compelling story line.... more » Project_J187: You can't mention Twisted metal without also mentioning Vigilante 8. Sure it was a rip off of twisted metal but it did everything better, minus sweet... more » Al Navarro: I read through all the comments so I wouldn't duplicate. The fact that no one said Atari Sprint 2, Arcade Cabinet bothers me...(and I'm talking the b... more » Murilee Martin: The first two are the only ones I've ever played. Yeah, I'm old. more » Six Flags Over Tomsk: I'd throw in the Tokyo Extreme Racer series, for the depth of customization and the cheeky Engrish names. And what about Kazunori Yamauchi's first ra... more » theeastbaykid: Always one of my arcade favorites.... more » robinandtami: You totally left out Carmageddon PC circa 2000ish. It was the best EVER! The object was to run over as many other vehicles, animals and pedestrians ... more » -
#cargames
The 20 Greatest Car Video Games
Our real-life cars are great, but we can't usually use them to catch funky crooks or evil spies, and we can't race them in Formula One — or in 2560 or 1967. Luckily, there's video games! Here's our twenty favorites. More » -
#carsofgtaiv
Auto-Inspiration: The Real-Life Cars Behind Grand Theft Auto IV
It may not have the racing chops of say Gran Turismo 5 Prologue or Midnight Club: Los Angeles, Grand Theft Auto IV is still a big-title game for 2008 (probably the biggest wethinks) with some big-time automotive tie-ins. There are more than 100 different vehicles to play with, most of which are inspired in one way or another by real-life automotive counterparts. Click through to take a look at the purpose of driving in GTA4, and learn how some of the more notable in-game cars compare to their non-pixelated brethren. It's definitely become a two-way street between the automotive and video game industries. More » -
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#newyorkautoshow
Play With It: Top Seven Examples Of Automaker-Video Game Industry Love-Making In New York
There's a trend I'm beginning to notice around the massive halls of auto shows: scattered among the sheet metal, booth babes and PR flacks, there's a hell of a lot of video games — both your standard issue Xbox-PlayStation3 setups as well as the more elaborate simulators. Taking a look at just a few of the many examples that appeared at the New York Auto Show this past week, I think this is more than just a way of giving journalists something to do between press conferences — it's representative of a trend. Here's our carmaker-by-carmaker breakdown of what has to be construed as either a strategy of building "appeal with the youths" — or an attempt by the car companies to distract everyone from their impending new "Second Malaise Era" with flashing lights and loud noises. More »
