Electronic Arts also sent out some images of the other new Need for Speed game they’ll be showing at E3 – Need for Speed Nitro. The images show the game’s interesting visual style, complete with huge manufacturer badges on vehicles. The Wii screenshots are all from the game’s version of Madrid, Spain:
The DS screenshots show places which are a little more open:
The final packshot of DiRT 2 has been revealed and it looks like the edgy X-Games theme will be present on the cover as well as in the game. The electric green Codemasters have chosen is a world apart from the subdued brown used for the original’s cover. Also notable is that the PC version will be Games for Windows LIVE enabled, presumably including achievements. Full image after the jump.
Sega have just announced the first Sonic driving game in a long time – Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing. The game is similar to Sega Superstars Tennis in that it lets you take control of a variety of characters from Sega games of the past, including Sonic, Tails, AiAi, Dr. Eggman and Amigo and race on circuits inspired by the games. It’s coming to Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and Nintendo DS early next year. Players will have the choice of cars, planes and motorbikes in a similar fashion to the Nintendo 64 title Diddy Kong Racing.
Of course there are powerups and weapons to disrupt the action and each character has their own “All Star Move” which will no doubt allow for some serious rubber-banding. Split screen and online multiplayer modes are also confirmed for inclusion. A semi-guarantee of quality comes from the news that Sumo Digital are developing the game. The first screenshots and a pre-rendered trailer have been released:
These new TrackMania DS screens might cause you to squint a little but it’s looking like this game is going to come out and set the console alight with lust for a racing game not seen since Mario Kart a couple of years ago. Word is that it will be in players hands by the end of the year.
EA just announced its final line up for Games Convention, which begins tomorrow in Leipzig, Germany. Among the list was word that the next iteration of Need for Speed, subtitled Undercover, will be shown. There’s nothing more specific than that but with this being the most important public gaming event of the year you can bet that they’ll want to get the game into players hands and see what they think.
Trackmania will be as awesome as it was on PC when it hits DS if this first teaser trailer is to be believed. The in-game video shows the game’s track creation mode, followed by some pretty neat looking gameplay which seems to match that found in the many PC iterations of the series. Framerates appear to be good and it doesn’t look bad for a DS game either. Definitely one to watch.
While European gamers can expect to get their hands on Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli in a matter of weeks, fans of the prancing horse in other places will have to wait a little longer. That wait was finally defined for North American players today when System 3 announced that it has teamed up with Activision to release the game there later this year.
If you’re lucky enough to be heading to the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend and can prise yourself away from the action on track, you’ll find that there are demo pods in a location known as the “fan zone”.
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