Tagged: racing
The Mario Kart series has established a concrete identity at this point. It leaves Nintendo with little room to experiment or shift the series in a new direction, and yet Mario Kart 8 doesn’t feel like a complete rehash of… Read More »
Eddie, Dan, and Greg discuss death in games from design and mechanical perspectives. Eddie Inzauto is joined by Dan Crabtree and Greg Galiffa on Episode 30 of the Versus Node Podcast to talk about death in gaming, specifically how developers… Read More »
During our time at Nintendo’s booth on the show floor at this year’s Electronics Entertainment Expo, the GamerNode editors had the opportunity to try out the latest entry in the kart-racing franchise that started it all: Mario Kart. Mario Kart 8… Read More »
There’s something about cars. There’s something about “going for a drive”; something about the entrancing hum of a long trip, through the trees and all that; something about the motion and the idea of the “get-away.” Need for Speed: Most Wanted,… Read More »
EA’s reboot of the classic snowboarding franchise SSX looks to be getting online multiplayer soon, or so a new video from the publisher would suggest. SSX was released way back in February to almost universal praise, but everyone was left… Read More »
Developer 2XL Games has spent the past few years creating mobile racing games, but Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad marks the first console release for the company since 2008’s Baja: Edge of Control. We recently had the opportunity to speak with the… Read More »
It’s time for another edition of The Sandbox, the weekly feature in which the GamerNode team members reveal what we’ve been playing over the past few days and what we’ve got on our plates for the weekend. This week we… Read More »
I prefer the comfort of paved roads in real life, but there’s something oddly entertaining about taking detours through mud-ridden tracks in a virtual world. The resilient vehicles, rough terrain, and winding paths culminate to deliver an experience not found… Read More »
Gradual corners and long, sweeping straights characterise the courses of DiRT Showdown, framed by pyrotechnics that spit bright, colored sparks into the air. Distortion-heavy guitars chug along in rhythm to the ruin. Heavy T-Bone! Light Slam! Shunt! “It’s like the… Read More »
Shutter Bay presents a lawless playpen for daredevil racers, full of crumbling structures and fuel trucks only moments away from going up in flames. The word “DESTROY” paints the screen in conspicuously bold font, vying for the attention of each… Read More »