<![CDATA[Kotaku: Driving]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Driving]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/driving http://kotaku.com/tag/driving <![CDATA[Sometimes You Conquer the Road, Sometimes the Road Conquers You]]> How do you create a competitive driving game with only one car? Bernhard Handler's Roadeo offers a simple and elegant solution. Player one drives the car, and player two steers the road. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5855198&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Driving A Car Using The Power Of Your Mind]]> German engineers have rigged up a Volkswagen Passat so it maneuvers using only the driver's mental directions. This technology could lead to a new age in which people actually use their brains while driving. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5766356&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Video Games Teach Us How To Be Better Bad Drivers]]> A new study conducted by Continental Tyres has found that players of driving video games are better at passing their drivers test than non-gaming drivers. Unfortunately they suck at everything else. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5747936&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gaming Skills May Have Saved This Man's Life]]> When a semi-truck carrying 30 metric tons of sand jackknifed through the concrete barrier into oncoming traffic on Ontario's Highway 401 Friday morning, driver Matthew Krizsan narrowly escaped what might have been a fatal accident. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5741709&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ferrari Racing Plus Giant Robot Arm Equals Awesome]]> The only thing I can imagine that would be more exciting than racing a Ferrari F2007 at high speeds, is pretending to drive a Ferrari F2007 at high speeds while being swung about by a giant robot arm. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5608400&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Driving a Real World Car Like a Video Game Car]]> It's awesome enough that Rooster Teeth would rig up a Ford with a third-person camera, to attempt to drive like one does in a video game. What really makes this video shine are the Yakuza extras karate-kicking the test subjects. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5511077&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Test Drive Unlimited Returns]]> Atari and Eden Games return to the islands for Test Drive Unlimited 2, the sequel to the hit 2006 online sandbox driving game. How does 2 compare to the original? The difference is night and day - and vehicle damage. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5484611&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Cars Of Need For Speed: Nitro Part 1]]> EA's casual installment of the Need for Speed franchise is coming to the Wii next month, and we've got a first look at the colorful car lineup for Need for Speed: Nitro. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5376540&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[LEGO Indiana Jones 2 Driving Segment Preview: Smash! Crash! Rehash!]]> I get apprehensive whenever a developer announces a driving part of their adventure game. It's like, what's their motivation for putting that in there? Do they even know how to design driving levels…? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5366030&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Steering Wheel For Your iPhone]]> From CTA Digital, creators of the Wii Bowling Ball, comes an innovative steering wheel controller and stand for the iPhone. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5330656&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Games For Cheaper Auto Insurance]]> Allstate Insurance and Posit Science, a San Francisco start-up, are looking into brain-training video games as a way to give drivers a discount on auto insurance. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5283525&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[9-Year-Old Plays Driving Game, Steals Parent's Car]]> A nine year old boy has been arrested in Japan for stealing his parents car to visit his grandmother. And how, pray, does a nine year old kid learn to drive? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5078532&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PSP-Playin' Bus Driver was Not, in Fact, Fired]]> Remember the Hawaiian bus driver who got in deep trouble because he was playing a PSP while driving? Turns out he was not shitcanned. A Honolulu TV station reports that the driver was just suspended (without pay) for two weeks, and has since returned to his job. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5065625&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Ultimate Drunk Driving Home Arcade Experience]]>
Why don't more cars come with a beer tap? Oh yeah, the whole wasted morons killing people thing. Well Dream Arcades has just released the next best thing to getting wasted and hitting the road with the Octane 120, a custom built driving arcade cabinet featuring a 120 inch HD projection screen, a 5.1 audio system, a home theater PC complete with 12 classic racing games, a PlayStation 3 compatible steering wheel, and of course, dual beer taps, front and rear. Of course you don't have to put beer in it...you could easily fill it with Jack Daniels. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5063828&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gaming And Bus Driving Can Kill A Career]]> Look, I know that Hawaii is a very laid-back sort of place. Bright sunshine, sandy beaches, news reporters who wear Hawaiian shirts on broadcast television even when not covering a luau, but it can be taken too far. For instance, if you are driving a city bus filled with passengers on a busy street in Honolulu, it's probably not a good idea to break out the PSP and play a couple rounds of Hot Shots Golf. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5054748&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Midway Gamer's Day '08: This Is Vegas]]> What more appropriate setting to see the premier of Midway's This Is Vegas than Vegas itself? True, were a fifty dollar cab ride from the strip, but we got to see it virtually in the game so I suppose that's something. This Is Vegas is a balls out parody done in the tongue in cheek GTA/Bully style. Your character can explore all the parties, gambling, driving and fighting that Vegas has to offer. On display for the Gamer's Day were the fighting, partying and gambling mechanics which we checked out poolside in true Vegas style. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=381638&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Wii Versus Halo 3 At Dover]]> This weekend at the Dover Speedyway, it isn't a battle of Ford versus Dodge. It's not #16's Greg Biffle versus #40's David Stremme. This is a battle between the Wii and Halo 3. Last week we told you about the Halo 3 car that would be racing at the Nextel Cup preview event, but Nintendo dropped us a line to let us know that more than one gaming property would be represented on the track. I see one of two things happening here. Either the Halo 3 car will start early and be disqualified, or the Wii driver's steering wheel will slip out of his hands and he'll end up with his car stuck in the Halo car's windshield. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=302321&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Easy Company Reveals Motorm4x, Themselves]]> A number of Czech-based development vets today announced that their new game studio, The Easy Company, exists. No really, that's how they put it. They've been around for the past 14 months or so as the devs, former employees of Illusion Softworks, worked on their first title. That title is Motorm4x, an offroad racing game that allows players to explore large outdoor terrains in various 4WD vehicles with a simulated GPS as your guide. While this first title is for the PC, the studio has plans to develop for consoles as well. It's kind of nice to see a development studio announced with an actual game to show, isn't it? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=302104&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Test Drive Unlimited Pack Five Live]]> Atari's support for the large community of folks who enjoy just randomly driving around in Test Drive Unlimited of the Xbox 360 is still going strong, if the latest vehicle pack is any indicator. The fifth such pack since the game was released back in September of last year, this time around drivers will get to download and purchase in-game the Chrysler Crossfire SRT6 Coupe, Dodge Charger Super Bee, Ferrari 308 GTS Quattrovalvole, Ferrari 512 TR, Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R, and the Spyker C8 Spyder, all for 350 Microsoft points. The Charger is worth the price of admission in my opinion. As is tradition, the release of the pack also heralds a new completely free car, the Holden Efijy Concept, seen above. Not a bad little stable of vehicles to add to the 90+ already in the game. Hit the gallery below for multiple shots of all the new rides! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=282778&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Burnout Paradise - Grand Crash Auto]]> Well this was lovely news to wake up to! EA today officially announces a brand new entry in the Burnout series for next generation consoles, called Burnout Paradise, the artist formerly known as Burnout 5. It's the same crashing, smashing, and indeed bashing fun of the Burnout series, transferred into a free-roaming, open world environment. Drive anywhere, crash anything. Sounds absolutely divine. Let that sink in while you take a look at the teaser trailer. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=256347&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Now That's a Driving Game]]> Game artist extraordinaire Pavel Dolgov found this great reminder of what a driving game used to be all about. Screw physics, damage and real-time terrain deformation, give me a dinky plastic car slapped onto a pizza-sized course any day. I think I actually had one of these when I was like 5. Did you own any pre-game games when you were a child? Brian Crecente More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=246985&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Games Make You Drive Faster?]]> Prestigious British driving school BSM recently took a survey of 1,000 drivers between the ages of 16-24 regarding how their driving habits are affected by video games, and the results showed that 27% admitted to taking more risks on the road after playing a racing game, with a quarter saying they pretend they are actually in the video game when they drive. A BSM road safety consultant said this presented an indisputable link between gaming and dangerous driving. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=240995&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[CES: The Most Unnecessary Driving Chair Ever]]> CES is loaded with tired executives looking to kill time between supplier lunch meetings and distributor meet-and-greets, meaning they'll do just about anything a six foot tall blonde with a headset tells them. Like, sit in a full-sized Formula One car and play simulation racing games in front of dozens of people. (You might not believe this, but there are only so many 1080p LCD televisions you can look at before you get bored.) More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=227188&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Games Make You Drive Like an Idiot]]> Three teens in New Zealand died on Christmas Eve when they led the police on a high speed chase which ended with a crash into a pine tree and a roll down a gully. Now the New Zealand Herald reports that a national transport spokesperson is blaming bad teen driving on video games. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=224630&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Auto Assault Gets More Exploding Content]]>
For those of you who are playing Auto Assault and actually care about added content, you're in luck, because you're getting added content. The rest of you should move on to the next post. I think Ashcraft's posting pictures of his wife playing with a cat. All gone? OK Steve, Bob, here's what NCSoft has for you soon in Update 3: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=211039&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gran Turismo Kid: Savant or Cheater?]]>
The disgruntled rumblings over in the YouTube comments section indicate that this adorable three year old acing a Gran Turismo map should be thrown right in the dirty cheater's orphanarium. They postulate a masterful adult stands behind him with a controller. Me? I dunno — listen to that adorable baby smack talk her starts burbling afterwards. He's just pleased as peaches with himself. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=184952&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Games Help Once Brain Dead Boy Through Neurofeedback]]> Wow, this is certainly a better benefit to gaming than that bogus hand-eye coordination crap Nintendo was flinging about in the 1980's. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=161596&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Ultimate Xbox 360 Steering Wheel]]> Just in time for the 2006 North American International Auto Show, Nissan and Microsoft announced the details behind their beautiful blending of gaming and driving. The Nissan URGE concept car allows drivers to use the car s steering wheel, gas pedal and brake pedal to play Project Gotham Racing 3 on a flip-down 7-inch LCD screen through a 360 built into the vehicle. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=145562&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PGR Used to Study Effects of Music on Driving]]> A Scottish researcher used Project Gotham Racing to research the effects of music and sound on player performance. More »
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