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The ten best-looking 16-bit cars

Racing games didn’t always have a million polygons and textured scenery. Sometimes, all you got were some colored pixels and chirpy music. With our readers’ help we’ve identified the ten best-looking cars from the 16-bit generation. [Jalopnik]

How Forza Motorsport 4 will change car culture forever

With Forza Motorsport 3, Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios tried creating the greatest racing game. On October 11th, when Forza Motorsport 4 is released for Xbox 360, they’re setting their sights higher – creating the next generation of car enthusiasts. [Jalopnik]

The Cars of L.A. Noire

The hyperrealism in the groundbreaking 1940’s police detective game L.A. Noire extends to the 95 era-appropriate production and concept cars that populate the gritty game environment. Here are over 60 of the real vehicles from the game. [Jalopnik]

Video gamer takes second in real race

It was a long day for Nissan Signatech racing, and a longer one for Lucas Ordonez, the “digital kid” who won Nissan’s GT Academy. The team’s inaugural 12 Hours of Sebring culminated in a nail-biter of a second-place finish. [Jalopnik]

The Strange Link Between Samurai Swords and Japan’s Nuclear Reactors

As fears rise in Japan about nuclear disaster at the Fukushima plant, the first and best line of defense are the reactor’s six inch thick steel-walled chambers, made by a company that still forges samurai swords by hand. [Jalopnik]