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RaychelSnr · 07-20-2010, 03:40 PM

I tend to be a fairly placid gamer. I will never be someone who lines up at my local GameStop for a midnight release. I can usually wait for games to get a little cheaper in price before buying them, and sometimes I end up really late on even the biggest titles (I just started playing Dirt, for example). Still, sometimes even I get excited for something. I did obsessively check the Forza Web site for months before the game released and could not wait to sink my teeth into that game. The same thing went for Madden 10.

And the nice part about this year is that it has already been a big year for racing games, yet I am still excited about some upcoming releases. So here are my top three most-anticipated racing games for the rest of the year:

Read More - Three Most Anticipated Racing Games for the Second Half of 2010

GrandMaster B · 07-20-2010, 04:08 PM

No Test Drive Unlimited 2?

seeuatthemovies · 07-20-2010, 04:42 PM

Good list, I'm looking forward to these three games as well. I'm stoked to see NASCAR making a true appearance in GT5. The F1 game really intrigues me though. I liked the Sony edition of that racing series and was disappointed when they chose not to continue.

ferriscj24 · 07-20-2010, 05:54 PM

I'm really starting to think GT5 is going to be the mothership of the racing genre...

Bahnzo · 07-20-2010, 06:37 PM

I have to admit I didn't know there was a new rally game coming out.

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Originally Posted by ferriscj24


	I'm really starting to think GT5 is going to be the mothership of the racing genre...

I think that remains to be seen. The author talks about buying a PS3 for GT5, but I think Forza has become the racing game of it's genre. It's possible GT5 could change that, but it would have to wow me to do that. Forza has so much going for it including a very solid multiplayer with XBL that I'll have to wait and see if PSN can attempt to match.

LucianoJJ · 07-20-2010, 07:10 PM

I am sold on F1 2010. Release day purchase for me. I just hope the career mode isn't as goofy as TOCA, with the mentor who sounded like Scotty from Star Trek. Give me the cars, the liveries, the tracks, and just let me race. No career mode fantasy matters to me.

WRC interest me, but it also concerns me. I hope Black Bean can pull it off. It has to be more of a sim than DiRT was. I bought DiRT used and sold it back shortly because I didn't like Codemasters going so far from what made the Colin McRae games so good. Black Bean may not have the resources to do as well as Codemasters did with Colin. (R.I.P.)

GT5 has all the goods, all the eye candy, all the hype, all the toys to succeed. Having WRC and NASCAR licenses adds to the broad appeal. But I wonder if it took too long. Did Polyphony and Sony stall to see if the economy would turn around? They must expect to sell massive amounts and make megabucks. I don't think GT will bomb creatively, but I wonder if this is the last GT. If it is the last GT, did they need to go out with a bang?

zdmetal · 07-21-2010, 07:41 PM

I'm liking F1 and GT5, but I'm not so sure about the WRC game. I would probably replace that with TDU2 only because the other games that Black Bean have made haven't been very good.

BIG CAROLINA · 07-21-2010, 09:59 PM

F1, GT5 and WRC = Racer Bliss

07-20-2010, 03:40 PM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	Three Most Anticipated Racing Games for the Second Half of 2010 I tend to be a fairly placid gamer. I will never be someone who lines up at my local GameStop for a midnight release. I can usually wait for games to get a little cheaper in price before buying them, and sometimes I end up really late on even the biggest titles (I just started playing Dirt, for example). Still, sometimes even I get excited for something. I did obsessively check the Forza Web site for months before the game released and could not wait to sink my teeth into that game. The same thing went for Madden 10. And the nice part about this year is that it has already been a big year for racing games, yet I am still excited about some upcoming releases. So here are my top three most-anticipated racing games for the rest of the year: Read More - Three Most Anticipated Racing Games for the Second Half of 2010 Platform: PS3

07-21-2010, 09:59 PM	#8
BIG CAROLINA MVP OVR: 18 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lake Mary,Fl Posts: 1,763	Re: Three Most Anticipated Racing Games for the Second Half of 2010 F1, GT5 and WRC = Racer Bliss __________________ GT: BIG CAROLINA23 PSN: BIG_CAROLINA *"Life is too short for a man to hold bitterness in his heart."* Marshall W. "Major" Taylor

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07-20-2010, 04:08 PM	#2
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07-20-2010, 04:42 PM	#3
seeuatthemovies Rookie OVR: 7 Join Date: Nov 2007 Blog Entries: 1	Good list, I'm looking forward to these three games as well. I'm stoked to see NASCAR making a true appearance in GT5. The F1 game really intrigues me though. I liked the Sony edition of that racing series and was disappointed when they chose not to continue.

07-20-2010, 05:54 PM	#4
ferriscj24 Pro OVR: 12 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Detroit, MI	I'm really starting to think GT5 is going to be the mothership of the racing genre...

07-20-2010, 07:10 PM	#6
LucianoJJ Pro OVR: 19 Join Date: Jan 2006 Blog Entries: 26	I am sold on F1 2010. Release day purchase for me. I just hope the career mode isn't as goofy as TOCA, with the mentor who sounded like Scotty from Star Trek. Give me the cars, the liveries, the tracks, and just let me race. No career mode fantasy matters to me. WRC interest me, but it also concerns me. I hope Black Bean can pull it off. It has to be more of a sim than DiRT was. I bought DiRT used and sold it back shortly because I didn't like Codemasters going so far from what made the Colin McRae games so good. Black Bean may not have the resources to do as well as Codemasters did with Colin. (R.I.P.) GT5 has all the goods, all the eye candy, all the hype, all the toys to succeed. Having WRC and NASCAR licenses adds to the broad appeal. But I wonder if it took too long. Did Polyphony and Sony stall to see if the economy would turn around? They must expect to sell massive amounts and make megabucks. I don't think GT will bomb creatively, but I wonder if this is the last GT. If it is the last GT, did they need to go out with a bang?

07-21-2010, 07:41 PM	#7
zdmetal Rookie OVR: 6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cadott, WI	I'm liking F1 and GT5, but I'm not so sure about the WRC game. I would probably replace that with TDU2 only because the other games that Black Bean have made haven't been very good.