I saw one of those 518is yesterday and thought it would be a bit limp, but 110bhp is shocking.

I think this might be a disguised Macan decal, similar to the Carrera ones you can get on 911s?

I use a £10 wired controller with my PS3 as it's bigger and the triggers are more pronounced. In the hand, it's like holding a 360 controller, which is nice as I set GT5 's control scheme to the same as Forza to homogenise my play experience between the two.

I use a £10 wired controller with my PS3 as it's bigger and the triggers are more pronounced. In the hand, it's like holding a 360 controller, which is nice as I set GT5 's control scheme to the same as Forza to homogenise my play experience between the two.

Forza 5 is 1080p60, so the console can handle it. Relax.

I've never been to California, but Queens' sound is totally evocative of the place in my mind. Kooky, but with edge and swagger and none of the fake Hollywood veneer. Love everything Homme's turned out with his various acts. When I eventually tick Cali off the bucket list, the only music I'll be listening to is his.

Gimme Toro, gimme some more! That version is cool!

I've only just got into FIFA this year after getting fed up of their exclusive licenses ruining PES's authenticity and on 360, PES13 looks leagues ahead of FIFA 14. The latter' players don't look honed like athletes, but display a cartoony nature and the shirt textures look too stylised compared to those on PES. If…

I can't believe anyone would think the E36 cabin was any more luxurious than the E30's. Poor plastics, horrible cloth trim and pathetic Nokia speakers pale in comparison to the interior of the mainstream Opel/Vauxhall Vectra/Cavalier of the time, which had soft touch fascias, delightful velour trim and for the time,…

I don't get all the hang-ups with ludonarrative dissonance and 2D characters or cliche et al. Gaming is as much about the visual, the moment, even the vibe and Rockstar absolutely nail that. A game about crime that let's you play freely outside of its story will never be cerebral and frankly, why should it? Successful…

I still think it's ridiculous that Sony's biggest franchise is coming out post-PS4 on the predecessor.

I wrote a similar missive on my blog. I simply don't feel inclined to just slow the pace down and explore. The longest I stop is to take a Snapmatic and then I'm off again. It's a shame, because there's so much unique content in the game. I guess it's the size of the map. In Liberty, you possibly raced around the…

Microsoft has touted the power of the cloud. Maybe some of the disparity is down to this? Once the cloud is up and running smoothly, maybe the extra oomph will be available for the One? OnLive style?

The M Performance models have the more block, non italicised badges. The M 550D and X5 50D started this trend.

I got my PS3 back in January and after trying a couple of dynamic themes, I set this image I took in GT5 as my background and it's stayed there ever since.

My Vauxhall Astra Coupe is never going to win awards as a 'Driver's Car', but hot dang do I enjoy driving it. It's got a nice, loud growl as the revs rise above 3K, bening handling and with Toyo Proxes T1-R, plenty of grip to lean on it. With little weight over the back axle, it's a surprisingly neutral feeling FWD…

They have announced the new Vauxhall Astra VXR for FM5, hopefully they'll make use of the Reasonably Priced Car again and model the 1.6 Astra from the recent series too.

They have announced the new Vauxhall Astra VXR for FM5, hopefully they'll make use of the Reasonably Priced Car again and model the 1.6 Astra from the recent series too.

There was an olive green one like this in Plymouth earlier in the year. An odd sight on UK roads!

There is already an app for Android users called Soundracer, which supports a Bluetooth OBDII adapter when you buy the paid version (£2.99). I have used it in my car and it's a cool little novelty, but they need to add overrun sounds and some sort of audio mesh between gear changes to really mimic the sounds. Would be…