Not weird at all. Look at any big-ass sedan, AMG Merc or even a Bentley GT Speed or something along those lines. Lots of cars have more power than Vipers, top-of-the-line Corvettes, the Nissan GT-R, or anything in that price range. That's ok. They're completely different cars and besides, once you get to a certain…

As great as this looks, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that $40 is obscenely expensive for a pencil. I'd recommend this one from Muji instead. Nearly as cool, except you could afford six of these for the same as one Wöther. http://www.muji.us/store/statione…

Except less powerful and less rally-oriented. While I was studying abroad in the UK last fall I happened to see one of these for the first and only time in my life, and I was absolutely mesmerized. It's funny, I'm at a point now where seeing a 458 or Gallardo or any supercar is mildly interesting to me, because I go…

Rallisport Challenge was a pretty great game, too. Shame Dice has become a Battlefield factory now.

Mazda needs to stop giving small cars big car proportions. Why is the hood so long? Just because it works on the 6 doesn't mean it works on the 3 or the 2.

Why in the world did car companies stop doing cool stuff like this? If this were 40-something years ago I would so take them up on that poster deal.

Depends on the type of racing game we're talking about. I was glad that Namco made the switch to 60 FPS with Ridge Racer V. The smoother gameplay, combined with the handling characteristics/physics of that game made for a great driving experience. But then 30 FPS also caused me zero problems in any Ridge Racer before…

And once again the element of "reality" is completely subjective and not at all relevant. If the lost frames sacrificed your ability to play the game effectively then I'd understand. But they don't. And it's not like you're not getting any benefits out of the compromise.

30 FPS will make the game prettier, enable real-time weather and time of day cycle, allow more cars on track, and generally make the game better in almost every way. And it will help aesthetically as well (why do you think movies run at 24 FPS?). It won't make the cars harder to drive, and it won't make the game…

It started to decline after the PSP one. That game was very good, but then Namco decided to copy/paste it across every platform. The PSP titles, 6, 7, and the Vita one are all almost identical. And I'm not even including the awful iOS/Android ports. Laziest development team ever.

Ridge Racer has been a joke since RR6. The sad part is that Namco's recent fuck-ups have caused people to forget how great those first several games were. The first one became the poster child for "arcade perfect" conversions. R4 still stands as one of the best racing games ever made, let alone one of the best looking…

On May 10, 1994, a four-piece rock-and-roll band clad in sweaters and khakis and led by a bespectacled dude with a bowl cut dropped their debut album. In a world still reeling from the death of Kurt Cobain, they proceeded to take the teen-rock throne, armed with a handful of power chords and a lot of earnestness.…

Diary was an excellent album, one of my favorites ever and it's a shame how often SDRE is overlooked. Whether Weezer introduced emo or not I can't say, but Pinkerton is and will always be the pinnacle of the genre in my eyes.

Traded my 2012 Focus in for one of these about a month ago. In terms of value it's the best car in the segment IMO. The Mazda 3 is the critical darling and yeah, I'm sure it's better to drive and better on gas as well...if you're willing to part with at least $25k for a non-Hertz version. For many thousands less I can…

No ST205? Where's the Sega Rally love?

The reason is because when it comes to physics, the answer is never as simple as "throw more power at it." Graphics are always the first thing to be improved with better hardware. But physics aren't purely a matter of system power - they have much more to do with effort on the part of the developer and fine tuning.…

Are you kidding, that's what I love about racing games. My car always looks prestine which is impossible in real life.

It looks good from the angle in your picture, but in profile it's just awkwardly proportioned. That hood is either way too long or the greenhouse should extend further. Love the C pillar and the back though. I feel like Mazda was spot on with the 6, no question its the best looking midsize sedan in the world right…

That grille. That's why the new car is better. The pre-facelift Focus would have had the perfect face, IF those black polygons were actually functional. But they aren't at all, they're just plastic trim pieces. No air flows through which means they just look tacky and shouldn't exist.

That grille. That's why the new car is better. The pre-facelift Focus would have had the perfect face, IF those black polygons were actually functional. But they aren't at all, they're just plastic trim pieces. No air flows through which means they just look tacky and shouldn't exist.