Firemint which is now part of Electronics Arts has just released Real Racing 2 for Mac, which is one of our favorite iPad and iPhone games in the Mac App Store.
Test your racing prowess on a 16 car grid against highly skilled AI drivers.
Select from 30 officially licensed cars including the 2010 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500, 2010 Nissan GT-R (R35), 2012 McLaren MP4-12C, and more!
Work your way from rookie to pro in a robust Career Mode, offering (more…)

, which allows users to wirelessly mirror slides, movies, photos, apps or everything else that they see on the iPad 2 screen to an HDTV via Apple TV 2G.
,
etc. announcing that their iPad game - 
will support AirPlay Mirroring.
In fact, it looks like developers don’t have to make any code changes to support AirPlay mirroring as Engadget has already posted a hands-on video of Real Racing 2 HD using the AirPlay mirroring feature (it works seamlessly (more…)

Despite its popularity,
has not quite emulated the console gaming experience simply because there is no way to connect to other players online for a multiplayer game.
did let iPhone toting friends connect via Wi-Fi for a multiplayer game, which is still not quite the same as an online game.
. Firemint has announced that their
will soon receive an update that will allow up to 4 players to connect via Game Center to engage in an online racing (more…)

There’s a reason you always see coin-op racing games lined up two, four, or even eight in a row: It’s a lot more fun to race against live humans than AI opponents.

Unfortunately, only a handful of otherwise excellent iPhone racing games offer multiplayer modes. And most of those limit you to local competition via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi–only a couple offer online multiplayer.

I’m happy to report (more…)

Test-drive six 2010 VW hatchbacks in Firemint's free Real Racing GTI.

Firemint’s Real Racing is one of the top-rated and most popular racing games in the App Store, but at $6.99 it’s also among the priciest.

Alas, there’s no lite version you can test-drive before you buy, but Volkswagen just unveiled the next best thing: Real Racing GTI, a free, VW-oriented version of the game.

Specifically, (more…)

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CNET)

Do you have a “Jailbroken” iPhone ? Ever since the iPhone first came on the scene, there has been a large group of users who believe Apple tries too hard to control what works and what doesn’t on the iPhone . The minute a new iPhone firmware update is released from Apple , a whole slew of people search for ways to unlock the device, letting them download apps that have never had to go through the App store acceptance (more…)

The best thing about this iPhone game is that it offers play fields which are not closed routes like the ones you find in other racing games. You have the freedom to race without any boundaries.
The game offers two terrains: green fields and a desert. You can play on these terrains in any of the three game modes: a classic race mode, free roam, and jam mode.
You get to choose from either a 4×4 truck or a Beetle in each game mode. You can also (more…)

What can I say? I'm a sucker for racing sims.

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I’m not what you’d call a fan of chintzy, plastic, snap-on video game peripherals. I’ve got enough plastic guitars and controllers cluttering up my living room already without taking up more space with snap-on shells that make my Wii Remote look like the world’s shortest golf club. However, I take my racing sims seriously, even on (more…)