Bugbear Entertainment has released a new ‘behind the scenes’ video for its Next Car Game, in which we get to see some test drive sessions of car damage modeling. As Bugbear noted, this is still a WIP footage, meaning that the final game could look even better. And in all honesty, Next Car Game’s damage system looks as spectacular as BeamNG’s tech videos, so kudos to Bugbear. Enjoy the video after the jump! Continue reading New Video For Bugbear’s “Next Car Game” Showcases Amazing Car Damage→
Namco Bandai announced today that its free-to-play version of Ridge Racer, Ridge Racer Driftopia, is currently under an open beta phase. This means that the game is available to everyone on both PC and PS3. PC gamers will need to download the game via Steam. Developed by Finland’s Bugbear Entertainment, the studio behind 2012 title Ridge Racer Unbounded, Ridge Racer Driftopia distils the experience to the essential elements of driving, drifting and destruction, with upgraded visuals. Continue reading Free-To-Play Ridge Racer Driftopia Enters Open Beta, Available To Everyone On PS3 & PC→
Bugbear Entertainment announced today the early access program for its upcoming racer that is codenamed “Next Car Game”. Next Car Game promises to return to Bugbear’s roots and be similar to both Demolition Derby and FlatOut. Next Car Game is currently scheduled to be released on PC as digital download early 2014, and it is available for pre-ordering now with some bonuses for those who decide to do so. Continue reading Early Access Program Announced For Bugbear’s “Next Car Game” + New Screenshots→
Bugbear Entertainment has issued a press release for its upcoming car game that has not been properly titled as of yet. According to the developers, this new racing will make us ‘feel the carnage’ as the company was able – thanks to modern technology – to fully realize what they imagined back in the FlatOut days – debris-filled scenes of high speed carnage. Continue reading Bugbear Entertainment’s Next Car Game Will Make Us ‘Feel The Carnage’→
Fact No.1: the latest Ridge Racer game felt a bit awkward. Fact No.2: Fans of Bugbear expected something closer to FlatOut, while Ridge Racer fans expected something closer to… Ridge Racer. Fact No.3: Bugbear offered something completely new instead of a new Ridge Racer game. Fact No.4: The company has just released a teaser trailer from its upcoming next car game, that looks really close to a next-generation version of FlatOut. According to the devs, this teaser trailer features in-game, real-time footage. Our guess is that Bugbear will officially unveil this new racing game in the coming days, so stay tuned for more! Continue reading Bugbear Entertainment Teases Its Next Car Game, Possibly FlatOut Next-Generation→
Namco Bandai has released a new DLC for the PC version of Ridge Racer: Unbounded. This new DLC is called ‘Ridge Racer Type 4 Machine and El Mariachi’ Pack and as the title suggests, it adds two new vehicles to Bugbear’s arcade racing game. This DLC is priced at 1.59 euros and you can purchase it from Steam. Continue reading Ridge Racer: Unbounded – New DLC Released→
Namco Bandai and Bugbear Entertainment have released a PC demo for their arcade racer, Ridge Racer: Unbounded. Unfortunately, Bugbear has not provided us with any additional details so we don’t know what is being featured in this demo. Still, it’s good news to those who wanted to try this arcade racer before investing their money in it. Be sure to also read our PC Performance Analysis about it. Continue reading Ridge Racer: Unbounded PC Demo Is Out Now→
Great news for arcade racers as Bugbear Entertainment have released two new updates for the PC version of Ridge Racer: Unbounded. These updates fix the micro-stuttering problem that was present with some graphics cards, add support for friends, fix the highlighting bug in lobby and improve the multiplayer stability with high latency or high packet loss. These updated will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view the complete changelog (for both of them) below. Enjoy! Continue reading Ridge Racer: Unbounded PC – New Updates Released; micro-stuttering fixed, friends support added→
Bugbear and Namco have released a new PC update for their arcade racing game, Ridge Racer: Unbounded. This new update fixes the MP invitations that were reported a few days ago and improve the bloom effects in some stages. Unfortunately, there were not made major fixes or improvements to the controllers as – according to Bugbear’s Fred – most of the company’s developers are taking a few days off. You can view below the key features of this update which will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client. Continue reading Ridge Racer: Unbounded – PC Update Released; improvements & fixes to startup CTDs, bloom, invites→
We always liked Bugbear’s games. FlatOut was a great arcade racing series and run flawlessly in a lot of PC system configurations. Naturally, we thought that Ridge Racer: Unbounded would live up to the standards that were set by the Finish studio. Sadly though, what we have in our hands is a shoddy console port of a really promising game. Not only, that, but Ridge Racer: Unbounded suffers from all the flaws and issues that plagued the entire FlatOut series. Yes, there is rubber band and yes the controls are a mess, especially if you try to play the game with the keyboard, something that was no issue with the FlatOut games. Continue reading Ridge Racer: Unbounded PC Performance Analysis→
