with cars being a common mode of transportation. Games like Saints Row 2 and Mafia 2 have vehicles inspired by real-life cars but with unique names and appearances. Racing franchises like Forza ...

It’s so easy to forget. Not so long ago, driving a real car in a video game was unheard of. A virtual vehicle was a red or blue mix of pixels vaguely reminiscent of sedans and sports cars.

While today games are ubiquitous and playable on consoles, computers, your phone, and even inside your (real) car, they were still ... quarters and an afternoon free from parental supervision ...

The idiosyncratic 2018 simulator, in which you drive and maintain a ramshackle car based closely on the East German Trabant, changed my view of games and of the world. Forget Dress to Impress and ...

The green flag has dropped on a competition that takes esports virtual racing champions and trains them to race competitively in real race cars ... of the best video game drivers, who will ...