Firemint and EA have launched Real Racing on the Mac App Store just in time for Christmas. And not only does the game offer up the same high definition racing fun of the popular iOS series, but there's another twist as well: You can use an iPhone or iPad to control the game on your Mac. That's pretty cool -- I presume that means you need a Real Racing app to do it, but there are a few free versions out, and the full versions are only a buck during the holidays anyway. Other than that, the Mac app doesn't sound too new, though there are still licensed cars, lots of tracks to play through a career mode, and of course you can use the power of your full Mac rather than just an iOS device. The Mac App Store version is $12.99 right now. And elsewhere in the world of Read More

This one comes as a shock. In an age where gargantuan mega-corporations are gobbling up smaller development studios for prices reaching into the tens and hundreds of millions, everyone seems to want to play the guessing game of who the next acquisition will be. But I don't think this one crossed anybody's mind. Australian developer Firemint, who have been making games for over a decade but struck it big with their iOS titles Flight Control [99¢/Lite/HD] and Real Racing [$4.99/Lite/HD] in 2009, and more recently with Real Racing 2 [$9.99] in 2010, have struck a deal to buy fellow Aussie developer Infinite Interactive, who have existed for twice as long as Firemint and are most widely known for their Puzzle Quest series. The juicy details regarding pricing weren't disclosed, but it sounds like a happy venture for all parties involved. Infinite Interactive will consolidate its team into Firemint's in their newly Read More

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Looking back at our review of the original Real Racing [$4.99 / Lite / HD], we had a few disappointments, but overall had no issue calling it an "unrivaled racing experience." While EA has released a few great racers from the Need For Speed series, Real Racing was always my racing game of choice... Making me wonder what game was going to boot Real Racing off my personal throne of favorite racer on the platform. Unsurprisingly, Real Racing 2 [$9.99] was the game to do it. The original Real Racing received universal acclaim from the gaming media, and even went on to take home an Apple Design Award at WWDC this year. Real Racing 2 is everything a good sequel should be in that it builds on top of the excellent foundation set by Real Racing, adding often requested features and other surprises we weren't expecting all while improving nearly everything Read More

By Jeff Scott on November 24th, 2010 Real Racing 2, the sequel to one of our favorite iOS racing games, will include licensed cars like the BMW Z4 and Chevy Corvette. 12/9/10 – UPDATE: New Trailer: 12/3/10 – UPDATE: New Screenshots: 11/24/10 – UPDATE: New Gameplay Trailer: 11/19/10 – UPDATE: New Trailer. Feast your eyes on this: Firemint today announced that the upcoming sequel to Real Racing will include licensed cars instead of the nameless cars of the original. We’ve seen Firemint release a special version of Real Racing for Volkswagon (Real Racing GTI), but this will be the first time that licensed cars will be including in the main game. While this isn’t a big deal to many, in the world of video games this feature sets the high end racers apart from the pack by adding a certain prestige. Not to mention people love to drive cars that they Read More

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posted by Trey Trawick on Friday, June 25, 2010 at 12:42 pm.   Another example is You Cruise by Mazda MX-5, which was released today. This game takes a similar approach by making the star of the game the car. Mazda also adds in Facebook integration, which (they hope) will result in viral marketing through social media. The tagline of the game is “The only Mazda MX-5 experience that is more authentic is to drive the real thing for yourself.” Which is clearly a plug to encourage potential customers. The German version of the app even comes with a built in dealership-locater. The main difference between these two apps is how ‘pushy’ they are. You Cruise takes an aggressive approach, making the advertising more blatant, which has the side effect of turning-off the customer. Real Racing GTI makes the game about the racing first and the car secondary, which is more subtle, Read More

In a completely unexpected turn of events, Apple seems to have authorized FedEx and UPS to begin delivering iPhone 4's early. Some people are lucky enough to have their devices out for delivery today or in some cases even already delivered. Also, Apple has confirmed that other preorders will be arriving tomorrow, an entire day ahead of the original launch date. It's hard to say whether or not Apple is just throwing ravenous preorderers a bone, or if they're potentially attempting to defray the nearly inevitable launch fiasco experienced with the iPhone 3G when AT&T's servers simply could not handle all the activations on launch day. Yesterday the developers of Carcassonne [$4.99] mentioned on Twitter that they've already got 1.1 submitted which contains high-resolution artwork for the iPhone 4, and if you own either Flight Control [99¢] or Real Racing [$4.99 / Free] updates are already on the App Store that Read More

Disney Interactive's arcade racing collaboration with Black Rock Studios, [$6.99], hit the App Store tonight and so far seems remarkably similar to the version we previewed last week: In Split/Second, you compete in a fictional reality television show where you compete for fame and fortune. Included are three gameplay modes: Season mode where you play through the TV show, quick race where you can play any unlocked track, and multiplayer mode which not only can be played locally via bluetooth and WiFi but also online. The main gimmick of Split/Second is the powerplay system. Racing through the game, a gauge near the back of your car slowly fills up in three segments. Doing things like drifting, drafting opponents, and just generally racing as aggressive as possible increases your powerplay meter. You can then spend this powerplay energy to initiate various explosions throughout the track to take out enemy racers as well Read More

Late last year Volkswagen teamed up with Firemint to bring us Real Racing GTI [Free], a cleverly disguised free demo of Real Racing [$4.99] loaded with VW cars and branding that is still totally worth downloading if you haven't tried out Real Racing yet. VW's most recent collaboration was just released today, this time working with Fish Labs to bring us what appears to be some kind of crazy economical driving edutainment game that appears to share a similar game engine to their previously released Rally Master Pro 3D [$4.99]. In Volkswagen Think Blue. Challenge [Free], instead of racing as quickly as you can, players are forced to drive economically. As silly as this sounds for a video game, doing well is actually quite challenging. You start the game with a small amount of gas, and with each checkpoint you come to, you're asked an often obvious question about fuel efficiency Read More

Here’s a little pick me up for those of you who loathe Mondays.  Firemint’s Real Racing and Gameloft’s Dungeon Hunter have both received price cuts of $2.00, pushing their retail price all the way down to $4.99. Real Racing, although having been released about five months ago, is still one of the best simulation racers for the iPhone and iPod touch.  It features 48 cars in four classes, 12 tracks, five game modes, six-player local multiplayer over Wi-Fi, online league play and leader boards, and the the ability to upload replays to YouTube.  The game was recently updated with two new cars, both Volkswagen GTIs, which were featured in Firemint’s Volkswagen sponsored Real Racing demo, Real Racing GTI.  Real Racing was originally launched in the App Store at $9.99. Dungeon Hunter‘s first day of availability was quite difficult, as it had to be pulled from the App Store due to a Read More

By –   Eliminate Pro Eliminate Pro is a first person shooter (FPS) that allows you to combat real players around the globe through your iPhone's 3G or Wi-Fi. The game takes advantage of some of the newer iPhone technology such as allowing you to send Push notifications to friends inviting them to join the game as well as a "Touch Anywhere" control system that allows you to use the multi-touch capabilities of the iPhone or the iPod Touch. -oo- Family Guy Uncensored Free Who hasn't seen the TV show, Family Guy?  Family Guy: Uncensored Free is based on Brian and Stewie, starring cameos by Bertram, Stewie's arch-nemesis, Olivia, Stewie's ex(?), and lots more!  The games are "Robo Stewie" where you will battle Bertram in a game that is derived from classic Nintendo and "Rocket Brian" where you help Brian pay off his debt by helping Stewie against Bertram. -oo- Real Read More

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Apple certainly succeeded in getting other major brands on its side. Today we bring you the story of Volkswagen of America, which is launching the latest GTI exclusively on an iPhone game app. And that’s their main marketing vehicle – rest of the budget will be used to entice users to find the app and download it! Yap, that’s mostly PR as well as some paid search marketing. Apparently, this will cost the auto-maker about $500,000 which is a small change compared with their 2006 GTI launch that ended up costing $60 million. If proves efficient, I’ve no doubts we’ll see every friggin’ auto-maker adopting this approach, turning a novel idea into something super dull. In the meantime, you can grab VW’s app called Real Racing GTI from this link. Enjoy the ride. Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. Read More

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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, you get all the same visually stunning championship-racing goodness, but with just three tracks and half a dozen 2010 GTI hatchbacks. This slimmed-down Real Racing offers three game modes: Quick Race, Time Trial (which lets you post race replays on YouTube!), and career-oriented GTI Cup Championship. (The full game offers more cars, tracks, game modes, etc., including local multiplayer.) As Jason Parker wrote in his review, near-perfect controls set this game apart from other iPhone racers: "The sensitive accelerometer steering in Real Racing somehow gets Read More

Volkswagen of America is launching the newest-generation GTI exclusively on an iPhone game app, a cost-efficient approach the automaker said is a first for the industry. AdAge reports. And while an iPhone-only strategy may seem limiting, consider this: In September, Apple reported there are more than 50 million iPhone and iPod touch customers worldwide. By comparison, CBS' "NCIS," the most-watched show for week ending Oct. 18, reached 21 million viewers and commands an average price of $130,000 for a single 30-second spot. Read More

Firemint and Volkswagen have recently released Real Racing GTI [App Store], a free promotional game featuring the all-new 2010 Volkswagen GTI. The game is sponsored by Volkswagen and offers one main track along with six 2010 GTI sport hatches. In addition to being a promotional game for Volkswagen, Real Racing GTI also functions as a lite version of Firemint’s Real Racing [App Store, $6.99] which we liked quite a bit. The full Real Racing game features 48 cars, 12 tracks, and 5 game modes. Definitely worth checking out if you like this lite version. The Real Racing trailer as well as more deets on Real Racing GTI and the VW giveaway follow below! The free Real Racing GTI App is available worldwide and spares no detail, allowing players to experience every thrilling aspect of the all-new 2010 GTI right in the palms of their hands on iPhone and iPod touch. From the Read More

October 22nd, 2009 James Isabel Firemint knows how to handle lite apps. In addition to giving their fans a FREE chance to try out the awesome Real Racing, they’ve also teamed up with Volkswagen to promote REAL RACING GTI! Real Racing GTI is the lite version of Firemint’s Real Racing, sponsored by Volkswagen to introduce the all-new 2010 GTI. To that we say… DAS AUTO! More details regarding this WONDERFUL-ly FREE game right up… GTI! Experience the joy of competitive racing with one of the most talked about games available on the iPhone and iPod Touch, and get your first chance to drive the all-new 2010 GTI! There’s really only one track but the game should give you a FREE great taste of the full version. As always, you can read our review of Real Racing OR just download Real Racing GTI. Either way, this game is awesome! You can leave Read More

By Jeff Scott on October 22nd, 2009 Firemint have developed a special version of their racing game, Real Racing, to help promote the 2010 VW GTI. You could even win a GTI by playing the game. Details on the contest will be posted soon. Firemint have developed a special version of their racing game, Real Racing, to help promote the 2010 VW GTI. You could even win a GTI by playing the game. Details on the contest will be posted soon. VW tapped Firemint to create a special version of their Real Racing, sort of a lite version, with tie-ins to the marketing campaign promoting the 2010 GTI. The app was released late last night at the conclusion of a special premier event in New York hosted by G4′s Olivia Munn. Sorry to say, I couldn’t be there. FREE! iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Released: Read More

Before today, there was no good way of giving Firemint’s Real Racing a try without having to fork over $6.99.  But thanks to a sponsorship by Volkswagen, Firemint is now offering a lite version of their popular racing game in the form of Real Racing GTI. Real Racing GTI is the only free version of Real Racing available in the App Store.  It is being sponsored by Volkswagen to introduce their all-new 2010 GTI, so now you can test drive their new car without having to head to your local dealer.  Isn’t marketing great? Real Racing GTI features three tracks, three game modes, and six all-new 2010 GTI sport hatchbacks.  The three game modes are: Quick Race, Time Trial, and Career.  Quick Race pits you against five other cars on a single track; Time Trial allows you to submit your best time on one track to compare yourself against the rest Read More

Volkswagen knows something other car manufacturers don't: they needn't spend millions of dollars on commercials, billboards, and product placement to launch a new car. They just need to make an iPhone application, like Volkswagen has for their latest model, the 2010 GTI, and the money will follow. OK, so the commercials and stuff will probably come later, but for now, the VW GTI is taking off through a free version of Real Racing, called Real Racing GTI [App Store link], available as of today. Real Racing GTI is a pared-down version of Firemint's Real Racing that Firemint itself has altered: the GTI version of the game has only GTIs to drive and fewer available tracks, but the game mechanics remain the same. There is a heavy social media aspect to the game with the integration of Cloudcell profiles (the same ones used for other regular versions of Firemint games) that allow Read More

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Im einem exklusiven Preview-Video konnten wir euch bereits Mitte September den neusten Titel der Craneballs Studios präsentieren: 33rd Division ist für 0.79 € jetzt im App Store erhältlich und genießt die Gunst einer erneuten Erwähnung weil das Spielprinzip viele Parallelen zum wahnsinnig erfolgreichen Flight Control (0.79 €; App Store-Link) aufweist. Flight Control wurde übrigens von Firemint entwickelt, die sich bereits für das beeindruckende ‘Real Racing’ (iPhoneBlog-Review) verantwortlich zeigten und am heutigen Tag mit dem Werbespiel ‘Real Racing GTI’ (kostenlos; App Store-Link) für Volkswagen werben. Es wäre sehr spannend zu erfahren, welche Summen von Wolfsburg in Richtung des ‘virtuellen Autoproduzenten’ geworfen wurde… Aber ich schweife ab. Der 33rd Division-Entwickler mit Sitz in der Tschechischen Republik bewies bereit mit dem hochgelobten ‘Blimp – The Flying Adventures’ (iPhoneBlog-Review) seine Liebe für Detailreichtum. Vom Geschicklichkeits-Genre wechselt man jetzt zu einem Taktiktitel, bei dem ihr eure Truppen um patrouillierende Wachen navigieren müsst. In zwei unterschiedlichen Spielmodi Read More

22 Oct 2009 alle 09:30 Produttore: Firemint | Download Via: AppStore | Prezzo: Gratis Firemint, in collaborazione con Volkswagen, ha rilasciato una nuova versione del suo famosissimo gioco di auto. Stiamo parlando di Real Racing GTI che rappresenta una versione Lite del gioco completo e che in più presenta la nuovissima GTI 2010. Tutte le caratteristiche, la grafica e le prestazioni di questo magnifico gioco restano invariate. Vi ricordiamo che la versione completa costa sempre 5,49€, un prezzo che non è mai variato nel tempo. Approfittate quindi della versione GTI, considerata Lite, per provare in prima persona tutta l’esperienza che solo Real Racing riesce a dare. Read More

Volkswagen, juntamente con Firemint, lanzan una versión de Real Racing gratuita, en la que podremos conducir 6 GTI’s del 2010 en varios modos de juego. Sin duda una buena manera de que la gente que no haya probado Real Racing pueda hacerlo. Disponible: App Store Precio: Gratis Read More

Volkswagen and Firemint's free promotional game for the iPhone has been released to the App Store. The 59.3MB download offers a Volkswagen branded racing experience with one main track and six 2010 GTI sport hatches. The three game modes include Quick Race, Time Trial, and GTI Cup Championship (across three tracks). Aside from being a great ad for Volkswagen, Real Racing GTI also serves as the Lite version of Firemint's widely acclaimed Real Racing [$6.99]. As part of the launch promotion, Volkswagen is giving away six limited edition 2010 Volkswagen GTI MarkVI prize cars to six U.S. players of the game. Details of the giveaway will be posted at http://www.VW.com/RealRacingGTI. We loved the full version of the game, so this free Lite version is a "must try" for anyone who hasn't played the game yet. Hi! I'm from Dispel Games, a new startup company that commit to make games that will Read More

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