
1UP writes: "One-word game titles are the new pointless subtitles -- last year Skate, Dirt, and Portal made pronunciation simple with easy-to-say titles that made sense. Skate was a great name because you rode skateboards. In Dirt, you drove cars on muddy roads. And Portal was all about, yep, portals. That's why we're confused about Disney's ambiguously titled Pure. What the hell does Pure even mean? Is this a nonviolent religious outing? A cutesy dog-breeding casual game? No, and no. Pure is actually -- bet you would have never guessed this -- an arcade-style all-terrain vehicle game".

Let's take a look at five racing games/series that have largely been forgotten about, but in their day, were actually pretty awesome.

Major Nelson has confirmed 3 more games arriving for Xbox One via Backwards Compatibility.

Major Nelson writes "Here are all of the Countdown offers + this week’s Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale. Countdown discounts are valid now through 07 January 2016; Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale discounts are valid now through 04 January 2016."
alien isolation for 7.5 is a steal such a great game and got burnout paradise for 3 dollars, never play burnout but heard good things so i am going to try it when it becomes backwards compatible