TXB writes: "If there's one thing you can count on from a game publisher's media event when multiple titles are featured, you can generally bank on there being at least one shooter and at least one driving/racing game. At THQ's "Gamers Day" this week, there was certainly a racer, but it wasn't exactly what we expected.
Baja is a furious desert racer that has solid development roots, thanks to the work of 2XL Games, a relatively new developer in Phoenix, Arizona. Though I'm sure the staffers will want to focus on their new work, it's probably important to note that 2XL was founded by ex-Rainbow Studios employees-and when you consider Rainbow's involvement in such notable titles as ATV Offroad Fury, Motocross Madness and the recent MX vs. ATV Untamed. Rainbow is also a wholly owned subsidiary of THQ, so you know that 2XL's founders had a headstart in working with THQ on new games."
Baja Edge of Control coming digitally to Xbox One, PS4.
It’s no secret that the Xbox 360’s lifespan is coming to an end, meaning we’ve got an extensive library of games to sort through and possibly trade-in to GameStop or EBGames. Because of this, used Xbox 360 games are incredibly cheap, and a lot of people might be spending this summer adding those last few games to their collections.
Time to round up the best racing titles in a Top 10 run down.
There are games with niche followings, and then there are games that absolutely nobody played. Baja: Edge of Control is one of those games.
Lost in the skyrocketing popularity of Call of Duty and Halo, Baja: Edge of Control quietly landed on store shelves in late 2008, a month before the two major shooting franchises released their yearly variations. And it sat there. After six months, those copies were moved to the bargain bin, and eventually, GameStop. Today, over five years after release, online leaderboards struggle to show more than ten or eleven people with registered lap times at most tracks. Online itself was a ghost town since launch day. People simply didn’t buy this game.
And that’s a shame, because Baja: Edge of Control is a title that any motorsports fan shouldn’t hesitate to add to their collection.
