
Jeff Buckland reports:
''At E3 this year there were a few offroad racing games, but nothing was more impressive than Pure from Disney's gaming division. With lush graphics, a smooth frame rate, and a great boost/trick system that rewards you during the race rather than after it, this could easily be a source of some great fun. And with the pedigree of having worked on the ATV Offroad Fury and MotoGP series for so long under the name Climax Racing, the guys at the newly-retitled Black Rock Studio certainly can be expected to deliver something that's easy to pick up and highly entertaining to play.
It starts with building your ATV in the garage. You can customize one of the pre-made vehicles or you can put it together from scratch using real-world name brand parts, and tweak its stats (speed, handling, acceleration, boost, and tricks) to match the different types of events that Pure throws at you. Then you take it onto the course and it's total mayhem as you're pitted against 15 other racers. Unlike most ATV games, this one makes it tough to force other people to crash, but bumping them off course is certainly a valid tactic.''

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