
CVG writes: "What does the word Pure make you think of? An abstinence of immoral vices? An untouched tropical beach? Orange juice? We'll hedge our bets and guess that 99.9% of people won't be thinking of ATVs racing around cliff tops. OK, so it's only a name, but tell that to the makers of Juiced who've had their series written-off because nobody knew what it was about amongst established titles like Need For Speed, Burnout and Ridge Racer. It's the same situation for Disney's off-road racer as it goes up against established names like MotorStorm, MX vs. ATV and DiRT.
Pure can certainly hold its own in terms of gameplay, mind. Like a cross between MotorStorm and SSX, Pure combines frantic races around wonderful landscapes with equally wondrous tricks. You have to pump your jumps by pulling back and pushing forward on the left stick - just like the MX series originally introduced."

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