Supercars are the stars of this new batch of Forza Motorsport 3 screenshots released by developer Turn 10. The shots show off the 2005 Ford GT, 2004 Ferrari F430, and the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, among others. Check 'em out after the jump.

Monday morning in Virgina, a 6-year-old kid misses his bus to school. What's a kid to do? He's about to be late! Well, obviously, take your family's car and get your tardy butt to the campus, of course! And that's just what the kid (name undisclosed, so we'll just call him "Lil Nicky" - you'll know why in a bit) did. Aren't kids just amazing these days? If they're not fighting battles in court to legalize hedgehogs, they're driving themselves to school.

*Update* CNN video included!

Even if you aren't a hardcore racing fan on the international scene, gamers might want to take a look at the recent events of the Dodge Dealers 400 race at the Dover International Speedway.

Two video game-sponsored cars took place in the event: Wii's Ford make car driven by Greg Biffle and the Halo's Dodge driven by David Stremme. Spectators in Dover saw a lot of action during the event in the form of fast-paced racing circuits, as well as a host of accidents littering the track.

Included among these mishaps was the Halo car which had a burned out engine and was only able to complete 287 laps, placing only 39th out of the 43 drivers who competed.

It was good news, however, for the Wii camp as they finished at a phenomenal second place behind Office Depot's Carl Edwards. Even the winner praised Biffle's driving skill, despite him having his own mechanical troubles with his vehicle.

In retrospect, the rivalry between consoles just never seem to end - be it on the race track or in the video gaming industry. Let's just hope the outcome of this race isn't a prophetic one in nature when it comes to the two gaming giant's console rivalry.

Actually, we need not to say more. As screenshots, demos and updates for Atari's Test Drive Unlimited continue to visit our dreams, here is another one that we'd love to bring with us in our sleep. The freshly, hot off the download Test Drive Unlimited Motorbike video.

It is just plain amazing the overall improvements done by developer Atari to TDU. But special mention goes to car handling, online performance and crisp, sharper graphics. Such elements could easily pave the road for future racing games.

Speaking of which, the game's 90 licensed cars and bikes from various exclusive brands (Ferrari, Ford, Kawasaki, etc) grace our Xbox 360s this September 8. Enough with the stuff you know and have seen, on to the video only we've seen. Download it now and see you in TDU Dreamland.

Download: [Test Drive Unlimited motorbike Video]

A second free Xbox Live Marketplace trial of the Xbox 360 racer, Test Drive Unlimited, was announced today by Atari. Players can now try the demo that includes three new cars - the Ferrari F430, the Ford Mustang GT, and the AC Cobra - as well as a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R motorcycle. Also, new avenues to race are added and the game features four new offline challenges plus two new online challenges that can support up to eight racers.

In addition to such treats, the basic gameplay - the online performance and car handling - is improved. The MOOR (Massively Open Online Racing) game also now boasts of sharper graphics that will surely make racing a total experience.

Atari also announced that the gold master of the game has been sent off for replication, thus ending the long wait for the release of this much anticipated racing game. The game is scheduled to ship to stores on the 5th of September.

Test Drive Unlimited will be racing to the 360 early next month (September 5th) and the team over at Achieve360Points has posted the achievement list for the game. The game has 46 achievements that add up to the usual retail amount of 1000 gamer points. The achievements range from beating different missions and collecting cars to trying to drive 5000 miles. When the game ships it's only going to cost 39.99 which will be a treat for you racing fans; but until then go ahead and check out the full achievement list as follows:

• (20) SINGLE PLAYER VIC. - LEVEL 1 - Win the Gold cup in 5 Single Player challenges.
• (20) SINGLE PLAYER VIC. - LEVEL 2 - Win the Gold cup in 10 Single Player challenges.
• (20) SINGLE PLAYER VIC. - LEVEL 3 - Win the Gold cup in 20 Single Player challenges.
• (30) SINGLE PLAYER VIC. - LEVEL 4 - Win the Gold cup in 40 Single Player challenges.
• (40) SINGLE PLAYER VIC. - LEVEL 5 - Win the Gold cup in 60 Single Player challenges.
• (60) SINGLE PLAYER VIC. - LEVEL 6 - Win the Gold cup in ALL the Single Player challenges.
• (15) SINGLE PLAYER TIME CHALLENGES - Win the Gold cup in ALL the Single Player TIME challenges.
• (20) SINGLE PLAYER RACE CHALLENGES - Win the Gold cup in ALL the Single Player RACES challenges.
• (10) SINGLE PLAYER SPEED CHALLENGES - Win the Gold cup in ALL the Single Player SPEED challenges.
• (30) ISLAND TOUR - Win the Gold cup in the "Island Tour" challenge.
• (10) MULTIPLAYER VIC. - LEVEL 1 - Take 3 victories in multiplayer races. Only RANKED MATCHES are counted.
• (20) MULTIPLAYER VIC. - LEVEL 2 - Take 15 victories in multiplayer races. Only RANKED MATCHES are counted.
• (30) MULTIPLAYER VIC. - LEVEL 3 - Take 30 victories in multiplayer races. Only RANKED MATCHES are counted.
• (15) SUCCESSFUL MISSIONS - LEVEL 1 - Successfully complete 3 missions (Top-Model, Hitchhiker, Vehicle Transport or Courier).
• (25) SUCCESSFUL MISSIONS - LEVEL 2 - Successfully complete 15 missions (Top-Model, Hitchhiker, Vehicle Transport or Courier).
• (35) SUCCESSFUL MISSIONS - LEVEL 3 - Successfully complete 40 missions (Top-Model, Hitchhiker, Vehicle Transport or Courier).
• (60) SUCCESSFUL MISSIONS - LEVEL 4 - Successfully complete ALL the missions (Top-Model, Hitchhiker, Vehicle Transport or Courier).
• (10) INSTANT CHALLENGE VICTORIES - Take 5 victories in Instant Challenges.
• (10) SHARING CUSTOM CHALLENGES - Share 3 custom challenges in the Drive-Ins.
• (10) CUSTOM CHALLENGE VICTORIES - Take 2 victories in the custom challenges of the Drive-Ins.
• (10) CLUB MEMBER - Create a Club or become a member of an existing Club.
• (10) CLUB RACE VICTORIES - Take 3 victories in Inter-Club races.
• (10) TRADE - Buy or sell a vehicle from/to another member on TRADE.
• (20) FERRARI COLLECTOR - Own at least 3 different FERRARI.
• (20) LAMBORGHINI COLLECTOR - Own at least 3 different LAMBORGHINI.
• (15) MERCEDES-BENZ COLLECTOR - Own at least 3 different MERCEDES-BENZes.
• (10) CHEVROLET COLLECTOR - Own at least 3 different CHEVROLET.
• (15) ASTON MARTIN COLLECTOR - Own at least 3 different ASTON MARTIN.
• (10) FORD COLLECTOR - Own at least 3 different FORD.
• (10) BIKE COLLECTOR - Own at least 3 different bikes.
• (10) BEN SHERMAN COLLECTOR - Own at least 10 BEN SHERMAN items.
• (10) *ecko unltd. COLLECTOR - Own at least 10 *ecko unltd. items.
• (10) TUNER - Buy a performance pack for one of your vehicles in a Tuning Shop.
• (40) EXPLORER - Discover all the roads on the island.
• (10) EASYGOING TOURIST - Cover 30 miles (48 km).
• (25) STEADFAST TOURIST - Cover 200 miles (320 km).
• (30) TRAVELLER - Cover 400 miles (640 km).
• (35) SEASONED TRAVELLER - Cover 1,000 miles (1,600 km).
• (40) EAGLE-EYED DRIVER - Cover 5,000 miles (8,000 km).
• (20) OWNER - Own at least 2 houses.
• (30) REAL-ESTATE TYCOON - Own at least 15 houses.
• (15) SMALL COLLECTOR - Own at least 2 different cars.
• (20) AMATEUR COLLECTOR - Own at least 4 different cars.
• (25) CONFIRMED COLLECTOR - Own at least 10 different cars.
• (30) MOST VARIED COLLECTOR - Own at least 20 different cars.
• (30) EXTREME COLLECTOR - Own at least 50 different models of cars.

Empire Interactive is looking for talented individuals in the German city of Leipzig to join the company as designers, programmers, artists and producers in the quest for making the best and the most interesting game titles expected to grace next gen consoles such as the PS3, the Xbox 360 and the Wii within the next few years. They are opening their doors to people of all skill levels to try to find the best and the brightest who can help Empire in their effort to become the best game makers in the business, and are thus encouraging anyone who wants to work with them to try their luck.

Empire Interactive is an established name in the industry and has been in the business for 19 years, and have produced the games Flatout, Starsky & Hutch, Big Mutha Truckers, Starship Troopers, Ford Street Racing and Taito Legends.

If you think you've got what it takes to join their team, just email your resume to jobs@empire.co.uk or visit them at the Leipzig Games Convention Business Centre.

With more cars being announced for Test Drive Unlimited as the days go by, Electronic Arts are starting to fight back, this time by announcing the first 12 cars that will be featured in the upcoming game for the Xbox 360, PSP and PS3 Need For Speed: Carbon. Some of your favourites from Need For Speed: Most Wanted will appear; some unchanged, some with improvements as well as some brand spanking new metal to add to your garage. Here's the full list with the car opposite the specs:

BMW M3 GTR (2003)
Engine: 3.2 Liter 24v-I6
Max Horsepower: 350 BHP
Max Torque: 270 lb/ft
0-60 MPH: 4.9 seconds
Quarter-Mile: 13.3 seconds
Top Speed: 155 MPH

Daimler Mercedes-Benz CLK 500 (2005)
Engine: 5.0 Liter 24v-V8

Max Horsepower: 367 BHP
Max Torque: 376 lb/ft
0-60 MPH: 5.2 seconds
Quarter-Mile: 13.6 seconds
Top Speed: 155 MPH



The rest of the cool cars await after the jump!

Much has been said about this game from Atari due out this summer. Although, the featured cars may steal the show, the core component is gameplay. In this article we will touch on achievements within the game.

Test Drive Unlimited boasts of more or less 46 different achievements. There are a lot of ways on how to earn these achievements. The best part is you can do so without even plugging in your Ethernet. Nine of these achievements can be unlocked through bringing home gold medals in single-player time, race and speed challenges. Another four by successfully completing missions such as helping drop dead gorgeous supermodels get to their destination without unruffling their numerous shopping bags or delivering packages within strict time limits.

A tourist achievement is possible by driving distances of 30, 200, 400, 1,000, and 5,000 miles during your time on the island. And if you've travelled all the roads in the island, you gain explorer achievement. Of course, there's also the most obvious of the lot which is the collector achievement, where you'd have to be the proud owner of the most luxurious vehicles like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Aston Martin, Ford and Chevrolet. This achievement is not only limited to cars but extends to bikes and clothing.

And what is a racing game without achievements gained through making other players eat your dust. Victories in ranked multiplayer races are good for three achievements, and after unlocking an achievement for creating or joining an online car club, you'll have the opportunity to unlock another one by winning three interclub competitions. And if you're feeling creative, you can unlock another achievement by sharing three custom challenges that you've designed.

Are you ready to race yet? This game developed by Eden Games, will retail for $59.99 and is Atari's saving grace.

Atari has definitely been keeping all of us over here busy with their seemingly endless number of updates revolving around Test Drive Unlimited. From their car design contest, massive batch of screenshots, and even XBLM content, any gamer should clearly be up to speed on this game by now. Still, that hasn't stopped Atari from releasing another load of screenshots, this time focusing on several variations of the Ford Mustang as well as the coveted Ford GT. If you have an affinity for American muscle, then these images will certainly help you get your fix.