RACER

The anti-gravity racer feels like something of a starved genre. We have seen titles come and go, such as Fast RMX and Redout, but nothing that has really had the quality to satisfy those of us craving a brand-new WipEout or F-Zero title. Enter, R8 Games, a studio aiming to fulfil this desire and satisfy the keenest anti-grav racing fans.

R8 Games is a collection of approximately 20 people, with a mix of graduates from the University Of Teesside and seasoned industry veterans. “The studio was founded with the idea to create a futuristic anti-gravity racer that played as we remember older sci-fi racers feeling – something that had a little grit in it and demanded skill in play,” explains Pacer game designer, Carlton Gaunt. “A lot of us grew up in the height of sci-fi racing and remember early WipEout and F-Zero games fondly, but there seemed to be a big gap in the market, so we set out to bring what we remember AG [anti-gravity] racing being to a new crowd with modern development tools,” he adds.

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