I’ve had a mad crush (pun intended) on Bugbear Entertainment and their games since I first got a debug demo for FlatOut on the original Xbox many years back and played it to death. I have almost all their other racers (yes, even Glimmerati for the Nokia N-Gage, which needs to remade for other platforms so more people can see how fun it is) and in general, all you need is one go at any of their games to see that these guys love making arcade style racing games that aren’t supercar showcases at all. They’re still around and have made some fine racers, but some were better than others and while each game was well worth playing, I felt it would be a nice thing to see the developer go back to its roots and do something that was fun and chaotic with a hefty amount of car damage making it a guaranteed smash with fans of this type of game. Hey, car puns are too easy to write – I’m holding back here just so I don’t go overboard, folks…

Well, they listened to my brain waves (and the messages sent by other fans of their work worldwide) and here you go – an awesome and unnamed work in progress video, all of it in-engine footage. No news on what platforms this is bound for, but I’ll keep an eye peeled and let you know. That’s kind of how I drive in real life, by the way. Well, not really. I’ve never gotten a driver’s license, but “amusingly” enough (more like terrifyingly enough), I’ve actually driven on a few oddball occasions, which is another post I may get to at some point down the road (sorry, i couldn’t help myself). Hint: playing too many video games can indeed be helpful in real-life situations like helping someone NOT get a parking ticket is all I’ll say…