Minimal System Requirements

• Required – Internet Connection
• OS – Windows XP (SP3) / Vista (SP2)/ Windows 7
• Processor – Intel Core™2 Duo 2.0 GHz / AMD X2 64 2.4GHz
• Memory – 2.0 GB
• Hard Drive – 7 GB
• DVD Drive – 8 SPEED
• Video Card – DirectX 9.0c Compatible 3D-accelerated 512 MB video card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher
• Sound Card – DirectX 9.0c compatible
• DirectX – Version 9.0c
• Online Multiplayer – 512 Kbps or faster; 2-12 Players
• Input – Keyboard, Mouse, Supported Game Controllers
• Optional – USB Steering Wheel / Dual Analogue Gamepad

Since Shift 2 Unleashed will be Gran Turismo-like graphics to the PC, keep in mind that those minimal specs won’t be enough to run the title in full glory.

Furthermore, a list of officially-supported steering wheels has been released, containing both the highly popular Logitech G25/G27 and Fanatec’s Porsche 911 Turbo S.

The next era we are entering is cross platform driving.  We wonder how long it will be before we see titles like GT5 move this way also?   Here is an article discussing Portal 2 on PS3, Mac & PC from Game Industry News..

Valve is to bring a number of Steam features to the PlayStation 3, the first time the leading PC digital service has featured on a home console.

The PlayStation 3 version of first-person puzzler Portal 2 will feature cross-platform multiplayer gaming, voice chat and cloud storage of game saves.

"We made a promise to gamers at E3 that Portal 2 for the PlayStation 3 would be the best console version of the product," commented Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve.

"Working together with Sony we have identified a set of features we believe are very compelling to gamers. We hope to expand upon the foundation being laid in Portal 2 with more Steam features and functionality in DLC and future content releases."

System 3 acquired their license with Ferrari in 2007 and since has released Ferrari Challenge. This new title will be based on the Ferrari Challenge series and will introduce new cars such as the 458 Italia and the 599XX and new circuits such as the Riviera and the Fiorano Test Track. There are a total of 34 Ferrari motors to choose from in choices of GT Road , Race or Classic Cars which will all be incorporated into the new career mode. A new Assisted Mode has been added so that every skill level of racing can be met. There are three settings available- assisted, arcade and simulation.

Ferrari The Race Experience will be available by download only on the PlayStation Network for 14.99€ and those who already own the Ferrari Challenge will get a discounted rate of 12.99€ with a redemption code. Check out the trailer.

"Once compatible PS3 titles are available," read the update notes, "PS3 users can choose to access public information on Facebook – including user name, profile, uploaded photos and friends list – to enhance their gameplay experience."

Additional features include using a PS Move Controller as a makeshift mouse in the web browser, a revised PS Plus interface and the option for report PSN players for unwanted or abusive messaging.

The world's slickest driving game for PlayStation 3 to hit stores this November as a Standard Edition, a fully-loaded Collector's Edition and a luxury, accessory-packed Signature Edition.

Fanatec has released a new firmware for their Porsche 911 Turbo S racing wheel that is compatible to the PC, the Playstation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360.

The firmware includes various new tuning features such as the ability to adjust the deadzone, linearity and more using the wheel’s display. Make sure to watch the video below as Fanatec’s Thomas Jackermeier explains and shows the new features in effect.

VisionRacer is bringing out an adapter plate which will allow the Fanatec range to fit easily.  Check out the tech update.

Motion control technologies and stereoscopic 3D are set to combine for brand new gameplaying experiences, according to Sony Europe's Senior Development Manager, Simon Benson.

Sony is already pumping a lot of resources into 3D gaming, with titles such as LittleBigPlanet, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, Killzone 2 and Gran Tursimo 5 already being retro fitted with 3D technology. With the launch of its motion control system due later this year, combining the two technologies is an obvious direction for future videogames.

"The idea of stereoscopic 3D marrying up with the motion controller is a bit of a no-brainer and you can certainly see applications there that open up plenty of opportunities for gameplay," Benson told Eurogamer's Digital Foundry blog. "There are a lot of other things we can achieve too. We're just at the tip of the iceberg with what 3D is going to enable. Once the technology's out there, it'll be interesting to see the things that follow."

According to Benson 3D can also help gamedesigners in the creation of content, making tasks easier than traditional methods.

"Building something with stereoscopic vision... you're putting the thing together in front of you," he said. "Traditionally you have to rely a lot more on grids and revolving cameras to help people understand where they've actually put something.

In the same way, when we're making 3D models for games, making a building or something... our artists need to spin it around, manipulate it on-screen to know how to build it properly. When you've got stereoscopic vision, that becomes far easier - you just see it before you. You can see how big something is relative to something else. It's not a little thing really close, or a big thing far away. I can understand where it is spatially because I can perceive that with stereoscopic vision. It helps the creation process."

Before joining Sony, Benson worked for British Aerospace and has been working with stereoscopic 3D for 12 years. He added that lessons and practises from industrial design can be incorporated into videogame creation as they have already been proven effective in other areas.

"A lot of cars these days - they don't bother going to all the trouble of making a clay model... they do it in 3D and they all wear 3D glasses to view it that way. It's far more efficient. It's already been proven to be a good creation mechanic."

Ian Bickerstaff, Senior Programmer at Sony Europe added: "Anything that's out there in the simulation or visualisation industry that's sort of cool and you can imagine the public liking, then you can imagine that rippling through at some point in the future. In car design there are immersive walls and there are these things called 'caves' where you have a 3D image on the walls of a cube around you," he continued. "It's typically 120Hz shutter glasses with a head-tracking system and a 120Hz projection screen that you can move around and it's constantly adjusting the image based on your viewing position. From a viewing point of view you don't notice that you're in a cube at all. It's constantly recalculating the perspective. So that's been done for many, many years now and it's something we've been familiar with in the simulation industry. It's almost bread and butter really. We can't comment on future R&D but you could imagine the way it could go."