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Carnage Awaits! BeamNG today announced pre-alpha access to their soft-body physics sandbox now called DRIVE. All are welcome to try the limited demo, but BeamNG would rather you spend a little money to join the Alpha testing team. Doing so will give you free updates and access to the developer forums. Currently available in today's alpha build are 5 vehicles and 6 environments. Staff recommend the use of a gamepad or steering wheel, but not keyboards. Click here for controller setup instructions. If all this sounds vaguely familiar, that's because this is the team behind the physics simulation Rigs of Rods. Be sure to try this out and then join the discussion in our forums!

Spin Tires - But Only if You Want to Get Stuck in the Mud! Oovee Game Studios have released a new trailer and playable technical demo of what they call "The Ultimate Off-Road Challenge" to garner community support in the form of a KickStarter campaign. Intel award winners from 2009, Spin Tires aims to set you in the late 20th-century beginning in a large Soviet cargo truck with basic navigation aids (such as a map showing landmarks and compass) with delivery jobs to complete. Of course, in order to do this, you will need to plan an appropriate route, avoid getting stuck and running out of fuel. A key feature being demonstrated is the ground deformation (which hasn't been of this much focus since Sega Rally was released back in 2007), which will ensure unpredictability and extended replayability. Now available is a technical demo that is without gameplay elements, but allows players to try out the new 'VeeEngine', developed from scratch and based on Havok vehicle physics (also used in V-Rally and Test Drive Unlimited). Visit Oovee's website for more details and to download the technical demo. Be sure to share your feedback on the forums. [gallery link=file" size="gallery-thumbnail" columns="5" orderby="post_date" itemtag="div" icontag="span]