Do you miss ‘Crash Team Racing’? Well, a group of fans has thought of you

Although now undisputed, there was a time when ‘Mario Kart’ was not the default racing game. Not even among kart games. There was a time, in the era of the first PlayStation, where ‘Crash Team Racing’ was as popular, or even more in certain places, than ‘Mario Kart.’ That’s why it’s a game that many fans have always wanted to come back, something that has never happened. Until now, fans have decided to do something about it.

A group of modders has created a mod that allows you to play ‘Crash Team Racing’ online for free. With all characters and tracks unlocked from the beginning, dedicated servers to play the game, and the ability to play private matches through LAN or local connection, it has better support than the official online mode of many games. Making it essential for any ‘Crash Team Racing’ fan.

The ones in charge of this achievement are the same team that, back then, created a mod that enabled playing the game at 60fps on widescreen monitors. This addition breathed new life into the game, making it feel as great as we remembered.

In any case, this is not the end of ‘Crash Team Racing.’ The team has already stated that this is just the public release and they are considering more features for the future. Although they have not specified what they will work on next, seeing the spectacular work they are doing to bring back a beloved game like ‘Crash Team Racing,’ we have no doubt that it will be worth keeping an eye on what they do.

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The new Fallout is delayed again.

Fallout: London, an incredible mod for Fallout 4, is delayed due to the new game patch, which may disrupt compatibility with mods.

Fallout is gaining popularity like it hasn’t had in years. It is reaching a new audience, who are not only satisfied with watching its excellent series, but also immerse themselves in exploring what the game franchise has to offer. Great news. Because even though there is no new game on the horizon, there is plenty of content to enjoy.

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In fact, there is something new on the horizon for Fallout. Fallout: London is a mod, the size of a full game, that invites us to live in the retro apocalyptic future of Fallout. This time, in the city of London. The problem is that something has come up that will prevent its imminent release.

Due to the release of the new Fallout 4 patch, which will make it compatible with next-gen consoles and Steam Deck, the creators of Fallout: London have decided to indefinitely delay their mod. This is because it is possible that this patch may make the mod incompatible with the base game, rendering it unplayable just two days after its release.

Although there are ways to make Fallout: London work despite what the patch does, the team behind it has decided not to rely on that. And without knowing the changes that the patch will make to Fallout 4, they don’t know how much it will cost to prepare the mod to work without any issues with it.

That’s why, although it was going to be released on April 23rd, now we will have to wait until an indefinite moment in the future. Although we are sure that Fallout: London and the incredible work of its development team will be worth the wait.

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Fallout London could be released very soon

According to its developers, Fallout London could come out very soon—so soon that we wouldn’t have to wait for more than a few months.

Very few franchises have such a loyal fanbase as Fallout. It doesn’t matter how many years pass between releases or how disastrous they may be at launch, they are always there. That’s why it’s so gratifying to produce them. There will always be an audience eager to immerse themselves in them. And when they are fixed through enough patches or mods, an enthusiastic audience will follow them.

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The problem is that the series is not at its best moment in terms of releases. Fallout 4, the latest numbered title in the franchise, was released in 2015, and Fallout 5 has no release date yet. They first have to release The Elder Scrolls VI to start developing it, so it’s difficult to see it before 2030. And with the television series almost here, it seems like this was a good time to release a new installment of the franchise.

That’s what the fans have thought. That’s why they have made a mod for Fallout 4 called Fallout London. About the size of a DLC, it will continue the story of the base game and allow you to explore a post-apocalyptic version of the capital of England. Although we still have to wait a little for that.

While the developers of Fallout London have explained that all the content is already complete, but their testing system is not as robust as they would like. This is because part of their scripting team lives in a region affected by an ongoing conflict, which has led them to delay the release of this mod. Although they wanted to launch it to coincide with the series premiere, it will have to be a little later.

Fallout, the series, will premiere on April 12th. And Fallout London will follow shortly after. Because its release is scheduled for April 23rd. A date that we recommend marking on the calendar because, from what we have seen of the series, it seems like it will make us want to return to the wasteland universe of Fallout.

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GTA 5 had an incredible MOD but right now is no more

Take-Two continues to go after GTA 5 mod creators, this time taking down the most popular mod of recent times.

By now, it should come as no surprise that Take-Two is not a fan of mods. Anything that threatens their intellectual property is something they frown upon, and they don’t hesitate to send their lawyers in that direction. This sentiment was echoed by the community this week when a scenario of recreating GTA 5’s map in Fortnite was not publicly released, and now, it has been proven true. Creating mods for GTA 5 can now be considered a risky endeavor.

Just a week ago, a creator named Bloc released a mod called “Sentient Streets.” This mod allowed players to interact with NPCs through their microphone, as over twenty different AI entities enabled real-time responses. Each NPC had a distinct personality and responded with varying tones based on player behavior and the situation. Despite the typical limitations of such mods — where characters don’t contribute much to the narrative beyond making them feel more human — this mod had been gaining popularity over the past few days.

This prompted Take-Two to take action, sending multiple copyright claims to Bloc’s channels on both YouTube and NexusMods. As a result, the creator himself decided to remove the mod and all related content, fearing more drastic actions from Take-Two.

In an update on his YouTube channel, Bloc wrote, “YouTube removed the videos immediately without giving me a chance to explain,” and “at this time, the Nexus Mods version has been taken down due to a DMCA takedown request by Take-Two Interactive.” This led him to take similar action with the GTA5 Mods version, aiming to avoid potential legal issues. After all, the YouTube claim could result in his channel being demonetized for three months.

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In response to all of this, Bloc has understandably expressed his frustration. He stated that “instead of going after small mods, they should focus on creating decent remakes with better pricing policies.” He pointed out how Rockstar Games itself stated in 2022 that “we have always believed in fans’ reasonable creativity and want creators to showcase their passion for our games.” As Bloc rightly highlights, this sentiment doesn’t seem to be reflected in their constant legal attacks against anyone who stands out even a bit in the GTA 5 modding scene.

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