SimBin has released Volvo - The Game and is now available for download (for free of course).
Car companies using video games to promote their vehicles is nothing new. Many companies licence their vehicles to big-name games (a-la Gran Turismo) as well as car-specific titles such as the PS2's game Corvette. Earlier this year, Volvo released a PC racing game of their own in part to digitally show off their S60 model. The game was a free download from GamersGate.com, though it almost isn't worth it.
GamersGate, a digital distribution service for PC games, has announced that Volvo: The Game, a downloadable PC racing title based on the new Volvo S60 Concept, will be available to all GamersGate users free of charge starting today. Volvo: The Game was designed by SimBins studio, an award-winning Swedish developer know for its high caliber PC racing titles including, STC: The Game and GTR Revolution.
"Volvo: The Game is an incredibly entertaining racing sim - to offer it for nothing is quite impressive," Said Theo Bergquist, CEO of GamersGate. "GamersGate only offers the highest quality content to its users and we feel that hosting Volvo: The Game on our portal is a clear indication of its quality."
Volvo: The Game allows players to get behind the wheel of an exclusive GamersGate skinned car, as well as a variety of Volvo models including...
Gamer Limit writes: "You might be wondering why Volvo's logo is protruding the main page.
Fresh from Simbin, the makers of the acclaimed racing sim GTR, Volvo: The Game is a new racing game that caters to both simulation and Volvo fans alike. But best of all, it is completely free of charge."
Haha, I still don't want a Volvo. Sure, they're first in safety-rating, and other categories, but they're extremely pricey.
