Race Away: Updates On ‘Driveclub’ Online Races, Customization And Cars in ‘The Crew’ and ‘Forza Horizon 2’ Sales

IN PHOTO: Several new action video games are promoted at the Ubisoft booth at the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo, known as E3, in Los Angeles, California June 10, 2014. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian

The PlayStation Plus version of "Driveclub" may still be missing in action or those who wanted to enjoy the PS4 driving title. But developer Evolution Studios has updated some fans on what they are trying to do in terms of improvements.

The first in Evolution Studios' list includes the existence of six events in the rotation of online races. DualShockers reports that players are required to choose one of the six every time they engage in the race. The developer did not give any other detail, as in the specifics of what the more varied multiplayer entails.

The cars and tracks also need balancing, which is preventing the developer from releasing some patches. As far as updates on the delay of the game is concerned, it appears that "Driveclub" experienced downtimes in servers, but this does not necessarily mean that the delay had any part in it. The server issues currently persist, but Evolution Studios is also currently hard at work towards patching it up.

Xbox One Has to Thank 'Forza Horizon 2' For Sales Growth

Keeping watch on the sales figures of "Forza Horizon 2," Gamepur managed to discover that the title has helped the Xbox One considerably in seeing a growth in sales. According to the report, the first week of sales for the "Forza Horizon 2" has landed a total of 366,457 units sold for both the Xbox One and Xbox 360. But it appears that gamers prefer the Xbox One, as it saw a 25% increase in growth with a total of 265,969 units tagged to Microsoft's next-gen console.

Apparently, the sales figures have also allowed the Xbox 360 to sell around 138,000 units. So far, those who have been looking and checking out "Forza Horizon 2" have given it an outstanding rating as a next-gen title.

'The Crew' Gets a Customization Trailer

The last of upcoming driving games to consoles is Ubisoft's "The Crew" and the title will get quite a number of cars to pit it against already existing driving titles, "Driveclub" and "Forza Horizon 2." But in the latest blog post from Ubisoft, the studio focuses on one main aspect of the title, which is customization.

According to Ubisoft, each car in "The Crew" is like a puzzle with 11 swappable performance parts and nine cosmetic ones so you can take it apart and even combine it with the 5 vehicle specs for all-around performance. The trailer below says it all in terms of customization.

"The Crew" has even been called a "Destiny" among racing titles, as stated by the Examiner, given that it involves working together as a multiplayer game with a smooth switching drop-in, drop-out system. This is where the customization picks up the pace. You need great cars to get into gear, so besides the quantity of cars being offered--cars that have been described by game creative director Julian Gerighty as similar to those in "Need for Speed"--changing them up to suit your needs adds more to the title.

"The Crew" will be out on Dec. 2. By then, be prepared to test your creativity with 150 customizations that may just rival the 200 cars whipped out by "Forza Horizon 2" at launch.