Drive Club, what was to be considered PlayStation 4’s Forza Horizon 2 killer saw a somewhat unappreciated reception when it launched earlier this year in October and since then the game has been hit by some game breaking connection issues that had, for all intents and purposes, guaranteed an early death for the admittedly rather impressive racer.

But with heavily discounted PlayStation 4 Bundles popping up in retailers during the Black Friday sales, it’s no surprise that the game saw a boost in popularity. The “massive sales” are being attributed to the sale and the discounted price of bundles and not the quality of the game which, despite being up 999%, only managed to make it to number 8 in this weeks charts.

The game has previously crawled its way back into the charts when Evolution, the games developers, released a free DLC package as a way of compensating players who had to suffer through the games launch. Perhaps now with Drive Club being in more homes than ever, the game can gather some traction.

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Driveclub. Remember that? Despite being hyped up as the Forza killer in Sony’s line up of racing games coming to their platform, the game arrived this October and really didn’t leave much of an impact. It was well received as a good game, nothing special but its launch was mired by horrific online performance problems that are yet to improve to a significant degree.

The game may be playable now, but the next generation of racers, it is not. Both Sony and Evolution Studios seem to know it too, acknowledging the problems that they’ve encountered. Speaking to IGN, Sony Computer Entertainment of America’s Shawn Layden said, “But now, in a connected world, you can’t effectively test in your house or in your beta group what it means to have 50,000, 100,000, 200,000 users hit your service. And the guys [at the studio] are struggling with that. It’s throwing up things they had not anticipated.”

With small improvements being made over time, the big question here is, can Driveclub retain its playerbase? Sure, they are giving you bonus content and free DLC is a nice way to make up for the problems, but that doesn’t solve the issue.

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Some new footage of the game showcased some of the impressive facial animation between the super-powered protagonist and his brother. Plus, we get to see some familiar mechanics such as gliding and being able to launch yourself in the air. A new melee whip weapon stands out in the footage that is showcased.

Stay tuned for more updates as we keep you up to track with the latest announcements and trailers.

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