“Big Ass Update” Released for Gravity-Defying Combat Racer GRIP

Caged Element and Wired Productions have released a new update for GRIP: Combat Racing.

The “Big Ass Update” is now available on PS4 and Xbox One, with a Switch release coming soon. You can check out a trailer for the game above.

This appropriately-named update has been on PC for a while now, and introduces over 100 major tweaks and fixes. Some of these enhancements include better performance, rebalanced maps and modes, improved AI, an overhauled lobby system, and more. You can find the full list of tweaks here.


Here’s a rundown of the game:


GRIP is a high octane, hardcore combat racer, packing ferocious speed and armed to the teeth with heavy weapons.

Harnessing gravity defying physics alongside a bristling arsenal of outlandish weapons, GRIP delivers the fastest, most competitive racing experience ever. Scale walls, ceilings and anything else you can get your tyres on to… as you master tantalising tracks, tricks and perform mind-blowing stunts to race your way across the cosmos.

Key Features:

  • REACH MACH 1 SPEEDS – Hit speeds of up to 767mph on floors, walls, ceilings and anything you can get those tyres on to… just keep that hammer down.
  • RACE ACROSS THE COSMOS – Race your way through 23 tracks across a host of 4 exotic planets; From hostile, icy worlds to foreign, non-terrestrial cities, like nothing you’ve raced through before.
  • DEVASTATE YOUR OPPONENTS – Pick-up an array of 9 power-ups and weapons, from shields and turbos, to mines, missiles and explosive darts.
  • COMPETE ON THE COUCH – Compete with friends split screen on the couch with up to four players.
  • TAKE THE RACE ONLINE – Build your own tournament, line the grid with up to 10 players and compete online with full matchmaking & lobby support.
  • ENTER THE ARENA DEATHMATCH – Face off alone against friends and enemies or team up for dog-eat-dog action in 5 Arena battle maps.
  • BECOME ONE WITH THE CAR IN CARKOUR – Beat the clock, avoid obstacles and find new pathways in 19 point-to-point Carkour runs.
  • CONQUER THE SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN – Be the best, beat in game rivals and rise to the top in the single player campaign, gain XP and customize your ride’s appearance with hard-earned upgrades.
  • CREATE THE ULTIMATE RIDE – Choose from a roster of 15 armoured cars to suit your style – some swift and agile, others brutish and heavily armed.
  • SICK BEATS – Race to a 24 track thumping licensed electronic soundtrack, ranging from techno, to trance to our main jam, drum n bass.
  • BUILT WITH UNREAL – Built in Unreal Engine 4, Grip will take you back to your nostalgic past, while simultaneously propelling you into a kick-ass future

GRIP: Combat Racing is available on Windows PC (via Steam), PS4, Switch, and Xbox One for $29.99.

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