TypeRacer News
TypeRacer Goes International
Typing in other languages has been the #1 most requested feature since way back when TypeRacer was born. Today we’re launching the first international release of TypeRacer with support for 51 languages! Click on the change your language link at the bottom of the homepage to see the full selection. The name and flag of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 81 so far )Pinning, dragging, flagging, laughing
I’m happy to say we have just completed the second TypeRacer release of the summer! The first thing you’ll notice is that scorecards can now be pinned and dragged around on the screen so you can compare people’s stats. Just click (or right-click) on any username to bring up the options menu and select “Pin [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 218 so far )TypeRacer – The 1st Anniversary Edition
This spring marked one year since TypeRacer went live, and what a great year it has been – almost from day one, TypeRacer has been serving more than a million races every month! It’s been so much fun building this first-of-its-kind online experience and talking to many of you about how to make it even [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 376 so far )Encouraging honest competition
We’ve taken measures in the past that make it harder to cheat, but if you saw the top 20 (Fastest Typists) last month, you know that quite a few individuals are still very much determined. Starting this week, you will need a (non-guest) account to get onto the Latest High Scores, and at least 100 races to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 396 so far )Happy Holidays from TypeRacer
Hope you’re well-rested and ready for the new year! We certainly are – the long awaited new release of TypeRacer is up, ready to kick off 2009! More details to follow, but for now, let’s just say that the best news is for our Facebook users – TypeRacer is finally available as a Facebook [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 185 so far )Score histories for all quotes now available
We’re really keeping the momentum going this week – lots more quotes are available starting today as well as a “Scores for this quote” section at the end of each race! If you’ve ever wondered how some of the top players fare on a particularly hard quote, now you can find the answer in the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 396 so far )More quotes, more plays, and more speed
September has been rather quiet on this blog, but things have been heating up on TypeRacer with almost exactly 1 million games played this month! We’re ending September with some major improvements to the site. While you won’t actually notice many of these changes, they are acting behind the scenes to make TypeRacer work faster [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 34 so far )Get Your High Score
Spaces are filling up fast! TypeRacer now only shows one entry per player on the list of 20 Latest High Scores (each player’s entry is his or her best score within the past hour). This means there’s now room for more people in the top 20! Many of you have asked for this change, because [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 97 so far )TypeRacer Accounts Are Here
The wait is over – you may now create an account on TypeRacer and have all your racing results recorded, sorted, and graphed! There is also a new section called Fastest Typists. Unlike Recent High Scores, which only last for an hour, “Fastest Typists” is a permanent tribute to the best players. Sign up for [...]
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