the newest in the series TrackMania United Forever is a great game

Nadeo the game makers have finally brought all the Old racing environment together along with all the new environment, worked there magic to bring everything up to speed along with adding new blocks and features
best of all they have finally removed that most hated copy protection in the world STARFORCE.

Nadeo Have also introduced a new feature for the New and unsure gamer
Before you go wasting all you pocket change on a game you may never play
they have released 2 versions of the game and several ways of introducing you into the game

Option 1: TrackMania Nations Forever
A free game in the truest sense of the word, TrackMania Nations Forever lets you drive at mind-blowing speeds on fun and spectacular tracks in solo and multiplayer modes. Nations Forever will offer a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively difficult tracks. TrackMania Nations Forever will unite an even larger number of players than the original Nations thanks to its engaging multiplayer modes, innovative online functions and revolutionary interactivity between players.

If you like TrackMania Nations Forever then you can purchase a player key to upgrade to TrackMania United Forever

option 2: TrackMania United Forever
It's the ultimate version of TrackMania and it's designed to provide a maximum of content and game play possibilities to players. With this edition, you can enjoy racing with players around the world whether they own United Forever or the free game Nations Forever. TrackMania United Forever also allows you to play solo or online on the 7 incredible TrackMania environments.
in this version

you can now trial the ultamate version for as little as £3 or go all out by stumping up a massive £20 for unlimited acces
1-month Version £ 3.00 * 6-months Version £ 14.99 unlimited Version £ 19.99 with all the customisable content (a small amount made by me ) and player interaction with this game you might never become board ever again

The controls depend on what type of game you'll be playing on your PC. For MMO(RPG), and FPS games, keyboard and mouse no doubt. But i prefer to use my 360 controller on flight sims and racing games. If you are into racing, I've played the demo for Grid and it has been a lot of fun. The graphics are really nice and although its not a full on sim like Gran Turismo, it's a very fun arcade type of racing. I love the Half Life series, the story is excellent and the graphics look really nice too even for being an old game. Take a look over at Gamespot for user reviews on the latest PC games, that's pretty much how I've chosen my games all the time.

Happy gaming :P