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| Sony "haven't confirmed" GT5's track edtior, won't comment on it | |
| Posted: 03.11.2009 05:18 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 has a track editor, by the developer's own admission apparently, but Sony won't budge on the silence. Allegedly it allows gamers to tweak or rebuild "from scratch" all the tracks included, but it's unclear the extent of user freedom. | |
| Sony talk WipEout HD's 2.10 patch, tackles "front-end" and issues | |
| Posted: 29.10.2009 06:48 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 The incoming 2.10 update for Wipeout HD Fury addresses some gameplay issues, a little of the "front-end functionality" and deals with pesky adverts increasing level load times. WipEout and in-game ads have gone "hand-in-hand" since '96 say Sony, with "many brands and products" associating over the years. All the ads are embedded "sympathetically". | |
| EA: Need for Speed "best-selling racing brand", clears 100m sales | |
| Posted: 22.10.2009 06:59 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 The collective might of the Need for Speed franchise cannot be denied as publisher EA reveals it has screeched past 100 million sales worldwide, topping $2.7 billion revenue.
EA Games' Frank Gibeau says it's "a huge honor" to have such a franchise, and thanks the millions of fans for "driving us to this milestone." Need for Speed began in '94, and now has 15 titles. | |
| Death Rally released for free | |
| Posted: 20.10.2009 10:07 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 0 |
 Remedy Entertainment has re-released its 1996 top-down racing game Death Rally for free. The original game has been ported to run on modern PCs, for Windows. Download it here. | |
| Gran Turismo 5 box packs three discs, clip shows Yamauchi with it | |
| Posted: 20.10.2009 07:00 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 Kazunori Yamauchi, GT5's producer, has been seen in a promo clip of a Mercedes SLS AMG holding a boxed Gran Turismo 5 with space for three discs contained within.
It's likely those are just bonus discs in some limited or collector's edition being planned. The clip pans to Yamauchi-san who holds the box set for mere seconds. Our first glimpse. | |
| Sega Racing Classic confirmed as Daytona USA HD arcade remake | |
| Posted: 20.10.2009 05:55 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Bit of a mouthful there, but it's true. The upcoming Sega Racing Classic to hit Sega's Ringwide arcade hardware is in fact a high-def remake of racing classic Daytona USA.
These arcade machines come with a 32" HD screen with 1280 x 720 resolution, and four cabinets can link up with a billboard leader display for old skool brags. No 360/PS3 port. | |
| Toulouse: Microsoft "hitting" Forza 3, Borderlands illegals with ban | |
| Posted: 19.10.2009 05:43 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Anyone caught playing ill gotten Forza Motorsport 3 or Borderlands will face a permanent ban from Xbox Live warns Microsoft's head bouncer, Stephen Toulouse.
Gamers who've managed to score a copy early, and have paid for said score, don't have anything to fear from them. Toulouse notes "if you got a receipt, play away"; others may cower. | |
| GT5's scale "just dizzying," dev pushing "way beyond" expectation | |
| Posted: 15.10.2009 05:34 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 Polyphony Digital's Kazunori Yamauchi, creator of Gran Turismo, has confirmed they're wrapping up the last bits of development, but "daily progress is slow" due to its scale.
All Gran Turismo 5's basic elements are done, they just going over to give that "bit extra" right now. Polyphony could release "any time we want" but he wants that "classic GT-style". | |
| Milestone call DiRT 2 "fantastic", want to match and beat the game | |
| Posted: 13.10.2009 07:11 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 Publisher Black Bean, along with developer Milestone, will be taking on DiRT from Codemasters as they've just inked a three-year deal for World Rally Championship.
They plan on turning it into an annual franchise with the first due in spring on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Milestone has "a lot of respect" for their rivals, will try to "match and possibly beat" them. | |
| Turn 10's Forza Motorsport 3 hit by piracy, leaked version hits net | |
| Posted: 12.10.2009 07:45 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 Oh noes! Software piracy has struck again and its latest big haul is the upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive Forza Motorsport 3, from developer Turn 10. It's leaked way ahead of launch.
The racing simulator releases on October 23rd here in Europe, but swashbuckling coves have gotten hold of a 13.39GB file saying it's the full game with extra cars and race circuits. | |
| GTA IV, Dead Space, Army of Two on way to 360 Games on Demand | |
| Posted: 12.10.2009 04:27 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Tomorrow the Games on Demand service for Xbox 360 will have its latest arrival, Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV. That's one fine scoop for the digital game shop.
While Niko and Liberty City hit October 13th, Visceral Games' Dead Space and DiRT arrives the 27th. Sonic Unleashed, Midnight Club LA and Army of Two go live the 20th. Awesome. | |
| GT5 looks "better than reality", Forza 3 "only racing sim" this gen | |
| Posted: 09.10.2009 07:49 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Gran Turismo 5 and Forza Motorsport 3 will be compared, it's inevitable. Frankly us mortal gamers will have a hard time of it according to Kazunori Yamauchi and Phil Spencer.
GT's Yamauchi-san declares that number 5 looks visually "better than reality," that real life has nothing on it. Microsoft's Phil Spencer calls Forza 3 the "only racing sim" coming out this gen. | |
| Death Rally gets new trademark from Remedy, might be HD remake | |
| Posted: 07.10.2009 06:03 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Remedy Entertainment have posted a new trademark filing for the 1996 title Death Rally, which means it could be cooking a new game or maybe just planning a re-release.
Either way some Death Rally looks to be in the future. The original top-down racer with guns was launched back in '96 and needed a meaty 8MB of RAM, not to mention a 2x CDROM. Phew. | |
| Turn 10 reveal Forza 3 garage roster, track list and launch day DLC | |
| Posted: 07.10.2009 04:48 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 This month Forza Motorsport 3 will exclusively release on Xbox 360, and developer Turn 10 has started to spill what fans can expect to see. There's over 400 cars and 100 tracks...
Among the automobiles are "30 Ferraris, 28 iconic Porsches" and ones never seen before in a racer. They also announce 'Motorsports Legends Car Pack', some free DLC for launch. | |
| Black Bean Games announces WRC game for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 | |
| Posted: 05.10.2009 04:05 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 1 |
 Black Bean Games have announced that it's working on a new World Rally Championship game for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game is being developed by Black Bean Games and its in-house studio Milestone, who brought us MotoGP and SBK Superbike. | |
| Grid and Dirt reboot leader Gavin Raeburn leaves Codemasters | |
| Posted: 02.10.2009 05:01 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Executive producer Gavin Raeburn has left publisher Codemasters after having successfully rebooted two racing franchises. He was "at the top" of his game.
Raeburn leaves "an incredibly talented team" behind at Codemasters that he put together. They include "key players" who will push their "racing portfolio forward." He's wished well. | |
| Turn 10 denies Forza 3 taps out Xbox 360, "you learn tricks" is all | |
| Posted: 29.09.2009 07:00 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 The Xbox 360 doesn't reach its technical limit with Forza Motorsport 3 says developer Turn 10. "Of course not," says game director Dan Greenawalt, it's "a really powerful" platform.
You always use "100 percent" of the hardware, but as they're first-party and have "really clever" developers on staff you "learn tricks" along the way. Greenawalt likens it to Tetris. | |
| 'Sega Racing Classic' artwork suggests a spiritual Daytona 3 title | |
| Posted: 29.09.2009 06:25 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Some blue skied artwork for Sega Racing Classic has caused fans to feel nostalgic for Daytona, Sega's old racing series that make up its arcade heritage.
Avid watchers of all things Sega spotted the very Daytona USA-like feel to the artwork. It's developed by AM2, and has all the same characteristics except for the RingWide symbol. | |
| Gran Turismo 5's US/EU date unlikely "that different" from Japan's | |
| Posted: 29.09.2009 05:43 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Polyphony Digital's boss Kazunori Yamauchi has hinted at Gran Turismo 5's release here in the west saying it will likely be around the time it's launched in Japan, he thinks.
Marketing is "still discussing their issues," and that is why no firm date has been made official yet. GT5 is pegged for March 2010 in Japan. This dispels PS3 bundle rumours for '09. | |
| Need for Speed: Shift probes PlayStation Store, shame it's on 360 | |
| Posted: 29.09.2009 05:26 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 A bug has surfaced that caused one users Need for Speed: Shift to crash. It happened when his Xbox 360 copy of the game attempted to connect with the PlayStation Store.
Whoops. The gamer said when his "rage had subsided" from the crashes he noticed the cause, and was "pretty shocked" at his find. He noted Microsoft are "not going to be happy". | |
