Tag archive: Forza

When it comes to the racing genre you have two options. You can go with the racing simulators— the Forza and Gran Turismo series games— where you can lose hours of your life fiddling with gear differentials, weight distribution and thousands of other things that most of us will never truly understand. Most importantly though is a realistic sense of physics in the actual driving. On the flip side of the coin are the arcade style racers, which… Read More

With Gran Turismo 5 releasing just last month, it’s not surprising that Forza wants to make sure people don’t forget about their top rated racing series. This weekend at the VGAs, developer Turn 10 Studios released a glimpse at the upcoming fourth game in the racing series. The clip is almost entirely live action video, with only a hint of what to expect when it comes to the look of the game, but expect more on that in the coming months. One… Read More

Forza Motorsport 3 game director Dan Greenawalt makes no secret of the fact that it was Gran Turismo that turned him on not just to racing games, and even the broader world of motorsports in general. But according to him, his own team has dethroned the genre pioneers with Forza 3 – and at this point, he makes a convincing argument. Everything about Forza 3, from the graphics to the car selection, track detail to physics engine, takes… Read More

Microsoft announced on Friday that its upcoming Forza Motorsport 2 would be arriving for Xbox 360 on May 29. They timed the announcement to coincide with the Indianapolis 500, which also begins on Friday. The second incarnation of Microsoft’s realistic racing title will offer players the chance to drive more 300 different real-life cars, from common domestic cars all the way up to  Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and purpose-built… Read More