Posts with tag turn10
Posted Sep 21st 2007 1:45PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News, Xbox Live Marketplace
Forza fans finally have something to be excited about. After tooling around for months with the same ol' boring cars, Microsoft has announced new downloadable content for
Forza Motorsport 2. Technically, there are two bits of DLC, including one free car and an additional pack of ten cars for 400 MS Points. The free car is the 2007 SEAT Leon Cupra. The pay content includes cars from all over the spectrum, including American muscle, European sports, and Japanese tuners. While no specific date is given, the content should be on
Xbox Live Marketplace sometime this weekend. See the full list of new cars after the break.
Continue reading New Forza 2 DLC available soon
Posted Aug 21st 2007 4:00PM by Dustin Burg
Filed under: News
Officially kicking off this Saturday, August 25th is a new
Forza Motorsport 2 tournament challenge where the grand prize racing winner will be rewarded with a brand new Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V. To participate, you'll have to complete a few steps first registering by either heading to the XBLM to download the free tournament theme or signing up online. Once registered, you'll need to download the free
Forza 2 Nissan car pack and race in the qualifying rounds (which start this Saturday) through September 8th. From there they'll be wittling down the racing participants and crown the Nissan Sentra SE-R
Forza Motorsport 2 Online Tournament winner at the LA Auto Show in November. If interested, check out the complete tournament details, rules, prizes and more after the jump.
Posted Aug 1st 2007 11:30AM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News, Xbox Live Marketplace
Forza fans out there should take note that the first batch of downloadable content for
Forza Motorsport 2 is now available. There are two content packs to download. The first of which is the Nissan Tournament Pack, which includes the 2007 Nissan Altima, 2007 Nissan Sentra, and 2007 Nissan 350Z. Oh, and we should probably mention that the Nissan pack is free. The other pack is the Peugot #8 turbo diesel 908. If you want this ride, however, it's going to cost you 50 MS Points. Still, we don't remember the last time we got a car for less than a buck (virtual or otherwise) so it's not that bad of a deal. Now download, play, and be merry.
DCEmu also informs us that a tournament will soon be kicking off on August 18. The tournament will be an all out Nissan Sentra showdown between 256 players, with the finalists competing in Los Angeles. We assume further details on the tournament are forthcoming. In the meantime, you might want to start tuning up those Sentras. Finally, a Nissan Sentra customization contest is also in the works. In the contest, players will compete to create the best custom paint jobs. More details should be available on XboxLiveTournament.com starting August 10.
Posted Jul 24th 2007 5:15PM by Dustin Burg
Filed under: News
If you haven't already noticed, a new title update has been released for
Forza Motorsport 2 fixing random bugs and completing some general game maintenance. Big changes include the temporary ban of the overpowered Lotus Elan, a deny on gifting or reselling of cars with locked paintjobs, and the removal of the host option to boot players. Other update fixes include the rotation of cars in the auction house and various scoreboard fixes. Overall, it sounds like a successful update to us. Also, current high ranking
Forza 2 gamers will be happy to know that the dev team decided to NOT reset the learderboards and are instead focusing on removing invalid leaderboard scores individually. So, if you used the Lotus Elan to achieve greatness your score will be wiped clear off the leaderboards. Now get back to racing kids.
Posted Jul 17th 2007 2:00PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News, Fan stuff
Our friends at Uncle Gamer -- who we finally had the pleasure of meeting at
E3 -- have contacted us to let us know that they're giving away a brand-spanking-new copy of
Forza Motorsport 2. All you need to do is head over to the Uncle Gamer forums and think up a caption for a special E3 photo. We won't spoil the picture for you, but let's just say we spent
four hot minutes in the dark with the guy on the right. You will have register for the Uncle Gamer forums to participate, but that seems a small price to pay for a free game, no? Hit the "read" link for full details.
Posted Jun 12th 2007 3:45PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: Fan stuff
There are a few ways to make sure you get noticed here on Xbox 360 Fanboys. One of those ways is to show your love for
Castle Crashers. This
Forza 2 car was sent to us by Anton Ernst (Gamertag: xXxADRENALiNxXx). The car features
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight from
Castle Crashers and we just
love it. The boys at
The Behemoth would be proud. We've added it and a handful of other new cars to our
Forza 2 custom car gallery. Go check 'em out. Don't forget, you can submit yours by sending us a
tip. We'll add more to the gallery periodically, so keep your eyes peeled for our next addition.
Posted Jun 7th 2007 5:30PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: How-tos, Fan stuff
If you listened to the
latest episode of the
Xbox 360 Fancast (and you really should have), then you'll know that the copious amounts of
Forza 2 custom paint jobs hitting the net both amazed and befuddled us. They amazed us, obviously, because the level of work and detail that goes into these cars is amazing. They befuddled us because we had no idea how they were created. Lo and behold, we have discovered a handy how-to on the Forza 2 message boards. Posted by one Neubourn, the tutorial shows you step by step how the many shapes available in the
Forza 2 livery editor can be transformed into incredibly detailed works of art. Yup, every custom paint job is merely a collection of shapes in different configurations and transparencies. It seems damned near unbelievable when you view the initial rough outline of
Batman's Harley Quinn (see "Before" above), but after some extensive manipulation (and plenty of time we're sure) she came to life as clear as crystal. Hit the "read" link to learn how to make custom designs yourself.
[Thanks to murph for pointing this out]
Posted Jun 6th 2007 3:30PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News
We've mentioned more than once that we're damned impressed with all the
Forza Motorsport 2 custom cars out there (especially
this one), but we're not sure if we'd be willing to actually pay for one. You know, with
real money. It looks like custom
Forza cars have begun to hit eBay. Honestly, we're surprised we didn't see this coming. So far we've found three different auctions for various cars, all priced at $10. These don't have the meticulous custom paint jobs we've seen, so we're guessing they're tuned more for performance. One seller is even creating his cars with individual numbers, hoping to make them collector's items.
Our question to you: would you pay real money for the ultimate
Forza car?
[Thanks, IncredibleBulk92]
Posted Jun 1st 2007 2:00PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News, Fan stuff
Forza 2 hasn't even been out for a week and already we're starting to see shots of custom paint jobs roll in. The designs are all over the place, from anime, to KFC, to iPod, to
Jack Sparrow, to
Gears of War. We particularly like Reggie Lee seen above. Follow the "read" links below to see many,
many more custom
Forza 2 paint jobs. Do any Xbox 360 Fanboys out there have custom
Forza cars they'd like to share? If so, hit us up with a
tip or submit a link in the comments. We'll compile the best ones and stick them in a special gallery. Bonus points to anyone who makes an X3F car.
[Via Penny-Arcade]
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Posted May 25th 2007 1:00PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News, Peripherals
As
Forza Motorsport 2 heads to retailers on May 29, Microsoft has
slashed slightly reduced the price of the Wireless Racing Wheel to $129.99 (normally $149.99). Yes, for the price of a DS Lite, you can experience true force feedback in your favorite racing titles. There are plenty of other special events planned around the release of
Forza 2, including Xbox Live contests, developer play sessions, and a leaderboard tournament.
So, with a marginally reduced price, is anyone out there ready to take the plunge and pick up the wheel?
[Via Joystiq]
Posted May 9th 2007 5:30PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News
The big
Forza 2 demo news is out. Turn 10 community manager Che Chou has revealed that the
Forza 2 demo should hit Xbox Live Marketplace sometime tonight. It sounds like the demo will show up fairly late in the day, as Che notes that "it'll be pretty painful for east coasters." We know that everyone is itching to get their hands on
Forza 2, and now we'll have the chance. So, who's staying up late to grab this?
[Via 1PStart. Thanks, marklar]
Posted May 9th 2007 10:15AM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News
The clamor for the
Forza 2 demo is reaching herculean heights these days. Quite simply, racing fans are frothing for the game, and understandably so. Take heart,
Forza fanatics, for new information is upon us. In a recent forum post, Turn 10 community manager, Che Chou, has revealed that "good news" about the demo should be revealed sometime today. He adds, "It's coming sooner than you think." Dare we dream that we'll see the demo this week? Perhaps even ...
today?
Posted Apr 4th 2007 1:30PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News
Microsoft has confirmed last week's
rumor that a
Forza 2 demo will arrive soon. Unfortunately, no specific dates have been confirmed, though a date should be announced "in the coming weeks." Also revealed was the next installment of
Forza 2's ever expanding car list. The latest editions are "Aftermarket Tuner Car Classics." These cars cover a broad range of makes and models from 1992 all the way to 2006. The makes listed run the gamut from Acura to Honda to Chevrolet. See the full "Aftermarket Tuner Car Classics" list after the break.
Continue reading Forza 2 demo confirmed, more cars revealed
Posted Feb 23rd 2007 1:30PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News
Lots of great stuff from
Forza town this week. First of all, Turn 10 has officially announced the
Forza Motorsport 2 online auction house. The auction house, as its name suggests, will let players buy and sell their customized rides. All the purchases are made using the in game currency, so it won't set you back any real cash. The best part: users can participate in auctions using a PC. That's right, you can track your auction even while you're at work! The auction house keeps track of all your car's stats, including miles driven, number of races, number of wins, etc. Since paint can be locked to a specific car, all cars can be truly unique. The auction house is set to be a very nice addition to
Forza 2.
Finally, Turn 10 has revealed wave two of
Forza's new vehicles. More European cars this week, including V-Dubs (oh, snap!). Check out the list after the break. In case you missed wave one, you can check it out
here.
Continue reading Forza 2 auction house, new cars revealed
Posted Feb 15th 2007 1:45PM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News
Not long ago, Microsoft and Turn 10 officially
announced that
Forza Motorsport 2 would release in May in the US. Today, they have announced that
Forza 2 will also release in May in Europe. To celebrate this announcement, Turn 10 has released a handful of gorgeous screen shots and a list of the exotic European cars to be featured in
Forza 2. The shots are positively beautiful, and the list -- which isn't complete -- is already huge. The list is the first of six, revealing 35 models from Porsche, Lamborghini, Maserati, and Ferrari. See the list for yourself after the break.
Continue reading New Forza screens, Euro release date, car list
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