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Development is being handled primarily by Horizon 1 studio Playground Games, though the team is collaborating closely with the Motorsport team at Turn 10 Studios; the two teams share a technology pipeline as well as select key personnel.

In making the leap to Xbox One, Forza Horizon 2 will include hundreds of cars, according to Playground Games, headlined by the 2015 Lamborghini Huracán. A long-awaited weather system will also make its Forza debut, while Forza 5’s Drivatar system is also being adapted for Horizon 2.

- - the game will take place in gorgeous Southern Europe, leading to, in Fulton’s words, “incredible diversity” and “amazing vistas.” Music will again play a big part in the game, and a music festival will be the central event around which the game’s activities revolve.

 

[VE3TRO]

IGN: http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06...+twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

It’s time to crank up the stereo and hit the open road once again, as Microsoft has announced Forza Horizon 2, the next installment in their flagship racing series. Forza Horizon 2 is in development for Xbox One and Xbox 360 and due for release this fall.

The racer follows 2012’s critically acclaimed franchise spinoff Forza Horizon for Xbox 360 and 2013’s frontline Xbox One launch game Forza Motorsport 5. Development is being handled primarily by Horizon 1 studio Playground Games, though the team is collaborating closely with the Motorsport team at Turn 10 Studios; the two teams share a technology pipeline as well as select key personnel.

Hello, Lambo.

“[Turn 10 and Playground] share this belief that we can create a true home for racing fans on Xbox One,” said Horizon 2 creative director Ralph Fulton.

In making the leap to Xbox One, Forza Horizon 2 will include hundreds of cars, according to Playground Games, headlined by the 2015 Lamborghini Huracán. A long-awaited weather system will also make its Forza debut, while Forza 5’s Drivatar system is also being adapted for Horizon 2.

“Contrary to recent rumors, it won’t take place in the bayous of Louisiana...

As for the game’s setting? Contrary to recent rumors, it won’t take place in the bayous of Louisiana. Instead, the game will take place in gorgeous Southern Europe, leading to, in Fulton’s words, “incredible diversity” and “amazing vistas.” Music will again play a big part in the game, and a music festival will be the central event around which the game’s activities revolve.

Extensive improvements and features are in store for Horizon 2, which IGN will showcase throughout June as part of our brand-new IGN First initiative. We traveled to Playground Games in the UK and brought back a (metric!) ton of content that we’re excited to share with you all month long, including tomorrow’s full preview of our hands-on time with the game.

That sound you hear in the distance is the sound check for another music festival and the revving up of supercar engines…

 

[DrFunk]

woah

 

[Dabanton]

Yesssss

 

[Tsundere]

Not Xbox One exclusive huh? Weird decision.

 

[GHG]

Crossgen... Oh dear...

 

[Canis lupus]

Awesome, too bad it's cross gen.

 

[keit4]

Cross gen?? WTF

 

[LicenceToK1ll]

Cross-Gen sigh........

 

[Nirolak]

Kind of surprised at cross-gen given it's first party and the last game in the series was next-gen only.

 

[King Gilga]

Crossgen on a 1st party game?

That seems kinda odd...

 

[Detective]

OMG

Why all the announcement before E3?

whats going on???

 

[GarciaHotspur]

Cross gen ? well.... damn

 

[ekim]

Wooohoooo!

wait... Cross Gen?

 

[Jimmyfenix]

360 eh ? Alright.

 

[MrDaravon]

Crossgen is interesting for a number of reasons.

I'm still just surprised they continue to drop all these things BEFORE E3 though.

 

[TheBioLover]

Cross-gen......

 

[wrowa]

Microsoft still doing cross-gen? I wouldn't have expected that, huh.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Why the eff is Microsoft still making 360 games?

 

[Freeman]

360?

 

[Vico]

Set in Southern Europe.

 

[jbug617]

OMG

Why all the announcement before E3?

whats going on???

It would probably get lost at E3 and also it leaked.

 

[PixelNinja]

Dem crossgen shackles.

 

[GuitarAtomik]

So Horizon handles more arcadey right? I'm not really in to the sim stuff.

 

[Daemul]

Homefront 2 and Forza Horizon 2 announced at the same time.

 

[Star Falcon]

(snip)

 

[GribbleGrunger]

So it's basically a last gen game upgraded to current gen? I thought this was going to be an XB1 only game?

 

[DWinn7]

The bayous of Louisiana sounded......

Awesome

 

[Digital Snake]

Crossgen on a 1st party game?

That seems kinda odd...

Came here to say that. So weird.

 

[def sim]

I'm surprised it's on both of their available platforms. Anyway, I hope it turns out well and has a silly story line attached to it.

 

[SuperSonic1305]

cross-gen :\

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Crossgen is surprising concidering for all the insiders that called this I don't remember anyone mentioning it.

 

[Dabanton]

Ok this thread looks better.

Can't wait for this

And we get to travel round Southern Europe. Nice

 

[Cosmonaut X]

Kind of surprised at cross-gen given it's first party and the last game in the series was next-gen only.

Very surprising. It does suggest that something about the previous game - reception? sales? - prompted them to back off Xbone-only. Not the most encouraging sign, really.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

Cross gen? But why!?

 

[Akai__]

Kind of surprised at cross-gen given it's first party and the last game in the series was next-gen only.

Seems pretty weird, yeah.

 

[Wishmaster92]

based ntkrnl

 

[acm2000]

weather? check
not boring USA? check

sold

 

[clockpunk]

Hoody hoo! 360 release makes me so happy!

Please ohplease let there be at least one Spyker in this game! ^_^

 

[Kayant]

Why X360?

Good news I might try it I guess that's why they announced it now rather than E3?

 

[Seanspeed]

Southern Europe?

So much better than fucking Arizona or whatever.

 

[Banjo-Kazooie]

Hope they have someone other than Playground working on 360 otherwise it's extremely disappointing

 

[BlackBuzzard]

cross gen weird choice.

 

[Canis lupus]

It's as if Evolution made Driveclub for PS3 and PS4, weird decision. Cross gen sales should tell them next gen versions sell a lot better than last gen versions. The latest testament to that being Watch Dogs for which the next gen platforms have 76 percent marketshare despite having significantly lower install bases.

 

[Blimblim]

So Horizon handles more arcadey right? I'm not really in to the sim stuff.

It's closer to PGR than Forza, in my opinion.

 

[LiK]

ntkrnl strikes again!

cross-gen?

 

[computers putin']

I'm gonna have to get an xbox 1 now. Fuck, my pockets....

edit: cross gen eh, maybe I won't get an xbox 1 now *shrugs*

 

[dugdug]

Aaaaaaand there goes my only reason to get an XB1 this year.

 

[Tsundere]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=829195

 

[S¡mon]

Pumping out Forza games like it's Call of Duty.