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[Zeouterlimits]

Boxart:

Them be leaking!
New threads for new news, saw this in the Spring Showcase thread.

Trailer seems completely live action, cross-country US scenes, night time city.
Arcadier feel?

Developed By: Playground Games
Previously rumored to be working on 'Forza World'.

Meanwhile, Eurogamer has heard an open world driving game called Forza World is in development at UK developer Playground Games, helmed by ex-Codemasters racing studio executive producer Gavin Raeburn.
Raeburn's LinkedIn profile reveals he's "working on an unannounced AAA title for a major publisher". During his time at Codemasters he helped reboot the Dirt and Grid series.

"Tone" Trailer :
Metacafe
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/8178621/forza_horizon_tone_trailer_xbox_spring_showcase_2012/
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nava72HTq0

 

[OdysseusVA]

YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nava72HTq0


Any more info?

 

[Salvadora]

Oh shit.

 

[Lakitu]

So apparently the game will have cars, driving and hot girls. Very informative.

 

[Salvadora]

So apparently the game will have cars, driving and hot girls. Very informative.

Thats all i need.

 

[Conor 419]

I'm hoping this is good.

 

[derFeef]

Footage seems to indicate non-racetrack, so I guess Forza World is true.

 

[Gareth Bale]

Looks very much like a point-to-point racing game.

 

[S1kkZ]

Footage seems to indicate non-racetrack, so I guess Forza World is true.

what were the forza world rumors again? wasnt it rumored to be a mp only title?

 

[vissione]

.

 

[Hypertrooper]

PlayGround Games? Never heard of them. That isn't the studio which developed Kinect Joyride? Or am I wrong? Are they a 1Party Studio?

 

[UberTag]

Somehow this will take all of the terrible ideas from Test Drive Unlimited 2 and make them wonderful.
(Or perhaps they will simply remain terrible ideas.)

 

[specialguy]

Well it must be on Xbox 720 since Xbox 720 is obviously coming out fall 2012 /sarcasm

 

[S1kkZ]

PlayGround Games? Never heard of them. That isn't the studio which developed Kinect Joyride? Or am I wrong? Are they a 1Party Studio?

nope, brand new studio. the are working on a game since early 2010 (i think).

 

[dragonelite]

So apparently the game will have cars, driving and hot girls. Very informative.

I can fap too all three .

 

[eso76]

trailer put together by assembling istockfootage clips. yay.

guessing: multiplayer open world sandbox environment for fm4 cars. hope you will be able to import those in your garage (including paintjobs) in Horizon. Also hope physics stay the same.

maybe downloadable, to use with fm4 disc ?

also, will be 30fps


btw, were those porsche's or ruf's in the trailer ?

 

[derFeef]

PlayGround Games? Never heard of them. That isn't the studio which developed Kinect Joyride? Or am I wrong? Are they a 1Party Studio?

It's a new formed studio back in 2010, they did not work on any other projects besides this now.

 

[szaromir]

This is by the ex-Bizarre guys, no?

 

[derFeef]

This is by the ex-Bizarre guys, no?

Mostly codemasters IIRC.

 

[S1kkZ]

This is by the ex-Bizarre guys, no?

and ex codemasters.

 

[WrikaWrek]

Need for Forza?

 

[eso76]

This is by the ex-Bizarre guys, no?

codemaster's guys for the most part iirc, but i think few ex-bizarres aswell.

 

[StealthGoblin]

So now their Fall Games are Halo 4 and Forza Horizon.

Not bad. Not great either. Fable looks like it'll be getting a Fall release too.

 

[FunnyBunny]

Thanks, "Oops I Crapped My Pants." And I just did.

Oh, and Playground Games has a bunch of guys who worked at Bizarre. The studio has a lot of talent with proven racing chops.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Going by their twitter, a few folks from Big Big (Sony Studio, closed after finishing Little Deviants, previously developed Motorstorm Artic Edge (& Pursuit Force) for PSP) landed there too.

Actually, that's pretty cool, they have a page for every employee on the team, broken down by area of expertise.

 

[Miles X]

So now their Fall Games are Halo 4 and Forza Horizon.

Not bad. Not great either. Fable looks like it'll be getting a Fall release too.

Well, at least Forza and Halo will be fresh takes on the franchises (hopefully) Fable: The Journey isn't going to be a big blockbuster type so they need just one more game IMO to have a solid line up.

 

[GarthVaderUK]

Good to see a UK dev working on this, former Codemasters and Bizarre Creations staff sounds like a great mix of people!

 

[jet1911]

Could be interesting. It's not a bad idea to try something new at least.

 

[Goldrusher]

helmed by ex-Codemasters racing studio executive producer Gavin Raeburn.

Ah, the guy responsible for the piss filters and the weightless cars with central-pivot handling.

 

[JustAnotherOtaku]

Love the more traditional Forza games so should love this too, but need to see a bit more first I think.

 

[HigherLevel]

Well, at least Forza and Halo will be fresh takes on the franchises (hopefully) Fable: The Journey isn't going to be a big blockbuster type so they need just one more game IMO to have a solid line up.

We now know three of the four games that german magazine was talking about. Now we wait to find out the fourth. Also MS has some new IP this year they are releasing so it will be interesting to see what that is.

 

[user_nat]

The name at the end in such a boring font almost made me think it was a fake.

 

[REMEMBER CITADEL]

This makes me happy and sad at the same time. Sad because... Well, with Forza Motorsport and Horizon, and PGR probably due for a comeback, that probably means no Rallisport revival in the near future.

 

[StealthGoblin]

Well, at least Forza and Halo will be fresh takes on the franchises (hopefully) Fable: The Journey isn't going to be a big blockbuster type so they need just one more game IMO to have a solid line up.

Aye. This'll likely be the 360's last big Xmas too. Good to go out with a bang.

 

[derFeef]

Ah, the guy responsible for the piss filters and the weightless cars with central-pivot handling.

I think art and development guys are responsible for this.

 

[Conor 419]

With Steel: Battallion and maybe Ryse, as well as their absolutely killer XBLA collection, it's not such a bad lineup. Let's hope that the fourth exclusive that we haven't seen is something truly special.

 

[Jadedx]

Non turn 10 forza = no buy.

 

[OdysseusVA]

With Steel: Battallion and maybe Ryse, as well as their absolutely killer XBLA collection, it's not such a bad lineup. Let's hope that the fourth exclusive that we haven't seen is something truly special.

Wasn't Ryse pushed to next-gen?

 

[lastflowers]

I recognize the song being played because of Lumines.

This will be a purchase for me. I need a new car-sim game. Haven't played one since GT3 on my ps2. Maybe I'll pick up this and GT5 at the same time.

 

[szaromir]

This makes me happy and sad at the same time. Sad because... Well, with Forza Motorsport and Horizon, and PGR probably due for a comeback, that probably means no Rallisport revival in the near future.

As if it was going to happen. No dice with no DICE.

 

[derFeef]

I recognize the song being played because of Lumines.

This will be a purchase for me. I need a new car-sim game. Haven't played one since GT3 on my ps2. Maybe I'll pick up this and GT5 at the same time.

My guess is this isn't a sim like Forza 4. And you should consider buying Forza 4

 

[Elginer]

Looks interesting. I hope it's more arcadey. Love me some arcade racers.

 

[Wazzim]

Yes.

YES.

 

[Goldrusher]

I think art and development guys are responsible for this.

Let's hope so. And let's hope he left the company because he disagreed with them.

 

[Out of Working Order]

Forza heading for-za-horizon! Get it? Ha!

 

[saladine1]

Would love to know what exactly this game is going to be.
If the 'trailer' has any kind of basis, then I see rally/dirt racing, drifting, neon lights, night, highways....could be interesting..

I know for a fact the Mk1 Mini is in the game as one of the devs at Playground Games recently made some queries at various Mini forums requesting original,untouched Mk1 Minis to be included in the game..

All i'm saying is it's gonna be big

All I can say is yes - you'll have your classic Mini in stunning quality and some great handling

 

[op_ivy]

i hope there is more on monday, lol

 

[Combichristoffersen]

The best thing about the trailer was that it reminded me how awesome that song is

 

[Pepto]

This is PGR 5?

 

[REMEMBER CITADEL]

As if it was going to happen. No dice with no DICE.

Eh, I could never understand that sentiment. DICE is a great developer, but it's not like someone else couldn't handle it.

Wasn't Ryse pushed to next-gen?

We don't know yet, it's up in the air at the moment. We might find out next week.

This is PGR 5?

Hardly.