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I enjoy coming into this thread and seeing the other believers wishing for a PGR5.
It gives me hope.
It gives me hope.
31st May 2013: Lucid Games of Elevator Studios Liverpool has been invited to join the ACCELERATE 250, a new business community championed by Sir Terry Leahy and Lord Young and made up of the fastest growing companies in the UK.
Established in February 2011 by senior team members from Bizarre Creations, Lucid has set itself out to be a small team with big ideas and the skills to deliver them.
Our performance over the past year has proved we are just that. We’ve successfully won contracts to build dynamic new IP with key industry partners, settled ourselves in to a shiny new office in the heart of Liverpool’s creative quarter and completed a number of technically challenging work-for-hire contracts
The ACCELERATE 250 will be meeting for the first time at ACCELERATE 2013, Britain’s first flagship festival dedicated to high-potential businesses that is set to be held in Liverpool on June 27. The festival aims to raise the profile of the UK’s fastest growing businesses and their impact on the British economy, with the ACCELERATE 250 seen as key to mobilising wider support for entrepreneurs and start-ups.
Not directly related to PGR itself, but this is great news for Lucid in their own right:
Lucid Games nominated as one of Britains brightest business talents
Of what?Well that's almost certainly confirmation then?
Of what?
That they're working on a big budget title with a big publisher. At least that's what I can derive from it. I take it that means they're working on PGR5.
That they're working on a big budget title with a big publisher. At least that's what I can derive from it. I take it that means they're working on PGR5.
Yeah, that's what I wasn't sure of, so I thought I'd just let this one go to the keeper and post it for posting's sake without speculating on anythingWell it does say "dynamic new IP" which made me think it wasn't PGR but something new..
Neither can I! You're in for a treatjust grabbed PGR4 for 5€ at Gamestop. Can't wait to get home
Exactly, "Project Gotham Racing: Ferrari Edition", released in 2009 for the Zune HD.
Where I am going with this? There's a recent push from Microsoft to bring some of their bigger franchises to mobile platforms. Halo: Spartan Assault was the beginning and with a great mobile developer like Lucid, a mobile PGR makes perfect sense!
That's pretty much what I'm thinking. I'm also thinking/hoping that they're using the engine that was demoed with the leaked Blur 2 R8/Dubai clip. Couple that with BADNED essentially confirming Dubai as a race locale... PGR5 for 360, one or two new locales and a bunch of cars, probably models created by Turn 10. Doing it this way is far better, because it means they can reuse all the old assets they created, because they're technically owned by MS anyway.Lucid + lots of outsourced content + reused/purchased models from other games + relatively long development cycle with existing codebase which MS may own sounds like it may allow a small studio to produce an AA title of the sort.
From here, on the iOS game Table Top Racing, which I will now buy if only because the sound design sounds awesome as hell.How long did it take to finish?
Well the core team is just the three of us. Art, code and design. It's been a lot of hard work and long hours, but everyone has poured themselves into it. On the audio side, Chris Chudley - the brother of Martyn Chudley of Bizarre Creations fame, has done an exceptional job on the Music - really first class. My favorite is the jazzy piece in the credits. Super cool revamp of the theme tune - I think I'd buy that on iTunes. And of course the other component of sound effects was done by none other than Tim Wright, AKA CoLD SToRaGe - the guy behind much of the music in the first WipEout. See how the dots connect?
What's interesting about the above one, is that there was not that there was an application for it first lodged at the start of 2005 (PGR3?), but there was an additional grand to use it in March 2010... foretelling what would become Autovista mode.Racing games and other games having garage, showroom, and test drive features
Racing games and other computer-implemented games having garage, showroom and test drive features are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for implementing a racing game in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes displaying a plurality of cars in a simulated showroom setting. Game players can roam freely about the showroom in first-person mode and inspect the cars in close detail. If a player desires, he or she can test drive one or more of the cars to assess its performance before competing in a racing event with the car.
Filed in 2003 mid-2003 and granted Nov. 2004 (PGR3), applied for again in mid-2007 (PGR4).Method and apparatus for handling game data
A recorded race is downloaded from an online gaming service. The recorded race is associated with a game program. The game program is launched on a game console. The recorded race is applied to the game program executing on the game console such that the recorded race controls a first vehicle moving through a course. Control inputs are received from an input device coupled to the game console. The control inputs control a second vehicle moving through the course.
Did you still have the DLC? I wish there was a way we could transfer it to the 360 for BC :/Got PGR2 for my old Xbox yesterday. Feels good, man...
Did you still have the DLC? I wish there was a way we could transfer it to the 360 for BC :/
When is it?Shaneus are you going to be watching the Microsoft press briefing with someone?
I don't like the idea of you watching it all alone.
Is there a particular group?You guys should all join SteamGAF during the conference. GAF is going to be down anyway.
I now hope if PGR 5 is coming, it's for the 360 given the Xbox One news that broke today...
Ugh, FML. Two late nights in a row, considering I'm going out on Sunday for the long weekend. And if I wasn't... Montreal GP2.30am Tuesday morning for us Shaneus.
Which news is that? The underclocked GPU, the lack of consumer rights essentially confirmed for One owners, or something else I missed?I now hope if PGR 5 is coming, it's for the 360 given the Xbox One news that broke today...
Hi guys. I got us a good reaction gif from Tuesday's presentation:
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All of the above. Xbox One is a non-starter for me even if PGR and FM live up to the most rabid fanboy expectations. Same for Sony if they pull the same anti-consumer bullshit as the PC has enough driving sims/games to keep me occupied for years. I will cry to myself though....Which news is that? The underclocked GPU, the lack of consumer rights essentially confirmed for One owners, or something else I missed?
And 3 people playing multiplayer on PC 8( I'm not surprised 9,000 still play Blur multiplayer as it's excellent. I retained my Xbox version of Blur. I must fire up the white paperweight and have a a few races online sometime.For now, I'm going to play some Blur on 360. Believe it or not, that game has a constant ~9,000 people playing it on XBL.
Rabid cheating, from what I can gather. The Steam forums (when they still had Blur, at least) were filled with complaints about cheaters. Which is why I was so surprised that the online community is so damn strong with it on console. But you'll need Live though.And 3 people playing multiplayer on PC 8( I'm not surprised 9,000 still play Blur multiplayer as it's excellent. I retained my Xbox version of Blur. I must fire up the white paperweight and have a a few races online sometime.
And 3 people playing multiplayer on PC 8( I'm not surprised 9,000 still play Blur multiplayer as it's excellent. I retained my Xbox version of Blur. I must fire up the white paperweight and have a a few races online sometime.
My statement was poetic licence 8)If I am oblivious to some stylistic hyperbole I apologize, but I see 470 people playing Blur online on PC.
My statement was poetic licence 8)
As Shaneus stated, the PC version is sadly full of cheaters using trainers and the mulitplayer died off as a result. For the record, last time I played Blur on PC about a month ago there were about 100 people in the online lobbies. I prefer the PC version for the better IQ but the mulitplayer is a ghost town when compared to the console version.
How much support do you think Activision are giving Blur right now? Could almost guarantee you that it'd be patched and it wouldn't be an issue anymore if they were still maintaining the game (other than the servers themselves). Explains there isn't a more even spread amongst PC and 360 players (not sure of PS3).How is this dealt with in PC racing generally?
pCARS might get me to go the PC route, but hacks, cheaters, modders etc all fill me with dread. How do you ever know the playing field is level?
You still talking yourself out of buying a gaming PC then Mascot 8)How is this dealt with in PC racing generally?
pCARS might get me to go the PC route, but hacks, cheaters, modders etc all fill me with dread. How do you ever know the playing field is level?
You still talking yourself out of buying a gaming PC then Mascot 8)
PC simulation racers who take multiplayer seriously are either signed up to iRacing which has a strict penalty system for collisions/moronic behavour or they are part of a sim racing community such as RaceDepartment (there are plenty of others) where one races in organised events/series on password protected servers. At present CARS has a username and password verification check just after you start the launcher and there is nothing stopping SMS from using this system for the multiplayer side of their game.
In summary, public lobby racing is largely the same experience be it on PC or console. From experience, the public lobbies for the heavily pirated Race series are a nightmare however most PC sims are usually pretty good.
Race series?You still talking yourself out of buying a gaming PC then Mascot 8)
PC simulation racers who take multiplayer seriously are either signed up to iRacing which has a strict penalty system for collisions/moronic behavour or they are part of a sim racing community such as RaceDepartment (there are plenty of others) where one races in organised events/series on password protected servers. At present CARS has a username and password verification check just after you start the launcher and there is nothing stopping SMS from using this system for the multiplayer side of their game.
In summary, public lobby racing is largely the same experience be it on PC or console. From experience, the public lobbies for the heavily pirated Race series are a nightmare however most PC sims are usually pretty good.
SimBin's RACE series multiplayer is overrun by people playing cracked copies and using a heap of hacks to screw up the racing. SimBin blame Steam and the admins of Steam say it's a SimBin issue.Race series?
It is indeed; it's just we usually insert PGR into other racing game threads and not the other way aroundJust didn't know which series you were referring to. All good!
Lol, came here to share the good news about PGR5 being finally confirmed then quickly realised it was a dream I had last night. Shaneus (who looked like Martin Prince, for some reason) was going MENTAL in it.
Lol, came here to share the good news about PGR5 being finally confirmed then quickly realised it was a dream I had last night. Shaneus (who looked like Martin Prince, for some reason) was going MENTAL in it.
Take heart, though: last time I had such a vivid dream (about a football match) I placed a £15 bet based on it and won £1500.
I dreamed that Microsoft announced PRG2 remake for the Xbox 360 and PGR5 to the Xbone.
I'm serious.
There's a very nice PGR3 restrospective up on Eurogamer: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-06-09-project-gotham-racing-3-retrospective
At the launch of the 360 I bough PGR3, Kameo, and Perfect Dark Zero, but PGR3 was the only game I played. Altough PGR4 is a better game, PGR3 has been the most sim-like game of of all PGRs, with very twitchy cars, and lots of understeer. Also had a better cockpit view than PGR4.
And what happened to the promise of Gotham TV, a feature (watching others play live) that every game was going to have?
I hope that's a good article, because I just tweeted it to Lucid without even reading it. Let's see if they say/do anything with it (a la retweet, favourite etc.There's a very nice PGR3 restrospective up on Eurogamer: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-06-09-project-gotham-racing-3-retrospective
At the launch of the 360 I bough PGR3, Kameo, and Perfect Dark Zero, but PGR3 was the only game I played. Altough PGR4 is a better game, PGR3 has been the most sim-like game of of all PGRs, with very twitchy cars, and lots of understeer. Also had a better cockpit view than PGR4.
And what happened to the promise of Gotham TV, a feature (watching others play live) that every game was going to have?