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[Four_Chamber]

My body is ready

Give me a game with the spirit of PGR and you have my money. Snow/rain and all that jazz.

 

[GarthVaderUK]

So ready for a new PGR, my favourite racing series <3

 

[MemoryHumanity]

T10, Ex-Bizzare, Codemasters collaboration.

Be still, my beating heart...

 

[Rand0m TAG]

whats the deal with project gotham racing? never played it

 

[Slayer-33]

whats the deal with project gotham racing? never played it

Fun times, exotic cars, 90 degree powerslides, cone challenges, gorgeous cities.

We need this shit in our veins.

And yes, an awesome balance of arcade and sim racing.

 

[MThanded]

this gunna be gud

 

[Coolwhip]

I remember playing PGR 1 on my xbox. It was the first console game I played online. Pretty fun, but I think it scared me away from online racers for the rest of my life. People are too good

 

[Y2Kev]

They didn't renew the Perfect Dark trademark though.

The USPTO shows a number of PD trademarks, including this live one: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4001:gg16em.2.1

 

[MemoryHumanity]

whats the deal with project gotham racing? never played it

In my opinion, it really nails the balance between arcade racer and simulation.

 

[TheOddOne]

The USPTO shows a number of PD trademarks, including this live one: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4001:gg16em.2.1

I stand corrected

 

[Power Glove]

Good point. Who would actually develop this?

Playground Games or Lucid Games

 

[Y2Kev]

I stand corrected

Or maybe PD2 is coming

(I always liked PD and wished they'd give Rare another shot)

 

[mohsinkhan]

OH GAWD

 

[Noshino]

whats the deal with project gotham racing? never played it

It was a series with great arcade racing mechanics, a lot of content, great art design, and technically superb (queue pgr rain gif )

Basically, PGR looked, run, and played very well.


Hell, despite MS's support for T10 and actually being a more arcady series, many considered PGR to be a better rival to Gran Turismo than FM.

 

[TheOddOne]

Or maybe PD2 is coming

(I always liked PD and wished they'd give Rare another shot)

Look at Rare's new logo. Yeah, don't expect much.

 

[Xun]

I think PGR5 will happen, and it'll be a collaboration between a few companies.

I know Lucid Games are small, but it makes so much sense to get them on board.

Also:

 

[FunnyBunny]

Day. One.

 

[mclem]

Pointless if it's not by Bizarre Creations.

This, although I am curious where the workforce of Bizarre ended up; it's still possible to be by Bizarre in spirit even if it's not by name.

 

[Respawn]

Consider that done. I've tagged your post. I will get back to you when the time comes....Wilfred.

Is that you Rumpelstiltskin?

Game will hopefully be awesome like the others.

 

[twinturbo2]

YES! YES! YES!

 

[Xun]

This, although I am curious where the workforce of Bizarre ended up; it's still possible to be by Bizarre in spirit even if it's not by name.

Lucid Games is essentially Bizarre Creations, only smaller.

 

[saladine1]

Lucid Games is essentially Bizarre Creations, only smaller.

True.

If there's anyone out there that knows PGR, it would be Lucid...

 

[Megadragon15]

PGR 5 and BLUR 2 would HAVE to be on the nextbox for me to buy it. 16 players multiplayer minimum. 1080p @ 30 fps will be fine, but give us 4xAA.

I'm happy for this hope, but Microsoft will have to work to get my purchase/money

Isn't Blur an Activision game?

 

[FatalMuzza]

60fps or bust

 

[KingofGourds]

I hope this comes to pass. MSR/PGR is probably my favourite racing series so I'll be there day one.

 

[Fred-87]

Renewing a trademark does not mean they are developing the game. Just normal business procedures to keep the trademark alive. Happens once every 10 years

 

[MoGamesXNA]

Hnnng. Hello Xbox 720 launch

 

[Big Takeover]

Renewing a trademark does not mean they are developing the game. Just normal business procedures to keep the trademark alive. Happens once every 10 years

GAH, you're totally right here.

 

[Lakitu]

I'm curious, why didn't Microsoft acquire Bizarre when Activision were flogging them?

Anyway, can't wait

 

[metareferential]

We all know it's coming.

 

[JHall]

Now I want Mech Assualt 3.

 

[Linkified]

I'm curious, why didn't Microsoft acquire Bizarre when Activision were flogging them?

Anyway, can't wait

Activision may of been asking for obscene amounts of money?

 

[Izick]

Spoiler

Created by: Doffen

 

[pswii60]

I believe it is Lucid games, which is also made up of several Bizarre devs as far as I can tell, have read, or have been informed. The strange thing however was that Lucid was one of the games on Sony's PS4 dev chart here.

Does Microsoft own the PGR IP? If yes, I guess it confirms it will definitely be exclusive. But yea, I'm fairly confident PGR5 will be a nextbox title at the very least, or a game along those lines anyway.

Let's be honest, this is just a list of studios who have PS4 dev kits. I wouldn't read too much in to it. After all, we're still waiting for that Kojima Kinect game.

Likewise, I wouldn't read too much in to the PGR trademark renewal.

 

[wingz]

Durango launch title confirmed!

 

[Voice of Reason]

I'd get it day one.

 

[saladine1]

Spoiler

Created by: Doffen

That would be the perfect entrance at the rumored Xbox meeting..

 

[TheOddOne]

Lucid did Travel Bug for Sony. The are also known to port games to the cloud.

 

[Slayer-33]

I think PGR5 will happen, and it'll be a collaboration between a few companies.

I know Lucid Games are small, but it makes so much sense to get them on board.

Also:

Oh man that was back in Oct 2012, shiiiieeeet.

PRG collab!

 

[eso76]

Man, that Lucid logo looks like Rare's new logo and that Polygon logo watermarked on that picture.
Thank you, Helvetica (edit: polygon's actually looks more like futura bold, or something)

Ugliest is still Platinum's. Man, who came up with that ?


Also PGR5, baby.
Just grab all assets from pgr2, 3, 4 (I'm sure they have much higher res textures than the ones they used in the games, stored somewhere) polish them a little, add dynamic lighting, lift car models from forza. Done.

 

[alphaNoid]

Day fucking 1!

My guess is Lucid and Playground collaboration, maybe with some Rare mixed in

 

[JimiNutz]

They didn't renew the Perfect Dark trademark though.

According to wikipedia they also tried to renew Killer Instinct... But failed. They now have 6 months to appeal.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Instinct#section_5

On December 4, 2012, Microsoft's renewal for the Killer Instinct trademark was rejected by the United States Patent and Trademark Office due to the possibility of the game being confused with the unrelated TV series of the same name that lasted only for one season in 2005.[21][22] Microsoft has six months to respond to the ruling[23] but its spokesperson declined to comment about it to IGN.

 

[MCD]

NEXT GEN RAIN EFFECT HERE I COME

 

[Majanew]

Yes!

Now make Blur 2.

This! Screw PGR. Blur 2!

 

[AgentP]

I hope it is a tad less arcadey. I bought PGR4 and could not figure out the appeal. All the top times were people sliding into rails and cheating. The driving model punished driver who used the brake.

 

[Slayer-33]

I hope it is a tad less arcadey. I bought PGR4 and could not figure out the appeal. All the top times were people sliding into rails and cheating. The driving model punished driver who used the brake.

You are doing it wrong mang!

 

[clutch.as.it.gets.]

Pointless if it's not by Bizarre Creations.

Pretty much.

 

[HooYaH]

Why do people always mix Rare in development process? They haven't produce anything worth wild for quite sometime. They are almost equivalent to Sony's Japan Studio.

 

[Diablohead]

Metropolis Street Racer 2 would have been hype.

 

[enzo_gt]

YES

Please have SF, Edinburgh, Quebec, Barcelona, FM Yokohama, 84.7 and that next gen Green Hell!

I still think, as rumoured, this will be a co-production by Rare, Lucid and Playground Games.