Archives for February 2010
From franchise to gaming dynasty
So, what does it take to go from a hit racing simulation, to a franchise, to a dynasty? In a word, “vision.” Making a video game into a hit simulator is hard enough. Taking a one hit wonder and making it a franchise, even harder still. Going from solid franchise to an era leading dynasty within the genre becomes extremely difficult for any game, simulation or not. Ultimately … [Read more...]
Original Xbox Forza Motorsport Car List
The first game in the Forza Motorsport series was originally announced in 2004, and was released in May 2005 for the original Xbox. Developed by Turn 10 Studios it includes more than 200 cars, and you can see all of them in the full original Xbox Forza Motorsport car list below. The cover cars are a 2005 Acura NSX, and a Nissan 350Z driving down what looks like the Corkscrew … [Read more...]
NASCAR season gets underway – both real and virtual
As former NASCAR champion and now broadcaster Daryl Waltrip is famous for saying at the start of every race. “Boogity, boogity, boogity! Let’s go racin boys!” Finally, the season is upon us, both simulation league racing, and real racing for 2010. Anticipation to competitively race Forza3 has never been higher; every IFCA event is at or near their 100 driver limit for the … [Read more...]