Forza Motorsport 4: Jalopnik Car Pack arrives in January
The next downloadable car pack for Forza Motorsport 4 will arrive in January, and the cars included in the ‘January Jalopnik Car Pack’ have been revealed with a typically wide range of eras and manufacturers. As with previous packs, it will cost 560 Microsoft Points, but will be free if you’ve already invested in the Season Pass.
It’s an interesting line-up, although it’s lacking a little in vintage European cars, and adds again to the U.S muscle selection.It’s good to see another Fiat joining the game as a brand which has been a bit weak so far, and we’re looking forward to getting behind the wheel of the Huayra.
January Jalopnik Car Pack:
- 1970 Alfa Romeo Montreal
- 2011 Audi RS5
- 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS
- 1986 Dodge Shelby Omni GLHS
- 2000 Fiat Coupe 20V Turbo
- 1973 Ford Pinto
- 2011 Honda #33 Level 5 Motorsports Lola
- 2012 Honda Civic Si Coupe
- 2011 Lamborghini #08 West Yokohama Gallardo LP560-4
- 2012 Pagani Huayra
So we get the V8-powered classic Alfa, which was a 2+2 Coupe produced from 1970-1977. We get the seventh-generation Chevy Impala with a 5.7 litre small block V8 in a four-door sedan body. The controversial safety record of the 2-door 2 litre Ford Pinto means the game is as close as we’d probably like to get to racing it in real life, despite later research suggesting it wasn’t actually as lethal as was made out at the time. And the ’86 Dodge Shelby GLHS is an interesting and extremely limited-edition 2.2 litre four door hatchback which performed well, particularly racing on shorter tracks. But out of all of them, the most interesting is likely to be the two-door Fiat Coupe, which is a 2 litre, front-wheel drive machine, with an engine based on the twin-cam of the Lancia Delta Integrale. It’s something a bit different, and is the most likely to have actually been experienced by European drivers in real life.
Obviously the £850,000 Pagani Huayra is likely to grab most people straight away – a 700hp 6 litre V12 from Mercedes combined with Pagani styling is definitely going to make an impact, but most interesting is that it’s appearing, given that the rights for it to appear in video games was licensed to EA for the Need for Speed games. Given the loss of Porsche from Forza due to EA not sharing the licensed cars, it’s nice to see that it doesn’t necessarily apply to every manufacturer they secured.
Previous Forza Car Packs were the Speed Pack and IGN Car Pack. We’ve listed every single car in the game in the complete list of official Forza Motorsport 4 cars.
Safari Rally DLC now available for WRC 2
You can now download the WRC 2 “Safari Rally” DLC pack for 400 Microsoft Points on the Xbox 360 Marketplace or 4.99 Euros on Playstation Network.
The downloadable content pack includes one exclusive special stage which is set in Tanzania and Kenya, and is longer than any current stage on the WRC calendar. And if you want to tackle it in a classic Safari car, the options include legends such as the 1991 Lancia Delta Integrale HF, the Ford Escort RS 1600, the Peugeot 504, the Subaru Impreza, the 1992 Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD, and the 1996 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3. Perfect for emulating a rally raid although you can also compete in any of the existing WRC2 selection of cars from classics to the modern era.
The DLC has been timed to appear just before the start of the real Safari Rally, considered by many to be the toughest since it was first held in 1953. This year it runs from November 19-28.
WRC 2 Safari Rally DLC Screens:
F1 2011 secrets revealed on Twitter
Detailed information about inclusions, tweaks and updates for the forthcoming F1 2011 have been few and far between, but Steve Hood, Chief Game Designer for F1 2010/11, has revealed many snippets of information via his Twitter account (@T4RG4) not mentioned in official press releases.
Hood is preparing for the first public screening of the game at Gamescom 2011 in Cologne, and has revealed that co-op championships will only be available online rather than via split-screen, the career mode will be five seasons rather than seven.
Perhaps most interestingly, it seems using driving aids whilst racing online will now carry weight penalties – meaning more skilful drivers will no longer be disadvantaged compared to those using ABS and traction control.
Hood also reveals his team would like to include additional downloadable content and that he would like to include helmet designs of classic drivers in the game.
Here is a select sample of Steve Hood’s most revealing tweets:
“Co-Op is a single season” … “Co-op Championship is Online only, not in Split-screen (although you can run a 1-19 races if you wish)”
“And the Stats have shown few people went all the way through 7 seasons so I’ll put up with it as long as it’s 5 decent seasons in Career.”
“Truth in DLC rumours? Hmm… well. We’ve talked about it and talked about it. We do want to do it. It’d be so cool!”
“TC and ABS carry weight penalties (for experienced drivers and the penalty goes up with rank).” … “Assists = extra weight issue. it’s not to penalise players using assists but demotivate/equal good players using assists to be even faster.”
“…we’ve gone way past the point of being able to add Ricciardo to HRT”
“No flag helmets this year. Because I get so many requests to add more nations! So it’s original designs in’11 
” … “I’d love to include classic driver helmets but it’s a license minefield. Will still try!”
You can follow Steve’s tweets on @T4RG4, and also the official feed for the game @formula1game. You can also follow us – @ORDNews.
Looking to pre-order F1 2011 before it’s released on September 23rd, 2011? Then check out:
Shift 2 Unleashed – Speedhunters DLC Video
Shift 2 Unleashed Speedhunters DLC now available
The first Downloadable Content for Shift 2 Unleashed, the Speedhunters pack, is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 points, and will be coming to the Playstation Network shortly after the recent problems Sony has been experiencing.
The Speedhunters pack features two new career modes, with Drag and Standing Mile options. Both require manual gears to play, and have nine new events which will see traction control disabled, and a new rev counter and gear indicator on the HUD. The Drag mode rewards the fastest time over a traditional quarter mile stretch, whilst Standing Mile simply goes on the fastest speed acheived, with new tuning options allowing 1000 horsepower engines and speeds over 250mph.
One of the two new rivals in the Speedhunter pack will be Chris Rado, who competes in time attack and drag events, and you’ll be able to win his World Racing Pro-FWD Reaper Scion tC.
The events will take place on six tracks in three new locations – one of which is brand new to the game. They’re the new Agueda track in Portugal, a drag and standing mile version of the Japanese Miyatomi circuit, and similar options at the Nevada Freight Depot.
And in addition to the new modes and locations, you also get some new cars – 12 in fact:
- Dodge Challenger RT Speedhunters Edition
- Lexus LFA Speedhunters Edition
- Mazda RX-7 (FC3S) Speedhunters Edition
- McLaren MP4-12C Speedhunters Edition
- Pagani Huarya Speedhunters Edition
- Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolutions 2 Speedhunters Edition
- Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Speedhunters Edition
- Mitsubishi Lancer EVOUTION IX MR-Edition Speedhunters Edition
- Nissan Fairlady 240ZG (S30) Speedhunters Edition
- Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R (C10) Speedhunters Edition
- Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) Speedhunters Edition
- Toyota Supra Speedhunters Edition
All the cars have been tuned specifically by Speedhunters. We’re looking forward to seeing how the 190E compares with the one we tuned for the IFCA Production championship in Forza for a nice cross-game car comparison (Remember our comparison of the Delorean in GT5 and Forza?)
Buy Shift 2 Unleashed:
Shift 2 Unleashed Speedhunters Pack Screenshots:
Three new DLC packs for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Three new downloadable content packs have been announced for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, with the first one due for release on February 22nd, 2011.
The ‘Armed and Dangerous‘ pack contains two new games modes. ‘Most Wanted’ is an open world battle with cops out to tackle a specific racer as the racers battle to protect them by making use of the world, weaponry and team tactics. Meanwhile ‘Arms Race’ is every racer for themselves using their full arsenal of weapons. There are also three new tropics and achievements, and ‘Armed and Dangerous’ will be arrive on February 22nd for £5.49 (560 Microsoft Points) on Playstation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace.
The Lamborghini Untamed pack obviously includes examples of the famous Italian supercar brand, but the three vehicles (the Lamborghini Diablo SV, Countach LP5000 QV and Sesto Elemento) will be playable as both a cop and a racer. It also includes 10 new events, four new trophies and four new achievements. ‘Lamborghini Untamed’ will arrive on March 1, again costing £5.49 or 560 Microsoft Points.
The third pack, Porsche Unleashed adds some more cars to the existing selection in the game, with the 1982 Porsche 911 Turbo, the 959 and the 911 Speedster. The 911 Turbo is a high performance tier one car to let you go back to the earliest sections of the game and redo you times. It also includes 10 new events, four trophies and four achievements, and you can probably guess it costs £5.49 or 560 Microsoft Points. It’ll be out on March 8th.
So in total you’ll get 2 new game modes, 6 new cars, 11 new tropies and 11 new achievements for £16.47 or 1680 MS Points. We’ll let you judge whether you think that’s good value of not, but has noone pointed out the confusion between ‘Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Porsche Unleashed’ and Shift 2: Unleashed which is the game not featuring Need for Speed in the title anymore?
And if you haven’t picked up Hot Pursuit at all yet, it’s available at:
DLC and PSP for Split/Second: Velocity
Three downloadable content packs have been announced for Split/Second: Velocity, along with a November 19th release date for the Sony PSP version.
The first of three DLC packs for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 versions launched today. Dubbed ‘Survival at Rock Park’, it includes the brand new Minepit Park track, plus a new ‘Survival Race’ mode. The original game included a Survival Mode against the clock, but now you’ve got a single and multi-player challenge to complete a set number of laps to win. You’ll still be up against big rig trucks dropping barrels, but the new mode is playable across 5 tracks, not just Minepit Park.
Watch the official trailer for Survival at the Rock.
On October 20th comes the Deadline Pack, which features a new single-player Deadline mode. This is a race against the clock requiring players to pick up objects on-track to be able to freeze the clock. Drifting while you’re picking up objects causes even more to appear, and the mode is playable across 12 tracks. The pack also includes four new vehicles: Ryback Coyote Special (new handling for the original Coyote), Cobretti Centaur (muscle car), Ryback Javelin (muscle car) and Hanzo Kanobo (truck).
And on November 3rd comes the Quarry Onslaught Pack. The Quarry track is a new addition for most game modes, whilst Onslaught is a single or multi-player challenge which requires you to beat the pack whilst dodging missiles from a circling helicopter. It’ll be playable on nine of the tracks.
Finally on November 19th, you’ll be able to play Split/Second: Velocity on the Sony PSP, with original game, plus a new track and challenge mode.
The additional content was all created by Black Rock Studios, who developed the original Split/Second: Velocity game, and it’s published by Disney Interactive Studios.
Currently Play.com is offering the Xbox and PS3 versions for a bargain £14.99, whilst Amazon appears to be the only place with the PC copy currently in stock.
Amazon: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC
Game: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC, PSP
Play.com: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PSP
Gamestop: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PSP, PC
Split/Second: Velocity ‘Survival at the Rock’ DLC trailer
World Class Car Pack out for Forza Motorsport 3
In case you’ve missed it, the World Class Car Park is now available for Forza Motorsport 3, for 400 Microsoft points.
The car list is:
- 2011 McLaren MP4 12C
- 2010 Acura TSX V6
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
- 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
- 2010 FIAT Punto Evo SPORT
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz CL 65 AMG
- 2010 Kia Forta Koup SX
- 2010 Mazda 2
- 2011 Citroen DS3
- 2010 Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart
Weirdly enough, the faster cars aren’t the most interesting for me – although I wouldn’t say no to an AMG Mercedes if I had the chance to park it on my drive. It’s the hatches and other cars which I always find the most fun, and which I’d love to see more of – especially as more and more people would be able to race the car they actually own…
In fact, the only downsides to more and more car packs are the cost, and the space it takes up on your harddrive – Forza isn’t going to be a game for anyone still using a 20GB harddrive with their 360 anymore…
It seems like Forza is releasing a car pack every month at the moment. June saw the Summer Velocity Pack, also 400 points, and featuring the:
- 2010 Lotus Evora Type 124
- 2010 Ford Fusion Sport
- 2009 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8
- 2010 Subaru Legacy B4 2.5GT
- 2010 Bertone Mantide
- 2010 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3
- 2010 Morgan Aero SuperSports
- 2010 Peugeot RCZ
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG
- 2010 BMW Motorsport X6 M
Personally I’m still waiting for the 1995 Nissan 100 NX, a car which is regularly listed as one of the ugliest of all time (But there’s a modified example on my drive which I love!)
Don’t forget you’ll need a copy of Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360)
