Turn 10 have referenced the classic Dreamcast racer Ferrari F355 Challenge in a new update to the cars and tracks available in the online production class races. In addition to three new classes (Endurance, American Muscle and Stig's Garage), they've changed the selections for the production class, and one new challenge is racing the full Suzuka circuit in the Ferrari F355 … [Read more...]
Bad set-ups can lead to good lessons…
I've slowly been working my way through the single-player event list in Forza Motorsport 3, and having had good results with the racing spec Cadillac CTS-V, I figured a B Class version would be a good choice for 31 laps of Mugello. Unfortunately I was either drunk or not paying attention when I tuned the B Class version. To put it mildly, it was slow, handled like a tank, and … [Read more...]
To “GT” or not to “GT”
To “GT” or not to “GT” is fast becoming the question among many a Forza3 driver now that GT5’s release is a certainty. Obviously you need a PS3 to begin with, and this is said to be the highest hurdle to overcome for those who have invested heavily with the Xbox360 and Xbox Live. For many the cost is just too high, even though the cost of a PS3 has dropped to a slimmer $299.00 … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 3 wins Racing Game of the Year
Forza Motorsport 3 has won the Racing Game of the Year at the Golden Joytstick awards in the UK. Second place went to Need for Speed: Shift, with Colin McRae: Dirt 2 taking third place in the voting. The awards are the longest-running videogame awards, and this was the 28th year of prizegiving. Ultimate Game of the Year went to Mass Effect 2. … [Read more...]
Official Forza Motorsport 3 Ultimate Collection Trailer
Turn10 confirm Ultimate Collection and Top Gear details…
So the release of the Forza Motorsport 3 Ultimate Collection is almost upon us, and Turn10 have revealed more details about it, along with the first results of their recent partnership with the BBC show Top Gear. The Ultimate Collection contains all the Forza on-disc cars and tracks, all previous DLC, and ten brand new cars, including three supercars dubbed "The Stig's … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 3 Ultimate Collection – Top Gear Video Trailer
Trailer for the 30 minute Top Gear video you'll be able to download if you buy the Forza 3 Ultimate Collection. Pre-order for October 29th from Amazon, or Play.com. … [Read more...]
Production class rebuilds my love for Forza Motorsport 3 online
One of the good things about Forza Motorsport 2 was the fact that the host of a room could force everyone to use the same car – meaning that you could create races in standard models with no tuning to give everyone equal machinery. While Forza Motorsport 3 (ORD’s FM3 Review) allowed that in private lobbies, in the general online rooms you were stuck until recently. And it’s … [Read more...]
Ultimate Forza to arive in 2010?
Forza Motorsport 3: Ultimate Collection could appear for the Xbox 360 before the end of 2010, following a listing on the official site of the Office of Film and Literature Classification from Australia. The name suggests a new physical release which includes all of the DLC car packs since launch, and there’s the chance Turn 10 could cram in a few more extras to make the most … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
Download the ORD logo in Forza now!
A little while ago we put out a call for any Forza car designers to give us a hand in getting our logo in the vinyl store in-game in Forza Motorsport 3. So feast your eyes on this: It's the work of a very nice chap who goes by the forum username of Meerman on the extremely popular and useful rllmukforum (which was spawned many years ago, when games magazine Edge decided to … [Read more...]
Who won E3? Forza Motorsport or Gran Turismo?
We haven't covered the racing games from the E3 show in America in detail yet - mainly because so many other sites were there in person, while some of us have to work for a living. But now that you've read the news from the show, seen the videos, and chatted with your friends, which of the two main racing games has got you more interested? The prospect of controller-free … [Read more...]
Forza car painters: We need your help!
You might have noticed over the past couple of weeks that we have a shiny new OnlineRaceDriver logo in the top left of every page. We love it, and would love to see it on all our Forza cars in-game (and in any other game allowing graphic editing), but there's a slight problem. We might all be reasonably fast on track, but we're not so good in the paintshop... Soooooo we'd … [Read more...]
Power of association in online racing
Like any organization, the same rules apply when creating a racing club. The general focus is to bring together like-minded competitors under one roof. This usually starts with a particular theme the club founder wants to pursue, --a kind of vision of the temperament, character, and goals of the club. The first simulation racing clubs were formed when Xbox Live hit the tarmac … [Read more...]
The ‘how to’ of hot lapping
The dichotomy of hot lapping is that it has both an addicting natural attraction, and repulsion, for everyone who does it. Evidence of its attraction is, everyone hot laps, or has hot lapped at some time or another. Evidence for its repulsion is that not everyone enjoys hot lapping on a regular basis for very long. This can often be attributed to the psychological state of mind … [Read more...]