The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has just held its annual Interactive Achievement Awards in Las Vegas. The awards are decided with a peer-based voting system, and the AIAS has over 22,000 members, including the likes of Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, etc. Racing Game of the Year went to Forza Motorsport 4, which was up against Mario Kart 7 and Real … [Read more...]
First drive of the Audi Quattro S1 (February ALMS DLC Pack)
FM4: New rivals mode events and King of the Track Challenge
Along with the ALMS Car Pack, February also brings new Rivals Mode events, and a new King of the Track challenge which allows you to potentially win a Forza Motorsport 4 Unicorn Car. The new Rivals Mode events are launched on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012, to coincide with the new car pack, and as always some of the events will be particular suited to the new vehicles … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 4 – February American Le Mans Pack DLC details
The Forza Motorsport 4 monthly car pack releases continue with the 'February American Le Mans Series Pack' arriving on Tuesday, February 7th via Xbox Live, and it'll be the usual 560 MS Points or included free for those signed up to the FM4 Season Pass. And despite the name, there are definitely some cars included which could be of interest for non-ALMS fans. FM4 February … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 4 Launch Bonus Pack now available for everyone
If you're a completist when it comes to your Forza garage and you missed out on any of the special launch pre-order cars and Ship Bonus car pack, there's some good and bad news for you. The good news is that the Launch Bonus Pack is now available to download, featuring the ten previously exclusive cars. The bad news for many of us is that the pack isn't included in the Forza … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 4: Fixing connection and disconnection issues
There's no doubt Forza Motorsport 4 is a great game, and the best yet in the series. But any online game which gets extremely popular is likely to encounter some networking issues due to the huge variety of internet service providers, broadband speeds, routers and other factors they have to accomodate. Forza is no exception, and in fact has seemed to have slightly more problems … [Read more...]
ORD Near Miss at the Nurburgring
Forza Motorsport 4 January Jalopnik Car Pack
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 … [Read more...]
New monthly rivals events live for Forza Motorsport 4
In addition to a title update and December's new car pack, there are also new monthly Rival events now available in Forza Motorsport 4. The first, Climbing Kaido, highlights the 2011 Monster Sport Suzuki SX4 which is included in the IGN Car Pack, so you'll need to download it to be able to compete, but it does come with the incentive that 100 people each week will receive a … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 4 – second title updates fixes wheel issues and demotes cars
The second title update has been released for Forza Motorsport 4 with the biggest changes including fixes to bugs affecting certain types of steering wheel, and several cars no longer able to post times to leaderboards while their performance index is tweaked. That means times posted on some leaderboards using those cars are also being removed. Wheel fixes: Some problems were … [Read more...]
New cars for Forza Motorsport 4 – The IGN Car Pack now available
The second downloadable car pack for Forza Motorsport 4 is now available, with the IGN Car Pack featuring 10 new vehicles to purchase in-game and get racing. If you've already invested in a Season Pass, the pack is included in your six month subscription, but if not, it costs 560 Microsoft Points. The cars themselves are a reasonable mixture to appeal to every type of racer … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 4 ‘Speed Pack’ details and November 1st release
The second car pack for Forza Motorsport 4, the Forza Motorsport 4 'Speed Pack' will be available for download from November 1st via the Xbox Live marketplace for 560 MS Points (Unless you've already signed up for the Season Pass), and features 10 new cars. There's a little something for everyone as the vehicles chosen span from 1957 to 2013, and a range of classes. That's … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 4 ‘Endangered Species’ Trailer
Forza Motorsport 4 – tops UK sales charts in debut week
Forza Motorsport 4 became the biggest selling title for both the Xbox and the All Formats charts in its debut week, according to tracking firm GFK Chart-Track. It claimed the top spot by virtue of selling 700 copies more than Fifa 12 which was demoted to the second spot. Also in the top 10 all formats chart for the same week is F1 2010. But the sales figures we'll all be … [Read more...]
Turn 10 admits some Forza Motorsport 4 players banned in error
A number of players have been suspended from Xbox Live since the launch of Forza Motorsport 4, and several have publicly claimed their innocence - and it appears that in at least some cases, it was true. The bans were intended for players who had been using a pirated copy of the game - there's no confirmation whether the bans also applied to players found to be cheating or … [Read more...]