Forza Motorsport 4
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If you want to race an SRT Viper GTS-R in competition, your options are somewhat limited. One way is to prove that you’re significantly faster around a race track than Jonathan Bomarito, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dominik Farnbacher, Marc Goosens, Tommy Kendall and Kuno Wittmer, then show up in the pits with millions in sponsorship dollars. Wish wish you the best of luck with that, and offer you up the next best alternative: if you own Forza Motorsport 4 for the Xbox 360, you can download both the #91 and #93 2013 SRT Viper GTS-R team cars as part of the September Pennzoil Car Pack...
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Porsche Models Coming To Forza Motorsport 4 After All
Last August, we broke the bad news to you as gently as we could: thanks to licensing restrictions, the Xbox 360 racing simulator Forza Motorsport 4 would have to make do without any models from Porsche. The problem was a legal one: the rights to use Porsche vehicles in video games were held by EA...
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Forza 4 Offers Current And Classic ALMS Racers: Video
A soon-to-be-available ALMS Pack for Forza 4 gives players 10 new cars, including the Audi R18 TDI and the Mazda 787B.
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Forza Motorsport 4 Downloadable Content: November Speed Pack
Not to be out-done by the recent Gran Turismo 5 downloadable content packs, Turn 10 has announced the November Speed Pack. In the pack, out now, your $7 or 560 Microsoft points will gain you access to ten brand new cars, from undisputed classics like the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, through legendary...
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Can Virtual Test Drives Produce Real World Sales?
Ford was an early adopter of promoting its products through video games and driving simulators, and it believes this strategy has boosted brand awareness and brand consideration.
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2012 BMW M5 Up For Grabs In Forza Motorsport 4 On Xbox 360
Got Forza Motorsport 4 for the XBox 360? Good. Got a 2012 BMW M5? No? Then this might interest you. Video games aren't just video games any more, they're the gateway to something much better. Gran Turismo has turned several gamers into real racing drivers with the GT Academy, and Forza 4 players...
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While the people behind Need For Speed: The Run are giving away a 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S for registering on the video game’s website, Microsoft has announced that it plans to do something similar with its latest Forza Motorsport 4 title, which just went on sale a few days ago. Microsoft, together with BMW, is launching the BMW M5 Forza Cup, which we're sad to report is only open to German residents. The competition to set the fastest virtual laps in the new M5 will build to a climax in the finale at the BMW Welt, the German automaker’s museum located near its headquarters in...
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Forza Motorsport 4 To Do Without Porsche Cars
If you were expecting to see Porsche's cars in the upcoming Forza Motorsport 4, you're in for a disappointment: EA Sports has refused to license Porsche vehicles to Turn 10, Forza's developer.
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Thrustmaster Builds A Ferrari 458 Steering Wheel For The Xbox 360
If you own an Xbox 360 and Forza Motorsport 4, Thrustmaster has just introduced a Ferrari 458 replica steering wheel to optimize your racing experience.
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Control Your Xbox 360 With A Ferrari 458 Steering Wheel
While we all want a Ferrari 458 Italia, not all of us are fortunate enough to have the means. Luckily, Thrustmaster has come to save the day with a new Ferrari 458 steering wheel set-up for the Xbox 360. Thrustmaster worked with both Microsoft and Ferrari during the development of its steering...
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Video: Creating Hockenheim For The Forza Motorsport 4 Game
The 1980s was an exciting time to be a young person. The reason? Video games. From coin-operated arcade games to the advent of home games consoles a whole generation had a new form of entertainment and for the budding gearheads, the best fun was provided by racing games. Just as car technology has...
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Jeremy Clarkson To Voice Forza 4 Game, Can Be Turned Off
Many consider the Forza series of XBox racing games to be the best console racers... in the world. One thing is for sure though, it's the only racing game that's voiced by BBC Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson. Known as "Motormouth" to some and several unrepeatable things to many other people, the...
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We're all big automotive enthusiasts here, but for those of us who don't have a Zondar R or Bugatti Veyron Super Sport in the garage, there's always video games. All three platforms and most of the gaming publishers have wrapped up their press conferences at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles.Here's the comprehensive look at how we will be driving our dreams in the virtual space. Forza 4 The latest iteration of Forza Motorsport needs no introduction but we are still loving all the new additions. Kinect's motion tracking is being put to full use including head tracking at...
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Microsoft Goes Wireless For Next XBox 360 Steering Wheel
Anyone into racing video games should own a steering wheel controller. The extra dimension it adds to any racer over a traditional joypad hugely improves the gaming experience. As with any peripheral device though, gaming wheels usually require several wires to be trailed across your living room...
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Forza Motorsport 4 Trailer Released At E3 2011: Video
As we reported earlier, Forza Motorsport 4 has had a major presence at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. In fact, just a few days ago we brought you a video demonstration filmed during the expo of some of the new features offered in the game that take advantage of...
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Forza Motorsport 4 Bringing New Features With Microsoft Kinect Technology: Video
The latest installment of the brilliant Forza Motorsport series for Xbox 360 is about to bring a whole new sense of realism to the world of racing sims thanks to Microsoft’s Kinect interactive controller technology. Due this fall, Forza Motorsport 4 will allow players to check their side...
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Video: Forza Motorsport 4 Official Preview
Just a couple of days after the launch of Need For Speed Shift 2 Unleashed comes this official preview clip of Forza Motorsport 4, a game we’ve previously professed our love for and one that will take full advantage of Microsoft’s latest ‘Kinect’ interactive controller. In...
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Fanatec Porsche 911 GT2 Gaming Wheel Ready For Xbox 360, PS3 And PC
Looking for that last minute holiday gift? The Porsche 911 GT2 gaming wheel from Fanatec could be just what you need. Compatible with multiple gaming platforms including the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC, the new gaming wheel is the ultimate weapon for the Gran Turismo 5 and upcoming Forza...
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We've professed our love for Forza Motorsport 3. We've gabbed about its beauty and how the graphics look true to life. And now, we have news of an even better version, Forza Motorsport 4. Due in the fall of 2011, the new game will sport even better graphics, more cars and new gameplay modes including a special Top Gear feature and the ability to use the Kinect motion sensor controller. If the thought of dumping your Xbox 360 and going out to buy a Playstation 3 in order to play the new Gran Turismo 5 game was crossing your mind, check out this new trailer and hold up for a few more months. It...