Kotaku: Blur

Rest In Peace, Bizarre Creations

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:00:00 EST

On Friday, February 18, the studio behind video game greats like Project Gotham Racing and Geometry Wars will close its doors forever. The Activision-owned studio has no buyer and its most recent game, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, will be its last. More »

Bizarre Devs Took a Chance, May Get Closed

Mike Fahey — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:00:00 EST

Three years after purchasing the developer behind Project Gotham Racing and Geometry Wars, Activision appears to be in the process of deciding how to ditch the studio. More »

It's The PlayStation 3's Turn In The Amazon Gold Box

Mike Fahey — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:20:00 EDT

Heavy Rain and Madden NFL 11 lead the charge into a day filled with PlayStation 3 deals in Amazon's shiny golden box of values. What's up for grabs today? More »

Blur Review: Rainbow Road Kill

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:30:08 EDT

Bizarre Creations combines the street racing thrills of its Project Gotham Racing series with the neon glow of its Geometry Wars games, throws in a little WipEout and Mario Kart and winds up with Blur. More »

How The Pros Mock Nintendo

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 26 May 2010 11:00:00 EDT

For two decades, people have been paid to make fun of Nintendo. These professionals are hired by big companies that either hate Nintendo or consider Nintendo to be semi-ridiculous. More »

Why Is This Blur Logo So Dang Familiar?

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 24 May 2010 08:00:00 EDT

Blur is a racing car game. It is made by Bizarre Creations, the studio behind racer Project Gotham Racing. As a racing game fan, I should be excited, but there is something that I cannot get out of my head. More »

New Blur Ads Sell Fast Cars With Loose Women

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 24 May 2010 07:30:00 EDT

The latest American ad we saw for racer Blur used cartoons. It was pretty good! Know what they're using in France? Sluts. More »

Blur Punches Mario Kart In The Balls

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 21 May 2010 03:00:00 EDT

Blur, the latest racing game from the team behind the Xbox's Project Gotham series, has copped a little flak for being like Mario Kart, only with real cars. Instead of deflecting that argument, this ad just runs with it. More »

The Only Time You'll Find A BMW At Kmart

Mike Fahey — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:40:00 EDT

Blur comes out next week, and should you choose to pick the game up at Kmart or Sears for some strange reason, you'll find a chromed-out BMW waiting for you when you launch the game. More »

Blur Tutorial Leaves Me Hot for Teacher

Owen Good — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:30:00 EDT

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Now that Danica Patrick's up to speed on things like multiplayer and power-ups, she has the credibility to hold our attention through this tutorial on Blur's basics. Or maybe it's just the winks, shoulder-shimmys, and lip gloss. Definitely lip gloss. More »

Danica Patrick Enlightens Us on the Concept of 'Power-Ups'

Owen Good — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:30:00 EDT

Indy's It-girl Danica Patrick has a role in Activision's Blur, which I didn't know before today, and Danica's giving interviews to highlight the fact gamers now race online "against people in different places," which she didn't know before today either. More »

Dodge Viper Or Ford Bronco? That Is The Blur Preorder Question

Mike Fahey — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:20:00 EDT

Bizarre Creations' combat-racer Blur is coming May 25, and your choice of preorder locations determines which ride you'll get early access to in online multiplayer, because everyone loves retailer-exclusive preorder bonuses, right? More »

One Little Change To How Cars Will Fight

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:40:00 EDT

In our line of work here at Kotaku we see games early, before they come out. Sometimes these games change, before you play them the first time. More »

Blur Beta Set to Open To All (Xbox 360) Users, And Why It Won't Come to the PS3

Brian Crecente — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:20:00 EDT

Because of the overwhelming demand for access to upcoming racer Blur's multiplayer beta, the folks at Bizarre Creations have decided to open the beta to all Xbox 360 users next week. More »

Kotaku Talk Radio Races Out Another Episode for Download

Owen Good — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:20:00 EDT

The outfit responsible for Project Gotham Racing and the forthcoming Blur joined us today to talk racin' with Kotaku Talk Radio. You can download the .mp3 faster than it takes to get two new tires and a splash of gas. More »

Chat Now With A Bizarre Creations' Lead Designer

Brian Crecente — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Kotaku Talk Radio is coming to you live RIGHT NOW with special guest Bizarre Creations' Gareth Wilson, a lead designers for Blur. More »

Come Car Talk With The Creators of Project Gotham Racing and Blur

Brian Crecente — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EDT

Join us later today on Kotaku Talk Radio to chat with two of Bizarre Creations lead designers about their upcoming racer Blur. More »

Come Chat Blur Live with Bizarre Creations Tomorrow

Brian Crecente — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:40:00 EDT

Join us tomorrow on Kotaku Talk Radio to chat with Bizarre Creations about their upcoming racer Blur. More »

A Bizarre Expansion To The Blur Beta

Mike Fahey — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EDT

Activision and Bizarre Creations continue to refine the online experience of upcoming combat racer Blur, increasing the rank cap and allowing testers to unlock new cars, challenges, and mods. More »

Blur Devs Promise "Massive" DLC Strategy, Just Not at Launch

Owen Good — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EST

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Blur's developers do have plans for DLC but they don't intend to put any out at launch. In fact, no dates have been set, and they've made clear they're not going to tackle DLC until the main game's finished. More »

Blur Challenge Messages Can Be Sent Over Xbox Live, Too

Owen Good — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:20:00 EST

The Twitter-integrated challenge system in Blur allows players to send friends times to beat, regardless of what platform they use. Bizarre Creations says they'll also be sent as Xbox Live dashboard messages, allowing for some multiplayer without a Gold account. More »

Get Your Blur Beta Codes Here

Brian Crecente — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EST

Due out this spring for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, Blur is a like Project Gotham Racing meets Mario Kart... if they two had a baby in the 70s. More »

Blur Xbox 360 Beta Begins Monday

Owen Good — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST

Plenty of Fileplanet subscribers tipped us to a solicitation that went out overnight, inviting them to "exclusive access into a highly classified Xbox 360 beta event!" that begins March 8. Those who have signed up tell us it is for Blur. More »

Blur Gets All Twittery

Mike Fahey — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:40:00 EST

Bizarre Creations' Blur is hopping on the Twitter bandwagon, giving players the ability to send customized Tweets while playing through the developer's latest racing title. More »

Take Blur For A Test Drive In March

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:40:22 EST

Bizarre Creations' luminescent racing video game Blur, its first title for owner Activision, will be getting a beta test in March, the game's publisher announced today, giving drivers a chance to take it for spin in advance of its release. More »

Lego Rock Band Is Amazingly Blurry

Mike Fahey — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:40:00 EDT

90's Britpop sensations Blur are the latest musical artists revealed to have undergone the rock block treatment for LEGO Rock Band. More »

Blur Release Blurred To 2010

Mike Fahey — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:20:00 EDT

Another game drops from the 2009 holiday season lineup, as Activision pushes the finish line on Bizarre Creations' Blur into 2010. More »

Can Blur Bring Split Screen Back?

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:00:45 EDT

In the five years I have been covering video games professionally there's one thing a video game company had never asked me to do until Activision did last week: Play their new game in four-player split screen. More »

Blur Will Be Out In November

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:30:00 EDT

Well, here's one game not peeing its pants at the first sight of the words "Modern Warfare 2." Activision (which probably explains it) announced today that Blur will be out in November. November 2009. More »

Blur's Store-Exclusive Preorder Benefits

Mike Fahey — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:40:00 EDT

Bizarre Creation's combat racer Blur is speeding to store shelves this November, and which store you buy it from determines what bonus gear you drive off with. More »

Blur Boasts Beautiful Chaos, Massive Damage

Mike Fahey — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:20:00 EDT

The team at Bizarre Creations talk up their new racer Blur, a more intense, more fun experience that's "really a collection of hundreds of memorable moments." More »

Notebook Dump: Key Modern Warfare 2 Ratio, Dragon-Free Chatpad, More

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:00:41 EDT

There comes a time in the week to reflect on what got into my reporter's notebook but didn't turn into Kotaku blog posts. Shall we? More »

Bizarre Creations: Racing Games Not Selling As Well As Expected

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:00:00 EDT

Developer Bizarre Creations has made some terrific racing games. Take PGR, for example. Great game. Bizarre knows racing games. It also knows something else. According to Bizarre's Ben Ward: More »

Blur Preview: Disco Scene

Brian Crecente — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:30:00 EDT

When Activision purchased Bizarre Creations, all eyes were on the former Project Gotham Racing developer was going to do next. More »

E3 2009 Preview: These Are The Big Racing Games, We Think

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:00:22 EDT

In one week, E3 will reveal just about every major game you will be able to play in the next year. For racing game fans, these are the big ones expected at the big show: More »

How To Get Real Cars For Combat Racing

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 26 May 2009 04:00:00 EDT

Blur, the upcoming combat racer from Bizarre Creations, features licensed automobiles. How'd the Project Gotham Racing developer snag them? More »

Blur's Shocking Teaser Trailer

Mike Fahey — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:20:00 EDT

Following up yesterday's screens from Bizarre Creation's new weapon-based racer comes this teaser trailer, which demonstrates that good looks only get you so far in Blur. More »

Blur Screens Come Into Focus

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:20:24 EDT

Bizarre Creations' Blur is "completely focused on making racing ‘fun' again," according to its creators. You know the details, but do you know what Blur looks like? Well, it looks like this. More »

Bizarre Creations Aims To Bring Fun Back To Racing

Brian Crecente — Tue, 19 May 2009 08:41:24 EDT

The team behind Project Gotham Racing hopes "make racing fun again" with Blur, a racer that features photo-realistic car and the ability to blast competitors out of the way with bursts of energy, Bizarre Creations said today. More »

The Club: No Hit, But Constantly Name-Checked

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:40:52 EDT

Bizarre Creations third-person 2008 shooter from Sega was no blockbuster, so why does it keep coming up in conversation? More »