Kotaku: forza motorsports 3

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Mike Fahey — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:20:00 MDT

Real Racers Talk Forza 3

Mike Fahey — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:30:00 MDT

In these two new videos, F1 driver Stephane Sarrazin and Takata time attack driver James Elterman discuss the level of realism Turn 10 has packed into Forza Motorsports 3.

The story of James Elterman finding a cheap livery designer via the Forza community forums is inspiring, but I'm much more interested in watching Peugeot 908 Le Mans driver Stephane Sarrazin take a drive through courses he's raced on in cars he's familiar with. The fact that he can hop onto the game and clock a time one millisecond over his actual race time is simply mind-boggling.

Brutal Legend and Forza Demos Hit Xbox Live

Mike Fahey — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:20:00 MDT

Two highly anticipated demos make their way onto Xbox Live today, with Brutal Legend escaping from preorder exclusive hell and Forza 3 edging closer to the finish line.

Free up some hard disk space as two of the most eagerly awaited games get their demo on. The heavy metal action of the Brutal Legend demo is heavy indeed, weighing in at 2GB, but what's contained on that 2GB should be well worth the space, with the entire opening chapter laid bare on a stone altar to be sacrificed to the dread demon lords or something.

Twice the speed will cost you only half the space, with the Forza Motorsport 3 demo delivering 1GB of 60 frames-per-second racing goodness.

It's worth noting that both demos are Xbox Live gold subscriber exclusives, so if you aren't paying for Xbox Live, this is the price you pay. Patience!

One of these demos should be making it onto the PlayStation Network soon as well. Hint: it's not the one published by Microsoft.

Forza 3 Races Through Japan

Mike Fahey — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:20:00 MDT

We're well aware that Forza Motorsports 3 looks amazing, but where will it look amazing? Microsoft highlights the legendary racing tracks of Japan in their latest update, revealing a handful of new cars in the process.

The latest Turn 10 update for Forza 3 reveals four new tracks across three classic Japanese racing venues for Forza 3 this week. For starters we're getting the Suzuka Circuit, one of the oldest and most dangerous motorsport tracks in the country, with 17 turns packed into the 3 and a half mile course. You can tell by the picture up top that it's a pretty brutal ride. Then we have the Twin Ring Motegi, which consists of both a 1.5 mile oval and 3 mile road course. Finally we've got the Tsukaba Circuit, home of the Revspeed Super Battle, Japan's original time attack.

On top of the three courses, Turn Ten is also revealing seventeen new vehicles for the game, from the sporty 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR to the rally-bred 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti. Check out the full list below to see if your favorite ride made this week's cut.

This Week's Cars:
Production 2009 Lexus IS F

Production 2008 Infiniti G37 Coupe Sport

Production 2009 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3

Production 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR

Production 2010 Nissan 370Z

Production 2009 Nissan Versa SL

Production 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STi

Production 2008 Toyota Yaris S

Production 2009 Honda Fit Sport

Race Car 2008 Nissan #12 CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R

Race Car 2008 Nissan #23 XANAVI NISMO GT-R

Race Car 2008 Nissan #24 ADVAN Clarion GT-R

Race Car 1997 Nissan #23 Nissan Motorsports R390

Race Car 2008 Nissan #3 YellowHat YMS TOMICA GT-R

Race Car 2008 Toyota #25 ECLIPSE ADVAN SC430

Race Car 2008 Toyota #36 PETRONAS TOM'S SC430

Race Car 2008 Toyota #6 ENEOS SC430