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Video: New ‘Endangered Species’ Forza Motorsport 4 Trailer Narrated by Jeremy Clarkson

October 3, 2011 by  
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Leading up to the official release date of Forza Motorsport 4 (October 11, 2011), the latest Xbox game to compete with Sony’s Polyphony Gran Turismo, a new dramatic trailer filled with true automotive enthusiast passion is released into the wild. In the new trailer, Jeremy Clarkson, host of Top Gear – as if you didn’t know, narrates what is probably one of the best car video game trailers ever called “Endangered Species”. Sure, as Clarkson puts it, it is all about safety and mpg’s but in the confines of your living room you have a safe haven where we can push the laws of physics without negative consequences. Enjoy the video below!

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Forza Motorsport 4: Has Gran Turismo 5 Met Its Match?

June 8, 2011 by  
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Like many other gamers, I bought into the hype surrounding Gran Turismo 5. I bought a Sony PS3 just for that game (although I told the wife it was for the up-sampling BluRay player), and patiently waited two years for the game to be released. When GT5 hit the market, after a countless series of delays, players began to notice certain flaws. The physical damage, which Polyphany Digital assured us would be just like real life, wasn’t (at least not initially). The detailed images of cockpits and controls were limited to premium cars, which represent a fraction of the total cars available. Even the content seems a bit disjointed: by trying to be all things to all racing fans, Polyphany essentially let down rally fans, NASCAR fans and even TopGear fans. What’s the sense of including the Top Gear test track, when you can only drive it in “special” events? Read more

Forza Motorsport 3 Video: An Open Door

November 9, 2009 by  
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Ever since I picked up the new Forza Motorsport 3 game I cannot put it down. Every time I see a Forza 3 commercial air on the TV I have to power up my Xbox 360 to take a new supercar for a spin. This game is full of awesome! Here is yet another Forza Motorsport 3 commercial that you may or may not have seen. I really like this one! Enjoy!

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Video Game Comparison: Forza Motorsport 3 vs. Gran Turismo 5 w/ Poll

August 24, 2009 by  
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Someone had to do it, so why not ask a few of my gaming buddies what they think about the upcoming Gran Turismo 5 when put up against Forza Motorsport 3 or vice-versa. Obviously, if you own an Xbox 360 you are partial to Forza Motorsport and then if you own a PS3, then you would naturally take a liking to the Gran Turismo franchise.

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Forza Motorsport 3: The Race Is On

June 11, 2009 by  
Filed under Automotive, Featured, Video, Video Games

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The race is literally ON! A new preview of Gran Turismo 5 for the PS3 was introduced just recently and now Forza Motorsport 3 for the Xbox 360 has injected the market with some serious car-porn-in-motion with new images and a video trailer.

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