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Type: Racing

Release date: Available

 
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2007-10-06 12:09:47 by Manager

The great Ben Ward, Community & Web Lead over at Bizarre Creations, has taken time to answer a big bunch of questions about Project Gotham Racing 4. Thanks to the XCN, we can find out more about their thoughts about PGR3, team online racing, DLC and much much more.
 
Vidéos		 Since Format Size
DLC Tourist gameplay		 > 3 Months 640x360 37 MB
DLC Tourist gameplay		 > 3 Months 640x360 35 MB
DLC Faux gameplay		 > 3 Months 640x360 44 MB
DLC Faux gameplay		 > 3 Months 640x360 41 MB
DLC Tourist gameplay		 > 3 Months 640x360 29 MB
DLC Faux gameplay		 > 3 Months 640x360 35 MB
Geometry Wars Waves		 > 3 Months 640x360 80 MB
Geometry Wars Waves		 > 3 Months 1280x720 260 MB
Superstar Challenge London		 > 3 Months 640x360 85 MB
Superstar Challenge London		 > 3 Months 1280x720 283 MB
Speed Challenge Las Vegas		 > 3 Months 640x360 24 MB
Speed Challenge Las Vegas		 > 3 Months 1280x720 74 MB
Electric Car		 > 3 Months 640x360 69 MB
Electric Car		 > 3 Months 1280x720 219 MB
Cone Gate London		 > 3 Months 640x360 117 MB
Cone Gate London		 > 3 Months 1280x720 371 MB
Time Vs Kudos St Petersburg		 > 3 Months 640x360 81 MB
Time Vs Kudos St Petersburg		 > 3 Months 1280x720 256 MB
Time Vs Kudos Quebec		 > 3 Months 640x360 142 MB
Time Vs Kudos Quebec		 > 3 Months 1280x720 488 MB
The first 10 minutes: PGR4		 > 3 Months 640x360 251 MB
The first 10 minutes: PGR4		 > 3 Months 1280x720 759 MB
Geometry Wars Waves		 > 3 Months 1280x720 201 MB
Cone Gate London		 > 3 Months 1280x720 343 MB
Electric Car		 > 3 Months 1280x720 205 MB
The first 10 minutes: PGR4		 > 3 Months 1280x720 721 MB
Speed Challenge Las Vegas		 > 3 Months 1280x720 69 MB
Superstar Challenge London		 > 3 Months 1280x720 269 MB
Time Vs Kudos Quebec		 > 3 Months 1280x720 466 MB
Time Vs Kudos St Petersburg		 > 3 Months 1280x720 241 MB
Live Action vs Game		 > 3 Months 640x360 6 MB
Live Action vs Game		 > 3 Months 1280x720 15 MB
Live Action vs Game		 > 3 Months 1280x720 13 MB
Presentation: End of championship		 > 3 Months 640x360 85 MB
Presentation: End of championship		 > 3 Months 960x540 154 MB
Presentation: End of championship		 > 3 Months 960x540 191 MB
Snowy Quebec presentation		 > 3 Months 640x360 94 MB
Snowy Quebec presentation		 > 3 Months 640x360 94 MB
Snowy Quebec presentation		 > 3 Months 960x540 174 MB
Snowy Quebec presentation		 > 3 Months 960x540 174 MB
Snowy Quebec presentation		 > 3 Months 960x540 204 MB
Snowy Quebec presentation		 > 3 Months 960x540 204 MB
Gamersyde No Comment: Audio Design		 > 3 Months 640x360 120 MB
Gamersyde No Comment: Audio Design		 > 3 Months 640x360 120 MB
Gamersyde No Comment: Audio Design		 > 3 Months 640x360 120 MB
Nürburgring under the snow, off screen		 > 3 Months 640x360 36 MB
Nürburgring under the snow, off screen		 > 3 Months 640x360 36 MB
Nürburgring under the snow, off screen		 > 3 Months 960x540 69 MB
Nürburgring under the snow, off screen		 > 3 Months 960x540 69 MB
Nürburgring under the snow, off screen		 > 3 Months 960x540 84 MB
Nürburgring under the snow, off screen		 > 3 Months 960x540 84 MB
Gamersyde No Comment: Cities		 > 3 Months 640x360 275 MB
Gamersyde No Comment: Cities		 > 3 Months 640x360 275 MB
Gamersyde No Comment: Cities		 > 3 Months 1280x720 630 MB
Gamersyde No Comment: Cities		 > 3 Months 1280x720 630 MB
Gamersyde No Comment: Cities		 > 3 Months 1280x720 770 MB
Gamersyde No Comment: Cities		 > 3 Months 1280x720 770 MB
Gamersyde No Comment: Audio Design		 > 3 Months 640x360 106 MB
Gamersyde No Comment: Audio Design		 > 3 Months 640x360 106 MB
Gamersyde No Comment: Audio Design		 > 3 Months 640x360 158 MB
Gamersyde No Comment: Audio Design		 > 3 Months 640x360 158 MB
Cone Attack, Las Vegas		 > 3 Months 640x360 35 MB
Cone Attack, Las Vegas		 > 3 Months 640x360 35 MB
Cone Attack, Las Vegas		 > 3 Months 1280x720 117 MB
Cone Attack, Las Vegas		 > 3 Months 1280x720 117 MB
Cone Attack, Las Vegas		 > 3 Months 1280x720 132 MB
Cone Attack, Las Vegas		 > 3 Months 1280x720 132 MB
Shangai by night, motorbike		 > 3 Months 640x360 77 MB
Shangai by night, motorbike		 > 3 Months 640x360 77 MB
Shangai by night, motorbike		 > 3 Months 1280x720 237 MB
Shangai by night, motorbike		 > 3 Months 1280x720 237 MB
Shangai by night, motorbike		 > 3 Months 1280x720 296 MB
Shangai by night, motorbike		 > 3 Months 1280x720 296 MB
Saint Petersburg in the fog on a bike		 > 3 Months 640x360 49 MB
Saint Petersburg in the fog on a bike		 > 3 Months 640x360 49 MB
Saint Petersburg in the fog on a bike		 > 3 Months 1280x720 154 MB
Saint Petersburg in the fog on a bike		 > 3 Months 1280x720 154 MB
Saint Petersburg in the fog on a bike		 > 3 Months 1280x720 230 MB
Saint Petersburg in the fog on a bike		 > 3 Months 1280x720 230 MB
Direct feed intro		 > 3 Months 640x360 52 MB
Direct feed intro		 > 3 Months 640x360 52 MB
Direct feed intro		 > 3 Months 1280x720 130 MB
Direct feed intro		 > 3 Months 1280x720 130 MB
Direct feed intro		 > 3 Months 1280x720 145 MB
Direct feed intro		 > 3 Months 1280x720 145 MB
Snowy Quebec		 > 3 Months 640x360 33 MB
Snowy Quebec		 > 3 Months 640x360 33 MB
Snowy Quebec		 > 3 Months 640x360 33 MB
Snowy Quebec		 > 3 Months 1280x720 110 MB
Snowy Quebec		 > 3 Months 1280x720 110 MB
Snowy Quebec		 > 3 Months 1280x720 110 MB
Snowy Quebec		 > 3 Months 1280x720 87 MB
Snowy Quebec		 > 3 Months 1280x720 87 MB
Snowy Quebec		 > 3 Months 1280x720 87 MB
GC07: Intro		 > 3 Months 640x360 56 MB
GC07: Intro		 > 3 Months 960x540 104 MB
GC07: Intro		 > 3 Months 960x540 119 MB
E3: Offscreen gameplay		 > 3 Months 960x540 69 MB
E3: MSFT PGR4 gameplay		 > 3 Months 960x540 74 MB
E3: MSFT PGR4 gameplay		 > 3 Months 960x540 74 MB
E3: Marketplace trailer		 > 3 Months 1280x720 85 MB
E3: Marketplace trailer		 > 3 Months 1280x720 85 MB
E3: Games montage		 > 3 Months 320x240 19 MB
St Peters Rain		 > 3 Months 1280x720 46 MB
X06: Teaser		 > 3 Months 640x360 8 MB
 
Gallery		 Since Number of images
DLC images		 > 3 Months 8
DLC images		 > 3 Months 11
4 DLC images		 > 3 Months 4
16 images		 > 3 Months 16
16 images		 > 3 Months 16
1 image		 > 3 Months 1
2 photo mode images		 > 3 Months 2
11 photo mode images		 > 3 Months 11
Arcade mode + 2 photo mode images		 > 3 Months 4
Un image		 > 3 Months 1
Interface + Photo mode image		 > 3 Months 4
Images		 > 3 Months 9
Game Convention images		 > 3 Months 6
All environments		 > 3 Months 1
E3 images		 > 3 Months 13
Bike (video?) captures		 > 3 Months 5
Bike images		 > 3 Months 12
The weather system		 > 3 Months 30
A mysterious city		 > 3 Months 1
Quebec City		 > 3 Months 10
4 images		 > 3 Months 4
3 images		 > 3 Months 3
First 12 official screenshots		 > 3 Months 12
 
News		 Since
PGR4 content pack released		 > 3 Months
PGR4 DLC Pack announced		 > 3 Months
Bizarre Creations interview		 > 3 Months
The first 10 minutes: PGR4		 > 3 Months
PGR4: Live Action vs Game		 > 3 Months
PGR4: Even more video		 > 3 Months
PGR4: Snowy gameplay		 > 3 Months
No Comment: PGR4 cities		 > 3 Months
Gamersyde No Comment: PGR4 audio design		 > 3 Months
More PGR4 gameplay		 > 3 Months
Direct Feed PGR4 intro video		 > 3 Months
Direct feed PGR4 gameplay		 > 3 Months
PGR 4 goes Gold !		 > 3 Months
One PGR4 image		 > 3 Months
2 PGR4 images		 > 3 Months
PGR4, back already		 > 3 Months
One PGR4 image		 > 3 Months
PGR4's interface detailed		 > 3 Months
PGR4 images		 > 3 Months
GC07: PGR4 Intro video		 > 3 Months
PGR4: Gameplay and features		 > 3 Months
GC07: PGR4 images		 > 3 Months
PGR4 screenshots montage		 > 3 Months
E3: PGR4 gameplay video		 > 3 Months
E3: Xbox 360 games montage		 > 3 Months
E3: Demo and trailer of PGR4		 > 3 Months
The bikes in Project Gotham Racing 4		 > 3 Months
One PGR4 screen, and a lot more!		 > 3 Months
Quebec City in PGR4?		 > 3 Months
4 Project Gotham Racing 4 images		 > 3 Months
Project Gotham Racing 4 images		 > 3 Months
Images and video of PGR4		 > 3 Months
X06: PGR4 teaser		 > 3 Months
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Milhouse

Since 583 Days

2007-07-06 12:59:59






SimonM7

SimonM7
Since 1201 Days

2007-07-06 13:47:45

Jesus! :O

Where's that guy who questioned my pre-sex feelings I'm gonna beat him to death with my face!

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dcdelgado

dcdelgado
Since 1038 Days

2007-07-06 14:01:01

Damn that looks sweet, these guys are good!

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Acert93

Mr. Bad Cop Since 1149 Days

2007-07-06 15:00:12

Nice. Now I want to see it in motion with no photomode chicanery.

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Milhouse

Since 583 Days

2007-07-06 15:04:49 In reply to Acert93 (2007-07-06 15:00:12)

Posted by Acert93
Nice. Now I want to see it in motion with no photomode chicanery.
I want to see it from cockpit view :-) But we know that photomode in PGR3 just adds higher AA+AF, but texture details and lighting is the same. I think it's the same for PGR4

really good looking BMW
Phellan_Wolf

Phellan_Wolf
Since 523 Days

2007-07-06 15:10:18

Whoaaa, can't believe my eyes. Seriously, BC are gods. Visuals are stunning and I am sure that bike's control will kick ass. Sure it will be arcady, but I am sure that it will beat MotoGP07 controls wise. You can mark my words.
Jin187

Jin187
Since 922 Days

2007-07-06 15:25:20

Those first 4 shots look awesome! The bikes and scenery look stunning and will probably look even better in motion!

I wonder how the whole bike thing will work because Bikes dont stand a chance against cars around a track, the only time a bike could compete is on a track with LOTS of big straights :s The bikes could turn out to be quite useless in multiplayer races.

Posted by Phellan_Wolf
but I am sure that it will beat MotoGP07 controls wise.
I really doubt it
Isomac

Isomac
Since 946 Days

2007-07-06 16:29:34

Looks better and better every time I see this game.

Nice info on that Gamespot preview. Thanks Simon :)

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Inflatable

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Since 1816 Days

2007-07-06 17:48:09

Looks cool..

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thedudex06

thedudex06
Since 1010 Days

2007-07-06 18:21:25

wow....the grahpic's look so much better than any other game ive ever seen....so relistic
GriftGFX

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Since 1178 Days

2007-07-06 18:33:36 In reply to thedudex06 (2007-07-06 18:21:25)

Posted by thedudex06
wow....the grahpic's look so much better than any other game ive ever seen....so relistic
Best looking racer part 2.
Acert93

Mr. Bad Cop Since 1149 Days

2007-07-06 20:47:43 In reply to GriftGFX (2007-07-06 18:33:36)

Posted by GriftGFX
Best looking racer part 2.
Too bad MS could not use some of that 1.15B to invest heavily in a permenant partnership with BC.

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szaromir

szaromir
Since 935 Days

2007-07-06 22:02:17 In reply to Acert93 (2007-07-06 20:47:43)

Posted by Acert93
Too bad MS could not use some of that 1.15B to invest heavily in a permenant partnership with BC.
What's the difference? As long as the franchise is popular, both sides will be interested in continuing it.
The more strong independent developers like BC or Epic the better for all of us.

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Acert93

Mr. Bad Cop Since 1149 Days

2007-07-06 22:16:29 In reply to szaromir (2007-07-06 22:02:17)

Posted by szaromir
What's the difference? As long as the franchise is popular, both sides will be interested in continuing it.
The more strong independent developers like BC or Epic the better for all of us.
The difference is leveraging BC internal assets, specifically where they do well, across a number of studios as well as using such technology to give some much needed love to unused IPs like MS's rally series. BC is already branching out multiplatform (see: The Club) and considering MS's internal studios are by far the weakest of the big three it would solidify them much more so than... FASA. One [among many] reasons the 360's sales ark isn't substantially more significant than the original Xbox is their internal studio quality. Exclusives are important to differentiate, but as dev costs skyrocket sharing resources and technology is as well. There is no point for MS to have 3 car series with 3 dev teams all doing independant research and development on renderers, physics, deformation, procedural landscape generation, etc

That is the old way of thinking... and it needs to change if the expected quality of titles is to remain high and the learning curve on consoles is to follow the traditional path. As it is MS's internal team at Turn10 totally failed, by their own benchmarks and expectations, in an area BC excells. It is a waste not to be able to leverage those assets and skills and allow the Turn10 team to focus more squarely on the areas they actually do well.

Think of it as internal middleware.

And as for a more permenant relationship with BC, one need look no further than the list of former PlayStation exclusives now jumping ship. I dare say the hype for MS's platform would have been significantly dented if PGR3 and (and Oblivion and GRAW) had jumped ship at launch.

PDZ and Kameo to carry the day? Uh, yeah. BC has been a driving force in quality titles as well as demonstrating the potential of MS's platform. Losing that would be a killer blow... especially considering their own internal studios pale significantly in the car eye candy arena. If PGR4 was a PS3 title competing against FM2 on the 360 market perception would be different.

Software, not necessarily hardware nuances, distinguished platforms. Technologically BC is at the head of the class and makes a case for MS's platform that very few others (Epic with Gears of War is an example) have been able to match or exceed. Nice to know 3rd parties are the ones pushing the platform's graphics and perception :|

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palamede

palamede
Since 932 Days

2007-07-06 22:22:02 In reply to Acert93 (2007-07-06 22:16:29)

Oh my, you're being pretty tough on Turn10, acert... but i could hardly disagree with you.
I love Forza2 gameplay, but I get the feeling they shared the wrong stuff with BC : poor AA...
As a BC fanboy, I can not wait for E3, hope we'll see some gameplay...

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SimonM7

SimonM7
Since 1201 Days

2007-07-06 22:27:18

Well, MS really flushed tons of promising internal dev teams when EA hopped onboard with the last Xbox.

Things like Brute Force, Crimson Skies, Amped, Mechassault, Links, Top Spin weren't all exceptional granted, but they were dawning franchises that could've been must haves by now with a Brute Force 3 being where Gears ended up. Instead MS seemed content with third parties taking those spots, and now that multiplatform games aren't *obviously* gonna be more attractive on MS platform (even though they have been so far as people will be quick to note) it's even more important - like Acert says - that each platform have a strong internal dev team climate.

Brute Force got input from Bungie according to its credits for instance. That's the kind of cross-team collaboration I reckon could be worth a lot right now.

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roxwell

PuS3Y roxwell - PuS3Y
Since 1127 Days

2007-07-06 22:31:21 In reply to SimonM7 (2007-07-06 22:27:18)

They all want to be number one though Simon, that's the trouble.
They will only ever give so much away to each other.

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szaromir

szaromir
Since 935 Days

2007-07-06 22:35:13

I certainly do recognize how valuable Bizarre Creations is. It's an awesome studio with lots of talented people and extremely good contact with their community. I heard that Turn 10 and Bizarre share some technologies though. Maybe they could do it on larger scale if BC was an internal studio, but I still don't think acqusition is would solve Microsoft's problems. Of course, if PGR4 would be on PS3 and not 360 it would certainly be very troublesome for Microsoft as they wouldn't have the best looking racer this year.

As for internal studios that can pull off amazing graphics - it's definitely Rare and Ensemble, although they have yet to prove themelves on console ground.

As long as studios such as Bizarre, Epic or Remedy make games for Microsoft I don't think we have to worry about system not being showcased.

And we'll see Halo 3 in a few days, it's still a huge unknown - last year trailer was IMO the best looking thing I've seen produced on next-gen consoles (along with Assassin's Creed trailer).

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CockKnocker

CockKnocker
Since 1123 Days

2007-07-06 22:42:46 In reply to SimonM7 (2007-07-06 22:27:18)

http://www.consolewars.de/gen/fetchpics.php?aidx=5...

http://www.consolewars.de/gen/fetchpics.php?aidx=5...

check it out! damn i wanna see this in motion.
roxwell

PuS3Y roxwell - PuS3Y
Since 1127 Days

2007-07-06 22:51:15

If someone is stupid enough to get in front of me, on a bike, whilst i'm behind the wheel of a TVR? They deserve everything they are gonna get :p

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GriftGFX

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Since 1178 Days

2007-07-07 00:44:00



Goddamn! Unbelievable. Now this looks awesome.
Jin187

Jin187
Since 922 Days

2007-07-07 00:57:13 In reply to roxwell (2007-07-06 22:51:15)

Posted by roxwell
If someone is stupid enough to get in front of me, on a bike, whilst i'm behind the wheel of a TVR? They deserve everything they are gonna get :p
Lol, the bike wont stand a chance :)
GriftGFX

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Since 1178 Days

2007-07-07 01:10:24 In reply to Jin187 (2007-07-07 00:57:13)

Posted by Jin187
Lol, the bike wont stand a chance :)
Well, they're going to tear it up off the line.. so it's only fair.
Phellan_Wolf

Phellan_Wolf
Since 523 Days

2007-07-07 01:17:30

I wanna see bike's pilot fly everywhere in the tracks :P
LEBATO

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Since 1300 Days

2007-07-07 02:38:42

Well, that pretty much rapes everything else out there.

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