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Click above to watch the Project Blackjack team tandem drift in Forza 2

This particular blogger happened to be searching for any news on Forza Motorsport 3 (coming sometime in 2009!) when I came across this incredible video. It appears the art of drifting has entered the digital realm, and a group of digital racers named 'Project Blackjack" have put together an extensive video showcasing their talents. This is their seventh film entitled "The Rising Storm", compiled completely from Forza 2 footage, many times with with "camera cars" placed at certain location to capture the action. You can see tandem drifting on tracks like Laguna Seca, Road Atlanta and even the Nurburgring. As you can imagine, figuring out how to correctly film the drifting, getting two to five cars to make a good run together, and then finally compiling the footage took quite a while. You can read more about how they did it on the Forza 2 blog, and check out the video after the jump.

[Source: YouTube via Forzamotorsport.net]

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VIDEO: Digital drifters show off sideways skills in Forza Motorsport 2 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Back in December, Forza 2 offered a downloadable car pack that included new vehicles like the 1998 Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Street, 2006 Ferrari FXX, 2008 Audi R8 and 2008 Koenigsegg CCGT. The pack also included a new track - Road America. On March 19, Forza 2 will again offer digi-racers 13 more cars to add to their list with the release of the March Car Pack, though unfortunately no new track is available this time around. The new car pack can be purchased on Xbox Live for 400 points or about $5.00, and includes the likes of the Ferrari F430 Scuderia, Lamborghini LP640, Maserati Gran Turismo, BMW's new M3, the Mitsubishi EVO X, Porsche 911 GT2 and more. Check out the full list after the jump.

Unfortunately for Forza 2 fans, this new March Car Pack will be completely eclipsed come April 17th when Gran Turismo 5 Prologue hits both store shelves and the Playstation Store online. Though each are exclusive to their own console (XBox 360 and Playstation 3, respectively), the Gran Turismo series is still the de facto king of console racing sims.

[Source: Joystiq.com]

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New cars coming in Forza Motorsport 2 March Car Pack originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We are huge fans of Forza 2 here at Autoblog, so it was music to our ears when we heard that the game had released a new set of cars and an additional track earlier today. Road America makes its debut as the new venue, and there are eleven great new vehicles to drive:

  • 1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am SD-455
  • 1980 Renault 5 Turbo
  • 1983 Audi Sport Quattro
  • 1991 BMW M3 E30
  • 1998 Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Street
  • 2006 Ferrari FXX
  • 2007 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
  • 2007 Renault Clio RenaultSport 197
  • 2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera
  • 2008 Audi R8
  • 2008 Koenigsegg CCGT

The downloadable packs are available now in the Microsoft Marketplace, which can be had for 400 Microsoft points for the cars and 100 points for the track. Cash will also work - $5.00 for the cars and $1.25 for the track. You can also check out the trailer that features the new cars at Road America after the jump.

Thanks for the tip, Peter!

[Source: XBox360FanBoy.com, ForzaCentral.com]

Continue reading Forza 2 December Car Pack brings wealth of new models

Forza 2 December Car Pack brings wealth of new models originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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click above image to view more user-created cars from Forza 2

Forza Motorsport 2 debuted on the Xbox 360 recently as the premier driving game for Microsoft's next-gen console. We haven't picked it up yet, but will be heading to Best Buy soon with our coupon in hand to procure it. Until then, our blogging brothers over at Joystiq found some Forza fans who are already having a good time designing their own cars in the game's editing mode. We particularly like the Bewitched Charger, Super Mario Bros. Skyline and For a Few Dollars More Mustang. There's plenty more to see in our gallery, and gamers have been adding new pics to this forum thread at a steady pace. If you have any cool creations, send high-rez shots to abresearch at gmail dot come and we'll add them to our gallery.

[Source: Forzamotorsport.net via Joystiq]

Gallery: Forza Motorsport 2 User Car Creations

Fun with Forza Motorsport 2: User-created cars originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The final version of Forza Motorsports 2 for the Xbox 360 has gone gold, which in video game parlance means its ready to be pressed into discs and shipped off to stores. While the release date for the 360's premier driving game is not until May 29th, early this morning at 5AM EST, publishers of the game released its first demo on the Xbox Live Marketplace for free. Yes, we've downloaded it and yes, we've played it. The demo offers you an assortment of about 24 cars in three different classes (think slow, fast and insane). We tried out a Ford GT in the fast class and a Maserati MC12 in the insane class. You're only able to race around one short track, which Forza faithful tell us is the Mugello short. How does it look? Probably great if it weren't for the 5-year-old, 27-inch TV our Xbox 360 is hooked up to. On a high-definition set it probably looks incredible, but on an old TV it looks like Gran Turismo 4, maybe a little sharper and more detailed, but not by much. 480 lines of interlaced resolution only go so far. Nevertheless, the choice of vehicles and tracks in the final version of the game will be impressive. Now we just have to scrounge up another $59.99 plus tax for another Xbox 360 game. Yeah, we can think of a few people who that's not going to go over too well with, but epic driving games on next-gen consoles don't come along every day.

Thanks for the tip, Matt!

[Source: Xbox360Fanboy]

Forza Motorsports 2 demo now available for free on XBLM originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 10 May 2007 13:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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