Trailer for the 30 minute Top Gear video you'll be able to download if you buy the Forza 3 Ultimate Collection. Pre-order for October 29th from Amazon, or Play.com. … [Read more...]
Production class rebuilds my love for Forza Motorsport 3 online
One of the good things about Forza Motorsport 2 was the fact that the host of a room could force everyone to use the same car – meaning that you could create races in standard models with no tuning to give everyone equal machinery. While Forza Motorsport 3 (ORD’s FM3 Review) allowed that in private lobbies, in the general online rooms you were stuck until recently. And it’s … [Read more...]
World Class Car Pack out for Forza Motorsport 3
In case you've missed it, the World Class Car Park is now available for Forza Motorsport 3, for 400 Microsoft points. The car list is: 2011 McLaren MP4 12C 2010 Acura TSX V6 2010 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe 2010 FIAT Punto Evo SPORT 2010 Mercedes-Benz CL 65 AMG 2010 Kia Forta Koup SX 2010 Mazda 2 2011 Citroen DS3 2010 Mitsubishi Colt … [Read more...]
Download the ORD logo in Forza now!
A little while ago we put out a call for any Forza car designers to give us a hand in getting our logo in the vinyl store in-game in Forza Motorsport 3. So feast your eyes on this: It's the work of a very nice chap who goes by the forum username of Meerman on the extremely popular and useful rllmukforum (which was spawned many years ago, when games magazine Edge decided to … [Read more...]
Series Report: IFCA Spec Racing 2010 (Season 8)
With the conclusion of the first www.IFCAracing.com Spec racing season for 2010 (Season 8), --one of the most popular and competitive simulation racing events in the Forza universe, it’s time to reflect and compare notes. IFCA Spec racing if you don’t know is a limited tuning 25 lap format with identical cars in an 8 week season. Originally designed to be exactly like the famed … [Read more...]
New York F1 Grand Prix in 2012 could benefit games
There’s one major benefit which could come from F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone’s plans to have a Formula One Grand Prix in New York by 2012. We could finally see the end of the frankly rubbish New York circuit in Forza Motorsport 3 The cabs of Times Square image by Joiseyshowaa on Flickr (CC Licence) Ecclestone has said that the race would be in front of Manhattan, in New … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 3 – Nurburgring track teaser
Tips and tuition: The Forza Files 2
Although it’s true that the fastest laps in Forza3 are executed by the fastest hot lappers of the 1.5 million drivers in the Forza community, it is widely recognized that this is but one facet or skill set of the simulation racing genre. Racing head to head, or door handle to door handle, is yet another side that produces its own legion of experts. One can be good at both, but … [Read more...]
Tips and tuition for online racing: The Forza Files 1
Now that the formal introductions are over, let’s get down to business. The number 1 question in the minds of Forza Motorsport 3 drivers, and indeed in all of motorsports, is, “how can I go faster?” There is no single answer to this question. Neither is there a shortcut solution to the problem. In professional racing often the limiting factor is the equipment and not the … [Read more...]
Hyundai Forza Motorsport 3 Championship starts Jan 1 2010
The good news is that the official Hyundai Forza Motorsport 3 Championship registration starts on January 1, 2010, until January 17th, with $12,000 in prizes up for grabs in four individual tournaments running from Jan 22 -Feb 18. The bad news is that the competition is only open to U.S residents - so only 1/3 of the ORD team are even eligible. But on the bright side, the … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 3 Drifting Trailer (Team Blackjack)
The first Team Blackjack drift video, featuring the drivers on Fujimi Kaido - Kita-Kantou, Japan … [Read more...]