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Forza Horizon 3: Aussies should expect to see familiar sights… right down to Telstra phone booths

"Sitting down to talk to Stevivor about Forza Horizon 3, Playground Games’ Art Director, Ben Penrose, first explained that he spent a good ten minutes prior to our meeting staring at a Telstra phone booth."

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poppinslops2828d ago (Edited 2828d ago )

Now that's authenticity... my brother's wife is Italian, and she says Playground's recreation of Nicé and it's surrounds was 'molto bene' (which is what Ezio says when he's happy with something)... as an Australian, I'm hoping for a similarly thorough recreation - not just geographically, but in-terms of cars (Monaros, Toranas, etc), music (Barnesy, Farnesy, etc) and some true-blue, 'crikey dingo' accents.

I wonder if they've adopted our road-rules for this one? As much as I've gotten used to driving on the right side of the road in games like Horizon 2, GTA and other open-worlders, I'd prefer my pedestrian traffic on the left for FH3... maybe they'll give us a 'road rules' toggle in the options menu?

TheCommentator2828d ago

Yes, you drive on the left hand side of the road in FH3, something I'm going to have to get used to coming from America! By the way, you guys really still have phone booths over there? I haven't seen one in 15 or 20 years!

poppinslops2828d ago

Yeah, there's still a few around - less than there were back in the 'pre-mobile' era - but I still use them for 'private' conversations... as for the road rules, be prepared for accidental 'relapse'' to right-side rules - my friends and I drove around the US and we were constantly forgetting about US rules.

Broke a lot of laws and nearly died a lot... Arizona was a nightmare.

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Pax Dei Early Access Q&A - Mainframe Talks Improvements from the Alpha, Monetization and Much More

The MMORPG Pax Dei will enter early access in two weeks. Here's a new interview with the developers discussing the game's current state.

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XDefiant dev confirms release date for upcoming sniper nerf patch

Following a wave of community complaints, XDefiant executive producer Mark Rubin has confirmed when players can expect the sniper nerf patch to arrive.

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"We are the competitors of GTA 6, Forza, The Crew," says TDU: Solar Crown

Amaar writes: "Our recent interview with TDU: Solar Crown's game director reveals their ambitions to compete with titans in the gaming industry."

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anast1d 13h ago

So far, it doesn't look like it.

dumahim1d 9h ago

I dunno. Might actually be better than Forza Motorsport 2023 was at launch.

DivineHand1251d 6h ago

You played Forza Motorsport?

dumahim1d 5h ago

@DivineHand125

Yes. All of the ones on Xbox since the beginning. I even have the original Best Buy demo copy and FM2 limited edition that they didn't even sell in the US.

BeHunted21h ago

Did you actually read the article? They're talking about open world games like Forza Horizon, The Crew, etc. Not circuit racers; otherwise, they'd mention Gran Turismo.

MrBaskerville15h ago

Unpopular opinion it seems. But yeah, Forza Motorsport was the worst game in the series since Forza Motorsport 5. Huge letdown. Did they ever rework it? absolutely hated the campaign progression and the rpg systems relating to upgrading cars. Ended up just going back to 6 and 7 instead, those two also had a LOT more stages.

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Jingsing1d 12h ago

Only a competitor if your game works fully offline and isn't some service.

DigitallyAfflicted1d 12h ago

it sounds like this game is stuck in last generation.

Skuletor1d 11h ago

Personally, I wouldn't want my game compared with The Crew at all, I certainly wouldn't be the one making the comparison either.

ElaBosak23h ago(Edited 23h ago)

How so? It's a very successful and popular racing franchise. Any game entering the genre is competing with racing games including The Crew.

Skuletor23h ago

It wasn't very long ago Ubisoft shutdown the original The Crew's servers, making every copy unplayable. I wouldn't want to be associated with that controversy.

ElaBosak6h ago

Yeah, they shut it down because the community has moved on other entries. And there's no controversy outside of your tiny social bubbles.

gold_drake1d 9h ago

yeeaaa thats a no for me ha

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