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[hadareud]

http://www.xboxyde.com/news_1698_en.html

 

[Solid]

we're getting close. in a month or three we might actually get to see some gameplay pics!

 

[StephaneC]

first screen look different than last bizarre shots

 

[opkal]

I always knew that mule had it in him. Way to go old buddy.

 

[Kid Chameleon]

first screen look different than last bizarre shots

...and judging by the way this industry works, I'd imagine that those other shots which looked a bit rougher will probably be closer to what we end up getting.

 

[defjah]

What is even the frickin point of releasing 'screenshots' like this?!

 

[Of All Trades]

What is even the frickin point of releasing 'screenshots' like this?!

What's wrong with the 2nd screenshot showing off the track editor?

 

[LittleTokyo]

How about some gameplay shots/footage already? The XBOX 360 launch is getting closer and closer and we still haven't seen any gameplay shots of several games. Hope the launch isn't ridden with game delays.

 

[Gantz]

Gameplay doesn't sell. It's all about graphics :lol

 

[∀ Narayan]

Pfft. The inside of my car looks FAR better than that.

 

[Sirolf]

first screen look different than last bizarre shots

This is surely a pic from the many month old build..
There is a trailer from that build but Bizarre has shown only a snippet from it.

 

[GhaleonEB]

I like the simplicity of the track editor.

And I think the point of these screens is to tease at this point, and to show off the detail Bizzare is putting into the game. Full screens with HUD and gameplay movies will likely come after they've had Beta kits for a while longer.

 

[FiRez]

I feel more excited about this pics

 

[Kiriku]

OK, so you don't actually get to make your own tracks, you just choose different routes? A bit disappointing, but I guess a true track editor was too much to hope for.

 

[AssMan]

Is this game running on the full power of 360?

 

[op_ivy]

OK, so you don't actually get to make your own tracks, you just choose different routes? A bit disappointing, but I guess a true track editor was too much to hope for.

i'm a bit dissapointed that even editing a track based on existing roads, you seem to be limited only to larger, main roads...

and a 3d overhead shot of the city would look far cooler then a 2d city map

 

[DJ Sl4m]

Is this game running on the full power of 360?

No game uses a consoles full power at launch, and unless a miracle devolper happens upon the scene that's simply ungodly, that scenario never will happen.

 

[Aruarian Reflection]

No game uses a consoles full power at launch, and unless a miracle devolper happens upon the scene that's simply ungodly, that scenario never will happen.

Maybe he meant to ask if the build was running on final 360 hardware.

 

[Sho Nuff]

Whoa! That pic means they opened up the East side of Shinjuku!

 

[sangreal]

What is with the predetermined start/finish lines?

 

[Gek54]

What is with the predetermined start/finish lines?

nm. Yeah that is odd.

 

[DJ Sl4m]

Maybe he meant to ask if the build was running on final 360 hardware.

Right on

 

[Blimblim]

You can find both these shots in the latest OXM, so you can bet they are at least one month old. Alpha hardware for sure.

 

[boredJonathan]

What is with the predetermined start/finish lines?

The text in the second pic seems to suggest that you can place start or finish lines.

 

[sangreal]

The text in the second pic seems to suggest that you can place start or finish lines.

Yeah, but thats because cursor is on one of the start/finish lines (Its on the starting point of the race).

 

[op_ivy]

You can find both these shots in the latest OXM, so you can bet they are at least one month old. Alpha hardware for sure.

bizarre said the oxm stuff was definitely pre e3

 

[Ruzbeh]

That's a blurry shot.

Infact, that looks like a screen at native Xbox resolution, with a few cuts to get a 16:9 ratio and finally strechted which resulted in this blurry mess. What's the point of HDTV res. if it's going to be blurry? Get to work Bizzare!

 

[AB 101]

Still waiting for in game pics and videos.

 

[op_ivy]

thanks to XBHispano and Zot at the bizarre board:

 

[Fowler]

Heh that's awesome

 

[Neex]

So what city is that? Tokyo?

 

[nitewulf]

we're getting close. in a month or three we might actually get to see some gameplay pics!

better criticism would be commenting on the black rear view mirror. xbox 360 obviously doesnt have enough power to render a working rear view mirror.

 

[op_ivy]

better criticism would be commenting on the black rear view mirror. xbox 360 obviously doesnt have enough power to render a working rear view mirror.

:lol yeah, rear view mirrors are very taxing and havent been i any racer to date *HUGE rolleyes

 

[nitewulf]

:lol yeah, rear view mirrors are very taxing and havent been i any racer to date *HUGE rolleyes

i was helping out gek and company, i cant believe they missed the non reflective rear view mirror. you are still pretty irritating though.

 

[op_ivy]

i was helping out gek and company, i cant believe they missed the non reflective rear view mirror. you are still pretty irritating though.

i am? thanks. you're pure quality

 

[Ghost]

xbox 360 obviously doesnt have enough power to render a working rear view mirror.

Either that or theres a new mode where you race the gathering darkness.

 

[Tunesmith]

So what city is that? Tokyo?

look carefully at the right side of this screenshot again

 

[Superfrog]

I don't know if it's allowed to post scan links here? If not, please delete!

Here are some breathtaking OXM US scans from a German site:

http://www.consolewars.de/news/newsdisplay.php?showpage=&idx=8918

 

[nextgeneration]

http://www.consolewars.de/news/news...wpage=&idx=8918

Very nice pics! If these are representative of what the finished product will look like, amazing!

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

Very nice pics! If these are representative of what the finished product will look like, amazing!

yup

 

[mrklaw]

Very nice pics! If these are representative of what the finished product will look like, amazing!

And it confirms London and New York. So only two more cities to ID.

 

[thorns]

On bizarre site they say they're up to 100 people now.. I had no idea bizarre were so big! must be working on multiple projects.. They're still hiring for more people too.. MS must be funding them very good.

 

[Error Macro]

On bizarre site they say they're up to 100 people now.. I had no idea bizarre were so big! must be working on multiple projects.. They're still hiring for more people too.. MS must be funding them very good.

Or they have all those people working on PGR3, trying to get this huge, ambitious project done in time for the X360 launch.

 

[Neex]

look carefully at the right side of this screenshot again

Go me!

 

[rastex]

On bizarre site they say they're up to 100 people now.. I had no idea bizarre were so big! must be working on multiple projects.. They're still hiring for more people too.. MS must be funding them very good.

For next gen projects I think this'll be pretty common. I don't think it's necessary, but for getting a game out at launch, you sacrifice budget to get more people to get the product out on time.