Forza 5 celebrates console attach record with free track
Turn 10 announced a sales milestone for Forza 5 today, and marked the occasion by releasing a free Road America track and purchasable booster pack with new cars.
READ MORE >Forza Motorsport 5 gets trio of free Honda cars
A new downloadable pack of cars is now available for Microsoft's Xbox One racer – and Honda fans should be thrilled. The Honda Legends Car Pack...
READ MORE >Forza 5 getting 'Smoking Tire' pack on Tuesday
Forza Motorsport 5 is getting a 'Smoking Tire Car Pack' next week, which will give you 10 cars for $10. The 1968 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale will be available from the start, while the rest will need to be unlocked in-game.
READ MORE >Why night racing and weather effects may never come to Forza 5
Adding night racing and weather effects to Forza Motorsport 5 would require at least nine months of additional work to account for new physics and lighting effects, meaning these features may never come to Turn 10's Xbox One racer.
READ MORE >"I would hardly call his explanation an "excuse." There's pretty sound technical reasoning they ..."
see all 59 commentsForza 5 update will lower car prices, add drag racing
A new title update, which can arrive as early as next week, will drastically reduce the price of cars while also increasing the rate at which racers earn money.
READ MORE >"Give us pink slips so we can win real players cars. How awesome would that be? "
see all 3 commentsForza Motorsport 5 apologizes to Limited Edition owners with a free car
Forza Motorsport 5 has been overwhelmed by a microtransaction controversy. Turn 10 and Microsoft are hoping to extend an olive branch to users, especially to the Limited Edition owners that were promised enough credits to buy any car in the game.
READ MORE >"I misunderstood thinking we started with these 5 DLC cars. I did not know we had to purchase ..."
see all 38 commentsForza Motorsport 5 review: auto-topia
Forza Motorsport 5 simultaneously captures the simulation racing experience and the arcade atmosphere, thanks to its Drivatar system that successfully brings a multiplayer experience to nearly every aspect of the game.
READ MORE >"No way in Hades I'm buying it now. Goodbye Forza! You were fun prior to your programers ..."
see all 57 commentsInterview: Forza Motorsport 5 creative director defends in-game economy, amount of content
Gamers are up-in-arms about the in-game economy in Forza 5. Turn 10 creative director Dan Greenawalt responded to our questions.
READ MORE >"Seems like you could use the old course track data and then just do new art. They just need the ..."
see all 85 commentsXbox One playable at 75 Microsoft stores
75 Microsoft stores are hosting Xbox One demos with Forza 5 playable until the system launches.
READ MORE >"I bet they are upset they missed out of Teen Pottery Barn..... Nintendo just keeps innovating ..."
see all 16 commentsWhy first place doesn't matter in Forza Motorsport 5
One of the most significant changes to Forza Motorsport 5 is the removed focus on being first. While that may seem sacrilegious in a racing game, series director Dan Greenawalt explained that removing the need to place in first makes for better racing.
READ MORE >"I do like that they'll make it more difficult (I'm a Forza vet and that F5 demo kicked my ass). ..."
see all 15 commentsForza 5 'LaFerrari' pack available at launch in $50 Car Pass
Forza Motorsport 5's first pack will be the "LaFerrari," named after the limited production hybrid car. Turn 10 also announced that the "Car Pass" to get each of the six monthly packs will be $49.99.
READ MORE >"I'd like to know how that name made it all the way up to press. Ferrari is essentially saying ..."
see all 7 commentsForza Motorsport 5 'Car Pass' announced
Forza Motorsport 5 will be selling another Car Pass, similar to the one offered in Forza 4. It will include six monthly DLC packs, each of which includes 10 cars.
READ MORE >"You better be getting it. Forza 5 is the reason I'm getting a One at release just so I can run ..."
see all 6 commentsHow Forza Motorsport 5 uses Xbox One's impulse triggers
One of the coolest features of the Xbox One controller are the impulse triggers. These additional rumble motors exist in each shoulder button, giving the controller a unique feel.
READ MORE >"I would always have my steering fouled up in Forza 4 by a rumble pulse from the front wheels ..."
see all 2 commentsForza Motorsport 5 video: 'first ever direct-feed gameplay'
Today, Microsoft has released "the first ever direct-feed gameplay footage" of the upcoming Forza Motorsport 5 for Xbox One.
READ MORE >"no, no it doesn't... Forza 4 doesn't look this good and it's only 720p not 1080p."
see all 23 commentsForza 5 Limited Edition offers VIP membership and more for $80
You like cars? You want cars? You want Forza Motorsport 5 with loads of cars? You can get more zoomers in the Xbox One racer by scooping the Day One Edition (a free upgrade) or the $80 Limited Edition, Microsoft announced today.
READ MORE >"Yea, I think I'm going to swap my pre-order to the LE. You still get the Day One cars in the LE ..."
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"Damn. I hoped this was going to be a patch that fixed tire smoke."
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