GamesRadar - MotorStorm: Pacific Rift

Take On The PSPgo: Team Trial In PlayStation Home Tomorrow! (News)

Nov 4, 2009

PlayStation EU Blog writes: We have a very special, brand-spanking-new, SCEE-exclusive event coming to you tomorrow, the PSPgo: Team Trial.

Get together with three other friends in the re-dressed Presentation Podium to conquer this challenge.

Once you've grouped your team together, you will ALL have to perform a series of actions, (that means no slackers!) successfully complete these and you will unlock a Download Orb, from which your stunning in-Home PSPgo (which is on loan for the duration of the event) can download the next challenge."

PlayStation 3 Platinum Range Expands (News)

Sep 7, 2009

Jem Alexander of the EU Playstation Blog writes: On September 2nd the PlayStation 3 Platinum range received a handful of new titles. These popular games require no introduction and may well be of interest to any recent purchasers of the new PS3 model.

All these games have reached sales of over 400,000 and so to celebrate we are offering consumers a chance to add these unmissable titles to their collection for an unbeatable price – £19.99 / €29.99.

Killzone 2, MotorStorm And Resistance 2 Become Platinum (News)

Aug 24, 2009

PSFocus writes: "Successful games come again sometime in the cheaper label Platinum. This means you can purchase the game for a lower price. Only the best games come to this re-released label and if you one of these games ever missed, this is a great, great, alternative. Soon there will be three new games under the Platinum label that will appear."

MotorStorm Sells Over 3.5 Million (News)

Aug 13, 2009

Motorstorm, developed by Evolution studios, is one of Sony's biggest new IPs and has sold over 3.5 million units worldwide.

MotorStorm Swerves Into PlayStation Home; The Presentation Podium Opens Its Doors For gamescom (News)

Aug 12, 2009

European PlayStation Blog writes:

"Hi guys, welcome to this week's PlayStation Home update, which includes new spaces, outfits and some great new rewards…

First up, we have some very special race costumes coming to you straight from MotorStorm Pacific Rift. These new outfits will be available in Home Threads, check out the screenshots below for the male and female flavours… "

PlayStation Home Rumour Round-Up - 11th August 2009 (News)

Aug 11, 2009

This week's rumours regarding the supposed forthcoming content arriving into Home. News of the new PAIN space are debunked.

MotorStorm Game Launching Crashes Into PlayStation Home, Fat Princess Ambles Slowly Behind (News)

Jul 29, 2009

Elliot Linger from the EU PS Blog writes:

"Hi there guys – time for a PlayStation Home update…!

We have the first wave of MotorStorm content swerving into PS Home this Thursday with MotorStorm Pacific Rift Game Launching functionality topping the bill. If you don't know what Game Launching is, click here for more info on how this great functionality works.

There will be more MotorStorm / PS Home news very soon, however in the mean time, have a look at the screenshots below for a tantalising snippet of some of the great MotorStorm content coming to PS Home over the coming weeks…"

Motorstorm: Pacific Rift Adrenaline Expansion Packs A Bag Full of Destruction (News)

Jul 16, 2009

"This past week on the PlayStation Store, the guys from Evolution Studios released their second pack of DLC for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, called The Adrenaline Pack. This pack is another fine addition to MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, coming with a slew of new tracks for gamers to test their nerves on. There are 3 completely brand new tracks, 4 volcanic remixes of old tracks, and a remix of a new track."

-TheGamerAccess.com

Rumored PS Store Content for 07/09/2009 (News)

Jul 8, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle writes:
"This week's shining star is the long anticipated Battlefield: 1943, other than that, it looks as though we are getting a normal dose of DLC. Expect some PSP titles to round out the update."

Motorstorm: Pacific Rift Speed Expansion Packs A Bag Full of Destruction (News)

Jul 6, 2009

"VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!! New Motorstorm: Pacific Rift expansion pack has hit the PlayStation Store, called the Speed Pack. The Speed Pack is the first of a two part expansion pack for Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, which is called the Speed Weekend. The other expansion pack is called the Adrenaline Pack, which should be releasing soon."

-TheGamerAccess.com

Motorstorm Adrenaline Pack Leaked? (News)

Jul 3, 2009

TheSixthAxis: "We've just learnt that the Motorstorm: Pacific Rift - Adrenaline pack has gone live on the Hong Kong PSN Store. This is in addition to the Speed pack, which Hong Kong and the rest of the World got yesterday."

Motorstorm: PR Home Gamelaunching now available (News)

Jun 30, 2009

The third major game update for MotorStorm Pacific Rift is available to download right now. One of the many additions include the ability to launch online races from PlayStation Home.

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift - Speed Weekend, the Weekend Festival that Never Ends (News)

Jun 26, 2009

Jed Ashforth - Game Director, Evolution Studios on Official US PlayStation Blog:

"While MotorStorm: Pacific Rift's online fun is still the number one all-consuming passion for many of our players, we recognize that plenty of you out there have been waiting for a whole new Single Player festival to get your teeth into. We set the Agenda last year with our popular Revenge Weekend and Devils Weekend expansions for MotorStorm: Monument Valley, and now we're continuing that tradition with our new Speed Weekend festival that features as part of our new Expansion: Speed pack!"

Motorstorm: Pacific Rift Speed and Adrenaline Trophy List Revealed (News)

Jun 20, 2009

Full Trophy List brought to you by caliblue15 from www.blueraycenter.com. The new expansion brings 16 new trophies: 10 bronze, 5 silver, and 1 gold. Enjoy the new fun brought to you by the Speed and Adrenaline Expansion

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift - Making Tracks with the Speed and Adrenaline Expansions (News)

Jun 12, 2009

Jed Ashforth - Game Director, Evolution Studios on Official US PlayStation Blog:

"As you're probably already aware, we've got 2 massive new packs lining up on the start grid, in the shape of 'Expansion: Speed' and 'Expansion: Adrenaline'. For most players, the biggest news with these packs is all those new tracks, of course! New tracks for the game is always on every player's wishlist in the number one spot, and our track designers have been working non-stop since the completion of Pacific Rift last year on a whole clutch of fantastic new tracks. MotorStorm has always been critically lauded for its great track designs, and these new ones have all been designed by the same team who crafted Pacific Rift's 16 original tracks, so they have a top-tier pedigree!"

Motorstorm: Pacific Rift also recieving Game Launching. (News)

Jun 2, 2009

Jed Ashforth reveals on the EU Playstation Blog that Evoloution Studio's are also currently working on Game Launching for thier current game in ther series, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift. It's now known that both iteration's of Motorstorm utilize Game Launching. As more and more titles are using this feature, this helps Playstation Home become more relevant for PS3 owners wordlwide.

Click after the jump to see his comment.

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Third Game Update: Speed and Adrenaline Rush (News)

May 29, 2009

Jed Ashforth on Official US PlayStation Blog:

"As 'Stormers' worldwide continue to collect their FREE Signature Liveries every week, all eyes are turning towards the coast of the setting sun to see what's in store next. We're well aware of what you've all been wishing for – Tracks, Modes, fresh Rides and a few surprises on the side. All wishes, we're very happy to report, that we're about to make come true.

If you're one of the fortunate 40,000 attending E3 at the LA Convention Center on June 2-4, and you're a MotorStorm fan, then you'll be able to count yourself amongst the first in the world to witness our 2 new major downloadable content packs, 'Expansion: SPEED' and 'Expansion: ADRENALINE'. Rammed bumper-to-bumper with new content, you're going to need to set aside some serious time to investigate them both fully."

Rumored PS Store Content for 05/21/09 (News)

May 20, 2009

PlayStation LifeStyle writes:

"This week the PS Store will be getting the inFAMOUS demo, which will surely sway anyone who is on the fence (how could you be?!?) about this fantastic title into making a purchase. Red Faction Guerrilla is giving PS3 owners some more demo love with a new multiplayer demo. As always there will be plenty of DLC to please owners of various games, including LittleBigPlanet, and F.E.A.R. 2. We are expecting more PSOne titles this week, as well as yet another PSP game."

MotorStorm Pacific Rift "Looking Good!" Photo Competition - And the winners are… (News)

May 19, 2009

VIP.MotorStorm: "A huge "thank you" to everyone who submitted their best pictures snapped in MotorStorm Pacific Rift using the new and improved Photo Mode - we received hundreds of fantastic entries from all across the world, and narrowing them down to 40 was not an easy task!"

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Game Update and Free DLC (News)

May 13, 2009

Playstation Blog: "Hey all you, Motorstormers!

Hope you're having fun ripping it up in the jungle on Pacific Rift because starting this Thursday, May 14th, we'll be sending a downloadable vehicle livery pack your way every week for the next eight weeks exclusively via PlayStation Store. Each pack features new paint jobs for three vehicles, and the full set will give MotorStorm: Pacific Rift players a cutting-edge new look for every single vehicle class in the game: Mudpluggers, Quad Bikes, Monster Trucks, Rally Cars and more. Each new livery has been designed by one of Evolution's top studio artists and the result is a collection of some of the craziest and out-there vehicle sprays ever seen in a racing game!"

MotorStorm® Pacific Rift - Second Game Update Out Now! (News)

May 12, 2009

The second major game update for MotorStorm Pacific Rift is available to download right now!

The update introduces all new Microbadges to MotorStorm, alongside several fixes and improvements to the gameplay.

The most misleading game ads of all time (Feature)

Mar 18, 2009

Traditionally, a videogame advert is supposed to highlight its product’s strong points in a concise, well-edited package that screams to impressionable consumers: “Buy me, and all my officially-endorsed peripherals!”. That, or be a 30 second, cynically-produced tapestry of lies made to trick and entice people with big explosions, misleading FMV and lady parts.

The latter is the sure-fire path to tread if you’re ...

MotorStorm: PR Update 1.01 Out Now (News)

Feb 18, 2009

GamersDigest can confirm that the 1.01 patch for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is now out.

The update contains improvements and amendments to the game, and fixes for several issues reported by players on the MotorStorm forums.

Full list of changes after the jump.

New, Revamped Motorstorm Demo Releasing on PSN Today (News)

Feb 12, 2009

The PS Blog is reporting that a new, improved demo of the off-road racing game, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, will be released on the PSN today. As Nigel Kershaw, Game Director of Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, puts:

"Like the previous demo we are offering you both a single player and a split screen multiplayer race, but this time we let the veterans of MotorStorm.com choose their favorite track, Razorback...."

Bizarre size screw-ups in games (Feature)

Feb 12, 2009

It must be a tough job being a videogame artist. Tight deadlines, long hours, trying to replicate intricate concept art within strict technological limitations... and of course those pesky laws of real life. You see, for some reason people have this crazy notion that cars are smaller than houses. Yeah, what's all that about? We say to hell with it - these games certainly did ...

Cool concept art vs. crushing reality (Feature)

Feb 5, 2009

Artistic ambition lost in polygon translation. ...

Update on Motorstorm Pacific Rift Update (News)

Feb 3, 2009

GamersDigest writes;
Last week we reported on the 1.01 update for Motorstorm: Pacific Rift being released in error, Evolution have released some information about it, addressing what to do if you managed to download it before it was pulled off the servers;

MotorStorm®: Pacific Rift Update (Version 1.01) was erroneously released on the European PlayStation®Network, for a short period, due a server-based issue which has now been addressed.

If you have installed MotorStorm®: Pacific Rift Update (Version 1.01), you may continue to play MotorStorm®Pacific Rift with the update installed; it will not harm your game or your PLAYSTATION®3 and has been thoroughly tested and approved for release.

MotorStorm Pacific Rift Update Removed (News)

Jan 29, 2009

An update for MotorStorm Pacific Rift was released earlier today, but it has now been removed.

GamersDigest inquired the status of the patch and got the following in reply;

"It was released by Evolution in error. It's coming soon - and that's all I can say."

MotorStorm Pacific Rift Game Update Just Around the Corner (News)

Jan 26, 2009

Playstation blog writes:
The first major update for MotorStorm Pacific Rift is currently in the final stages of development and testing. This update contains many improvements and amendments to the game, as well as fixes to several issues reported on the forum, and is scheduled for release in the near future.

FUEL dev: MotorStorm FMV led to inevitable 'comedown' (News)

Jan 20, 2009

PS3-exclusive racer MotorStorm: Pacific Rift was a "comedown" and its limitations "shocking", the executive producer of upcoming open-world racer FUEL has bravely claimed.

Evolution and WipEout Team to merge under one roof (News)

Jan 7, 2009

Gamezine:

'Two of the best PlayStation 3 racing game developers are to eventually merge under one roof.

Developer Evolution Studios were purchased by Sony Entertainment in 2007, and have since released a successful sequel to their racing classic MotorStorm.

It's well known that the team shared not only their PlayStation 3 engine but also their knowledge with Sony Studio Liverpool in the creation of WipEout HD. The collaboration resulted in a stunning full-1080p, 60 frames-per-second futuristic racer.

When asked whether the studios would merge completely in the future, Denny replies;

"Yes, it was always the intention with them being in the same geographic location and working so closely together, it would be ideal if they could be housed at some point within the same site, but it's not happening overnight."'

Target holds $39 PS3, Xbox 360, Wii game sale (News)

Dec 31, 2008

Target Corp. stores this week began holding a new game sale for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3, Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360, and Nintendo Co.'s Wii that discounts new titles to under $40.

One Million Copies Sold For Motorstorm: Pacific Rift (News)

Dec 10, 2008

SONY has just confirmed that Motorstorm :Pacific Rift has sold over a million copies worldwide.

"We're pleased with the high Metacritic rating of 82 per cent and it's sold over a million units worldwide," said Denny, in the interview published today. "

First-party PS3 games slashed to half price (News)

Dec 9, 2008

Online retailer Shopto.net has knocked a whopping 50% off this Christmas' range of first-party PS3 titles, reducing them to just £19.99 each.

LittleBigPlanet, Resistance 2 and MotorStorm: Pacific Rift have all been subject to the drastic price drops, and are now all available for the sub-£20 price.

Pacific Rift sales surpass one million copies (News)

Dec 9, 2008

Quote from site:

"Sony's PlayStation 3 racer MotorStorm: Pacific Rift has sold over one million units worldwide, according to the company's Worldwide Studios boss Michael Denny.

The sequel to Motorstorm which was released at the beginning of November, entered the charts at number 29 in the UK and then falling the following week to 35, however the title has broken the one million milestone, and Evolution Studios is already at work on new downloadable content for the game".

PS3 Attitude | UK PS3 charts: Nothing can stop WaW (News)

Dec 9, 2008

The feeling of 'deja vu' is in the air, since this is the fourth consecutive week Call of Duty: World at War remains in the top of the charts.

Activision has hit the jackpot with their "one CoD per year" tactic. The next Call of Duty Modern Warfare title is due to visit us in Fall 2009.

Here at PS3 Attitude Towers we are ok with that "fifalization" of the franchise, as far as they keep producing innovative quality games.

But let's see Chart Track's UK Charts for week ending 6 December 2008…

Videogame Target Renders Are Important In The Industry (News)

Nov 26, 2008

dailygamesnews.com - Motorstorm: Pacific Rift lead designer Nigel Kershaw recently sparked some debate when he had a good rant at people comparing final game graphics to initial target renders. Axis Animation. the company behind the creation of the target renders used for Motorstorm have shared their views on why it is important to have them.

PS Blog: MotorStorm: Pacific Rift - Can You Beat Us? (News)

Nov 25, 2008

Nigel Kershaw, Game Director of MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, writes:

"So MotorStorm: Pacific Rift has been out a couple of weeks, and we're all back from our vacations, rested, refreshed and ready to give you a run for your money on the online leaderboards in Time Attack.

If you're not familiar with Time Attack in the MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, it's a game mode where you attempt to get the best lap time possible using one of the vehicle classes on one of the 16 racetracks in the game. It's different than regular MotorStorm racing, as it's just you on the track with no opponents to worry about, and it's all about getting around the track in one piece. If you crash or manually reset the track during the course of a lap, then that time will not be uploaded to the online leaderboards."

PlayStation reveals a sack-load of content for Christmas (News)

Nov 14, 2008

Sony New Zealand has announced a significant Christmas marketing campaign which covers their leading range of PlayStation platforms and exclusive software titles.

Spearheaded by PlayStation 3, the campaign will showcase the 'world of entertainment' that only PlayStation can deliver to all entertainment seekers, with both hardware and software set to be promoted through an integrated campaign that includes TV, online, experiential, PR, plus a strong retail presence, all in the lead up to Christmas.

Sony NZ also confirmed that it will be offering one bonus game with every PS3 purchased during the holiday season. Consumers will have the choice between LittleBigPlanet, SingStar ABBA (with microphones), MotorStorm Pacific Rift and Resistance 2, as and when each new blockbuster title is released over the coming weeks. All games are exclusive to PS3 and valued at $119.95.

Culture Shock: Japanese PS3 ads (News)

Nov 11, 2008

PSBeyond writes:

Different strokes for different folks. Never has a saying been more true than it is in regards to Sony's approach to their advertising campaigns across different regions. Take, for example, the American and Japanese TV spots for both Resistance 2 and Motorstorm: Pacific Rift.

MotorStorm's Target Render "Pissed Us Off A Lot" Say Devs (News)

Nov 11, 2008

Evolution Studios lead designer Nigel Kershaw and creative director Paul Hollywood, responsible for the recent MotorStorm: Pacific Rift for the PlayStation 3, tell 1UP that the "infamous" E3 2005 trailer for the first MotorStorm "kind of pissed us off a lot." Why? Well, for one thing, it wasn't created by them and set the team up for "expectations about the rendering prowess that we were going to expose."

Oh yeah. And it was created before the dev team had received official hardware specifications from Sony. Being told that they were "the worst [of Sony's first-party developers] in the world" by former Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios head Phil Harrison probably didn't help.

Motorstorm: Pacific Rift music tracklist revealed (News)

Nov 6, 2008

PS3-Sense posted up the full list of all musictracks in Motorstorm: Pacific Rift. Check it out after the jump.

The new official Motorstorm 'VIP' website goes online (News)

Nov 6, 2008

PS3-Sense writes "The brand new, official MotorStorm website dedicated to Motorstorm: Pacific Rift its 'Very Important Players' goes online. The website offers news, exclusive interviews, gameplay guides and more. The developers of Evolution Studios are also there to answer your questions."

Pacific Rift special on Playr this weekend (News)

Oct 31, 2008

Quote from site:

"A half-hour episode of Playr dedicated to the highly anticipated MotorStorm: Pacific Rift airs this weekend on UK cable and satellite channel Bravo.

The programme filmed at Evolution Studios' headquarters in sunny Runcorn features brand new interviews with the development team, a complete guide to all the new tracks and vehicles, as well as a world exclusive first look at the game's innovative multiplayer modes."

Sony Update Their Autumn Releases for Q3 2008 (News)

Oct 30, 2008

Threespeech: "Wondering how to fill up a cold November? Not any more - you've got gaming to do! There's a glut of great first party games coming out on PS3, PS2 and PSP over the next month. We've got the release schedule right here - and the first game is out today…"

PS3

Buzz Quiz TV Special Edition - October 31st
LittleBigPlanet - November 5th
MotorStorm Pacific Rift - November 7th
SingStar Volume 3 - November 14th
SingStar ABBA - November 14th
Resistance 2 - November 28th

PS2

SingStar Singalong with Disney - November 7th
SingStar ABBA - November 14th
EyeToy Play PomPom Party - November 14th
EyeToy Play Hero - November 14th

PSP

LocoRoco 2 - November 21st (TBC)
Buzz Brainbender - November 28th (TBC)

Sony: PS3 has a Christmas line-up to be proud of (News)

Oct 30, 2008

Sony Computer Entertainment has a Christmas line-up "to be proud of", UK managing director Ray Maguire has claimed.

Speaking to VidoeGamer.com at the Games 3.0 conference in London earlier this week, Maguire said that "for the first time I can sit back and think, 'yeah we've got five super strong titles'.

PS Blog: PlayStation Pros Give MotorStorm A Go (News)

Oct 29, 2008

MotorStorm Pacific Rift crashes into stores today, and if you early adopters think you're going to be cleaning up online - be warned: the athletes on the Dew Action Sports Tour have been practicing. The Dew Tour recently wrapped up with the PlayStation Pro - the final event of the year for this traveling BMX, FMX, and skate road show.

MotorStorm Pacific Rift Now Available in North America (News)

Oct 28, 2008

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) announced today the North American release of MotorStorm Pacific Rift exclusively for PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3). Developed by Evolution Studios, MotorStorm Pacific Rift combines amazing visuals and intense driving action to deliver an extreme and visceral off-road experience that will leave players on the edge of their seats.

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (Review)

Oct 28, 2008

Your motorbike can outrun the entire field, but it’ll get chewed up and spat out by a couple of monster trucks, which as expected, start throwing their weight around at the beginning of the race. ...

'MotorStorm: Pacific Rift' to Get Weekly DLCs, Mostly Free (News)

Oct 28, 2008

wothplaying.com: "MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is moving from the rugged desert to a lush Pacific island with all of the vehicles familiar of the first game (ATVs, rally cars, buggies, motorbikes, race trucks, etc.), while adding a new monster truck class. Without giving details, Evolution Studios revealed that it will try to release DLCs every week, mostly free, as well as some expansion packs later on."

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (Screenshots)

Oct 28, 2008

Motorstorm DLC Every Week - And Mostly Free (News)

Oct 27, 2008

Motorstorm Pacific Rift has been eagerly anticipated for some time, and now that the release is just around the corner fans are being treated to more good news - that there is a rift full of DLC coming, and the majority of it will be free.

See the details below from the Playstation Blog (and note some of the creepier stats.... good to know i'm only a few dozen toilet rolls away from a hit game):

MotorStorm Pacific Rift: Lunatics Unite (News)

Oct 27, 2008

Nigel Kershaw on the PlayStation Blog writes, "Its launch day for MotorStorm Pacific Rift in North America tomorrow (w00t)!

It means you all can enjoy MotorStorm Pacific Rift and we can all go on holiday. Except by this point, the UK is accelerating into winter in typical rainy, cold fashion. So it's the Southern Hemisphere for the sun worshippers amongst the team, and a catching-up on a big pile of games in a darkened room for us redheads that find the sun overrated. "

Worldwide PS3 releases for the week of October 26th (News)

Oct 26, 2008

PS3 Fanboy writes: "Big smiles on both sides of the Atlantic this week. America gets three big games in the form of LittleBigPlanet, MotorStorm PR and Fallout 3. Europe may not be getting their hands on LittleBigPlanet until next week, but at least they've got Fallout 3, Quantum of Solace and Valkyria Chronicles to tide them over which, from what we've seen, look to all be excellent titles." Here's the full release list:

US Games

* LittleBigPlanet
* SingStar Vol. 2
* MotorStorm Pacific Rift
* Fallout 3 (Collector's Edition)
* Moto GP 08
* Baja 1000: Score International
* Guitar Hero World Tour

EU Games

* Fallout 3 (Collector's Edition)
* James Bond: Quantum of Solace
* Siren: Blood Curse
* Valkyria Chronicles
* To End All Wars
* Buzz! Quiz TV Special Edition
* Hail To The Chimp

Asian Games

* Fallout 3
* Fracture
* Gran Turismo 5: Prologue Spec III
* Grand Theft Auto IV
* LittleBigPlanet
* SOCOM: Confrontation
* Yamasa Digi World SP: Bounty Killer

Playstation Canada Teases Launch of 'Gamer's Voice Online' (News)

Oct 24, 2008

NextGen Player writes:

"Last year Playstation Canada ran a promotion with Future Shop called Gamer's Voice that let real gamers (for example, you or me) record game reviews and opinions. The recording stations were set-up at 6 stores in Quebec and Ontario and the clips aired on TSN, MuchMusic & Sportsnet.

This year it looks like Sony is about to open the promotion to gamers across the nation with the launch of an online version of Gamer's Speak. On the Playstation Canada website a new ad has appeared encouraging Sony gamers "start recording your reviews today". The ad also says that gamers who submit reviews/opinions will have a chance to *something*."

PS3 Fanboy: Plow through MotorStorm Pacific Rift's 'Earth Zone' (News)

Oct 21, 2008

PS3 Fanboy reports: Want a sneaky peek at some of MotorStorm Pacific Rift's tracks? This montage video shows what you can expect from the "Earth Zone" levels in the game. These make up only a quarter of the game's tracks, so no doubt we'll be seeing videos showcasing the Water, Fire and Air zones before the game releases on October 28th (November 14th in Europe). In the meantime, check out Kanaloa Bay, Mudslide, Sugar Rush and Razorback in the video above.

MotorStorm Pacific Rift: One Week Until the Invasion (News)

Oct 20, 2008

PSBlogs Ed Loonam writes:

"Hi MotorStorm fans! One week to go until the launch of MotorStorm Pacific Rift. Hopefully you've been getting some good information on the game from Nigel and the team from Evolution Studios in their weekly MotorStorm Monday posts.

If you haven't seen it yet, please keep your eyes out for the recently completed commercial of MotorStorm Pacific Rift. In an effort to introduce the new, remote island location, there were a few real-life Stormers who strapped into their atvs, bikes, buggys and trucks and jumped from a C-130 Hercules at 10,000 feet in an effort to start the evasion of Pacific Rift. No special effects on this jump … just pure adrenaline and gritty attitude. Check out the commercial along with some photos from the shoot."

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift receives EU release date (News)

Oct 17, 2008

Sony has revealed the release date for MotorStorm Pacific Rift. The game will be released across Europe on November 7th.

MotorStorm Pacific Rift confirmed for Nov 7th in UK (News)

Oct 17, 2008

SCEE has confirmed to D+PAD this afternoon that MotorStorm Pacific Rift will be going on sale in the UK on November 7th.

Evolution Studios' "brutal off-road racer" is the first sequel to the PS3 launch title, with the desert setting of the original replaced by a lush (and thankfully, varied) tropical island.

So there you have it MotorStorm fans, you'll be back on the track in three weeks time.

COD5 exclsuive screens, LittleBigPlanet review, MotorStorm exclusive art (News)

Oct 15, 2008

New issue of free PS3 mag includes World at War hands-on with some new screens, LBG review and Pacific Drift preview with exclusive desktop art.

Motorstorm Pacific Rift Track List (News)

Oct 14, 2008

Alex Metric – In Your Machine
Amon Tobin – Trickstep (Pacific Rift Remix) Exclusive!
Animal Alpha – Fire Fire Fire
Aphex Twin - Come To Daddy (Pappy Mix)

MotorStorm Mondays: The MotorStorm Festival, Demo Coming This Week (News)

Oct 13, 2008

Hit the link for the video!!!!
Since Day 1, I knew it wasn't going to be easy to put a soundtrack together that would have the right vibe for a festival of racing like MotorStorm. You see, Music is one of those things that no one is ever "wrong" about. Everyone has an opinion, and everyone knows best, but no one is ever wrong! After countless discussions with various people involved in creating the Festival Infrastructure around the MotorStorm racing events, my challenge was set: I needed to put together a lineup that not only fit with a racing game, but one which could feasibly be the Festival line up to end all Festival line ups. It had to be Anarchic, Aggressive and Raucous. That was the easy part. The tough part was making sure that the soundtrack became as much a signature of MotorStorm as the racing itself was.

With Pacific Rift, I faced the same challenge, but this time, it had to go one better. Up to eleven, if you like. First things first, considering this time around we were allowing the player to play their own music while racing: How do we give the player something that, no matter which way it's looked at, is valuable? How do you put value back in to a licensed soundtrack, when the player can play their own music? After much consideration, the answers came; We are going to be giving you a soundtrack that not only stands up to MotorStorm's first outing, but also has more than twice the number of tracks of its predecessor, along with a healthy peppering of tracks that we've gone directly to the original artists about, asking them to stamp an element of MotorStorm on them. Exclusivity. I'm sure that while everyone will have an opinion on it - and none of you will be wrong - you will all agree that what we've ended up with is an absolute monster of a soundtrack, with more than just a little something for everyone!

Lunatics of the world, Unite… The MotorStorm Festival is upon us once more, and promises to pump your...

Full Trophy List for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (News)

Oct 8, 2008

Yep, we just got hold of the trophy list for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift thanks to www.ps3trophies.co.uk! List below.

50 Trophies
1 Platinum
3 Gold
6 Silver
40 Bronze

Bronze - The Money Shot
Boost Explode over the finish line to win 10 races

Bronze - Track Master
Win 5 races on each track

Bronze - Just Getting Started
Race for a total of one hour

Bronze - Time Sink
Race for a total of 10 hours

Bronze - Stuntman
Successfully land a jump of 185m or more

Bronze - Race Fan
Take part in 250 races

Bronze - Tourist
Travel a total of 500km

Bronze - Hazardous
Wreck your vehicle 250 times

Bronze - Friendship
Complete a Split-Screen race with 4 players

Bronze - Ghost Rider
Beat 48 developer's ghosts on Time Attack

Bronze - Tumbler
Perform an impressive Barrel Roll

Bronze - Bully
Successfully punch or ram 100 vehicles

Bronze - Lightweight
Win 50 races using a lightweight vehicle

Bronze - Mediumweight
Win 50 races using a mediumweight vehicle

Bronze - Heavyweight
Win 50 races using a heavyweight vehicle

Bronze - Pugilist
Punch 5 competitors in a single race and go on to win gold

Bronze - Close Call
Win a race by a margin of less than 0.1s

Bronze - Survivor
In Eliminator escape from last place 10 times with only 3 seconds to go

Bronze - Freestyle
Create and win 10 free-play races

Silver - Hire Me
Beat the developer's best ghost times on every track with every vehicle

Gold - Winner
Win 250 races

Bronze - Spoilt For Choice
Reach rank 3 in the Festival to unlock all 8 vehicle classes

Bronze - Bike
Win 5 Festival races...

MotorStorm Monday: The Vehicles ... All of Them (News)

Oct 6, 2008

PS Blog: And it's also about pitting a variety of these machines against each other. From the very start of the first MotorStorm game we knew we wanted to build something where a bike can share a race track with trucks, ATVs and big rigs. MotorStorm is like some latter day automotive cola advert, we're a model of diversity and harmony, with all shapes, sizes, colour, ability and looks (scratch that analogy, you never see ugly folk in a cola advert). Pacific Rift has all kinds of vehicles, which ultimately boils down to eight distinct vehicle classes.

Motorstorm Pacific Rift track details and screenshots (News)

Oct 3, 2008

Sony has revealed the full track list for MotorStorm Pacific Rift. The 16 levels are split between four zones, each based on an element. In the Air Zone you'll find lots of jumps, cliffs and downhill sections while the Earth Zone is a little more down to earth (get it?), with plenty of plants and undergrowth which can get in your way, hide obstacles and, apparently, fight back. In the Fire Zone you'll be faced with lava pits, volcanoes and rocky wastelands and, finally, in the Water Zone you'll find the island's coast, huge waterfalls and rivers. For a description of each of the 16 tracks, check the link for more deatails on the press release.

Motorstorm: Pacific Rift - The Tracks Revealed! (News)

Oct 3, 2008

Today, new information about the 16 racing tracks from Motorstorm: Pacific Rift has been revealed. We've got all the screenshots for you, plus a shed-load of info about each one...

The Island is divided into four separate racing zones: Earth Zone, Wind Zone, Water Zone and Fire Zone, each with four multi-route tracks. Each zone takes the world's elements very seriously, boasting its own uniquely dangerous climate. Get right into the thick of the island's dense jungles when you enter the Earth Zone. Difficult to judge what's ahead of you, the island's heavy undergrowth hides all sorts of hazards, and the vegetation won't just get in your way – it'll fight back! Then, leave the undergrowth beneath you for the dizzying heights above you when you enter the Air Zone. Hurtle downhill, teeter on cliff edges and get big air on huge-scale jumps as you soar through four adrenalin-pumped racetracks.

Meanwhile, deep within The Island's volcanic lava fields, the Fire Zone is full of red-hot dangers forged into nature's crucible. Speed across four fiery racetracks characterised by rocky wastelands and creeping cascades of lava. The festival organisers have done their best to put up makeshift ramps and flags – but don't expect any crash barriers! Finally – it's time to cool off in the Water Zone – crashing across serene coastlines, through plunging waterfalls and across treacherous river canyons.

As in the original MotorStorm, tracks can only be accessed with tickets. Racers must obtain either a gold, silver or bronze medal in each track to increase their ranking and access more tickets to more tracks. Extra vehicles can be unlocked by competing in the MotorStorm Event- where you can throttle drivers all over the world as you play online via PLAYSTATION®Network. Compete with up to 16 mates or online players; and for the first time, racers in the same location can hit the gas in four-player split-screen mode.

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Tired Of Motorstorm 2? (News)

Oct 2, 2008

TheSixthAxis writes: "Unsubstantiated rumours are the foundation stones of many a site. Not us though. Uh-uh, no way, not never. So, we present a fully substantiated rumour. And by substantiated we mean someone told us of a link and we clicked on it and the link worked. And that's as far as we're going."

'MotorStorm: Pacific Rift' (PS3) Nearing Completion (News)

Sep 29, 2008

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is moving from the rugged desert to a lush Pacific island with all of the vehicles familiar of the first game (ATVs, rally cars, buggies, motorbikes, race trucks, etc.), while adding a new monster truck class. Evolution studios revealed the game is nearing completion as they have just submitted the gold master candidate to testers, to give testers one last hammering.

MotorStorm Pacific Rift Now With Dump Trucks (News)

Sep 28, 2008

ButtonMasher writes: A new trailer showcasing the carnage and demolition action present in MotorStorm Pacific Rift has been released, I thought it was just the run of the mill stuff until 1:01, when a behemoth dumptruck appears.

Kershaw: MotorStorm Pacific Rift to feature 50 Trophies (News)

Sep 24, 2008

Speaking with PSU.com, Evolution Studios game director Nigel Kershaw has revealed that MotorStorm Pacific Rift will feature a total of 50 Trophies for the player to unlock via a "wide-range of different challenges."

MotorStorm Monday: The Inspiration for Pacific Rift (News)

Sep 22, 2008

Playstation.Blog:

"So a quick catch up. We finished MotorStorm, we thought it was pretty damn good, we knew we needed to make another one, but feeling a bit knackered, we decided that a bit of a vacation was in order. Skip forward a month or so to us sunning ourselves in Hawaii, beautiful place, lovely ladies, and most importantly for this yarn, lovely scenery. Dense jungle, lava tubes, mountains, swamps, volcanoes the works…."

Motorstorm: Pacific Rift - vehicles unveiled... (News)

Sep 17, 2008

Threespeech reports:

We were filled with excitement here at Three Speech when we received the vehicle line-up for MotorStorm. But that's not all we've got - there's also a few multiplayer gameplay screenshots and the split-screen action is looking great.

hit the link to check 'em out

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Demo Impressions (News)

Sep 14, 2008

Stallone1993 here giving you my impressions on the demo of MotorStorm: Pacific Rift. Please note that the build that was playable in the QORE issue 4, was a build from E3 08. IGN has a new build and posted screenshots, and you can see it is a lot better. Why had they selected an old build for the QORE issue? I don't really know, but it still looks very good at the old stage - it just gets better in the newer build is all I am trying to say. Anyways, check out my impressions in the full article.

Motorstorm: Pacific Rift: Motorstorm 2 Demo Invites Go Out Via E-mail (News)

Sep 13, 2008

Looks like Motorstorm: Pacific Rift's pre-release demo isn't strictly limited to the Qore subscribing elite. We've heard from many a tipster that Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has been sending out invites for the demo version of the Motorstorm sequel, freeing it from its shackles as a strictly pay-to-play demo.

Motorstorm: Pacific Rift demo invites sent out for Europe (News)

Sep 12, 2008

PS3-Sense writes "The invites for the Motorstorm: Pacific Rift demo are just sent out by Sony. The mails that have been sent out contain a code wich allows you to play the demo of the game. Qore Episode 4 buyers also can download the demo from now on."

Motorstorm: Pacific Rift demo out today (News)

Sep 11, 2008

Three Speech writes:

"Don't forget to check your e-mail today, because you could be one of the lucky lucky people who got chosen at random to download the Motorstorm: Pacific Rift demo. Here's what you'll have access to:

Demo content:

* 1 playable track ('Raingod Spires')
* Single player & 2-player split-screen
* Offline play only

Have you got the demo yet? Have you played it yet? What's it like? The demo will be available to everyone next month, so if you didn't get lucky this time, there's always that to look forward too…"

MotorStorm P.R. US Box Art Revealed (News)

Sep 10, 2008

HDR has posted up a high-res image for the final US box art for MotorStorm Pacific Rift.

Motorstorm 2 European boxart revealed (News)

Sep 10, 2008

SCEE has just revealed the official Motorstorm: Pacific Rift boxart.

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Demo Details (News)

Sep 10, 2008

The demo for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift will be available for players who purchased the latest issue of Qore, and randomly selected European PSN users starting tomorrow (on the weekly Playstation Store update).

Rain God Spires is the name of the track that will be available on the demo - a bumpy coastal mountain circuit with plenty of ups and downs in order to demonstrate the game's massive draw distance.

No online multiplayer on the demo, but you will be able to play split-screen (and single player of course).

Motorstorm: Pacific Rift PAL-packshot (News)

Sep 9, 2008

PS3-Sense posted up the PAL-packshot of the upcoming game Motorstorm: Pacafic Rift.

PS3Fanboy Hands-on: MotorStorm Pacific Rift (News)

Sep 8, 2008

PS3Fanboy had a chance to check in with MotorStorm: Pacific Rift once again. An "80% complete" demo we played gave us access to four different levels: two single player and two split-screen races. Easily the most impressive level we played had to be the Wildfire level. This level takes everything that's good about MotorStorm and amplifies it to the extreme. Pacific Rift's play on hot versus cold goes into full effect here, in this dark volcanic level. It's unlike anything we've seen from the game so far, and it's a terrific contrast to the usual lush greens of the game.

Dante to appear in MotorStorm Pacific Rift as well? (News)

Sep 6, 2008

D+PAD: Following on from last month's rumour that Old Snake may be featuring in Sony's 'brutal offroad racer' MotorStorm Pacific Rift, we've spotted another character in the latest MotorStorm trailer that looks like a certain devil slayer.

A short clip of what looks like Dante riding a motorbike occurs at 1 minute 5 seconds into the latest trailer and we've pulled a screen which you can see below. Is it really him? Looks like it.

MotorStorm Pacific Rift demo to be released next week to lucky few (News)

Sep 5, 2008

Three Speech writes:
Three Speech has just heard that a demo of hotly anticipated off-road racer, MotorStorm Pacific Rift (as if we need to explain what MSPR is to you guys…) will be made available to a lucky few next Thursday. Some of you lucky lucky people will be selected at random to receive an email with a voucher code allowing you to download the demo, with it being made available to everyone else next month.

Motorstorm Pacific Rift Demo in early September (QORE exclusive) (News)

Aug 22, 2008

DarkZero: Sony has announced they will be releasing a Motorstorm: Pacific Rift demo as part of their QORE subscription-based interactive online magazine for the PlayStation Network.

Those who download QORE: Episode 4 will get access to the demo, and get to play the game "a month before anyone else."

After this month long wait the demo will then go live on PSN as a free download, and be available for all to download. about a week before the games retail release.

No date has been set in stone for the demo as of yet, episodes for QORE usually go up the first Thursday of every month. Because of this a September 4th release in likely

Sony's Leipzig Lineup Detailed (News)

Aug 12, 2008

Ripten:

"Sony are the only console giant to have an official showing at this years Leipzig Games Conference and with promises of blockbuster announcements and possible new game revelations, what games do we actually know will be on show from the 20th-24th of this month? "

Three new MotorStorm Pacific Rift gameplay videos (News)

Aug 4, 2008

We like MotorStorm and if sales are anything to go by, so do 3 million of you. So to celebrate that fact we've recorded some new footage straight from this year's E3 demo.

The demo is based around Cascade Falls, one of the 16 new tracks being bundled onto the MS2 disc, and a beautiful one at that. Check out the new water cooling feature in action as we plough through a glorious rainbow-ridden waterfall in a Monster Truck, Racing Truck and Dirt Bike.

Motorstorm: Pacific Rift - split-screen gameplay, controls (News)

Aug 4, 2008

From PS3 Attitude: "The build we played was only 70% complete, but the split-screen was slick, fluid and fast. We noticed the controls have also had a facelift with the addition of features like a bunny-hop. These additional controls have been assigned to the d-pad, which will make for some interesting moments as you align your vehicle before attempting a new trick.

Despite the beta build, everything looked great and the action seemed as smooth as any other title, even in split-screen mode.

Here's our shaky-cam footage of the game along with a couple of photos of the Tour and the new controls..."

Motorstorm Pacific Rift to run at 30fps even in Splitscreen with Bigger Jumps (News)

Aug 3, 2008

ButtonMasher reports:

"The addition of local multiplayer is an essential addition to make Motorstorm Pacific Rift a successful sequel, but there are always sacrifices when adding that much action to the screen. I asked Paul Hollywood, the Executive Producer, from Evolution Studios about this and what cuts would be made to allow four people on screen at once. The full interview is in our last podcast but here is a small snippet."

Play MotorStorm Pacific Rift this month (News)

Aug 2, 2008

Fancy getting your hands on MotorStorm Pacific Rift two months early? Well you're in luck! Sony has announced that the brutal off-road racer will be touring across the UK throughout August and September.

Here's the full tour schedule:

PlayStation @ Comic-Con - Starting Tomorrow! (News)

Jul 23, 2008

"Hey PlayStation.Blog Fans, SCEA is heading to Comic-Con this week and giving you the opportunity to play some of the new games from E3 last week. Each morning from 9:30am to 12:00pm, we'll be holding BUZZ! Quiz TV competitions on the stage, come test out your knowledge of trivia and win prizes. In the afternoon, the stage will become the showcase for new talent with SingStar for PS3 from 1:00pm to 7:00pm.

Come by Thursday and Friday to play SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation with real Navy SEALs in the competition area. They will be making appearances at 11:00am, 2:00pm, and 5:00pm.

Saturday and Sunday, the competition area will feature Motorstorm: Pacific Rift. Race head-to-head and win free stuff.

All four days will also give you the opportunity to learn the in's and out's of creating and playing levels with LittleBigPlanet. Onstage demonstrations will take place daily at 11:00am and 2:30pm, but the LittleBigPlanet feature area will let you get hands on time with this falls most highly innovative title.

The PSP and PLAYSTATION Network will be making appearances as well. Come learn more about Skype, the PC store, internet radio and more for PSP; and see some of the hottest downloadable titles coming from PLAYSTATION Network.

For the swag lovers out there, we'll be giving away bags everyday at 9:30am and 3:00pm along with a chance to win a PS3!

Our booth number is 4901, we hope to see you all there! For the rest of you, stay tuned for updates here on the PlayStation.Blog!"

E3 08: Motorstorm: Pacific Rift - Trailer (Video)

Jul 16, 2008

Your motorbike can outrun the entire field, but it’ll get chewed up and spat out by a couple of monster trucks - lush landscapes with new hazards but it’s not a completely new experience.

Sony Announces 2008 Lineup for PS3 (News)

Jul 15, 2008

"With this lineup due to be making its presence felt in the homes of PS3 users everywhere, it looks like this will be one of Sony's best-selling years. Microsoft's fall lineup might have problems keeping up with this release schedule."

PST's Most Anticipated PS3 Games Of E3 (News)

Jul 8, 2008

Turkish PlayStation web site PSTurkiye profiles most anticipated PS3 games of E3.

Game List:
-Killzone 2
-Resident Evil 5
-Mirror's Edge
-God Of War 3
-Bioshock
-Resistance Fall Of Man 2
-Dead Space
-LittleBigPlanet
-Fallout 3
-Infamous
-Motorstorm: Pacific Rift

MotorStorm 2 Gets Photo Mode, Custom Soundtracks (News)

Jun 18, 2008

TheSixthAxis: "We've just had the latest Fact Sheet in from Sony on MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, and whilst most of the information we've know about for some time the document does confirm a launch period of Autumn 2008 (well, 'Fall', but you get the idea) and a couple of new features, which may or may not be news to some of you.

The Photo Mode will allow players the opportunity to save images at any point in the game to put on their desktop or send around to friends. Finally, also confirmed are Custom Soundtracks: players can take their own music stored on a PS3 HDD and add to the list of music played within the game."

MotorStorm 2 Dev talks PS3 and advances in Pacific Rift (News)

Jun 12, 2008

PSU Writes:

Continuing our discussion with Paul Hollywood, Evolution Studios' Creative Director, we were treated to a few great details on what gamers can expect to see in MotorStorm Pacific Rift as well as how the PlayStation 3 will bring about more than just mere graphical advances.

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift - Trailer (Video)

May 16, 2008

Your motorbike can outrun the entire field, but it’ll get chewed up and spat out by a couple of monster trucks - lush landscapes with new hazards but it’s not a completely new experience.

MotorStorm only "scratched the surface" of PS3 (News)

May 14, 2008

Speaking to VideoGamer.com at Sony's recent PlayStation Day Nigel Kershaw, MotorStorm Pacific Rift's game director, has revealed what it's like to develop for the PlayStation 3.

When asked if MotorStorm Pacific Rift is pushing the PS3 Kershaw said: "The first game pushed the PS3, this is pushing the PS3, our next game is going to push the PS3. It's not so much about pushing the hardware, it's about learning how to use the hardware in the best possible fashion."

He added: "We've realised we've just scratched the surface of what we could actually do with the machine. And I'm sure next time around we'll learn a lot more from MotorStorm Pacific Rift."

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift - Pre-alpha tech (Video)

May 12, 2008

Your motorbike can outrun the entire field, but it’ll get chewed up and spat out by a couple of monster trucks - lush landscapes with new hazards but it’s not a completely new experience.

SCEE chief: "PS3 has a better line-up than 360 in 2008" (News)

May 7, 2008

The PS3 has a "better line-up than the Xbox 360 in 2008", according to Sony.

Speaking to VideoGamer.com following his presentation to media at PlayStation Day in London last night, SCEE chief David Reeves said that he didn't believe the Xbox 360 was a sinking ship but revealed that Sony had a "really good Christmas coming up".

When asked if he thought the Xbox 360 was a sinking ship, Reeves replied: "No I don't think it's a sinking ship. I think they have contributed amazingly to the growth of the industry. And I think we have done exactly the same. We don't criticise the competition because we are all in this industry and the only way you can do it is to actually bring more consumers in. So I'm not going to criticise them. All I'm saying is that I think that when we look ahead I think we honestly have a better line-up on PS3 than they probably do on Xbox."

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift - Demo Confirmed (News)

May 7, 2008

Paul Hollywood, creative director of Evolution Studios, confirmed that there will be a demo of MotorStorm: Pacific Rift even before the launch of the game.

For now Hollywood did not want to give many details of the contents of the demo, only identified as the month of October, as the date it will be available.

On the final version, Paul Hollywood reported that the title will run at 30 fps with a resolution of 720p.