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Microsoft "wasn't in the right place" to buy Bizarre Creations (News)

Jul 31, 2008

Speaking to VG247 at Develop today, Bizarre Creations head Sarah Chudley said that Activision, and not Microsoft, bought the Gotham developer as Microsoft's "internal structure probably wasn't in the right place to buy things at the time."

Team USA Wins World Cyber Games (News)

Oct 8, 2007

Competing against more than 700 gamers from a record 74 countries, the United States overcame the toughest competition in World Cyber Games (WCG) history to capture three gold medals, two silver medals, and a bronze medal in twelve PC and Xbox 360 titles, and won the overall team championship at the Grand Final in Seattle.

It is the United States' second team title and first since the 2005 WCG Grand Final in Singapore. Team USA captured gold medals in "Tony Hawk Project 8," "Gears of War," and "Dead Or Alive 4." South Korea and Brazil each earned two gold medals while Germany had one gold, one silver and three bronze.

The seven-year-old WCG competition, which started in South Korea, has been dominated by South Koreans and Germans since its inception. So far South Korea has won three Grand Finals including last year's. According to organizers, WCG is the largest international gaming festival with over one million attendees and visitors every year.

For complete results, visit worldcybergames.com (i.e., first link under Alternative Sources.)

Bizarre sacked from PGR series prior to sale (News)

Sep 28, 2007

Before its recent acquisition by Activision, Microsoft had already told Bizarre Creations that it would no longer be used for the development of future instalments of the microsoft-owned PGR series - thus ending a close working relationship and presumably prompting Bizarre's eventual sale.

According to a source within Bizarre who cannot be named (such is the way with such things), Microsoft had informed Bizarre that it would be taking development of future Gotham games in-house, before its then owners had decided to put the developer up for sale.

New games tantalize ahead of holidays (News)

Aug 30, 2007

The summer dry spell for video games came to an end last week with the arrival of "BioShock," the creepy underwater shooter that has won rave reviews and flown off store shelves.

The main bulk of important games this year won't come out until November, but the next month or two will see the release of quite a few other hot games. These aren't necessarily "system sellers" -- games that are so good that consumers will buy a particular video game console just to play them -- but give potential customers a few more reasons to eventually take the plunge.

Win One for the Core: Charlotte Gaming Team Takes Opener (News)

Jun 29, 2007

Editor's note: John Gaudiosi writes the "Gaming Guru" blog for WRAL.com.

CARY, N.C. - Carolina has another professional team in its borders. Add the Carolina Core to the Hurricanes, Panthers and Bobcats.

The professional videogame team, part of DirecTV's new Championship Gaming Series, is competing in its first tournaments out at Electronic Arts' Los Angeles studio. DirecTV has partnered with Microsoft, Mountain Dew, Fox and Best Buy to create the first pro gaming league with a full season and $5 million in salaries for the six teams.

Each team represents a city. Charlotte made the cut and the Carolina Core were born.

CGS Season 1 Schedule (News)

Jun 24, 2007

Directly from the Championship Gaming Series website the regular season is slated to begin on June 27. The players will be arriving in Los Angeles in the next few days and begin a month of preparation and competition to determine the Region 1 Champion. There will be several ways during the season to catch the action. In week 1 the matches will be covered by http://www.thecgs.com. You can come to the CGS website for up to the minute scores, video on demand and player reactions. Week 2 will be broadband week, where all matches will be streamed live on thecgs.com. Starting week 3 the matches will air live on DirecTV's channel 101. The full schedule can be found after the jump.

PGR image used in PS3 ad - AGAIN (News)

May 17, 2007

A KIA car model featured in Xbox 360-exclusive PRG3 has been used in an image promoting the car manufacturer and the PlayStation 3. Whoops... For the record this is the second time assets from Project Gotham Racing have been used in conjunction with a PlayStation promotion. Back in January, a similar goof was made while promoting Gran Turismo HD. On Sony's own PSP Connect website, a 'splash' encouraging visitors to download a new GTHD trailer used an image of Xbox 360 racer Project Gotham ...

Sony Promotes PS3 with Project Gotham (Again) (News)

May 17, 2007

Do you remember back in January when PlayStation decided to show off the amazing next-gen graphics of Gran Turismo HD with a screenshot of, er, Xbox 360's Project Gotham 3? Well, looks like they're still trying to convince themselves that PGR really is a PS3 game...

Car manufacturer Kia is currently running a promotion with PlayStation in Spain that compares the thrill of driving one of their real-life motors with the thrill of driving a Ferrari Enzo on your PS3. Except no PS3 game has a Ferrari Enzo in it.

Ah well, at least you can't clearly tell that this screenshot has clearly come from PGR3. Oh wait. Look at the number plate...

You can check the Kia/PlayStation website out for yourself here, but since it'll no doubt be pulled very soon I've captured the moment for posterity.

Gamestation offer good deal on 360 Premium bundle (News)

Apr 2, 2007

Gamers in the UK who are yet to pick up an Xbox 360 may be interested in a deal which Gamestation are running which will get you a Premium 360, Crackdown, WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2007, Gears of War, PGR3, Live Arcade Unplugged and an Extra Wireless controller for £304.99 delivered.

Championship Gaming Invitational to Air This Weekend (News)

Feb 6, 2007

DIRECTV announced today that the the second U.S. Championship Gaming Invitational will air Feb. 10 and 11, on DIRECTV's The 101. Gaming legend Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel will capture the action as the exclusive play-by-play commentator and global league spokesperson and advisor.

WHO: PARTICIPATING ATHLETES INCLUDE:
Emmanuel "Master" Rodriguez, Adande "Swoozie" Thorne, Caitlin "Venus" Buckshaw, Brian "Bboyle" Boyle, Winfield "7humbs" Hill, Vanessa "PMS Vanessa" Arteaga and Kristin "Vanity Assassin" Neglia

GAMES IN COMPETITION INCLUDE:
-- Counter-Strike: Source
-- Dead or Alive 4
-- Project Gotham Racing 3
-- World of Warcraft
-- Quake 4
....

EA Launches Onto Xbox Live Arcade With Boom Boom Rocket (News)

Jan 17, 2007

Original Rhythm Music Arcade Game Developed by Bizarre Creations

Electronic Arts today announced its launch onto Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade with Boom Boom Rocket. The game is a hypnotic rhythm music game conceived by EA's Pogo.com casual games design team and developed by Bizarre Creations, the developer who brought Project Gotham Racing 3 to the Xbox 360, and fan-favourite Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved to Xbox Live Arcade. The game is scheduled to go live Spring 2007 and is EA's first title on Xbox Live Arcade.

Korea Win World Cyber Games, USA Take PGR3 Gold (News)

Oct 25, 2006

The Grand Final of the World Cyber Games concluded after four days of intense gaming, with the youngest member of Team USA going undefeated to bring home the gold in Project Gotham Racing 3 on the Xbox 360.

ELSPA Weekly Chart - Xbox 360 (News)

Oct 10, 2006

Just Cause is top of the charts for another week while Project Gotham Racing 3 is second...

Platinum hits 360 (News)

Sep 20, 2006

If you're anything like us, you love good games at a cheap price. Unfortunately, when shopping for 360 games, this confines us to the bargain been at local retail outlets which typically discount used games by as little as a couple bucks off the original price. Enter Microsoft's semi-new (new to the 360 library, anyway) Platinum Hits collection of cheapy 360 titles. Microsoft selected four games to lead the Platinum Hits charge (all priced at $29.99), and it should come as no surprise which ...

First Look: Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel (News)

Sep 15, 2006

It has been a while since console gamers have been able to enjoy their racing games the way real fans of the genre should -- with a first-party racing wheel peripheral. Microsoft is bringing them a Wireless Racing Wheel for the Xbox 360 on November 1 packaged complete with a force-feedback version of Project Gotham Racing 3 for the retail price of $149.99.

Can Microsoft capitalize on PS3 shortages with a new bundle and some decent games? (Japan) (News)

Sep 8, 2006

In something of a surprise that's not really a surprise, the Xbox 360's price has been technically lowered in Japan. Or, at least, it will be -- effective November 2nd, 2006, a "Core System Release Anniversary Pack" Xbox 360 will be available for just 29,800 yen. This contains the console, all necessary cables, a wireless controller, and two games -- Ninety-Nine Nights and Project Gotham Racing 3. A 20 GB hard drive will be sold for just 9,995 yen extra.

Uno PGR3 Deck (News)

Sep 6, 2006

Xbox Live members can now download the Project Gotham Racing 3 Theme Deck for 'Uno.' This content is 100 points and available in all Xbox Live regions

Chat and race with top DJs (News)

Aug 7, 2006

Microsoft has been taking support on its first party games seriously, cranking out updates for launch titles Kameo and Perfect Dark Zero. Now third MGS launch title, Bizarre's street racer Project Gotham Racing 3 is up for some extra attention again by hosting another episode of the Game with Fame series, this time with famous DJs.

Japan Total Xbox 360 Sales and Top 20 Games Since Launch (News)

Jul 20, 2006

Here are the Top 20 best selling Xbox 360 titles in Japan, as of June 20, 2006. 144,847 units of Xbox 360 were sold in Japan since its launch in December 2005:
1.Dead or Alive 4 (Tecmo) - 89,255 units
2.Ridge Racer 6 (Bandai Namco) - 59,509 units
3.Ninety Nine Nights (Microsoft) - 34,418 units
4.Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft) - 26,085 units
5.Rumble Roses XX (Konami) - 25,331 units
6.Project Gotham Racing 3 (Microsoft) - 24,704 units
7.Enchanted Arms (From Software) - 20,233 units
8.Need For Speed Most Wanted (EA) - 17,973 units
9.Final Fantasy XI (Square Enix) - 13,865 units
10.Dynasty Warriors 5 Special (Koei) - 10,957 units
11.FIFA 06 Road to the FIFA World Cup (EA) - 7,283 units
12.Battle Field 2 Modern Combat (EA) - 6,581 units
13.Over G (Taito) - 6,265 units
14.Pro Baseball Spirits 3 (Konami) - 5,681 units
15.Wrestle Kingdom (Yuke's) - 5,301 units
16.Tetris the Grand Master Ace (AQ Interactive) - 5,184 units
17.Kameo Elements of Power (Microsoft) - 5,121 units
18.2006 FIFA World Cup Doitsu Taikai (EA) - 5,006 units
19.Tengai Makyo Ziria (Hudson) - 4,944 units
20.Call of Duty 2 (Activision) - 4,773 units

Project Gotham added extras (News)

Jul 12, 2006

Wednesday 12 July 2006 New content for Project Gotham Racing 3 has been made available for download from the Xbox 360 Marketplace. Called the Style Pack, it includes 12 new cars, a Photo Mode Integration option that allows players to upload their best moments online and some new minigames including Free Roam Points, Team Free Roam Points and Cat and Mouse. The new cars available are the following models: BMW M6 (2006) BMW Z8 (2001) BMW M3 CSL (2003) BMW Mini Cooper S (2005) Gumpert Apollo ...

Project Gotham Racing 3 (News)

Jul 11, 2006

Project Gotham Racing 3 is getting a fresh infusion of high-end hotrods today in the form of a new downloadable content pack. Dubbed the Style Pack, the full download that includes a staggering 12 new autos costs 400 ($5) Microsoft Points through the Xbox Live Marketplace. If you don't need all of the jammin' jalopies, you can elect to purchase individual cars at 60 (a little less than a buck... ugh, math) Microsoft Points each. In addition to the pack of pimped rides, this content download ...

Extreme Sports Channel to Broadcast PGR3 Tournament (News)

Jun 29, 2006

The Extreme Sports Channel has announced the creation of a series of live video gaming events which will be added to the channel's programming line-up to tap into the rapidly growing competitive video games market.

The first programme in the series, Pro Videogaming: Xbox Cup is a four and half hour live broadcast from the Adidas World of Football in Berlin this Saturday July 1st. The broadcast will feature the culmination of the Xbox Cup, a global competition which brings gamers from all over the world together to compete in their own virtual World Cup.

For the second show in the season, Extreme Sports Channel have commissioned British fashion and videogame event label Joystick Junkies to produce the Pro Videogaming: Project Gotham Racing 3 tournament at the Ripspeed Donny car show on Sunday 13th August (www.donnyshow.co.uk). Ripspeed Donny expects 20,000 visitors at their show which takes place on North Weald Airfield in Essex.

Joystick Junkies are bringing together hundreds of the UK's very best gamers to compete in the UK's first live televised pro-racing games tournament. After 7 days of gruelling heats on Xbox Live and in the morning at Ripspeed Donny, the final 16 competitors will be pitting their racing skills against the very best the UK has to offer. They will be playing Project Gotham Racing 3 on an open air 20ft x 15ft LED screen on live television and the pressure will be on to give their best ever performance with a huge audience, and a hot list of prizes up for grabs.

PGR3 - Style Pack revealed! (News)

Jun 27, 2006

Old skool fans rejoice, the Mini returns! The latest downloadable content for Project Gotham Racing 3 is due for release in the coming months but would you like to know what your hard earned Microsoft Points will get you now?

The list in full includes:

365 GTB4 ("Daytona")
BMW M3 CSL
BMW M6
BMW MINI COOPER S
BMW Z8
Chrysler Firepower Concept
Ferrari 430 Challenge
Gumpert Apollo Coupe 4.2 V8
Mercedes CLK DTM AMG
Pagani Zonda F
RUF R.K. Spyder
Vanwall GPR V12

Project Gotham Racing 3 WCG USA Championship (News)

May 30, 2006

Registration is now open for the Project Gotham Racing 3 WCG USA Championship Online Qualifiers! This is the first step on the road from the US to Monza, Italy for the worlds largest video game tournament and festival. Anybody who is interested in participating in the upcoming events must register now before their regional deadlines.

PGR3 kicks down the Caddies (News)

May 23, 2006

Need a high dose of horsepower-packed hotrods? Microsoft and Bizarre Creations have announced the release of three new vehicles from the Cadillac V-series of dream cars, now available for free download in Project Gotham Racing 3. The 400 horsepower CTS-V, the 443 horsepower XLR-V and the 469 horsepower STS-V may not be all that interesting in name, but who needs cool names when you've got a stampede of stallions under the ...

Project Gotham Racing 3 (Screenshots)

May 23, 2006

PGR 3's Hot New Wheels (News)

Apr 19, 2006

If, for some reason, you've decided that you're bored with your Project Gotham Racing 3 garages full of exotic sports cars, here's good news: the PGR 3 Speed Pack is now available via the Xbox Live Marketplace, offering a dozen new cars and some gameplay improvements that all players should ...

First PGR3 downloadable content arrives (News)

Apr 13, 2006

Thursday 13 April 2006 Bizarre Creations has announced the first downloadable content for its rather spiffing Xbox 360 hit Project Gotham Racing 3. The first PGR3 pack, appropriately named Speed, will be available via Xbox Live from Monday 17 April, and will cost gamers 400 Microsoft Points (£3.00). Inside you'll find 12 new cars, including the rather gorgeous Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, as well as some as-yet undisclosed gameplay enhancements. In addition, there will be an automatic update ...

Global Project Gotham tournament (News)

Apr 7, 2006

Over the next few months, from April to June, Project Gotham Racing 3 racers will have their chance to qualify for the global PGR 3 championship. Competitions are to be held as qualifying challenges and single-elimination knockout rounds. The 12 fastest speed demons get to travel to the Lamborghini factory in Italy in order to vie for the global championship crown. No word on what the Grand Prize is - unless it really is the crown - but the fact that the competition is at the actual factory ...

Project Gotham Racing 3 - trailer (Video)

Feb 23, 2006

Hyper-realistic racer rockets the 360 through its next-gen debut featuring a staggering number of licensed automobiles.

Project Gotham Racing 3 (Review)

Feb 15, 2006

Sleek, powerful examples of superior engineering, capable of immense speeds and rendered in a seductive form, offering an exhilarating experience that symbolises passion, attention to detail and, of course, the chance to just plain show off. Words used to describe the supercars that appear in Project Gotham Racing 3 can be just as apt to describe the PGR games themselves. At its optimum fidelity, however, PGR3 is a revelation. The impression of speed and detail packed inside PGR3 is ...

Compete for a place in the PGR 100 (News)

Feb 15, 2006

Microsoft is organising several Project Gotham Racing 3 events designed to establish the 100 best PGR drivers in Europe. This elite group of drivers will then be given membership to the first ever PGR 100. To take part in this chance to be part of the PGR 100, Xbox Live gamers must download the PGR 100 Gamer Picture from the Xbox Live Marketplace which is available now, until 11.59am GMT on 10 March. Downloading this picture will automatically enter you into a draw to win a place in the PGR ...

See Project Gotham Racing 3 - in 3D (News)

Oct 19, 2005

It's been almost two full weeks since we've seen anything new of Project Gotham Racing 3 - one of , along with Perfect Dark Zero and Quake 4. So if you'd started to forget just how stunning looking this next-gen street racer is going to be, developer Bizarre Creations has come up with the perfect reminder in the shape of a new 3D screenshot. The image shows off Gotham 3's TVR Sagaris, which is sitting on Tokyo's Tochomae Loop. (Flash, 6.5MB) and then drag the file into your web browser to ...

Project Gotham 3 speeds into view (News)

Oct 5, 2005

If there's one game that's going to make punters rush out to buy an Xbox 360 at launch, then surely this is it. The incredibly fast street racer retains the sheer playability of its predecessors while mixing in snazzy next-gen visuals, a new Playtime mode that allows players to distinguish between 'serious' racing and just larking about, plus 10 unlockable concept cars that have never before appeared in a game. But, if nothing else, Bizarre Creations' design manager Gareth Wilson suggests you ...

Project Gotham Racing 3 high speed shots (News)

Sep 15, 2005

A clutch of new shots from Xbox 360 title Project Gotham Racing 3 have sped away from the Tokyo Game Show and parked rather neatly in the gamesradar.com garage. As has been established countless times already, PGR3 looks absolutely awesome and continues to do so in these latest images, which feature two incredibly hot little movers in the Ferrari Enzo and Saleen S7. So, cast your peepers over the pics on the right and gaze agog once again at PGR3's sheer beauty.Project Gotham Racing 3 will ...

Project Gotham Racing 3 screens (News)

Jul 25, 2005

Bizarre Creations has released a whole grid of new shots of Project Gotham Racing 3 as part of the Xbox 360 summit in Japan. With 80 different customisable cars and tracks, PGR3 already looked like a wonderful racer, but now the team has revealed that every car will comprise a huge 40,000 exterior and 40,000 interior polygons. Which, just to give you some idea of scale, is 70,000 more per motor than the already pretty tidy-looking Project Gotham Racing 2.Project Gotham Racing 3 will be ...

Project Gotham 3 screens validated (News)

Jun 29, 2005

Liverpool-based developer - and one of many jewels in Microsoft's gold-plated crown - Bizarre Creations has released four new development shots of Project Gotham Racing 3, showcasing some amazing scenery detail. One of the shots was released last week, but was quickly dismissed by forum crowds. This prompted the release of three more images from Bizarre - two of which are wireframe development shots, provided to legitimise the others. "As a small gift to all of you who still refuse to ...

Project Gotham Racing 3 online details (News)

Jun 10, 2005

Race supercars online and in front of thousands of community spectators - that's the alluring prospect that gamers have got to look forward to in the absolutely splendid-looking Xbox 360 racer Project Gotham Racing 3. The game's developer, Bizarre Creations, has incorporated a feature called GothamTV, which will be used as a medium to proactively link PGR3 with the online community. GothamTV will feature six channels, each one providing the player with a different service, enabling you to ...

Project Gotham 3 movie (News)

May 13, 2005

It's all happening today folks (and on a Friday the 13th as well - spooky). Let today be known as the day of Xbox 360! A new bank holiday should be introduced in its honour. Even more in-game Xbox 360 movies have now become available. Stunning titles such as Project Gotham 3 (which looks amazing - you really need to check out this video), Quake 4 and Ghost Recon 3 (plus many more) are now available for download. And here they ...

Project Gotham 3 shot confirmed (News)

Apr 13, 2005

Hoping to get to the bottom of the 'secret' image that briefly emerged from the recently, we embarked on some intensive sleuthing and have been informed by reliable insiders that the picture is, as was widely suspected, a hi-res render from Project Gotham Racing 3. The image, which you can find on the right, was briefly made available when players that successfully solved the latest ourcolony.net challenge were given a URL leading them to the close-up bumper shot. Keen automobile types ...

Achievements (Unlockable)

Aug 7, 2007

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Extra Kudos (Hint)

Aug 17, 2006

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Unlock Concept Cars (Unlockable)

Aug 10, 2006

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Great Racing Start (Hint)

Jul 13, 2006

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Fast Turning (Hint)

Feb 23, 2006

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Geometry Wars 1 & 2 (Easter Egg)

Feb 23, 2006

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