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.
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The newest edition of the British games magazine EDGE has just hit stores and first readers already posted all the review scores on the internet. This months edition contains reviews of some big titles like Halo 3, PGR4, Metroid Prime 3, Lair, SKATE, Stranglehold, SEGA Rally and Eternal Sonata.

Like many other reviews, Lair did not score so well with a 3/10. Two Worlds didn't do much better either with just a 4/10. Phoenix Wright and Jam Sessions on the Nintendo DS did not impress either with both just a 6/10. Metroid Prime 3 also quite disappointed according to EDGE with just a 7/10. Stranglehold, SKATE, Sega Rally, and Eternal Sonata all were rewarded with 7/10 scores.

Halo 3 and Project Gotham Racing 4 were this months' best titles with Halo 3 getting the top score of 10/10. PGR4 did very well to with 9/10. Check out all this months' scores below.

Halo 3 (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 10
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii, Nintendo): 7
Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 9
Sega Rally (PS3/Xbox 360, Sega): 7
Lair (PS3, Sony): 3
Stranglehold (Xbox 360, Midway): 7
Skate (Xbox 360, EA): 8
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (PS2, Atlus): 7
Singstar (PS3, Sony): 8
Two Worlds (Xbox 360, SouthPeak Interactive): 4
Grimgrimoire (PS2, Koei): 7
Jam Sessions (NDS, Ubisoft): 6
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP, Square Enix): 9
Eternal Sonata (Xbox 360, Bandai Namco): 7
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations (NDS, Capcom): 6
Sonic Rush Adventure (NDS, Sega): 5
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With Bizarre Creations now part of Activision, attention has turned to the developer's existing titles and whether they have a future. The biggest news of their fate comes from Microsoft, which owns the rights to the Project Gotham Racing series. "Project Gotham Racing is a signature racing franchise for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live and we plan to continue the series but we have nothing further to announce," the publisher said in a statement yesterday. PGR4, recently completed, is due to go on sale here on 12th October.
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As of today, Bizarre Creations is no longer part of the Project Gotham Racing series. PGR is a Microsoft owned IP, so the European studio's decision to be acquired by Activision means the franchise will fall into the hands of another when Microsoft decides to move forward with the inevitable Project Gotham Racing 5. What happens in the immediate future, however, isn't so clear.
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With the news of Activision acquiring Bizarre Creations today, many have become worried that the popular Project Gotham Racing franchise would be going multiplatform. That will not be the case, as Microsoft owns the PGR franchise.

A host of news and gaming sites including PSX Extreme, SPOnG, and Ars Technica are reporting that PGR will be coming to PS3 after Activision acquires Bizarre Creations; apparently they have not looked into the ownership of the franchise.
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The newest edition of the British Official Xbox Magazine has just hit stores and already some review scores have made their way to the internet. Two big games from Microsoft for this holiday season have been reviewed, Halo 3, which came out yesterday and Project Gotham Racing 4 which will hit retail in about two weeks.

Though you would think Halo 3 would steal the show easily, PGR4 has earned a perfect 10/10 review from OXM UK. No specific ups and downs have been revealed yet but the game has managed to score a perfect 10/10 score. This compared to Halo 3, which has 'just' received a 9/10 score.

Although it is obvious that the hype and sales for Halo 3 will probably be way bigger then Project Gotham Racing 4, this is still a remarkable achievement.

Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 10
Halo 3 (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 9
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Sept 25, 2007 Activision has bought Bizarre Creations, creator of the Project Gotham Racing series, and tucked it under the Activision umbrella of developers. Which, in the words of Bizarre's Ben Ward, means the developer is now "a truly multiplatform studio". So, PGR4 for PS3? "We're no longer tied to just one platform," Ward announces on the official Bizarre website, adding that "future titles can be on whatever [platform] we please". However, The Club will still be published by Sega, and ... » Read More

The guys at Xbox360achievements.org have tracked down the Project Gotham 4 manual. Hit the link below to see the manual PDF.
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Bizarre Creations has very kindly told Eurogamer what to expect from the Project Gotham Racing 4 Xbox Live demo - just as soon as it comes out of certification and lands on your Internet face.

The demo will consists of five vehicles (made up of cars and bikes), with a demo-only Arcade mode chapter set in Macau. This will consist of new challenges that have been custom-built for the demo.
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A list of all the vehicles has been seen on multigamer.no

Class A:
Aston Martin DBR9
Caparo T1
Ducati 999R Xerox
Ferrari FXX
Ferrari F50 GT
Gumpert Apollo
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14
Koenigsegg CCX
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT
Mclaren F1 LM
Mercedes CLK-GTR SuperSport
MV Augusta F4 Senna
Panoz GTR-1 Coupe
Radical SR9 LMP2
RUF Supercar Concept
Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
SSC Ultimate Aero TT
Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa Ltd
Suzuki GSX-R1000
Toyota GT-One

Class B:
Ariel Atom 300 Supercharged
BMW K1200R
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
Ducati 998
Ducati Monster S4RS Testastretta
Ferrari GTO Evoluzione
Ferrari Enzo Ferrari
Harley Davidson VR-1000
Honda CBR600RR
Jaguar XJ220S
Joss Supercar
Lamborghini LP640
Maserati MC12
MV Augusta Brutale 910 R
Pagani Zonda F
Palmer-Jaguar JP1
Radical SR3 Turbo
RUF RT12
Suzuki GSX-R600
Ultima GTR
Yamaha YZF-R6

Class C:
Aston Martin DBS
BMW M1 Procar
Callaway Sledgehammer
Caterham R500
Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Dodge Viper GT-2
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
Ferrari F430
Ferrari F40
Ford GT
Honda NR750
Lamborghini Concept M
Lamborghini Gallardo
Lotus Exige GT3
Mclaren-Mercedes SLR
MTT Turbine Superbike
Rossion Q1
RUF CTR Yellowbird
RUF RGT
Triumph Speed Triple
TVR Typhon

Class D:
Aston Martin V8 Vantage
Aston Martin Vanquish S
Audi R8
BMW F 800 S
BMW M5 E60
Chevrolet ZR1
Ducati Paul Smart 1000 LE
Ferrari 355 F1 GTS
Ford GT40 MKI
Honda NSX-R
Lamborghini Diablo VT 6.0 SE
Light Car Company Rocket
Mercedes CLK DTM AMG
Mitsubishi FQ400
RUF RK Coupe
Shelby Cobra ...
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Bizarre Creations has detailed the 57-song soundtrack for Project Gotham Racing 4, due out exclusively on 360 from 12th October.
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Sept 14, 2007 PGR 4 has gone gold and is heading to the shops - bikes, weather effects and all - next month. But even though the latest entry has only just fallen onto the production line, lead designer Ged Talbert is already thinking about where he should take the series with the inevitable Project Gotham 5. "Obviously Gotham 4's about to come out and we're really happy with it, but behind the scenes we've already started ripping our game to pieces," Talbert told CVG yesterday. "We know ... » Read More

Microsoft Game Studios and Bizarre Creations today announced that "Project Gotham Racing 4" ("PGR 4"), the latest installment of the best-selling and award-winning racing franchise, has been released to manufacturing. The team also confirmed that the game's new web site is up and running. Fans can now visit http://www.pgrnations.com for all the latest news, features and updates from the "PGR" universe and the team at Bizarre.
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The Project Gotham Racing 4 demo is done and currently worming its way through Microsoft's certification process.

Speaking at a press event at Bizarre Creations' offices in Liverpool, the developer said the demo would be released around the same time as the game - in their words, "it's just waiting for a slot".
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Bizarre Creations recently released a list of achievements for PGR4, and there are two at the bottom of the list worth looking into. They are labeled as "Puzzle Achievements", and they look exciting...
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September 10, 2007 What with the wealth of fantastic games coming out over the next couple of months, Project Gotham Racing 4 hasn't received as much attention as you would normally expect. But that's likely to change very soon as the game's shaping up to be even better than its predecessor, as these new screenshots from the game's photo mode show. The lavish reflection effects in the cars' bodywork are rendered in real-time and even extend to mirroring the animated 3D people at the track's ... » Read More

Project Gotham Racing 4 doesn't race onto Xbox 360 until next month, but Xbox360Achievements.org is already exposing how you'll add 1000 points to your Gamerscore playing the game.

Of the 50 Achievements listed, the hardest two involve reaching the rank of Hotshot and Professional. Pulling this off earns you 70 points for each. This is followed by a pair of 50 point achievements, Numero Uno and Whitewash. You'll have to reach rank number one on the single player career drivers' leaderboard and win every event in a single player or ranked match championship to get the 100 points between these two.

Project Gotham Racing 4 is scheduled for release on October 2, so look for it four Tuesdays from now.
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Sept 6, 2007 Bizarre Creations has sent out word that Project Gotham Racing 4 is almost finished. Good news then. "So Bizarre is a crazy place to be right now," reads the update. "PGR4 is on the brink of release, which subsequently means that for some people their work here is done. Many of the team are enjoying some well earned time off, but it's bittersweet as they're also on-call should they be needed back at the ... » Read More

Sept 06 2007 Ok, so it's actually the Radical SR9 LMP2, but it sure as hell looks like the Batmobile. And you know how go faster stripes make your car better? Same principle. We can't wait to see how that beast handles in PGR4's much touted all-weather ... » Read More

Ninja Theory, the developer behind forthcoming PlayStation 3 title Heavenly Sword, has claimed it has nothing to do with negative comments regarding a video of Project Gotham Racing 4.

As reported yesterday, a poster on the Beyond 3D forum - who, it was believed, worked at Ninja Theory - slated the video of Bizarre Creation's racer, claiming it could not possibly be in-game.

Ninja Theory has now been in contact with jolt.co.uk to inform them that the comments do not represent the developer's views.

"The person who made this comment does not currently work for Ninja Theory and did not work for Ninja Theory when he made these statements," Ninja Theory's Andy O'Dowd told jolt.co.uk in an email.
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