No More DLC for Project Gotham Racing 4

Bizarre Creations have announced there will be no new DLC for Project Gotham Racing 4 in the foreseeable future and they have now handed over support to Microsoft. Earlier this year Bizarre Creations was acquired by Activision.

Ben Wand, Bizarre's Community Manager recently posted on the PGR 4 forums:

"Bizarre Creations won't be adding anything more to PGR4 in the future," he wrote. "We've completed the hand-over to Microsoft, so any further add-ons will come from them and not us I'm afraid."

Project Gotham Racing 4 at CeBit 2008

Project Gotham Racing 4 was one of the games which featured at the Samsung Euro Championship this week at CeBit.

CeBit has just ended in Hanover, Germany however they hosted the Samsung Euro Championship. The winners are crowned European Champions and they go on to compete in the World Cyber Games, later this year. The World Cyber Games is the gaming industries equivalent of the Olympic Games and started in 2006.

Project Gotham Racing was one of the events at the Samsung Euro Championship and the final results were:

Project Gotham Racing 4
Wouter "Handewasser" van Someren (2.500 €)
Philippe "Yggdrasil" Vaillant (1.500 €)
Niklas "Johnson" Krellenberg (1.000 €)

Tournaments Come to Project Gotham Racing 4

 

In the first update for Project Gotham Racing 4 Bizarre Creations have introduced four new tournament modes to the game.
The four new tournament types are; Daily Tournaments, Super Saturday, Simulation Sundays, and the Global Cup. Gamers will have to qualify to be eligible to take part in the tournaments.

To Qualify:

• The Tournament Leaderboards include a timer counting down how much time is left to qualify.
• To qualify for a Tournament, race as fast as you can on a Solo Hot Lap to set the best lap time.
• Once you finish racing, you can check the Tournament Leaderboards to see if you've qualified.
• Those who qualified will have a spot reserved for them.
• No shows for the Tournament Elimination rounds will be disqualified.

Racing in Daily Tournaments

• Available Monday through Friday.
• Each Daily Tournament begins and ends in a single day.
• A total of 640 players (five groups of 128) can qualify for each Daily Tournament.
• Only the Top Two finishers advance in each elimination round.

Racing in Super Saturdays

• Available on Saturdays only.
• Each Super Saturday Tournament begins and ends on a single Saturday.
• A total of 2,560 players (five groups of 512) can qualify for each Super Saturday Tournament.
• Only the Top Two finishers advance in each elimination round.

Racing in Simulation Sundays

• Available on Sundays only.
• Each Simulation Sunday Tournament begins and ends on a single Sunday.
• Players are required to use In-Car-View/Manual Gear only.
• A total of 64 players can qualify for each Simulation Sunday Tournament.
• Only the Top Four finishers advance in each elimination round.

Racing in the Global Cup

• Available twice a month.
• Each Global Cup Tournament takes two weeks to complete.
• A total of 512 players can qualify for each Global Cup Tournament:
• - The Top 20 finishers for each Nation
• - The Top 32 finishers from the "Rest of World"
• Elimination rounds take place on the second Saturday of the tournament

Winners of the Global Cup will have their gamertags proudly displayed on the PGRNations home page. Winners in the other Tournaments will have their victories appear in the leaderboards.

Xbox Live: Xtival 07

Microsoft have announced Xbox Live: Xtival 07 a "three day extravaganza" of Xbox Live Gold from the 23rd - 26th November 2007 which will include the chance to race against the developers of Project Gotham Racing 4.

According to Gamespot UK Blog: "Each of the days during Xtival '07 has a theme reflected in what's on offer to gamers. Friday, November 23's theme is 'Old Skool vs New Skool', and the day will feature chances to take on others at FIFA 08, Halo 3, Lost Planet and Gears of War as well as the latest Arcade titles. There will also be a competition allowing European gamers to take on the developers of Project Gotham Racing 4.

Guitar Hero will be the featured game on November 24, with Microsoft promising a 'Game with Fame' session that will contain a "top name talent." No details were available of who this "talent" might be.

Sunday, November 25, will be 'Sports Day' to showcase the sporting titles available on the Xbox 360. All weekend, there will be a Halo 3-based art competition, where gamers are invited to upload their best shots from Halo 3 to www.bungie.net with the subject line as "Xtival '07 Halo Art UK". The best shots, as judged by the local Halo art team, will win a print of their successful image.

One final bit of excitement will be in the form of 'Mystery Gamers' who can award Microsoft Points during the weekend to gamers they enjoy playing against--there will be no information available as to where and when they are playing, to encourage gamers to keep coming back and playing online."

Another Project Gotham Racing 4 Video Review

This time Gamespot have video reviewed Project Gotham Racing 4 for the Xbox 360 and have awarded the game a 8.5 / 10.

Project Gotham Racing 4 Video Review

Video review for Project Gotham Racing 4 the latest game in the Project Gotham Racing franchise.

Project Gotham Racing 4 Review

Project Gotham 4 has been reviewed and awarded a 9 out of 10 by Eurogamer.net

"Appropriately enough for a game that introduces motorbikes, PGR4 restores balance to a series that was beginning to wobble. PGR3 wasn't sure whether to be a fast racer or a game of technical driving. With PGR4, Bizarre Creations was sure it could do both, and so it proves."

Read the full review over at Eurogamer.net

Three New PGR 4 Videos

Three new Project Gotham Racing 4 videos for you to feast your eyes on.