Forza 2 Goes Gold

Posted: 10-05-2007 | 12:44:44 Category: Forza 2, Xbox360
Microsoft just announced that Forza 2 has gone gold, right after the release of the new demo available now on the xbox live marketplace.  Keep an eye for the official retail release on May 29th, with an estimated cost of $59.99.  Personally I have yet to even try the demo because it wasn’t ready for download when I was gaming - what does everyone think?Official Press Release to follow:

REDMOND, Wash. — May 10, 2007 — Microsoft Game Studios today announced that “Forza Motorsport® 2” has gone gold. In addition, a brand-new playable demo of the game’s campaign mode is now available on Xbox LIVE®.  Speeding onto store shelves across the nation on May 29, “Forza Motorsport 2” is set to raise the bar for next-generation racing simulator games.  Until then, eager racing fans can download the playable demo starting today, giving them the opportunity to test-drive 24 of the game’s 300-plus cars and take an advance look at the single-player experience. With the game running at an astounding 60 frames per second, supporting true force feedback with the Xbox 360™ Wireless Racing Wheel and incorporating rumble functionality with the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, “Forza Motorsport 2” will offer amazing realism and depth, showcasing more than 300 car models from the world’s leading manufacturers on 12 of the most renowned tracks on the globe. Gamers should continue to check http://www.xbox.com and http://forzamotorsport.net for more information, screenshots and videos.  From the creative minds at Turn 10 Studios, “Forza Motorsport 2” is the game that offers something for every type of racing and car enthusiast, such as optional driving assists for the novice and gameplay options for the serious car aficionado, which include the ability to tune, trade, paint and collect players’ favorite cars. Thanks to Xbox LIVE, players can share and sell their custom creations on the “Forza Motorsport 2” online Auction House and experience an impressively accurate simulation, putting their performance-tuned rides to the test against the best the online world has to offer. “Forza Motorsport 2” will be widely available at retailers nationwide on May 29 for an estimated retail price of $59.99. 

Category: Forza 2, Xbox360 by Squidpunch

5 Responses to “Forza 2 Goes Gold”

  1. ZaaM IT, on May 10th, 2007 at 1:43 pm Said:

    Zaam says Forza >> PGR

    Gold already.. Great!

  2. Squidpunch, on May 10th, 2007 at 1:47 pm Said:

    if you didnt go to bed so early zaam, i would race you as soon as it came out :)

  3. ZaaM IT, on May 10th, 2007 at 1:51 pm Said:

    Zaam says “everybody knows I live in the wrong side of the ocean ;) “

  4. skreebus, on May 15th, 2007 at 12:35 pm Said:

    Hey I noticed a typo…. ” Personally I have yet to even try the demo because it wasn’t ready for download when I was gaming - what does everyone thing?” what does everyone thing? LOL. And I agree with ZaaM Forza > PGR!!!!! Forza FTW

  5. Squidpunch, on May 15th, 2007 at 12:39 pm Said:

    I did get to try the demo since this post, and maybe I will give it a rent in the future - but I am not very good at it at all - and the only thing I got to see was how much I could smash up a car.

    skreebus:
    nice catch - thanks, I have fixed that

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