New Colin McCrae Dirt screens o_O

[wotter]

He's getting a bit long in the tooth now, is old Colin, and it's been two years now since the last game bearing his name. He's not even that good at rally driving anymore. And yet, much like the Tony Hawk games, Colin McRae rally titles are pretty much guaranteed to be high quality - even more so when they happen to be coming out for what'll be the world's most powerful games machine.

Take those weird 2D crowds - they've been dumped and replaced with fully animated 3D spectators that react to the way you drive. Expect to see them cheer and holler as you powerslide past them or lose interest in you altogether if you're too slow.

Even the way cars roll and crash has been subjected to a sprinkling of PS3 wonder dust, shying away from the totally over-the-top explosions of metal and rubber seen in games like Burnout. Instead cars will bend, buckle and be torn apart realistically according to what they hit and where, so every accident will be different.

Add in the new race-style Rally RAID events, an adrenaline-soaked alternative to those punishing timed stages, and Colin McRae: DIRT is set to hurtle out of a dark wet forest and into somewhere much more exciting early next year. Look out - CAR!

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l74/wotter/cm2.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l74/wotter/cm1.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l74/wotter/cm3.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l74/wotter/cm5.jpg

Link: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=148055

[yoshaw]

:buldge:

HOLY ISHHHT! excuse my french but What the ..... ! That's gonna make so many peoples eyes pop out I swear. Breathtaking lighting in those screens IMO.

Oh and by the way!

:rave:

That graphics engine is called NEON(a joint venture between Codemasters and Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (http://forums.e-mpire.com/showthread.php?t=62676&highlight=NEON)) and will be someday part of the PS3 SDK library by default! :shocked:

[user friendly]

awesome, almost the best shots Ive seen so far...

+rep

[Crossbar]

Take those weird 2D crowds - they've been dumped and replaced with fully animated 3D spectators that react to the way you drive.
Interesting! I wonder how they will react when I run over them?

[BruceWayneIII]

Don't know if you missed one, Wotter, here's another:

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/medialib/screens/screenshot_163413.jpg

[Siraris]

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

[adam2407]

I,m speechless........ the lighting is just... WOW!! (0o0)

[Fats]

FUCK!*

:cheers:

*Apologies for the rather abrupt post.

[cliffbo]

look at the textures on the road!

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/medialib/screens/screenshot_163409.jpg

[Fats]

Cliffy, that's pretty old shot is it not? Nevertheless, it's awesomely awesome.

[LiquidEagle]

I thought McRae's devs were known for kinda touching up screens though... do we have this in video form or can anybody vouch for this game's real-timeness??

If this is truly real-time gameplay graphics, then :shocked: . wowzas.

[Undercover Cop]

Blows Motorstorm, F1, Ridge Racer, Forza, GT, Burnout, PGR, everyone out of the water.

And it's coming out early 2007.

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2006/199/932887_20060719_screen003.jpg

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/medialib/screens/screenshot_163411.jpg

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2006/199/932887_20060719_screen001.jpg

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2006/123/932887_20060504_screen001.jpg

[yoshaw]

Actually that is an old shot Cliff and was universally deemed as CG bullshots. But after seeing todays revelations. I'm seriously proud of new screens matching the older CG ones.

Blows Motorstorm, F1, Ridge Racer, Forza, GT, Burnout, PGR, everyone out of the water.

And it's coming out early 2007.

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2006/199/932887_20060719_screen003.jpg[/IMG]

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/medialib/screens/screenshot_163411.jpg[/IMG]

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2006/199/932887_20060719_screen001.jpg[/IMG]

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2006/123/932887_20060504_screen001.jpg[/IMG]

Those are ALL - CG by the way. Don't mistake THEM for in-game. The ones before Cliff's post are more believable as in-game than the ones you and Cliff posted. I'd love to be wrong though! lol

[Raijin]

Actually that is an old shot Cliff and was universally deemed as CG bullshots. But after seeing todays revelations. I'm seriously proud of new screens matching the older CG ones.



That is CG by the way. Don't mistake it for in-game. The ones before Cliff's post are more believable as in-game than the ones you and Cliff posted.


Indeed. But the new shots look good, really good.

[VG Aficionado]

I have a hard time believing any of the screenshots in this page as real time ones. I don't think they are.

[makeitlookreal]

I will say the same thing I have said before. I believe any "bullshot" before the launch will be matched by the PS3 by the end of it's lifespan.

[Fats]

The new shots look fantastic (depending on their legitimacy), the atmosphere in this game should be intense. As of now, I'll put my money where my mouth is and believe that they are indeed realtime. But what do I know. ;)

[yoshaw]

I liked how FATS is looking at the new/old pictures. There is zero aliasing in any of the screens in this thread and as some are reporting Codemasters to have had a history of creating bullshots. Consider me on the same bandwagon as the careful one from this point onwards.

[xbdestroya]

I've got an interview indirectly related to Codemasters Neon game engine showing up as early as tomorrow morning - so look out for it! :smoke:

[GTAce]

FUCK!



I totally agree with you man! :hugegrin:

[yoshaw]

I've got an interview indirectly related to Codemasters Neon game engine showing up as early as tomorrow morning - so look out for it!

:worthy:

Thanks Xb. Anxiously looking forward to it

[Killing Moon]

Sorry to say this, but this game's visuals make any racer on the market next-gen look like pure ass. If this looks good now, God only knows what the next TOCA will look (and play) like.

[liver_kick]

... and as some are reporting Codemasters to have had a history of creating bullshots.

They do indeed. Heck I still remember when the first PS2 Colin McRae shots popped up on videogame discussion groups way back when... The reactions were quite similar to this thread. ;)

That said, I think the game will look pretty close to this in motion. The AA and texture resolution looks a bit exaggerated to me at this point, but overall lighting, modelling etc seem within reach. Looking forward to the interview XBD, it sounds like they have some really impressive tech driving this thing.

[GTAce]

@Killing Moon:
Or GT5. :-D

But i want see a movie of this before i say something like "this game's visuals make any racer on the market next-gen look like pure ass." ;)

EDIT: This with GT5 is just joking.^^

[liver_kick]

Sorry to say this, but this game's visuals make any racer on the market next-gen look like pure ass. If this looks good now, God only knows what the next TOCA will look (and play) like.

I would put it at top of the heap (at least in screenshots) but without the context of what the game is pushing you can't make an apples to apples comparison. Something like Motorstorm that has 12-16+ vehicles on the track, each with their own unique physics and relatively complex collisions and destructable/deformable environments kinda puts itself in it's own category.

[xbdestroya]

Looking forward to the interview XBD, it sounds like they have some really impressive tech driving this thing.

Well, I know I certainly think so! :)

[Grovestreet]

Holy Cow! That is amazing! Imo it looks better than Motorstorm looking at those Screens BUT Im gonna have to make my mind up when I see some Ingame footage. Oh btw, I haven't played a rally game for ages, Do the Mcrae games have an Incar view(Steering wheel etc.) Cause I want to see how it looks from the inside of the cars :D

[liver_kick]

Well, I know I certainly think so! :)

- rep for teasing.

j/k ;)

Did you get the chance to talk much about their collaboration with SCEE's tech group in the interview? Was hoping they'd expound a bit more on that.

[xbdestroya]

Let's just say that question will be answered tomorrow (if a highlight can be ready in time!) and beyond that, I'll stop the teasing - cuz yeah I hate it when I'm on the other side of it too. :smoke:

[OmniCloud]

This can't be real time gameplay...Show me more before I get sooped. That's looks like the freakin MotorStorm trailer-bogus

[SleazyBig slim]

Can somebody post some Motostorm comparison picks,I have a hard time believing this game looks better.

[CrumCon]

It cant be real-time. Just look at the entire envirenment.. everysingle texture is way too high-res, EVERYTHING. it reminds me of Killzone and MotorStorm trailers.

[rob the slob]

You guys have to keep in mind that there is only one car on track at all times, so there's a good chance it can look that good.

[Crossbar]

You guys have to keep in mind that there is only one car on track at all times, so there's a good chance it can look that good.

That is not correct:
How about engaging in multiple car races with Dakar-style trucks and super-powered 4x4s on the toughest desert terrain in Rally Raid competitions? Then there are Rally Cross events, switching between dirt and road racing, where the competition is always tight, fast and collisions with your opponents are inevitable.
http://www.codemasters.co.uk/press/?showarticle=8395

They will have some competition in Motorstorm though. :aimhappy:

[Garfunkel]

wow, i doubt they are "real" and gameplay but...wow.

I will wait for your interview XBD to make up my mind.

[RavenFox]

Amen its all over fellas.

[Grovestreet]

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f329/Rhaigun/10-26-2006033356PM.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f329/Rhaigun/10-26-2006032119PM.jpg
Look at the damage on that Subaru:thumpsup:

[GTAce]

Wahh the Impreza and the S1 pics are so god damn cool.

[DEATHRAY]

good god. im sorry, but i'll believe it when i see it, in motion.

[wotter]

Some more 720p screens:

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/963/1yp5.jpg

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/8919/2jn9.jpg

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2600/3di1.jpg

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/4167/4ro0.jpg

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/9844/5yb0.jpg

[LiquidEagle]

:shocked:

That's honestly stupid! Stupidly good...

[Grovestreet]

Holy mother of god....:buldge:

[Leedogg]

those screenshots are amazing! :buldge:

[LaLiLuLeLo]

....arrghhhhh!!

[CrumCon]

looks prerendered to me

[Grovestreet]

looks prerendered to me
You think Motorstorm looks close to prerendered, This you have a hard time with? This looks the same or slightly better than Motorstorm...IMO of course...

[GTAce]

Holy sh.. awesome.
God just wow... sorry but im very astonished atm.

[Shodan]

Only PS3 shot? I heard that Colin is multi platform game.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

looks prerendered to me

well, it....isn't.

[Grovestreet]

Only PS3 shot? I heard that Colin is multi platform game.

It is multiplatform.

[Sephiroth_VII]

Well, according to the posted article, those screens are from the PS3 version.

[CrumCon]

its pre-rendered folks.. its just a target render.. thats all.

[Fats]

Show me proof please Crumcon? Don't you think that Codemasters are releasing an awful lot of these "Target Renders"? I think a few images would suffice, but to release several images seems pointless just to prove that this is what they're aiming for...

[Killing Moon]

its pre-rendered folks.. its just a target render.. thats all.

Is this an official quote? Link?

[IEatFriedPikmin]

i want a ps3!!!!

hopefully they dont get "downgraded" next time we see them haha

[Grovestreet]

its pre-rendered folks.. its just a target render.. thats all.

Your wrong, These are realtime screens....I hope you know those past Motorstorm screens were CG stuff.

[section]

You can only tell if it's looking as nice when they release gameplay vids.

[vdo]

I think what really makes these so incredible and eyepopping is truly the lighting. For people that think they are prerendered, what makes me think they are not is look at the second pic. The grey rocks in there do not have as many polygons - don't you think if it was prerendered they would have used more polygons on those?

[Domination]

its pre-rendered folks.. its just a target render.. thats all.

....with a speedometer, a turbo gage, map, and lap meter?

Man, you really have low expectations, don't you? You are really underestimating next-gen consoles if you think this is the peak bar. But I guess the good news is you won't be left disappointed. ;)

[Grovestreet]

Codemasters are awesome at racing games, I remember playing TOCA 2 With my dad AGES ago...Good memories...Codemasters will always be in my top 5 even though they aren't TO popular compared to Capcom, Rock* etc.

[wotter]

And some more pics :).

http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/8937/6ax1.jpg

http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/7367/7iv1.jpg

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/4619/8xp5.jpg

[Insane Metal]

Awesome wotter, +rep :)

[GTAce]

Shit look at the C2!
Man when this is really in-game... wow only WOW!

[Grovestreet]

Just Wow? That should be...Fu*king WOW!:shocked:

[Killing Moon]

Sweet Jeezus... *cough*

[Sephiroth_VII]

Holy ****!
If GT5 looks better than this... I'm in shock...

[BillCosby]

Citroen and Subaru 2 freakin awsome WRC teams. Oh and the pics look amazing.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Awesooommmmmee... Oh wow.

[Raitei]

Always been a citreon fan Bill, mainly because my dad works for the firm. I get free tickets to silverstone every now and then
[on topic] A pure and simple wow. Though i doubt ill buy it, because of budget reasons and so on

[Domination]

Holy ****!
If GT5 looks better than this... I'm in shock...

You are talking about Polyphony. If they already achieved beyond this level of detail on their cars alone with an unfinished GT:HD, by 08, I do believe with very little doubt that they will surpass this title here across the board. Photorealism for many titles might not seem possible now because what's available are only launch titles. But I'm telling you, if the PS2's leap is any indication to the PS3's future titles, which definitely seems to give off that impression based on what I've seen up to this point, the leap is going to be on a scale many aren't used to or think to be possible this generation.

[Killing Moon]

You are talking about Polyphony. If they already achieved beyond this level of detail on their cars alone with an unfinished GT:HD, by 08, I do believe with very little doubt that they will surpass this title here across the board.

Well if Colin McRae looks better than GTHD now and BOTH are next gen titles, then by your own logic, TOCA4 should surpass GT5 shortly thereafter. Considering that Codemasters always improves their technology AND their gameplay, either way Polyphony loses the graphics race by your own conclusion.

Seriously though, this does piss on GTHD. But even in the back of my mind, I need to see it MOVE. If this game runs only at 30fps (but knowing Codemasters, it should be 60), then they’ve fallen behind.

[makeitlookreal]

Now those are some very, very good pics!

[Domination]

Well if Colin McRae looks better than GTHD now and BOTH are next gen titles, then by your own logic, TOCA4 should surpass GT5 shortly thereafter. Considering that Codemasters always improves their technology AND their gameplay, either way Polyphony loses the graphics race by your own conclusion.

Seriously though, this does piss on GTHD. But even in the back of my mind, I need to see it MOVE. If this game runs only at 30fps (but knowing Codemasters, it should be 60), then they’ve fallen behind.

Only if the environments were based on this could I agree with you. But since it isn't, I can easily tell you that GT:HD has this racer beat on car models. By my logic, GT5 will have this racer beat across the board. It doesn't matter if another TOCA is released after that. My debate is this racer here not being the peak mark. ;)

[CrumCon]

Target RENDER

[Raitei]

says who crum?

[curryking1]

Aright, if that's not a target render, that looks like frigging PS2 FMV right there.

[Shai-Hulud]

holy crap and jesus titty f%&#ing christ!
WOW!

it those are indeed in game, this game will be the best looking i have ever seen, hands down...

man we need some vids and a in-game confirmation!

[Raijin]

"Bullshotmasters" are in full force. :lol:

Beware of Codemasters shots. Heavily doctored, you cant trust them, really.

[wotter]

And some more screens:

http://ps3focus.nl/sitee/upload/upload/clmcr1.jpg

http://ps3focus.nl/sitee/upload/upload/clmcr2.jpg

http://ps3focus.nl/sitee/upload/upload/clmcr3.jpg

http://ps3focus.nl/sitee/upload/upload/clmcr4.jpg

[frosty]

umm... when do they show this thing in motion?

[Garfunkel]

I truly forgot how good this looks, if it looks this good at 60fps PD might have to step it up.

[Smokey]

i can see the pics at top of page but i cant see pics at bottom hhhmmmmmm

[julps31]

Collin McCrae= 2 cars on screen. GT5= 10-16??? cars on screen lol. Plus we've only seen GTHD...PD has plenty of time to improve the graphics for GT5. I have no doubt GT5 will one up GTHD graphically when its released.

[Grovestreet]

Collin McCrae= 2 cars on screen. GT5= 10-16??? cars on screen lol. Plus we've only seen GTHD...PD has plenty of time to improve the graphics for GT5. I have no doubt GT5 will one up GTHD graphically when its released.

Nope, Its gonna be more on this one, There is Off-road Competitions, Hill climbing, And some other modes were there is more than "2 Cars" And err...Why bring GTHD into this anyway?

[Garfunkel]

Collin McCrae= 2 cars on screen. GT5= 10-16??? cars on screen lol. Plus we've only seen GTHD...PD has plenty of time to improve the graphics for GT5. I have no doubt GT5 will one up GTHD graphically when its released.

i know, i was just hoping Kazanori was listening and taking note ;)

[masteratt]

The cars look toyish to me.

Also if there is no track deformation, this game already failed :smoke:

[Garfunkel]

what i hate is how you can pass through shrubs and such and it doesn't fold underneath the car. makes it look really cheesy.

i hope they will fix it in this game

[Z]

Why bring GTHD into this anyway?
because that is the only way I can try to believe these are true in-game visuals.
say, is there crash damage in this game?

and no, I am still skeptic. this looks too good to be true. I'll believe it when I see a video of someone playing it.

[Grovestreet]

because that is the only way I can try to believe these are true in-game visuals.
say, is there crash damage in this game?

and no, I am still skeptic. this looks too good to be true. I'll believe it when I see a video of someone playing it.

You have saw GTHD, This you have a hard time believing? And Yes there is car damage, In the other Mcrae games the damage was superb, Smashed Wind screens, Doors hanging off, Dents, I cant imagine how it'll look on this one.

[VG Aficionado]

Same here, Z. I want to see a gameplay video, and I bet it won't be that good.

[Grovestreet]

Same here, Z. I want to see a gameplay video, and I bet it won't be that good.

I guess you haven't played any Mcrae games, Eh VG? Rally not your thing?

[jaxmkii]

You have saw GTHD, This you have a hard time believing? And Yes there is car damage, In the other Mcrae games the damage was superb, Smashed Wind screens, Doors hanging off, Dents, I cant imagine how it'll look on this one. Im willing to bet you havent played GTHD. then again even if you did you still woulndn't give ps3 a lick of credit.

I guess you haven't played any Mcrae games, Eh VG? Rally not your thing? i have yes. the damage model is good but the physics are laughable.

[Fats]

I guess you haven't played any Mcrae games, Eh VG? Rally not your thing?

What relevance does that have to the game turning out as good as those screenshots?

[evillion]

good lord! are any of these screens realtime? the foliage of this game pisses on crysis. i'll belive the cars are real, but the environments are somefin out of PS4.

[Z]

one of the reasons I am skeptical is that some of the, if not all, initial screens were concepts/pre-rendered. some show what looks like in-game menus like the replay controls, but the environments look too good and leaps ahead of what PS3 racers are showing now.

and yes, the Colin and the WRC series both had very good crash damage effects. I am wondering whether such detail can still have equally impressive damge modeling and FX.

[evillion]

http://au.ps3.ign.com/articles/746/746166p1.html
has this been posted yet? the shots are getting scarily realtime after reading the interview.

[VG Aficionado]

I guess you haven't played any Mcrae games, Eh VG? Rally not your thing?I'm a V-Rally man, I loved VR2. I also played a McRae demo on the PS1, and I do remember it looked great, better than VR2. Still, I'm not confident the next game will look that good. I'd love to be proven wrong, of course!

[cliffbo]

i'm not so sure it was fake Yoshaw:

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2006/199/932887_20060719_screen003.jpg
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/medialib/screens/screenshot_163409.jpg

[Grovestreet]

Hmm...Whats the difference between the two?

[cliffbo]

Hmm...Whats the difference between the two?

exactly. the second picture was said to be cg

[adam2407]

If you add the contrast level from pic 1 about +50 (using photoshop), you'll get the same pic as pic 2. ^^

[Grovestreet]

Some people dont learn...THIS IS NEXT GEN! Not freaking last gen, This will be Realtime, Quote me on it, Codemasters have ALWAYS been good with Racing games, TOCA Anyone?

[VG Aficionado]

Some people dont learn...THIS IS NEXT GEN! Not freaking last gen, This will be Realtime, Quote me on it, Codemasters have ALWAYS been good with Racing games, TOCA Anyone?TOCA on PS1 was terrible! Granted I only played a demo, but I don't have good memories at all. I know nothing about the following instalments if there were any though.

[Grovestreet]

TOCA on PS1 was terrible! Granted I only played a demo, but I don't have good memories at all. I know nothing about the following instalments if there were any though.

TOCA 1 and 2 Were superb, I never played the demo's so I dont know if they were any different from the full versions.

[julps31]

Nope, Its gonna be more on this one, There is Off-road Competitions, Hill climbing, And some other modes were there is more than "2 Cars" And err...Why bring GTHD into this anyway?Only reason I brought it up was because of yes_its_me's post that polyphony needs to step it up. Wasn't downing this game at all or trying to derail the thread. I can't deny this game looks amazing..at least in the screens we've seen so far.

[Garfunkel]

i don't know if it is realtime, maybe, maybe not but in any case...

[yoshaw]

The game looks great. Some of the backgrounds with DOF effects on page2/4 do make 'em realtime IMO. Not to forget, this game is using the NEON engine developed on top of the PSSG engine/language or whatever it was SCEI(Jpn) honing for PS3 toolset/devkits.

Not sure about the 2 pics cliffbo posted just now. My word; still skeptical about em two.

[wotter]

And some more pics:

http://www.play3-live.com/screens/colin-mcrae-2007/ps3_colin-mcrae-dirt_1169465823_3.jpg

http://www.play3-live.com/screens/colin-mcrae-2007/ps3_colin-mcrae-dirt_1169465824_4.jpg

http://www.play3-live.com/screens/colin-mcrae-2007/ps3_colin-mcrae-dirt_1169465823_2.jpg

[GTAce]

I cant see any pics? o,O

[Cless]

Dunno if these are the ones that Wotter wanted to post:
http://www.playscope.com/medias/Jeux-Video/PS3/1/1/11926/Screens/0018.jpg
http://www.playscope.com/medias/Jeux-Video/PS3/1/1/11926/Screens/0016.jpg
http://www.playscope.com/medias/Jeux-Video/PS3/1/1/11926/Screens/0014.jpg
http://www.playscope.com/medias/Jeux-Video/PS3/1/1/11926/Screens/0004.jpg

My favourite:
http://www.playscope.com/medias/Jeux-Video/PS3/1/1/11926/Screens/0009.jpg

posted by mckmas8808 @ neogaf

[Grovestreet]

Nah, These are the ones he wanted to post.
http://www.play3-live.com/screens/colin-mcrae-2007/ps3_colin-mcrae-dirt_1169465823_2.jpg
http://www.play3-live.com/screens/colin-mcrae-2007/ps3_colin-mcrae-dirt_1169465823_3.jpg
One of them doesn't seem to work though.

[GTAce]

WTF? Look at the motherf*** water!! =-o =-o =-o =-o =-o =-o =-o

This cant be in-game....

Btw. "just" the last 5 Pics are new.

[wotter]

Thanks for reposting them Cless ;).

[curryking1]

That water looks maaadd doctored to me. I'm not too sure what to believe of any of the rest of it. Some of the pics are saying pretty realtime to me and they look pretty wicked though. Especially the behind the car ones.

I have a strong feeling in that water pic thing, that whole picture doesn't look realtime. I think most of the other ones are though.

Man, that other stuff looks like CG esque quality though, this is the shit I was expecting from next gen.

These are the guys who were working with Sony on that middleware solution right??

[TEEDA]

WTF? Look at the motherf*** water!! =-o =-o =-o =-o =-o =-o =-o

This cant be in-game....

Btw. "just" the last 5 Pics are new.


Well that's the power of the new Codemaster's "NEON Engine :wank: "

Colin McRae: DIRT gets accelerated with Neon, all-new engine exclusively for next-gen formats.

Codemasters Studios’ proprietary Neon engine to drive off-road racing so real, players will be picking dirt from their teeth.

Colin McRae: DIRT™ will roar in with all the sensational realism and sublime car handling that the series is renowned for, only this time, with true next-generation technology under the bonnet. Coming 2007 for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC, Colin McRae: DIRT is the first game being created using Codemasters Studios’ proprietary engine, Neon.

Neon is a growling powerhouse of a game engine that will drive the next-generation of the series’ impeccable car handling, incredibly detailed vehicles and fantastic living environments. Neon is a multi-platform continuous technical development that’s already been in production for over 18 months with over 30 tech experts on the team. Neon is being used to build Colin McRae: DIRT from the ground up with technology developed exclusively for next-generation formats; there’s no adaptation of previous McRae tech in DIRT.

Neon will ensure that DIRT’s exhilarating mix of off-road race events will be compounded into one adrenaline rush of a video game with playability that’s true to the Colin McRae series. With more than 40 officially licensed vehicles covering 12 car class categories, fans of the McRae series will get their fix of throwing official 2WD, 4WD, Classic and RWD cars, including Colin McRae’s prototype R4 and Travis Pastrana’s X Games-winning Subaru Impreza, around the most challenging and treacherous rally stages around the world.

Says Gavin Cheshire, Vice President of Codemasters Studios:

“Neon delivers an engine that provides us with so much more scope and possibilities than an update of existing tech would have ever allowed. The most obvious result is in the visual detail and physics that produce incredible particle effects. Neon makes it possible to go into seemingly minute detail but will create the most realistic and involving environments in the racing genre.”

The detail Neon provides enables the team to model locations and environments as accurately as possible, providing each with a unique look and feel, right down to the effects of the wind. Using real-time physics to model air movements, everything will be affected by the wind: exhaust smoke, trees, foliage, trackside flags, rainfall and the vehicles themselves. A car will create an air rush wake that will have an effect on everything it passes and also generate a real-time slipstream.

Impact from damage will see metal crumple, glass smash and everything that you collide with in the environment will be destroyed in a realistic way. Small trees snap and bend, grass can be flattened, wood will splinter and stone will be smashed, it’ll even wrap a car around a tree if the crash is serious enough.[

As the evolution of the world’s favourite rally game series, Colin McRae: DIRT is coming in 2007 for PlayStation®3, Xbox™360 and PC. Sign up for total mud splattering, gravel churning, handbrake turning, off-road racing online at www.codemasters.co.uk/dirt.

http://www.codemasters.fr/press/index.php?showarticle=8892

Specifically developed for the PS3 at first : :-D

Codemasters Developing In-House 'Neon Engine'
Representatives from British publisher and developer Codemasters have revealed that the company is creating its own Neon engine for the PlayStation 3, in conjunction with Sony Computer Entertainment.

Speaking to UK trade magazine Develop, as reprinted by consumer website PSINext, Codemasters producer Gavin Cheshire indicated that, “We looked at the middleware solutions we could use - we had no axe to grind, frankly, and just wanted to find the technology we could have ready for the next-gen so we weren’t left catching up in ten years’ time. We looked around at the Renderwares and the Unreals, but nothing really fulfilled our requirements – specifically for the PS3, anyway.”

As a result of this research, Codemasters contacted Sony and have begun the construction of a new next generation engine, built from scratch over the last eighteen months.

“Sony knew early on that it was going to be hard to get the very best out of the PS3 early on, so the Japan office commissioned a team in Europe to start devising new technology and tools,” said Cheshire. “What we were able to do is exploit something that Sony was developing internally, which we were the first to see – and since then we’ve worked very closely with Sony. It’s a two-way street.”

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=11104

Unusually though, the Neon engine is intended to be cross platform, with Cheshire indicating that, “Sony said that was fine. Sony realises that the only way to make next-gen viable for everyone was to allow everyone to exploit technology”. The first game to use the engine will be rally game Colin McRae DIRT, expected on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

[GTAce]

Yeah i know this pr thing.^^
But the pic with the water cant be in-game.... that would be crazy.

[Grovestreet]

Pic with the water...No doubt touched up slightly.

[Smokey]

im looking forward to V8 supercar4 (toca) for PS3 then :)

[yoshaw]

We need a realtime in-game trailer.

'nuff said.

[curryking1]

Just gameplay footage would suffice, but ^true that.

[Red_Eyes]

If this is real, and it better be...

[jaxmkii]

If this is real, and it better be...

NO $H!T

[Killing Moon]

I'm getting really anxious for this now. We need friggin' in-game video already. C'mon now, quit with the screenshots and no footage.

[VG Aficionado]

I would love to believe that's close to how it will really look like, but I need to see gameplay before I do.

[Crossbar]

My favourite:
http://www.playscope.com/medias/Jeux-Video/PS3/1/1/11926/Screens/0009.jpg

That is not ingame and probably will not be until the next generation of consoles.

[False_Messiah]

If this water is real, Wii is doomed( graphically speaking). lol

Dont hate me, im just kidding

[Fats]

The more and more that I look at this the more I believe that it cannot be real, I mean, just look at it! It's outrageous!

[GTAce]

I agree with Crossbar.

But its so damn nice!^^

[Shadow Voa]

Now THIS looks gorgeous, everyone thinks Motorstorm is pretty, although I have to disagree its nothing special... but this... this is something... wow I really think this is what a next gen driving game should look like.

[curryking1]

^Honestly, same for me, if this is real shit, this was what I was expecting from next gen.

[GTAce]

Uhm guys the picture with the water is not "real" (in-game) . 8)
Ok maybe the car or the track, that would be possible when i look to the other pics, but the water is rendered stuff.^^

But i agree it looks nice even as a render pic.

[OmniCloud]

MotorStorm is one of the prettiest racers I've ever seen. The wet mud stages look crazy! This pre-rendered stuff of course eats it up, but seriously, there's nothing out that looks close to MotorStorm...

[Angeljuice]

Looks great, but Colin McCrea has retired from Rally driving (I suppose that's why they call it 'Dirt' not 'Rally'). Officially they say it's to reach a wider audience (who don't follow the World Rally Championship).

Hmmm, kind of answered myself there.

I hope they can come up with some decent new gameplay elements now they have freedom from the restraints of a staged rally event.

[Garfunkel]

seriously, don't even start thinking about believing that is in game, that is ps4 stuff, there is no way that that is realtime in game.

but can you imagine playing that at 1080p60

[curryking1]

Just for anyone thinking I'm crazy, I'm talking about every pic but the one that has the big splash of water and ridiculous detail of rocks on the ground.

If those *other* pics are realtime, that is what I expected from next gen.

[Rip3001]

Man...I haven't felt this excited about next-gen since I saw all the E3 05 Footage...

[Garfunkel]

oh theres gonna be an outroar when these are announced as pre rendered.

[curryking1]

I'll be much a part of that hahaha, if so of course.

[Garfunkel]

it will be KZ all over again, i'm gonna go hide under a rock till the storm passes over, bye!

[makeitlookreal]

All I have to say is that if they are posting these images they better match them with the final game.

[Garfunkel]

All I have to say is that if they are posting these images they better match them with the final game.

If that were even possible with the ps3 i would strip my cloths of, dance around a table and eat a live bunny rabbit while i record it and post it on Youtube.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

makeitlookreal shows up right when the visuals are too good to be true, and starts making demands.

[makeitlookreal]

Lalilulelo,

It's because I absolutely hate bullshots. I can't stand them.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Well don't get your hopes up, and take it for what it is. A CG render. Don't get all bent.
If it is for real, then holy shit amazing! But if it isn't, then you weren't fooling yourself.

[Z]

It's because I absolutely hate bullshots. I can't stand them.
for the 100th time: THEY FREAKIN' SAID THESE AREN"T REAL PEOPLE!!

what the hell is wrong with some of you? have you even read the interview? they pics are not real at all!!

man, it's like I'm back at shrink school and I'm talking to myself all over again...

[curryking1]

^Aye Z, thanks for the heads up. We aren't the most literate people here.... actually, just lazy ahhahah.

[Fats]

OMG! The pics aren't REAL?!

*shoots self*

[makeitlookreal]

If they are not real they need to say so on the images themselves.

[Fats]

Coming directly from them isn't good enough then?

...

I'm so going to kick your ass on Resistance MILR, I swear...

[Garfunkel]

OMG! The pics aren't REAL?!

*shoots self*

Of course not. Do you really think any hardware available atm could do that? no, it even looks better then crysis in some areas.

[Rip3001]

OMG! The pics aren't REAL?!

*shoots self*

Codemaster lied, kids died...

[makeitlookreal]

Butters,

Your on!

[PUNK em 733]

I don't think they look good enough so there! *HMM* *STICKS TONGUE OUT*

[Z]

Of course not. Do you really think any hardware available atm could do that? no, it even looks better then crysis in some areas.
realistically, even if a system could do that, the cost and time needed that such a level could be reached by today's methods are prohibitive.
If they are not real they need to say so on the images themselves.
I give up. *jumps off roof*

[Garfunkel]

realistically, even if a system could do that, the cost and time needed that such a level could be reached by today's methods are prohibitive.

Agreed, even ask CPI, he will tell you it's stupid to believe these are real.

[Red_Eyes]

But, if that game is exclusive for the 360, no one will even doubt the real-time-ness of it. Think about that. Think about what they have turned you into.

[Fats]

Of course not. Do you really think any hardware available atm could do that? no, it even looks better then crysis in some areas.

Dude, I was being sarcastic. I'm fully aware that Graphics like that aren't achievable on the PS3. Yet.

[Garfunkel]

well duh!

/simpsons quote.

[NickSCFC]

for the 100th time: THEY FREAKIN' SAID THESE AREN"T REAL PEOPLE!!

what the hell is wrong with some of you? have you even read the interview? they pics are not real at all!!

man, it's like I'm back at shrink school and I'm talking to myself all over again...

Shame, Iwas beginning to think PS3 could produce decent next-gen graphics for a while then.

[Garfunkel]

Shame, Iwas beginning to think PS3 could produce decent next-gen graphics for a while then.

What, and you think 360 would have any chance at doing this???

no console on earth, not even the most powerful, the ps3 would have any thing on this.

and that goes for current and near future pc's as well.

[Fats]

Just on time Nick to do a little trolling eh?

[NickSCFC]

Has nothing to do with 360, but for all the hype and the stupid price of the PS3 (in the UK anyway) I'd expect atleast that level of graphics.

And what about the other screens? Like the ones with the replays controls in the corner, they not real either?

Where's this interview saying they're not real?

[VG Aficionado]

When do they state those are real anyway?

[Fats]

Nick, you haven't seen the latest images of GT5? If you're not impressed with them, I really don't know. It clearly shows how capable the PS3 is as a machine and the direction that a lot of games will be going whenever developers get to know it's innards.

[NickSCFC]

GT5, you mean GTHD?


Yeah it looks OK, nothing like that water screen from Colin McRae tho

[GTAce]

The water screen from CMR DIRT is render stuff.
And GTHD is just a Alpha or something from GT5 and for that it looks freaking awesome.

[jaxmkii]

THIS JUST IN NEW FLATOUT 3 SCREEN SHOTS! http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r246/jaxmkii/DSC03144Large.jpg oh wait teh are target renders... Booo Booo PS3 is the SuxorsZ!!!111

[Smokey]

wheres the water Jax :)

[jaxmkii]

wheres the water Jax :)
OH that pick is to show the new RT photon tracing lighing system.

[Red_Eyes]

GT5's environment may not match real life. But the car models have match that level of realism.

[-gin-]

i don't know i still see aliasing, i call bullshots :)

[Viper]

More target renders, eh?

God, I miss the good old days of, "Here is our game at 30% complete."

[jaxmkii]

More target renders, eh?

God, I miss the good old days of, "Here is our game at 30% complete."

that was before the internets was a real marketing tool...

now we just get glamorshots.

[Rip3001]

Reflections on the Flatout 3 car aren't very realistic. If I can't see an exact mirror image in the metal, it ain't real...

[section]

Yeah and the textures on that Flatout 3 render aren't hires. Also the sticks and leaves on the ground look too unnatural.

And as Rip3001 said the car doesn't reflect the environment enough.

;) \O/

[curryking1]

More target renders, eh?

God, I miss the good old days of, "Here is our game at 30% complete."

I was not on the internet so often before to see these days..... they sound.. amazing.... like a nice rainbow on a sunny day.... ahhhhhhhhhhhh....


And as Rip3001 said the car doesn't reflect the environment enough.


O man, what a deserving jab. Cars don't reflect the environment as much as they do in games like PGR! Gran Turismo 5 cars are actually borderline real, not red tinted mirrors riding on wheels with hubcaps that shine like... circular grey tinted mirrors! They are made of god damn metals! Like aluminum, aluminum in even amazingly pure homogenous form isn't that shiny unless it's melting! F***!

Ok, just had to get that off my chest about criticisms (not you sct, I know you were being sarcastic) about past GT games and now GT5 cars that actually almost look real.

[Grovestreet]

Whats going on with this thread?

[Rip3001]

And what's with the dirt textures at the bottom?!? I can count the same spots repeating over and over.

Also I just noticed there's no driver yet the windshield is still there, seems the PS3 can't handle the Flatout series...

[Garfunkel]

GT HD concepts cars are scary real, the environmental details....not so great but ok.

[Siraris]

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=66134

I know someone in here said that the shots posted throughout the thread were fake, but according to Eurogamer these are all real, and supposedly some are new.

[GTAce]

All screenshots are real from the game, just the one with the water is render stuff. And nope these screens there are not new, at least to me. ;)

[Viper]

Look at those screen shots at Eurogamer. Notice the massive difference in those shots with an actual gameplay HUD and those without.

[GTAce]

Yeah youre right Vipe, the shot with the Lancia, the shot with the Lancers and afaik the shot with the 2 buggys are "concepts" (or how Codemasters has named them) .

[NickSCFC]

Any release date yet? If it's coming out this year then that indicates the screens must be real.

[jaxmkii]

Reflections on the Flatout 3 car aren't very realistic. If I can't see an exact mirror image in the metal, it ain't real...

And what's with the dirt textures at the bottom?!? I can count the same spots repeating over and over.

Also I just noticed there's no driver yet the windshield is still there, seems the PS3 can't handle the Flatout series...
LOL i hope your kidding.

you do know that the "Flatout 3 screen shot" is a picture of my Tranz am right?

[wotter]

Any release date yet? If it's coming out this year then that indicates the screens must be real.

June '07 I think.

[Insane Metal]

THIS JUST IN NEW FLATOUT 3 SCREEN SHOTS! http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r246/jaxmkii/DSC03144Large.jpg oh wait teh are target renders... Booo Booo PS3 is the SuxorsZ!!!111

WTF SONY !!!11! TAKE ALOOK AT DIZ, TEH JAGGIEZ ARE JUST TERRIBLE !!! PS3 AM TEH SUXXORZ !!!

http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/4082/dsc03144largebw9.jpg

[yoshaw]

^lmao

[Rip3001]

The rocks on this shot look really bad...even with motion blur...

http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles/a/6/6/1/3/4/cmrDIRT_Audihillclimbcarcam.jpg

[NickSCFC]

Some nice big screens!

http://www.ps2vicio.com/imagenes1/PS3/Colin_Mcrae_Rally_Dirt/Colin_Mcrae_Rally_Dirt_1.jpg

http://www.ps2vicio.com/imagenes1/PS3/Colin_Mcrae_Rally_Dirt/Colin_Mcrae_Rally_Dirt_2.jpg

http://www.ps2vicio.com/imagenes1/PS3/Colin_Mcrae_Rally_Dirt/Colin_Mcrae_Rally_Dirt_3.jpg

[VG Aficionado]

http://forums.e-mpire.com/showthread.php?t=68798

[Zer0-Sum]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Seriously guys standarsh already told you to please stop posting images that are that HUGE. It is annoying to have to side scroll to see the entire thread on the same page as the over sized pictures.

They screens look great. I hope gameplay looks like that in motion! With on-line support with tons of modes.

[GTAce]

gameplay looks almost like that in motion! With on-line support with a couple modes.
*fixed*

Yeah so could it be. ;)

[[[tavis]]]

i like the third one. the blur is cool

[GTAce]

Its render stuff at least the third.

[[[tavis]]]

Its render stuff at least the third.

i meant on the first page, sorry :(

[GTAce]

Oh, no problem.^^

[pac4life]

HOLY...

Wow

On a way im not suprsied cus THIS is what i expect from the Next Gen (minus Wii)

Man this game would be kick ass with the Sixaxis

Too bad i dont have a PS3 and wont for a while :( stupid price

[NickSCFC]

If the game really looked like this I'd gladly pay the stupid price for PS3!

[wotter]

Boxart of Colin McRae: Dirt

[NickSCFC]

Funny how they'd release box art even before and game videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Grovestreet]

Info from OXM UK.

- The game Features 3 Levels of Filth; Your Cars get muckier as you stray from the tarmac and drive through muddy fields or dusty Canyons. The Dirt Gradually builds up over three layers until you can't see the liveries anymore.

- 46 Highly detailed Cars and Buggies to choose from.

- Interactive environments. Objects now break into 20-30 different parts and scatter all over the track.

- It's not only possible to crush the entire Front Chassis with a head-on impact; You can actually bend the running gear in a U-Shape around a Lamp-post or a tree.

- Race Modes include: Rally Raid, Rally Cross and Crossover Circuits.

There is also some STUNNING Ingame Screenshots, Including one from the Cockpit of a car and I have to say it looks amazing! Looks On-par with Motorstorm I can tell you that.

Hopefully the screens will be on the net soon, You Need to see them to see how good they look.

:hitit:

[VG Aficionado]

- The game Features 3 Levels of FilthYou perverts!

[jaxmkii]

- Interactive environments. Objects now break into 20-30 different parts and scatter all over the track.

- It's not only possible to crush the entire Front Chassis with a head-on impact; You can actually bend the running gear in a U-Shape around a Lamp-post or a tree. i might give the game a look just for this...

[Z]

the game is certainly looking very appealing. and the colin series is one of the two real rally champions out there along with WRC.

[Red]

360 Version runs with 30FPS:

http://games.motorsport-total.com/games/news/2007/03/Colin_McRae_DIRT_-_Xbox_360-Version_mit_30_fps_07031501.html

[BruceWayneIII]

^ that German article also state that the PC and XBox 360 versions will release in Summer and the PS3 in the Fall. Has that been confirmed anywhere else? As in publisher statements?

[Grovestreet]

360 Version runs with 30FPS:

http://games.motorsport-total.com/games/news/2007/03/Colin_McRae_DIRT_-_Xbox_360-Version_mit_30_fps_07031501.html

Then PS3 will to, Who cares though? With those visuals I dont care at all :)

[VG Aficionado]

I don't mind 30 fps in a racing game when there's something special about it. Think MotorStorm and the physics. Otherwise, it's unacceptable (PGR3).

[Fats]

I can't say that I honestly care, 60FPS is always a bonus though.

[curryking1]

Pffft... If GT5 is 30 FPS, I'll be pissed. End story lol.

I just don't care about other racing games when I think of GT5 :D

I'm not very interested in this title, rally sims aren't my style. But the part that jax took out of the bullet points, the crashing stuff, if that makes it into the game I'd really like to see how it works, that does sound really cool.

[NickSCFC]

the game is certainly looking very appealing. and the colin series is one of the two real rally champions out there along with WRC.

Um, I'll have you know Sega Rally on Saturn is still the undesputed champion of videogame rally...

nuff said!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk9IrR0EHPk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFb1xakYzXE

[NickSCFC]

New gameplay screens

http://medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_175586.jpg
http://medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_175589.jpg
http://medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_175587.jpg

[curryking1]

If that is the gameplay. Well, wow, it looks like pretty close to last gen FMVs for car games.

[VG Aficionado]

For a single car on screen, empty environments and 30 fps, it looks all right. Show me amazing physics and more objects on screen and I might be impressed.

[Nameless]

^^^ I'm very impressed and that dash camera view, it's exactly what I want to see. I hope we get a similar camera angle in Motorstorm 2. I will be keeping an eye out for this title...

[Fats]

The middle shot with the Buggy looks quite stunning, the quality looks to be extremely high (Only going to get better, I'm sure). Okay, so this game just moved up a notch in my "looking forward to" list.

[angelcage]

In the shot with the buggy,the buggy itself looks fantastic,but when you look at the textures of the enviroment...looks meh.Maybe it's just the blur effect?Hope a video will be released soon!

[Fats]

Well, there is a lot of blur going on, but I think it looks nice and "crisp".

[Raijin]

Well that's Motorstorm style (lots of blur)...

[Grovestreet]

Wow close if not better than Motorstorm:drool:

And VG, DIRT is going to have more than 1 car on screen Racing at the same time ;)

[Raijin]

The first pic looks very good, let's see how is it in motion though.

[Mgs]

are those screens from the 360 version ore from the ps3 version

[Grovestreet]

are those screens from the 360 version ore from the ps3 version

Most likely PS3 But 360 will look pretty much indentical, PS3 Maybe slightly better.

[foda500]

There's also damage to the enviroment and extensive car damage.

*drools*

[NickSCFC]

For a single car on screen, empty environments and 30 fps, it looks all right. Show me amazing physics and more objects on screen and I might be impressed.

I think you're better off waiting for PS4 then ;)

[foda500]

There was a awesome preview on CVG but it suddenly dissapeared from the site =/

[Z]

I think you're better off waiting for PS4 then ;)

or GT5. ;)

[NickSCFC]

Have to say the gameplay screens look alot better than the 1st in-game Motorstorm screens! Can't wait to see vids of this!

[jaxmkii]

I think you're better off waiting for PS4 then ;)
or just stop looking at multiplatform crap.

[NickSCFC]

There's not many decent lookin exclusives coming to PS3 apart from Heavenly Sword mate, where else dya want me to look?

[Nameless]

^ I guess uncharted, Lair, R&C, MGS4, GTHD, Motorstorm, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, DMC, Killzone, White Knight Story & FFXIII are garbage... :huh:

The PS3 has the best lineup of exclusive content, sounds like you have an agenda man.
Just be real and tell us you don't like Sony or the Playstation platform.

[VonGak]

Besides the inside view this game got nothing on Motor Storm from what I can see.

Seems like the series will continue down the tunnel racing road.

[Grovestreet]

^ I guess uncharted, Lair, R&C, MGS4, GTHD, Motorstorm, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, DMC, Killzone, White Knight Story & FFXIII are garbage... :huh:

The PS3 has the best lineup of exclusive content, sounds like you have an agenda man.
Just be real and tell us you don't like Sony or the Playstation platform.

Have you seen Killzone? And you call MGS4 good looking AT THIS POINT? I know it will look alot better on release but at the moment it looks like MGS3 With Upgraded graphics, Dont get me wrong I love the MGS Series.

[Fats]

There's not many decent lookin exclusives coming to PS3 apart from Heavenly Sword mate, where else dya want me to look?

Nick, do a little research please, will you? What an awful statement.:ohno:

[VonGak]

Have you seen Killzone? And you call MGS4 good looking AT THIS POINT? I know it will look alot better on release but at the moment it looks like MGS3 With Upgraded graphics, Dont get me wrong I love the MGS Series.

But not enough to download the HD videos. :angel: Please do not badmouth MGS or use it as a flameshield.

[Nameless]

^^^ Are you serious about MGS4... :doh:
Kojima has always delivered on new hardware I can't believe people still doubt his skills. When MGS4 is released the game will be one of the most visually impressive games on the market period.

Also, most MGS fans are not there for the visuals, but really appreciate the attention to detail and the amazing story. It's more of an interactive movie type of experience that is unique and only available via MGS. If you want to nitpick a game you better choose something else.

I almost gave you neg rep for that comment... "MGS3 With Upgraded graphics" aint that some shit. :rant:

[curryking1]

Have you seen Killzone? And you call MGS4 good looking AT THIS POINT? I know it will look alot better on release but at the moment it looks like MGS3 With Upgraded graphics, Dont get me wrong I love the MGS Series.

KZ, we'll all wait, but MGS, I think they nailed them character models like crazy lol. The 'gameplay' trailer was defo unfinished... I mean, this is Kojima Studios, it's not like they put the animations from MGS1 into MGS2 and 3. Games coming late 07 into 08 no?

I dunno, I think MGS4 looks amazing graphically, animation wise, I'll give em some time lol. Environments weren't amazing, not bad, just ok. E3 should be huge! So many games to show!

But like Nameless said... Kojima and his team, they are people who deliver the beans. Big, big beans. And they do it in a ton of ways.

[yoshaw]

Color me impressed!! :D

Neon Engine for the win~

[section]

Nice looking title graphically but ATM has got nothing compared to MStorm.

[Fazares]

^ I guess uncharted, Lair, R&C, MGS4, GTHD, Motorstorm, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, DMC, Killzone, White Knight Story & FFXIII are garbage... :huh:

The PS3 has the best lineup of exclusive content, sounds like you have an agenda man.
Just be real and tell us you don't like Sony or the Playstation platform.
haha....u forgot lbp and the new ratchet and clank...

[LiquidEagle]

^^^ Are you serious about MGS4... :doh:
Kojima has always delivered on new hardware I can't believe people still doubt his skills. When MGS4 is released the game will be one of the most visually impressive games on the market period.

Also, most MGS fans are not there for the visuals, but really appreciate the attention to detail and the amazing story. It's more of an interactive movie type of experience that is unique and only available via MGS. If you want to nitpick a game you better choose something else.

I almost gave you neg rep for that comment... "MGS3 With Upgraded graphics" aint that some shit. :rant:

+rep & a good laugh for that response, my immediate reaction was to -rep too :-p

[Nameless]

^^ R&C is Rachet & Clank, I did forget LBP...

[<3frosty]

Hrmmm, they are pretty. Im more concerned with the fact that the original article claims that Tony Hawks games have continued excellence. Did he not see how the last game was received? :|

[NickSCFC]

^ I guess uncharted, Lair, R&C, MGS4, GTHD, Motorstorm, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, DMC, Killzone, White Knight Story & FFXIII are garbage... :huh:

The PS3 has the best lineup of exclusive content, sounds like you have an agenda man.
Just be real and tell us you don't like Sony or the Playstation platform.
Those games are MILES off though, I'll judge them when I see screens and vids with HUD on them.

[GTAce]

You havent seen the GTHD, White Knight Story, LAIR, MotorStorm, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, DMC4. Uncharted and MGS4 ingame screens and videos?
Hmmmmm............

[mario25]

Those games are MILES off though, I'll judge them when I see screens and vids with HUD on them.

WTF!!!!!......I thought we left this shit behind at TGS 2006

What is wrong with you??

[LaLiLuLeLo]

HUDs get diminished more and more so that gauge is really going to lose relevance in the coming months/years.

[Smokey]

HUDs get diminished more and more so that gauge is really going to lose relevance in the coming months/years.

i hate games where you drive cars & theres no HUD :(

[LiquidEagle]

I like a good, comprehensive hud, but the option to turn it off so I can just race and enjoy the sights :)