Forza 3 out in Europe before US

By Tom Bramwell Published 29 July, 2009

MS confirms a few days' headstart.

Microsoft has announced that Xbox 360 exclusive Forza Motorsport 3 will be released in Europe on 23rd October.

The platform holder yesterday announced the US release date as 27th October.

We've also been introduced to Swiss driver Natacha Gachnang, the new European "Face of Forza" - she's a 21-year-old Formula Two driver, cousin of F1's Sébastien Buemi, and consulted on the game's development.

Microsoft and developer Turn 10 are positioning Forza 3 as the ultimate driving simulator, but also want to make it as accessible as possible, with things like unlimited-use rewind to undo mistakes.

Check out our Forza Motorsport 3 hands-on preview from E3 to learn more about how that plays out.

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Comments (16) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • b00n #1 3 years ago

    isn't it the 23rd instead of the 3rd? Would be great, but seems strange

  • Negotiator #2 3 years ago

    No its the 3rd, can't you read?

  • Lotos8ter #3 3 years ago

    Games don't release at the weekend, it'll be the 23rd which is a "few days" before the US release as the article states and is the date that most online retailers are using anyway.

  • Mugwum Verified Operations Director, Eurogamer Network #4 3 years ago

    TWENTY THIRD. Critical typing error :-)

  • bad09 #5 3 years ago

    I can't help but laugh at the RRP on the shopto ad, I wonder if the high street will be silly and try and charge it like when the 360 and PS3 first hit. No doubt there will be plenty of DLC for this so I'm gonna wait for a cheap price on the full game before I bite.

    Anyway got a wheel coming this week for this so I better hunt down F2 until it arrives. I always end up with at least one wheel each gen I should know better by now, I am 33.

  • Zomoniac #6 3 years ago

    I can't help but laugh at the RRP on the shopto ad

    Why? The vast majority of 360 games have an RRP of £49.99. What's your point? Granted first-party titles are usually £44.99, so this is a bit of a jump, but it's no more than most other games have been.

  • Gnort #7 3 years ago

    Woo! Take that, American pig-dog!

  • altitude2k #8 3 years ago

    A release date, you say? For a racing game? How deliciously unique!

  • rotmm #9 3 years ago

    @Zomoniac, "Why? The vast majority of 360 games have an RRP of £49.99. What's your point? Granted first-party titles are usually £44.99, so this is a bit of a jump, but it's no more than most other games have been."

    Agreed. I can't see the humour in the RRP either. As you said, EA, Activision, Take 2, etc have long priced their RRP's at £49.99 for "Next-Gen" consoles. Even Sony, after originally matching MS's £44.99 on launch, very quickly increased the recommended price to £49.99 and it has been that way for 18 months or so.

    Of course, here in the UK we rarely pay anything near to the RRP, a fact that is often ignored when prople want to cry Rip-off Britain. It's pretty rare Stateside that a new release will get discounted (more than a couple of bucks anyway) as the margins aren't there for retailers to do so. Here in the UK, on the other hand, new titles are usually sold at discounted prices by around 20%, even at retail.

  • Bill Gates is Evil #10 3 years ago

    Microsoft is brilliant. Release it just a few days earlier in Europe, and Europeans don't feel like they're being treated like shit. Nintendo and Sony need to do this more often, especially Nintendo.

  • pinochet_cz #11 3 years ago

    hope we will have it 3weeks earlier like Forza 2 :)

  • stephen #12 3 years ago

    Anyone know if this will be a region free title? I'm in America for a few months and there's a 360 in the house but I'd like to take Forza home with me when I go!

  • InfiniteFury #13 3 years ago

    ".....unlimited-use rewind to undo mistakes"

    Woah woah woah woah woah.

    Woah.

    What?

  • ScottyXTUK #14 3 years ago

    I wouldn't kick her out of bed.

  • brommers #15 3 years ago

    Can. not. wait.
    Missed out on 2.

  • stephen #16 3 years ago

    @digital~orgasm: Nor would I. nom nom nom nom