Activision Acquires NASCAR License
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Topic: Activision Acquires NASCAR License
Posted By: Brent
Subject: Activision Acquires NASCAR License
Date Posted: 09-24-2010 at 6:00pm
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http://www.1up.com/news/activision-takes-over-nascar-videogame-publishing - http://www.1up.com/news/activision-takes-over-nascar-videogame-publishing After being published by Electronic Arts since 1997, the next NASCAR game is set to be developed by Eutechnyx and published by EA's biggest rival. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/30579/Activision_To_Publish_Eutechnyxs_NASCAR_2011.php - Gamasutra is reporting it has confirmed that NASCAR 11 is to be published by Activision. Several months ago, a http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/975245.page - post was made on the official EA forums claiming that an anonymous inside source at NASCAR had revealed that Activision would be responsible for the new game. In addition, the poster claimed that it would be released on all platforms, including the Wii, and that it would be released two weeks before the Daytona 500, which is next set to take place on February 20, 2011. Gamasutra was unable to confirm that aspect of the report. Regardless of its exact release date, this will be the first dedicated NASCAR simulation game on consoles since NASCAR 09 (pictured above), released back in June of 2008. After that, EA released http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3169967 - NASCAR Kart Racing in February 2009. EA Sports president Peter Moore followed that up with a http://www.1up.com/news/plans-nascar-games - statement last September suggesting that EA would not be making any further NASCAR games. "We had a great relationship over the years that I thoroughly enjoyed when I first got here. Unfortunately... we had to make some tough trade-offs," Moore said at the time. "We've had to redeploy some of those folks. A number of the NASCAR team has moved over now to EA Sports MMA, which will be shipping next year. [We're] still a huge fan of NASCAR, but no plans right now to develop any further games for NASCAR from EA Sports." Eutechnyx has been around since 1987. The U.K.-based developer has previously worked on http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=2016700 - 007 Racing , http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=2005729 - Big Mutha Truckers , and http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3166363 - Pimp My Ride . According to Gamasutra, the company http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/28500/Interview_Eutechnyx_Reveals_Investment_Driving_MMO.php - received an investment of $9.25 million earlier this year. It also http://press.eutechnyx.com/releases/senior-video-game-executive-joins-independent-developer-eutechnyx-as-it-plots-expansion - hired Ed Martin back in March after he had spent a number of years heading up the NASCAR franchise at EA Sports. ------------- 
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Posted By: Brent
Date Posted: 09-24-2010 at 6:03pm
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Wow now there is a truly great development team. The team that brought this to the world. [tube]1RZcFbiQ5PU[/tube]  -------------
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Posted By: GB_Simo
Date Posted: 09-25-2010 at 1:05pm
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They've made some crap, Eutechnyx, certainly. They're also responsible for the two F1 World Grand Prix games on PSOne, the PSOne version of Le Mans 24 Hours/Test Drive Le Mans, and more recently, Ferrari Challenge and Supercar Challenge on PS3, both of which are flawed but fundamentally very solid games. The main problem with both of those games is the AI, which is ever so slightly worrying when you consider how many AI cars a NASCAR game needs. ------------- |
Posted By: Brent
Date Posted: 09-30-2010 at 2:30pm
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Lot's of interview and such today
Website http://www.nascarthegame.com/ - http://www.nascarthegame.com/ ESPN Interview http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/videogames/blog/_/name/thegamer/id/5630221/nascar-revs-video-game-return-eutechnyx?readmore=fullstory - http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/videogames/blog/_/name/thegamer/id/5630221/nascar-revs-video-game-return-eutechnyx?readmore=fullstory Another Interview http://www.develop-online.net/features/1002/Car-Toon-Army - http://www.develop-online.net/features/1002/Car-Toon-Army Need more info, another interview http://www.vg247.com/2010/09/30/interview-eutechnyxs-dave-thompson-on-bringing-nascar-to-the-masses/ - http://www.vg247.com/2010/09/30/interview-eutechnyxs-dave-thompson-on-bringing-nascar-to-the-masses/          -------------
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Posted By: JasonSGN
Date Posted: 09-30-2010 at 3:38pm
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Wow, I didn't realize it would be out in February. I wasn't expecting anything for at least a year. I'm excited about having a new NASCAR game to look forward to.
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