Reminder: Bizarre not working on PGR5, working on 'new racing series'

by Christopher Grant { Nov 15th 2007 at 2:00AM }

Buried in the Q&A section towards the end of a Bizarre Creations newspost regarding an update to the Cat and Mouse mode in PGR4, the recently acquired third-party developer (Activision nabbed the UK-based devs in September if you'll recall) confirm that they won't be working on Project Gotham Racing 5. Instead, they're hard at work on "a brand new racing series" no doubt full of cars and tracks and all the other thrilling hallmarks of the genre.

We'd seen reports stating the same – that Bizarre's second, more action-oriented dev-team (think The Club) would be working on existing Activision IPs and their accomplished XBLA team (think Boom Boom Rocket) would be continuing with that platform while the PGR team would be working on something new – but confirmation from the developers themselves serves as a nice, short reminder for PGR fans that it's a brave new world for Bizarre.

Tags: Bizarre, MGS, Microsoft-Game-Studios, PGR4, PGR5

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Josh Warner @ Nov 15th 2007 2:09AM

"no doubt full of cars and tracks and all the other thrilling hallmarks of the genre."

Commentary like this is why I stay on this blog. Keep it up guys, sure lightens up my day.

FordGTGuy @ Nov 15th 2007 2:34AM

This has been known for sometime.

gonk @ Nov 15th 2007 2:35AM

is it called Project Metropolis Racing?

Rayonic @ Nov 15th 2007 2:43AM

Geometry Wars Racing. You heard it here first.

Burnt Meatloaf @ Nov 15th 2007 3:20AM

So long as it's not Fur Fighters Karting, bring it on.

gregory mitchell @ Nov 15th 2007 6:36AM

they should do what SHOULD have been forza2. Pgr 4 had better and rarer cars and more and better tracks

Sam @ Nov 15th 2007 10:46AM

except that Forza 2 had...3 times as many cars, real racing tracks, damage, the ability to upgrade your ride,and thousands of layer options to make your car truly your own.

Kevin @ Nov 15th 2007 9:17AM

Something tells me this 'racing game' they're working on will very likely be the spiritual successor to the PGR series much like PGR was to the Metropolis Street Racer series.
I can't see them straying too far from this winning formula they have.
Or at least I hope they don't.

Now, bring back San Francisco as a venue, and I'll be happy!

Emperor Samoth @ Nov 15th 2007 9:45AM

Atlantis Pursuit Racing. Confirmed!

Shockgamer @ Nov 15th 2007 10:17AM

It'd be such a shame of the PGR forumla were to die. I love PGR because of it being a bridge between the realism of Gran Turismo and the arcadiness of Ridge Racer.

Unless they make up an entirely new sub-genre I'm not sure what kind of other racer they could do without being overshadowed by a mainstay.