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Forza developers didn't have to bash GT5, as Forza 3 is good enough on its own

September 30, 2009 in Blog comments 10

It seems the Forza team are getting a bit arrogant, not only verbally bashing both Gran Turismo and all PC racing games, but one guy even went as far as to register for a forum account on NeoGAF and act like a Forza fanboy. Ironically, he got caught.

The biggest story going around today is around the Microsoft employee that went onto NeoGAF to bash Gran Turismo 5 and Polyphony Digital. Things started to heat up after it was revealed that the NeoGAF poster was a covert Microsoft employee trolling as a fanboy. The biggest irony is that Forza 3 is good enough to stand on its own merit without such antics.
Kave En via gamer.blorge.com »
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  • 3
    Akira_EX Sep 30, 09
    I'll set the table right now: anybody who goes 'lol it's Kave En, this doesn't really matter' will have their comment deleted, and depending on how bad the comment is, will be on a fast track to a short ban.

    A Turn 10/Microsoft employee DID register an account on NeoGAF and trolled GT5's release date along with other things after a moderator had issued an ultimatum.

    Also, keep the comments clean.
  • 1
    Existence Sep 30, 09
    Un-be-lievable.

    The thing I find most disturbing is Turn 10 offering DLC to whoever votes for them in the polls. I've lost all the respect I had for the developers of Forza.
  • 1
    Hated Greatness Sep 30, 09
    Though I am getting Forza any way (love the series), I too think this is dishonorable and in poor taste. Let your game speak for itself. No need to troll.
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    Red 9* Sep 30, 09
    Turn 10 are just assholes. Though I can't imagine their whole team is like this, surely?

    It's one thing to say we didn't need to bash it, but then to say we didn't need to because we think our game's better anyway is another. What they should've said is "we shouldn't bash them, and we should just let our product speak for itself."

    If Forza 3 turns out better, I really don't care, there are a lot of other great games on PS3 I can play. But crap like this is unexcusable. They're essentially talking smack at a company that's been in the business for more than a decade.
  • 0
    Mr Gray Oct 1, 09
    Microsoft.... You know what you are.

    If you have to resort to such petty tactics, might as well admit defeat and save yourselves from spending on the rest of the marketing campaign.
  • 0
    BANDITO ATTACK Oct 1, 09
    itt: m$ are trolls


    whats new.
  • 0
    Shinobi_razor Oct 1, 09
    way to fail hardcore asswipes. i hope that MS employee got the hell sacked out of him but somehow i doubt it.
  • 1
    Smoke Oct 1, 09
    Well, that's pretty shitty of them. That's what I always liked about Sony and Nintendo, they don't talk shit about the competition, they let the product speak for itself.

    I remember some interview posted on PSLS with on of Sony's guys, how they kept trying to get him to throw a negative comment about Natal; they ended up having to spin the story to make it sound like he said it.

    Meanwhile you have various off-said things that Microsoft says about both systems, Nintendo's "Waggle" action and what not.

    And offering DLC to vote in a poll? What kind of shit is that?
  • 0
    HisServant77 Oct 1, 09
    Hmm . . . Guess I know which game I'm buying now. I don't care about the game if the company behind the game is despicable. I'll give my money to others I can trust . . . my money may make them make better and better games in the future, instead of risking the company backstabbing me because of how they are.
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      Shinobi_razor Oct 2, 09
      im sure lots of gamers with both systems will decide to only get GT5 now because of this, and i dont blame them. i might have too but im not that big on racing games.

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