Bizarre Creations' Ged Talbot admitted that the developer's long-running, Xbox (and Xbox 360) exclusive racing series
Project Gotham Racing was beginning to lose
its sizzle, according to an interview with
CVG. Talbot explained,
"By the time we got to PGR4 I certainly felt that the time was right to move on and do different things." That's a desire the developer will be fulfilling with its upcoming "Mario Kart meets Forza" racer, Blur -- a project Talbot calls "a breath of fresh air."
Yes, they're breaking up the monotony of their worn out racing franchise, and rejuvenating their stagnant creative juices by generating a totally new ... racing franchise. Bold!
{ May 20th 2009 at 2:00PM } 
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Yub @ May 20th 2009 2:06PM
Bad. Bad. Move.
Kato @ May 20th 2009 2:26PM
So are they saying that it's just a little something to break the monotony of all that hard-core racing that has gotten to be a little bit outta control? It's cool to go, but what about a game that's Mario meets Turismo?
JDAC @ May 20th 2009 6:20PM
Give me a soft subtle drift and if it ain't broke then don't try to fix it, and think of the drivers of the past adjust the race and let the turbo blast.
Deezul @ May 20th 2009 2:40PM
I had an N64 that I hooked up to a projector back when I was in college. Playing Mario Kart with a bunch of friends when you could actually see everything instead of trying to make it out with four people sharing a 19" screen was great. So if Blur can do that, I'm all for it. And no, I"m not gonna get a Wii and get Mario Kart either. I already sold one Wii.
mean2u @ May 20th 2009 3:03PM
Looks kinda silly.
domo @ May 20th 2009 3:05PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EMfEpVjEpU
ColorblindMonk @ May 20th 2009 3:59PM
I'm glad they're going a different direction. Something good always wears out in the long run (Sonic).
"Mario Kart meets Forza". Never played Forza, but I do like Mario Kart.
OptimumEDGE @ May 20th 2009 7:36PM
I hate silly racers, and hopefully it wont feel too "arcadey" because that's a real turn off for me in racers.
If they can mix the elements properly, and the gameplay is solid (and it feels like you're not driving a piece of cardboard) then I'm all for it.
Yub @ May 21st 2009 8:09AM
Yub @ May 20th 2009 3:53AM
To be honest, I'm pretty gutted with its description. The PGR series was yes, both realistic and arcade-y but it never went as far as having "offensive and defensive powerups". Sure, that could add another layer to it but I'm just hoping it doesn't detract from the actual driving/racing. Something that the PGR series did just great.
If I was Bizzare, I'd realise that they had a great formula to make great games and keep it the same. I don't know... Fingers crossed I guess.