Clarkson Takes Forza By Storm

2005 Ford GT (Forza Motorsport 4)

If you're a genuine Jeremy Clarkson fan, you might wanna put Forza Motorsport 4 and an Xbox 360 (if you don't have one) on your christmas wish list. Remember yesterday when I said that Clarkson was going to narrate his take on some cars in the game? I wasn't kidding. InsideSimRacing.tv just posted a pre-release video of Clarkson giving his take on the Ford GT, the only car of which he really loved. Unlike those boring monotone voices that you get in DiRT 3, Jeremy's voice is very real and provides the same doctrine that he's done with the cars on Top Gear. So, Gran Turismo, you might wanna think about hiring him in your next installment, cuz Forza already have. Take a look at the video below to see what I'm talking about.

Clarkson gets Techy

Jeremy Clarkson

If you plan on picking up a copy of Forza Motorsport 4 when it comes out in October, don't be surprised to hear a strange old man's voice narrating the specs and details on the cars you admire. Reports have come out that Top Gear's own Jeremy Clarkson will be narrating the AutoVista mode of the Microsoft Sim Game in which he will provide his commentary on some of the specific cars you choose. What to expect? Well, you'll most likely hear him prattling on about how dull and hateful the VW Beetle was, he might make some funny expressions of how short Richard Hammond is, and he might even use his famous "...in the world" catchphrase in order to excite racers. Stay tuned for that!

It's Official! Forza has won!

2012 BMW M5 F10 (Forza Motorsport 4)

I don't think GT5 can rightly redeem itself unless they plan on releasing some DLCs, but it seems that this year, Forza has the upper hand. A limited collector's edition of Forza 4 has just been announced and on the special disc, you'll be able to drive the most powerful M car ever created: the 2012 BMW M5 Sedan. With its 4.4-liter Twin-Turbocharged V8 engine producing 552 horsepower, this car will do 0 to 60 in 4.4 seconds and, with the limiter off, will do 190 MPH. Also included in this LCE pack is special CD cover with the M5 on it. Of course, if you just want the car, it will be available for everyone a few days after the game comes out as part of the FM4 BMW M5 fan pack DLC. The car will be enabled with FM4's new Autovista mode, with Top Gear's own Jeremy Clarkson giving this car a proper workout. Also, the car will be added to your garage and a BMW M5 theme will be available to download to your Xbox 360 system. But the M5 isn't the only special car you'll receive in the special pack. You'll also receive the 2008 BMW M3 E92 Coupe, the 2008 BMW Z4 M Coupe,  and the BMW M1 Coupe. Anything else? As a matter of fact, yes! Bundled with the main disc is a special VIP car disk which will give you instant access to these fine rides:

• 2011 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
• 2011 Ferrari 458 Challenge
• 2010 Noble M600
• 2011 RUF Rt 12 R

Not to mention, if you order early, FM4 will give you the "Launch Bonus" car pack which includes these fine five motors:

• 1965 Ford Mustang GT Coupe
• 2011 Koenigsegg Agera
• 1997 Lexus SC300
• 2011 RUF RGT-8
• 2011 Tesla Roadster Sport

But wait! There's More! There's a 10-car add-on pack of Muscle cars that will be available by the time of launch on Xbox Live Marketplace, VIP status in Forza Forums, including special recognition in new community features, leaderboards, and forzamotorsport.net. Meanwhile, back in the actual world, you'll receive book titled "Cars of Forza Motorsport 4 Presented by Top Gear" written by the Top Gear team themselves, that describes the in-game cars from the Autovista experience and features imagery from the game and the Top Gear library and, of course, vinyl stickers featuring the logos of Forza 4, Turn 10 Studios, and Top Gear. So if you want all of this for your Xbox 360, just go here and pre-order.

E to the Third

2011 Ford Taurus SHO Interceptor (Need For Speed: The RUN)

E3 (Electronics Entertainment Expo) is almost upon and on that day thousands of geeks and gamers will make their way to California to see the latest in tech and video games. You're probably surprised to see that I myself am talking about it. Well, a couple of fantastic racing games and racing sims are ready to be shown on the E3 stage and I'll be here to show them to you. First up, there's Need For Speed newest blockbuster smash The RUN, which is being developed by Black Box Studios, and as you can see from the photo above, they're fixing up something big!

F1 2011

Next up is Codemasters newest SIM racer F1 2011. There last installment was a real eye catcher. This one promises more realism and more excitement. Then again, what other publisher produces the best SIM games? So far DiRT and F1 have been smash hits.

1970 Dodge Challenger R/T (Driver: San Francisco)

Then, there's Ubisoft next big smash: Driver: San Francisco. I'm truly excited about this game. I remember playing the original Driver game as a kid and I fell in love with it. I'm overjoyed to see it coming back with awesome physics, a huge map, and a massive array of real-world cars, including this classic Dodge Challenger R/T. And it's not just classic cars this time. Ubi has included modern day favorites like the Dodge Ram SRT-10, Maserati GranTurismo, Bentley Continental Supersports, McLaren MP4-12C, even the Pagani Zonda Cinque. It's gonna be epic!

2011 Ferrari 458 Italia (Forza Motorsport 4)

And last, but not least, we have the GT5 killer: Forza 4. Ever since Forza was created, it has always received higher ratings than the famed Japanese Racing SIM, and it seems that they're going for another one with this installment. Forza's promising over 500 cars, an array of real tracks, a new re-worked physics engine, and some interesting Kinect features. Not to mention they've put the Ferrari 458 Italia as they're hero car and have teamed up with Top Gear USA so expect some Top Gear challenges and an appearance from his majesty The STIG.

So, those are the big four you racers need to look out for. If I missed one, just let me know.