By: César A. Berardini - "Cesar"
Jul. 7th, 2005 12:25 pm
Bizarre Creations has released new update on Project Gotham Racing 3. This new update discusses Bizarre's plans for PGR 3 online tournaments.
Here's what the developer said in today's update: Every month, we will run several tournaments over Xbox Live for PGR players who are in the PGR Live community.
The tournaments themselves will take place in two parts... The idea is this: The first two weeks of the month is the qualifying period. Race on the predefined track and car, and set the fastest lap you can muster. If you've played the weekly challenges in Project Gotham 2, you'll know what to expect here. Make sure you check the tournament leader board and see where you rank in the world.
Half way through the month, qualifying will close and the knockout phase will begin. For every tournament a set number of players with the best lap times will be split into groups (platinum, gold, silver etc.), and then organised into different seedings. Gotham TV will inform you if you've qualified, and tell you when your next race is scheduled to take place. You'll also get reminders when your race is about to start. The knockout matches (12 player online races between seeded players), will take place at a regular scheduled times each week.
The important rounds will be televised live on Gotham TV, and advertised around the world. If you're one of the winners, you get through to the next round. If you lose, you're knocked out. Simple as that. We're not talking small tournaments for the top few players either.
In the main tournaments, tens of thousands of players can qualify to the knockout stage each month. Thousands will make it through to the second round.
Hundreds will get through to the third round. Eventually there will only be twelve left. There will also be a big mix of tournaments, ranging from events where tens of thousands can qualify, down to elite events where only the top 32 best qualifiers get through to the knockout stage.
The grand finals will be given prime time viewing on Gotham TV - you can support your favourite racer, or watch in the hope that your arch rival is taken down. There can be only one winner though, and that person will be known as the ultimate Gotham Hero. Who knows, there might be prizes on offer? :) The nicest thing about all of these tournaments is that we can set up exactly what their contents are and how they are run.
Do we want a cone challenge instead of a hot lap for qualification? Do we want 1,000 people to qualify, or 10,000? How many players can get through each knockout round? How many people are in each race? We can fine tune it all, so you always know you're getting the best gaming experience. That sounds really cool and showcases the power of the Xbox 360 and the next-generation Xbox Live. Finally, Bizarre release a new image, this time an animated screen,
showcasing the exhaust fumes
No comments:
Post a Comment