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New ISR video - 5 July 2014 - - - - - edited post below - - - - - 3 new videos from IGN Forza Horizon 2: E3 Demo Developer Commentary - Lamborghini Huracan - IGN Plays - IGN Video Forza Horizon 2: E3 Demo Developer Commentary - Corvette Stingray - IGN Plays - IGN Video Forza Horizon 2: E3 Demo Developer Commentary - Nissan GT-R - IGN Plays - IGN Video - - - - - original post below - - - - - [headline]Forza Horizon 2 Announced![/headline] It’s time to crank up the stereo and hit the open road once again, as Microsoft has announced Forza Horizon 2, the next instalment in their flagship racing series. Forza Horizon 2 is in development for Xbox One and Xbox 360 and due for release this fall. The racer follows 2012’s critically acclaimed franchise spinoff Forza Horizon for Xbox 360 and 2013’s frontline Xbox One launch game Forza Motorsport 5. Development is being handled primarily by Horizon 1 studio Playground Games, though the team is collaborating closely with the Motorsport team at Turn 10 Studios; the two teams share a technology pipeline as well as select key personnel. “[Turn 10 and Playground] share this belief that we can create a true home for racing fans on Xbox One,” said Horizon 2 creative director Ralph Fulton. In making the leap to Xbox One, Forza Horizon 2 will include hundreds of cars, according to Playground Games, headlined by the 2015 Lamborghini Huracán. A long-awaited weather system will also make its Forza debut, while Forza 5’s Drivatar system is also being adapted for Horizon 2. As for the game’s setting? Contrary to recent rumors, it won’t take place in the bayous of Louisiana. Instead, the game will take place in gorgeous Southern Europe, leading to, in Fulton’s words, “incredible diversity” and “amazing vistas.” Music will again play a big part in the game, and a music festival will be the central event around which the game’s activities revolve. Extensive improvements and features are in store for Horizon 2, which IGN will showcase throughout June as part of our brand-new IGN First initiative. We traveled to Playground Games in the UK and brought back a (metric!) ton of content that we’re excited to share with you all month long, including tomorrow’s full preview of our hands-on time with the game. Thanks - IGN First: Forza Horizon 2 Announced - IGN

Sup people! After seeing the first people playing Horizon 2 I decided to buy an Xbox One instead of a PS4, since I couldn't continue with the boring Gran Turismo series.. So yeah here are my first couple of photos from yesterday and today, hope you enjoy! (CrissFFA is my gt if someone wants to add me)

Turn 10 has confirmed, after release, that no DLC will be brought to the X360 version of Forza Horizon 2. On Xbox One, 6 months worth of DLC is planned.

Hi Guys! I thought I would share with you some of my happenings in Forza Horizon 2. So excited to finally have the game after so long watching all the development and such, so its nice to get stuck in! I am a bit rusty with photomode, so please bear with me :)

Forza Horizon 2 has launched for Xbox One and players from all over the world are now enjoying the wide-open roads of southern Europe. Forza Horizon 2 for Xbox One includes exclusive features like dynamic weather, instant online multiplayer, and amazing Drivatar opponents. In fact, if you played Forza Motorsport 5 but haven’t yet tried Forza Horizon 2, your personal Drivatar may already be racing down the Mediterranean coast. Nearly 3 million Drivatars, all trained in Forza Motorsport 5, are already racing against fans and each other in Forza Horizon 2 right now. Today, we are announcing the details on the first Car Pack for Forza Horizon 2 on Xbox One. The Mobil 1 Car Pack features six amazing cars to race, customize, and collect in the game. Whether you are looking for something rough and tumble, or an exquisite work of art, this pack has got something for you. In fact, the cars from the Mobil 1 Car Pack sound just as good as they look. From the rasping, burbling Jaguar F-Type R to the screaming 16v VW Scirocco, this pack features delights for the ears and eyes alike. All the cars in the Mobil 1 Car Pack will be available on Tuesday, October 7, for $5.Players who own the Forza Horizon 2 Car Pass will be able to download the Mobil 1 Car Pack for free. This month, we are including a free additional car to the pack – the thunderous 1988 BMW M5 – which will be available to all Forza Horizon 2 players at no additional cost. Once purchased, all cars from the Mobil 1 Car Pack will be immediately available in Forza Horizon 2 at no additional in-game cost. 2015 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe Jaguar’s new king of the hill represents a full commitment to performance. To wit: The F-Type R Coupe features the most horsepower in any Jaguar ever built, the most rigid chassis ever, and a visceral driving experience that harkens back to the vigor of the Jags of the late 1960s. Hydro-formed aluminum makes the body stiff yet lightweight; a direct injected, supercharged V-8 delivers astounding power, and torque that is transferred to the road surface with precision. Give the growl from the F-Type R’s exhaust a listen and you’ll know that this is a beast you’ll love to tame. 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT The term high-performance SUV represents an anomaly. Why would you take something that is designed to be off-road capable and make it something fun to take to the track? The answer: Because you can. One drive in the new Grand Cherokee SRT will not only make you stop asking such silly questions, it will have you singing this powerful vehicle’s praises. After all, what’s not to like about upwards of 450 horsepower, incredible Hemi-powered torque, and a specially designed chassis that will have you quickly forgetting you are driving an SUV at all. Sure the SRT version of the Grand Cherokee is all-wheel-drive, and it can tow big things, but if that’s why you bought it you’re missing the point. This is a track day car for the whole family to enjoy. 2013 Renault Clio RS 200 You want a snappy hot hatch with an extra pair of doors to throw around? Renault has got you covered in the Clio RS 200. The RS 200 features ample torque way down low from a quickly spooling turbo and just enough stiffness to make any apex look inviting. That, and a whole lot of distinctive Renault lines, come together in this alluring five-door. Flared fenders, vivacious curves, and nearly 200 bhp – hence the “200” in “RS 200” – are packaged neatly and raring to go. This car may be designed to run about town, but what it really wants to do is straighten out any curve it encounters. 1988 Volkswagen Scirocco 16v The third-generation Scirocco brought a new level of performance to the Giugiaro-designed two-plus-two. Adding to the strong base of the excellent chassis shared with the original hot hatch, the Volkswagen GTI, the Scirocco now sported a few extra valves per cylinder. The resultant 124 horsepower made the Scirocco 16V the most powerful VW ever and with an RPM redline that rivaled the highest-revving Ferrari V8’s of the era, it was a screamer. To accentuate the role, VW dressed the body with a full kit including fender flares and a functional rear window-splitting spoiler. Sixteen-valve engines were all the rage in the late 1980s, but VW’s 1.8-liter engine was particularly advanced. Volkswagen ran with 10.0:1 compression, hydraulic lifters, sodium-filled exhaust valves, and oil injectors to keep the pistons cool. With the heart to run against the best the other German marques offered at twice the price, the Scirocco 16V did not disappoint. 1957 Maserati 300 S For some, the Maserati 300 S is what motorsports in the 1950s was all about. As the main challenger to the Ferraris of the era in the World Sportscar Championships, the 300 S saw the talents of legendary drivers like Juan-Manuel Fangio, Carroll Shelby, and Stirling Moss employed behind the wheel. The four-speed manual gear box and 3.0-liter, 260 horsepower engine is capable of a top speed of 175 mph and a 0-60 time of around 4.2 seconds. The 300 S is expensive but, with classic looks and great performance, you probably won’t mind. 1988 BMW M5 In the 1980s, you might have been forgiven for thinking that BMWs were simply status symbols for affluent yuppies. But by 1984 (or, in North America, 1988), that had all changed with the introduction of the M5. Even today, the second 5-Series tuned by BMW’s M-Division (the first was the E12-series M535i of the late 1970s) makes a formidable first impression. With all of the trim blacked-out (including the window surrounds), and particularly when painted a deep black, “sinister” and “purposeful” are accurate descriptions. More important than how it looks is how it drives, and that story starts under the hood. BMW plucked the high-performance M88 inline six cylinder from its stable of high-performance engines. The twin-cam M88 was developed for the M1 supercar, and in the M5 it produces 286 horsepower out of 3.5 liters with the help of six individual throttle bodies for incredible throttle response (and a wonderful intake roar). It’s a motor that thrives on revs, with peak power right around redline, so keep your momentum up at the exits—a technique assisted by the M5’s improved anti-roll bars and a trick self-leveling suspension system. While the M5 founded a dynasty of mid-size Bavarian super-sport sedans that have gotten successively more powerful, the original M5 has a unique charm that will shine through and clearly demonstrate why the original is in some ways still the best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugCtrkuVfWU Sauce: Xbox Wire

Perhaps Andy Tudor struck a nerve at Turn 10 in one of his recent interviews... because you could see this trailer as a little bit of a strike back to the closed-circuit racing genre (which doesn't make a whole lotta sense with FM5 still on sale, but anyway). :lol: In any case it's a great video - check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k62OgK4pdU Watch the 'Buy My Volvo' saga afterwards as well.

First X360 image released: And according to this, the gameplay on the X360 version will be really similar to FH1, with most of the big improvements only available on the Xbox One. Check the list out yourself and see what you think :)

[headline]Forza Horizon 2 Demo coming Sep 16th[/headline] The news many Xbox One owners and future buyers have been waiting for is here and that is that there will be a Forza Horizon 2 demo coming September 16th. The glorious looking next iteration of Playground Games' fantastic freeroam racer is fast approaching and you'll be able to get a taste of some of what's to come within the demo before its actual release on the 30th September. [spoiler=Forza Horizon 2 Achievements] Forza Horizon 2 Achievement List (Xbox One) [TABLE] [TR] [TD] Name[/TD] [TD] Description[/TD] [TD] Gamerscore[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Welcome to Horizon Europe[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Arrive at the Horizon Festival.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] First of Many[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Win your first Championship race.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Rain Master[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Complete your first race in the rain.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Wanderlust[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Complete a Road Trip.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Number One[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Win a Championship.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Multi-Disciplined[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Win an Event in every type of car.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] The Train's in Vain[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Beat the Train in a Horizon Showcase Event.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Welcome to Castelletto[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Arrive at Castelletto for the first time.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 25[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Welcome to Nice[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Arrive at Nice for the first time.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 25[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Welcome to Sisteron[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Arrive at Sisteron for the first time.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 25[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Welcome to Montellino[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Arrive at Montellino for the first time.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 25[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Welcome to Saint-Martin[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Arrive at Saint-Martin for the first time.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 25[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Welcome to San Giovanni[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Arrive at San Giovanni for the first time.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 25[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Horizon Champion[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Become the Horizon Champion.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 50[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Horizon Leader[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Choose where the Road Trip goes for the first time.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 20[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Horizon Fan[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Complete 25 Championships.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 20[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Horizon Enthusiast[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Complete 100 Championships.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 25[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] All Your Race Are Belong To Us 2.0[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Complete all 168 Championships.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 50[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Yellow Wristband[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Obtain the Yellow Wristband.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Green Wristband[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Obtain the Green Wristband.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Pink Wristband[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Obtain the Pink Wristband.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 20[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Purple Wristband[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Obtain the Purple Wristband.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 30[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Gold Wristband[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Obtain the Gold Wristband.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 30[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] That New Car Smell[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Buy your first car.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Car Lover[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Have 50 Cars in your Garage.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 20[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Worthy of a Sultan[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Have 175 Cars in your Garage.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 40[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] License to Skill[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Earn 5 Skill Points.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Stone Cold Skiller[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Earn 65 Skill Points.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 20[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Summer Sale[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Smash 25 Reward Boards.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Smash Happy[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Collect all Reward Boards.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 20[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Bragging Rights[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Beat Friends or Club members on any 20 Speed Cameras.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] A Wild Drivatar Appears![/TD] [TD=width: 213] Win 3 Head-to-Head Races against Drivatars with a Bounty on them.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Kick the Bucket[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Scratch 15 items off your Solo Bucket List.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Rest in Peace[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Complete every Solo Bucket List Challenge.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 20[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Friends with Benefits[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Earn a total of 1,000,000 Cr from Rivals.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Loyal[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Earn 500,000 XP for your Club.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 25[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Human GPS[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Drive down every road in the game.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Photographer[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Take photos of 100 different cars for Horizon Promo.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 20[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Storage Hunter[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Restore 10 Barn Finds.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 20[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Social Caterpillar[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Compete in 20 Multiplayer Events.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Social Butterfly[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Compete in 200 Multiplayer Events.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 50[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] On the Road Again[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Complete an Online Road Trip location.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Well Travelled[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Complete 25 Online Road Trip locations.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 30[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Yes We Can[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Complete 25 Bucket List items co-operatively.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 30[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Fast and Clean[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Earn the Clean Racing Skill 100 times.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Team Player[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Win 50 Team Events.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 30[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] You Are Playground Games[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Complete 100 Playground Games Events.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 40[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] We Meet Again![/TD] [TD=width: 213] Win a Showdown at every Car Meet.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 20[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] Super Meet Boy[/TD] [TD=width: 213] Grab a livery, grab a tuning setup, buy a car, and enter a Showdown at any Car Meet.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 213] One Down![/TD] [TD=width: 213] Complete a Solo Bucket List challenge.[/TD] [TD=width: 213] 10[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Thanks: ForzaMotorsport.net

Goto the Xbox Marketplace and search for 'Forza Horizon 2' and you will see the usual extras of a Car Pass and VIP Pass, but look slightly beyond that and you will also see a Day One Pack and also a FREE Launch Bonus Car Pack consisting of eight cars - the 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV, 1968 Abarth 595 esseesse, 1956 Ford F-100, 2003 Ford Focus RS, 1997 Land Rover Defender 90, 1987 Buick Regal GNX, 1993 Renault Clio Williams, and the 2015 Ford Mustang GT. Not bad. :cool:

So While shopping about for Horizon 2 for the 360, I've started to see that there is no Pre-order DLC offered for the 360. Now this can be viewed as a good thing as no need to worry where to buy, but it's giving me worries that the game will be missing cars. Not wanting to put a downer on the game for the 360, but would find this a shame... Anyone else thought the same?

GORGEOUS! You're welcome, but ummm, actually it's this game called Forza Horizon 2 that's being complimented. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l_lclrnWTI What's that? You can smash into a pile of pallets? SOLD!

Are you playing the preorder or the 'wait and see' game wrt this title?

We got a sneakily teeny-weeny snippiest teaser from IGN a few days ago but now we have a proper trailer showing us what Forza Horizon 2 is really all about and unsurprisingly it's about cars and driving cars. Shown in the first video of the game is some of the locales that players will get to experience and race around along with a number of big name supercars from the like of Pagani, Lamborghini, Aston Martin and the new C7 Corvette which not too long ago graced itself in Forza 5. Big hopes for this one from many people and with a release set for the end of September, chances are we will be hearing a lot more about this game over E3. Top Forza Horizon 2 Gameplay B-roll footage in High-Quality [subhead]E3 Trailer[/subhead] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX7r61fyltc [subhead]Latest Media:[/subhead] * Gamersyde footage for the showfloor *

Was thinking this about 4secs ago when replying to Facebook and it occured to me that Forza titles do of course follow a bi-annual release schedule for the most part and what with Forza Horizon out last year it could mean an announcement of a sequel could come at somepoint near the end of this year or the start of the next. Making me wonder about would people want another Horizon? Would they prefer it to be a standalone title and not have the 'Forza' name or can you accept both basically cater to the same people but in different ways. With the whole DLC mickey-taking and the non-acceptance of expanding the environment has Horizon been merely a test of what could work and what people are willing to buy rather than a proper all-out attempt at making a brand new franchise to build upon? Let's see what the general consensus is shall we! :D