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Xbox 360 goes full throttle

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 18 Sept 2009

Xbox 360 is rolling out its Forza Motorsport 3 Super Elite Bundle, which allows gamers to take the wheel behind 400 of the world's fastest on 100 real-world tracks in high-definition graphics.

The gaming console bundle comes with a 250GB hard drive, two controllers, as well as a headset and a standard edition copy of Forza Motorsport 3. It will be available in the European, Middle East and Africa region on 23 October.

Microsoft and game developer Turn 10 reveal in a statement that the game will feature 29 models from Ferrari, including iconic cars such as the Ferrari 250 GTO, 512 TR, F40, Enzo, and 430 Scuderia.

Turn 10 says leading up to the game's release it will showcase all the models on its Web site Forzamotorsport.net. This will include exclusive screenshots and information on each car model.

Some of the new tracks not seen in the game's predecessor, Forza Motorsport 2, include the Montserrat region in Spain and the Amalfi coast in Italy.

According to Xbox 360, when developing the game, automotive engineers from manufacturers like Audi and champion race teams like Peugeot met with computer graphics specialists from Microsoft and Turn 10 to make the cars look as authentic as possible.

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