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CardJoe · 19th Jun 2008, 11:59

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/06...ts-new-title/1

Ubisoft, in an unusual move, has revealed it is working on a new version of Driver, with work begun in Newcastle already.

liratheal · 19th Jun 2008, 12:03

..Wait, what?

Wasn't Driver canned after that abysmal Driv3r thing?

bowman · 19th Jun 2008, 12:06

Useless.

We already have GTA, and Mafia. Mafia II will come out in early 09 and piss all over GTA IV and this 'saints row' thing, we don't need another crappy sandbox car GTA clone game.

DXR_13KE · 19th Jun 2008, 12:12

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Originally Posted by bowman

we don't need another crappy sandbox car GTA clone game.

unless it is relatively fun... then bring it on!!!

freedom810 · 19th Jun 2008, 12:20

I thought the driving was awesome, but thats about it...

Timmy_the_tortoise · 19th Jun 2008, 12:25

I loved the original Driver on PC. Driving around, smashing into cars and walls, causing insane crashes and then making a movie out of it. It was the director mode which really made that game awesome.

I totally wanted to go to Reflections to do my Work Experience for School (in 2004), since I live in Durham, but I ended up going to my mum's office at the council.

p3n · 19th Jun 2008, 12:36

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Originally Posted by bowman

Useless.

We already have GTA, and Mafia. Mafia II will come out in early 09 and piss all over GTA IV and this 'saints row' thing, we don't need another crappy sandbox car GTA clone game.

Oh boy, Mafia was the dogs danglies.

DougEdey · 19th Jun 2008, 12:38

I really enjoyed Driver: Parallel Lines. Was a very fun game

will. · 19th Jun 2008, 13:13

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Originally Posted by freedom810

I thought the driving was awesome, but thats about it...

Yea, I hated how they ruined it with random injections of running and shooting. Didn't really work did it.

Ubisoft however seem to be intent on re-inventing quite a few franchises, so I'll reserve judgement until some of them surface. PoP is the main one I'm keeping an eye out for.

Paradigm Shifter · 19th Jun 2008, 14:03

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Originally Posted by Timmy_the_tortoise

I loved the original Driver on PC. Driving around, smashing into cars and walls, causing insane crashes and then making a movie out of it. It was the director mode which really made that game awesome.

Yes. Totally and utterly 100% agree. The original Driver was awesome. I loved that game. What was really hilarious was that my grandmother liked playing it!

[USRF]Obiwan · 19th Jun 2008, 14:05

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CEO Yves Guillemot wanted to get Ubisoft into the racing game genre

So what about Ubisoft's POD racer then?

Gunsmith · 19th Jun 2008, 14:58

yeha POD was alright, be interesting to see how they remake it if they were to try

wuyanxu · 19th Jun 2008, 15:26

if they get back to Driver1, where it's all about the driving. it'd be a superb game: police, driving, gettaway and time limits.

no guns, no walking and no crappy bikes. just cars and cars!

ohh, by the way, for driving games, me wants TopGear test track to be featured in a game

mikeuk2004 · 19th Jun 2008, 18:14

What was wrong with driver 3?? I thought it was a great game and enjoyed it very much. I hated driver 1 and 2 and never played the last one.

wuyanxu · 19th Jun 2008, 20:06

the last driver, Parallel Lines was great during driving parts. enjoyed every moment of that.

but non-driving parts are garbage, IMHO, driver should stick with what it says on the tin: driving.

talladega · 20th Jun 2008, 00:18

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Originally Posted by wuyanxu

ohh, by the way, for driving games, me wants TopGear test track to be featured in a game

Gran Turismo 5 will have it next year.

C0nKer · 20th Jun 2008, 04:24

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Originally Posted by talladega

Gran Turismo 5 will have it next year.

Will it be artificially flooded to simulate wet tracks?

Shadowed_fury · 20th Jun 2008, 04:58

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Originally Posted by talladega

Gran Turismo 5 will have it next year.

GTR2 has it already, and can simulate rain/dry/cold/hot with any car you can find for it

Timmy_the_tortoise · 20th Jun 2008, 12:22

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Originally Posted by Paradigm Shifter

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Originally Posted by Timmy_the_tortoise

I loved the original Driver on PC. Driving around, smashing into cars and walls, causing insane crashes and then making a movie out of it. It was the director mode which really made that game awesome.

Yes. Totally and utterly 100% agree. The original Driver was awesome. I loved that game. What was really hilarious was that my grandmother liked playing it!

You have the coolest grandmother ever.

mikeuk2004 · 20th Jun 2008, 20:28

I couldnt bare playing driver one because of the rediculous loading times, it was like 20 seconds gameplay and then 3 minute loading. I spent more time watching a loading screen than playing the game.

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bowman Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 249	Useless. We already have GTA, and Mafia. Mafia II will come out in early 09 and piss all over GTA IV and this 'saints row' thing, we don't need another crappy sandbox car GTA clone game.

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wuyanxu quad fuelled, GTX200 powered Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: in a room near Soton Uni. UK Posts: 3,938	if they get back to Driver1, where it's all about the driving. it'd be a superb game: police, driving, gettaway and time limits. no guns, no walking and no crappy bikes. just cars and cars! ohh, by the way, for driving games, me wants TopGear test track to be featured in a game __________________ Death to consolification !!!Core i7 860 @ 4Ghz Cooled by Corsair H50 // Asus P7P55D Deluxe // 8GB of Corsair Dominators @ 1528Mhz 8-8-8-24 // BFG gtx260+ OC2 MaxCore 216SP 896MB // Samsung 64GB SSD // WD Raptor 74GB + Black 1TB + Green 1TB // Corsair Hx620w // Antec p182 // Samsung 24" T240

19th Jun 2008, 18:14	#14
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wuyanxu quad fuelled, GTX200 powered Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: in a room near Soton Uni. UK Posts: 3,938	the last driver, Parallel Lines was great during driving parts. enjoyed every moment of that. but non-driving parts are garbage, IMHO, driver should stick with what it says on the tin: driving. __________________ Death to consolification !!!Core i7 860 @ 4Ghz Cooled by Corsair H50 // Asus P7P55D Deluxe // 8GB of Corsair Dominators @ 1528Mhz 8-8-8-24 // BFG gtx260+ OC2 MaxCore 216SP 896MB // Samsung 64GB SSD // WD Raptor 74GB + Black 1TB + Green 1TB // Corsair Hx620w // Antec p182 // Samsung 24" T240

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mikeuk2004 What you Looking at Fool! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 3,047	I couldnt bare playing driver one because of the rediculous loading times, it was like 20 seconds gameplay and then 3 minute loading. I spent more time watching a loading screen than playing the game. __________________ -\|- Xfire - Mikeuk2005 -\|- Xbox Live - Mike UK 2006 -\|- Playstation Network - Mikeuk2004 -\|-