Ubisoft has lots of reasons to be proud of its mega-successful Assassin's Creed series, but you wouldn't know that from how they've treated poor Ezio on Twitter recently. To celebrate Halloween yesterday, the official Twitter account for Ubisoft in the Netherlands asked fans whether they were team trick or treat, under which was a soulless AI-generated Halloween-themed monstrosity.
The Forza Community Cannot Decide if it Loves or Hates Motorsport
12.10.2023 - 16:45 / ign.com
I am absolutely loving Forza Motorsport. I have been working my way toward getting all the achievements and testing it out to see how different it is from Gran Turismo 7, which I played a decent amount last year and in the run-up to Forza Motorsport’s launch. I’ll say it right now – I freaking love Forza. But I am just a novice in the sim racing community. I’m proud of my one-minute 39-second lap on Maple Valley, even though it’s nowhere close to what the pros are clocking, but I have the sim racing bug and I cannot stop playing.
However, one thing I’ve noticed is that the community is divided on its opinion of the game. One glance at Twitter (sorry, X) and you’ll either find videos and posts from fans talking about how Forza Motorsport is either a terrible game, or the best thing since sliced bread. More than one Reddit user asked if they were playing a different game from everyone else.
One criticism that frequently appears in the sim racing community is about the default controls, which I agree are frankly bizarre.There’s simply not enough nuance – which is crucial for a game like Forza – and almost every creator I’ve watched agrees that the default option is severely lacking.
Furthermore, I’m struggling to find the sweet spot when trying out my own settings and almost every creator has had very different advice for the best set-up too. That said, there are a few commonalities. The general consensus is that 900 is the best setting for sensitivity on the Moza and Fanatec base, but the in-game settings are where things are wildly different. Kierth, a popular Forza YouTuber, recommends setting Vibration to 100, Force Feedback to 200, and Road Feel to 0. But pro racing site Sim Racing Setups recommends Vibration should be set to 50, Force Feedback to 150, and Road Feel to 105. And Hoki Hoshi says something different again – Vibration set to 60, Force Feedback to 100, and Road Feel to 130. We also spoke with Super GT who still doesn’t know where the best numbers fall, but said Pneumatic also needed tweaking. I’m left not knowing who to believe, so much so I’m sticking with my own setup for the time being, even if I’m still a way off that lap record.
This isn’t the fault of the wheel manufacturers or anyone recommending set-ups, but with developer Turn 10 itself. The out-of-the box advanced wheel settings have been universally criticized. I too think they’re bad. I’ve played around with a ton of different settings and still haven’t found something that feels exactly right (for what it’s worth I’ve currently settled on Vibration 20, Force Feedback 130 and Road Feel 150).
Elsewhere, I’ve also seen a bunch of admittedly hilarious clips showing the physics doing some really weird stuff. Don Joewon Song – a huge
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Invincible season 2, Gen V finale, Netflix’s Blue Eye Samurai, and more new TV this week
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boardgamequest.com
30.10.2023 / 18:09
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destructoid.com
27.10.2023 / 21:31
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mmorpg.com
27.10.2023 / 17:19
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Community Q&A Highlights
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gamesradar.com
26.10.2023 / 15:11
Predator Versus Wolverine #2 pays tribute to the original Arnold Schwarzenegger movie
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pcgamer.com
24.10.2023 / 17:37
European authorities and the FBI bust ransomware group that launched $11 million attack on Capcom
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videogameschronicle.com
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The ransomware group that hacked Capcom has been taken down by international police
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destructoid.com
23.10.2023 / 18:37
Fallout TV series gets early 2024 premiere date
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theverge.com
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destructoid.com
13.10.2023 / 22:43
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pcgamer.com
13.10.2023 / 22:15
Red Dead Online players get a trick but no treat, with the same DLC pass returning for the third Halloween in a row
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