Xbox Elite with 250GB Drive Spotted in Germany

Looks like my recent disc upgrade is officially about to be outmoded. Engadget.com reported last night that "a new Xbox 360 model, ASIN in tow, with a 250GB HDD, two wireless controllers, and Forza Motorsport 3. Price is listed at 279 euros ($397), a good 30 euros over the current Elite price" was spotted on Amazon Germany. More here

FM3 Demos from Games Con 2009

Amritz Lay gave a great walk through of Forza 3 from this years Games Con in Cologne Germany.

Here are some highlights:

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FM3 + Puma = Forza Shoes

Puma is a sponsor for Forza 3 and I have to say this just makes me happy: "The partnership includes a number of cross promotional elements, including the development of a limited edition Forza branded PUMA shoe."

I may just take up running again.

Cheers!

New Forza 3 Trailer

The latest trailer for Forza 3 is up at Game Trailers.com. It looks fantastic and uses one of my tracks from the game. Here's the link:

Forza 3 Exclusive Dreams Trailer Volume I

Cheers!

Latest Projects

Today's Microsoft's E3 press conference was spectacular with announcements of innovative technology in the from of Natal, celebrity visits from Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Steven Spielberg and a slew of great exclusive 360 game title announcements.

Thanks to the unveiling of the later I can finally say that I am working on Forza Motorsport 3 instead of beating around the bush about working on an "unannounced racing game".

I'm also excited to say that I have work included in the Live Arcade game Joy Ride which was also announced today. It looks like it will be a great game and one that I look forward to playing with my whole family!

In case you don't know E3 is the big electronics expo in LA that showcases the hottest titles coming out in a given year. I'm very proud to be part of the Turn 10 team for this momentous project and I look forward to the coming months leading up to the October release of FM3!


More soon...

Cheers!

GDC is a Wrap

GDC was great as always. I had a wonderful time hanging out with friends from the game industry. I spent a goodly amount of time with new comrade Jason Shirley (MS Localization in Ireland), Caesar, Guy and the rest of the Microsoft folks, as well as the Remedy and Lionhead crews. Seeing and talking with composers Sam Hulick, Tom Salta and Richard Jacques (among many others) was fantastic as always. Don Bodin and I hung out pretty much the whole trip and had a great time doing it. And I made a new scotch and kilt friend in Rafael Lopez over at Technicolor.

Once again the Sky Lounge and the W bar were the defacto hubs for evening networking. I ran into a couple of good friends randomly at the W including Drew Angelhoff (XNA) and Scott Dodson.

The tone this year was a little subdued but overall 2009 was a good one for GDC. Highlights for me included Kris Mellroth's great dissection of his work on Fable 2 and Tom Salta's Choir tutorial. Other notable lectures included John Rodd's dissertation on getting the most out of your orchestra sessions to get that big Hollywood sound.

The most interesting development that seemed to grab everyone's attention was Onlive. If you haven't checked out their site I would recommend a look see. If it lives up to it's promise this really could be a game changer for the industry.

I attended the GANG awards and was happy to see so many friends win awards. Also at the awards I had a chance to meet Ed Lima at long last. Nice guy and a veteran for sure.

Time to start planning for E3... :)

Cheers!

DJDM.com is Live

I've been talking about it for years telling friends that "a new version was on the way". I've put it off and off and off but the content could get no more outdated or irrelevant, the design no more passe. And since I'm headed off to GDC next week I figured that it was finally time to pull the trigger.

Now, thanks to friend and web guru Drew Rothman, I have a new website!

A website that you can actually find things on and once found they are worth looking over! Who would have thunk it?

Head over to djdm.com for your very own look see.

Cheers!