{"id":2825,"date":"2009-08-22T21:11:49","date_gmt":"2009-08-22T11:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=2825"},"modified":"2009-08-22T21:11:49","modified_gmt":"2009-08-22T11:11:49","slug":"activision%e2%80%99s-new-racing-game-bluro-set-to-barge-into-world-wide-retailers-this-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=2825","title":{"rendered":"ACTIVISION\u2019S NEW RACING GAME BLUR\u00d4 SET TO BARGE INTO WORLD-WIDE RETAILERS THIS NOVEMBER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sydney, Australia \u2013 August 21, 2009 \u2013 Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.activision.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ATVI<\/a>) confirmed today that Bizarre Creations\u2019 slick, new powered-up racing video game\u00a0 <strong><em>Blur<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00d4 <\/strong>will shock your socks off when it screeches into world-wide retailers this November!\u00a0 <strong><em>Blur, <\/em><\/strong>will be available at Australian retail outlets on November 4, 2009, North American retail outlets on November 3, 2009 and on European store shelves on November 6, 2009.\u00a0\u00a0 <strong><em>Blur<\/em><\/strong>, currently being showcased at the gamescom trade fair for interactive games and entertainment in Cologne, Germany, is a new style of powered-up racing for all gamers, so it\u2019s time to start rallying your friends and get ready for this holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Blur<\/em><\/strong> is the ultimate powered-up racing experience, where players collect addictive and intense Power-ups throughout each course, including the ability to blast other cars out of the way with huge bursts of energy, boost speed with Nitros, drop Mines and even generate defensive shields to fend off other racers.\u00a0 Blur features an intense single player campaign filled with over 50 fully licensed cars to unlock and intriguing characters to earn the respect of, and gamers can also engage in competitive and team-based multiplayer races with up to 20 players online, or on a single console via four player split-screen.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the action-packed racing filled with fast curves, sneaky alternate routes, hair-raising jumps and fully realised damage models that provide for spectacular crashes, <strong><em>Blur<\/em><\/strong>\u2019s narrative is presented through Bizarre\u2019s innovative new community-based interface, reaching far beyond the game itself.\u00a0 This unique story-driving social network evolves dynamically as players compete in different races, make new friends, rivals and fans, and connect with other racers both in-game and in real life.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Blur<\/em><\/strong> is planned for release this spring for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 computer entertainment system, and the PC, and is yet to be rated by the Classification Board.\u00a0 For more information on <strong><em>Blur<\/em><\/strong>, please visit the official game web site located at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blurthegame.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.blurthegame.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sydney, Australia \u2013 August 21, 2009 \u2013 Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) confirmed today that Bizarre Creations\u2019 slick, new powered-up racing video game\u00a0 Blur\u00d4 will shock your socks off when it screeches into world-wide retailers this November!\u00a0 Blur, will be available at Australian retail outlets on November 4, 2009, North American retail outlets on November<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=2825\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2825"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2827,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2825\/revisions\/2827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}