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ZNGA: NEW MCLAREN 720S IN CSR2 RACING, DEVELOPED UK-BASED STUDIO, NATURALMOTION



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THE MCLAREN 720S WAS PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS WEEK BY MCLAREN AT THE GENEVA INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW ON MARCH 7, AND MARKS THE FIRST TIME A SUPERCAR HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE VEHICLE LINEUP IN CSR2 THE SAME WEEK AS THE CAR'S WORLDWIDE UNVEILING.




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ZYNGA AND MCLAREN PUT CSR RACING 2 PLAYERS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF THE NEW MCLAREN 720S
PUBLISHED: MAR 9, 2017 9:01 A.M. ET
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, PLAYERS CAN EXPERIENCE THE MCLAREN 720S FROM THEIR MOBILE DEVICE
SAN FRANCISCO, MAR 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE VIA COMTEX) --

Zynga ZNGA, -0.36% a leading social game developer, today announced the exclusive release of the new McLaren 720S in CSR Racing 2 (CSR2), a mobile racing game developed by Zynga's UK-based studio, NaturalMotion. THE MCLAREN 720S WAS PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS WEEK BY MCLAREN AT THE GENEVA INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW ON MARCH 7, AND MARKS THE FIRST TIME A SUPERCAR HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE VEHICLE LINEUP IN CSR2 THE SAME WEEK AS THE CAR'S WORLDWIDE UNVEILING.
"McLaren is a leader in the automotive industry, combining cutting edge technology and precision design to create some of the most advanced sports and supercars in the world," said TORSTEN REIL, CEO OF NATURALMOTION. "WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD TO BE WORKING WITH MCLAREN TO GIVE CSR2 MOBILE GAME PLAYERS A CHANCE TO SEE AND EXPERIENCE THE NEW MCLAREN 720S THE SAME WEEK AS THE CAR'S REAL-WORLD DEBUT. PLAYERS CAN NOW ADD THE MCLAREN 720S TO THEIR CSR2 GARAGE, ADDING TO THEIR COLLECTION OF OTHER MCLAREN FAVORITES LIKE THE ICONIC MCLAREN P1(TM) AND THE P1(TM) GTR, AS WELL AS THE 650S, 675LT AND 570S."
"WE'RE BIG FANS OF THE CSR RACING FRANCHISE AND ARE EXCITED TO DELIVER MCLAREN FANS AROUND THE WORLD A CONSOLE QUALITY EXPERIENCE ON MOBILE THAT BEAUTIFULLY REPRESENTS THE NEW MCLAREN 720S," SAID HAYLEY ROBINSON, LICENSING MANAGER AT MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE. "THE NATURALMOTION TEAM'S HIGH LEVEL OF DETAIL AND EXECUTION IS HUGELY IMPRESSIVE, AND WE ARE PLEASED TO BE WORKING WITH THIS GLOBAL FRANCHISE THAT PUTS PLAYERS IN THE DRIVING SEAT OF THEIR OWN MCLAREN."

Beginning today, CSR2 players can compete and race their way towards a chance to win an in-game McLaren 720S. The sports car will be up for grabs as a Season Prize for players who participate in the Crew Milestone Ladder. The top three crews in the Crew Milestone Ladder will win a purple starred, super rare in-game version of the McLaren 720S, while other crews that complete the Crew Milestone Ladder will win a rare in-game version of the car. For players who want a sneak peek of the new McLaren 720S, for a limited time all players will be able to visit the CSR2 dealership to take the car for an in-game test drive. For players not competing in the Crew Milestone Ladder, the in-game McLaren 720S can also be acquired at the game's Rare Imports lot.
CSR2 players can now experience getting behind the wheel of the McLaren 720S from their mobile phone or tablet. CSR2 is available globally on the App Store for iPhone and iPad and Google Play for Android devices. For more information about CSR2, visit the game's community channels on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
Game icon and images can be found here: https://zynga.box.com/s/9f1z9dv7avzu4ghmjk3xji9g2zuq2xy1
About Zynga Inc.
Since its founding in 2007, Zynga's mission has been to connect the world through games. To-date, more than 1 billion people have played Zynga's games across Web and mobile, including FarmVille, Zynga Poker, Words With Friends, Hit it Rich! Slots and CSR Racing. Zynga's games are available on a number of global platforms including Apple iOS, Google Android, Facebook and Zynga.com. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., and has additional offices in the U.S., Canada, Finland, U.K., Ireland and India. Learn more about Zynga at blog.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
About McLaren Automotive
McLaren Automotive is a British manufacturer of luxury, high-performance sports and super cars, located at the McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) in Woking, Surrey. For the past 30 years, McLaren has pioneered the use of carbon fibre in vehicle production and since introducing a carbon chassis into racing and road cars with the 1981 McLaren MP4/1 and 1993 McLaren F1 respectively, McLaren has not built a car without a carbon fibre chassis.
Following the global launch of McLaren Automotive in 2010, the groundbreaking 12C was revealed in 2011, the 12C Spider in 2012, and the limited-run McLaren P1(TM) went into production in 2013. In keeping with its plan to introduce a new model each year, the company unveiled the 650S, in Coup? and Spider form in 2014, while 2015 proved to be a year of unprecedented growth of the product portfolio with five new models launched across the full range. The strictly limited edition 675LT Coup? premiered at the Geneva Motor Show alongside the track-only McLaren P1(TM) GTR which, with 1,000PS, became the most powerful model ever produced by the brand. The much-anticipated Sports Series became the third - and final - model tier in the McLaren range with the 570S Coup? and 540C Coup? debuting in New York and Shanghai respectively, less than one month apart. The end of 2015 saw the launch of the fifth model, the 675LT Spider, which was as a direct response to customer demand. The year also saw the end of production for the first model in the Ultimate Series as the 375th McLaren P1(TM) was completed, closing what had become a defining year for the British brand. 2016 continued where 2015 had left off with the introduction of the 570GT - a second body style for the Sports Series and the most luxurious car McLaren has ever built, as well as the 570S GT4 and 570S Sprint track variants. 2016 also marked the introduction of the company's new business plan, Track22, which sees the company investing ?1B in Research and Development to deliver 15 all new cars or derivatives by the end of 2022, of which at least 50% will feature hybrid technology. The uplift in sales in 2016 also saw the launch of the second shift at the McLaren Production Centre as well as the company's third year of profitability in just six years of trading...


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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/zynga-and-mclaren-put-csr-racing-2-players-in-the-drivers-seat-of-the-new-mclaren-720s-2017-03-09







BAFTA GAMES AWARDS 2017: INSIDE AND UNCHARTED 4 LEAD THE WAY
Indie titles pick up a lot of nominations alongside blockbusters at British Academy Game Awards


Screenshot of Inside by Playdead Photograph: Playdead

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Jordan Erica Webber
Thursday 9 March 2017 05.58 EST Last modified on Thursday 9 March 2017 06.11 EST
Bafta has announced the nominations for the 2017 British Academy Game Awards with indie title Inside and blockbuster Uncharted 4 leading the way.
Fifty games received nominations across 15 categories, but many appear more than once. Inside has the most potential wins since it is nominated in seven separate categories – every category for which it qualifies.
Big-budget blockbuster Uncharted 4, on the other hand, has eight nominations in total, but across fewer categories, so it could take home a maximum of six trophies. In the Performer category, Uncharted 4 represents half the total nominations, for Emily Rose (Elena Fisher), Nolan North (Nathan Drake), and Troy Baker (Sam Drake).


Screenshot from Uncharted 4. Photograph: Sony/Naughty Dog
Firewatch, Overcooked and Overwatch, which are particular favourites of many developers, also got multiple nominations, Firewatch with six and the othertwo receiving four. The Witness and The Last Guardian, which respectively came out very early and very late in the year, both also received four nominations.
Fans of the new virtual-reality headsets fresh on the market last year will be pleased to see that VR games have already made it to the list of nominations, with Batman: Arkham VR nominated for both Best British Game and Innovation, and Unseen Diplomacy also appearing in the Innovation category. Hugely popular AR game Pokémon GO also makes the list for Innovation. The way the landscape is changing, perhaps next year we’ll see a separate category for VR and AR games.


Screenshot from Firewatch. Photograph: Publicity image
Here’s the full list of nominations. The winners will be announced at the award ceremony at Tobacco Dock on April 6. Who do you think should win?
The full nominations list for the British Academy Games Awards in 2017
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
Abzu Development Team - Giant Squid/505 Games
Dishonoured 2 Development Team - Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
Inside Development Team - Playdead/Playdead
The Last Guardian Development Team - SIE Japan Studio, genDesign/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
Uncharted 4 Development Team - Naughty Dog LLC/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
Unravel Development Team - Coldwood Interactive/Electronic Arts
AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
BATTLEFIELD 1 Development Team – DICE/Electronic Arts
DOOM Development Team – id Software/Bethesda Softworks
INSIDE Martin Stig Andersen – Playdead/Playdead
THE LAST GUARDIAN Development Team - SIE Japan Studio, genDesign/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
REZ INFINITE Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Takako Ishida, Noboru Mutoh - Enhance Games, Monstars Inc., Resonair/Enhance Games
UNCHARTED 4 Development Team – Naughty Dog LLC/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europs
BEST GAME
FIREWATCH Development Team – Campo Santo Productions/Camp Santo Productions, Panic Inc.
INSIDE Development Team – Playdead/Playdead
OVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
STARDEW VALLEY Eric Barone – ConcernedApe/Chucklefish
TITANFALL 2 Development Team – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
UNCHARTED 4 Development Team – Naughty Dog LLC/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
BRITISH GAME
BATMAN: ARKHAM VR Development Team – Rocksteady Studios/WB Games
FORZA HORIZON 3 Development Team – Playground Games/Microsoft Studios
NO MAN’S SKY Development Team - Hello Games/Hello Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
OVERCOOKED Development Team – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital Ltd
PLANET COASTER Development Team – Frontier Developments/Frontier Developments
VIRGINIA Development Team – Variable State/505 Games
DEBUT GAME
FIREWATCH Development Team – Campo Santo Productions/Campo Santo Productions, Panic Inc.
OVERCOOKED Development Team – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital inc.
OXENFREE Development Team – Night School Studio/Night School Studio
THAT DRAGON, CANCER Development Team – Numinous Games/Numinous Games
THE WITNESS Development Team – Thekla, Inc./Thekla, Inc.
VIRGINIA Development Team – Variable State/505 Games
EVOLVING GAME
DESTINY: RISE OF IRON Development Team – Bungie/Activision
ELITE DANGEROUS: HORIZONS Development Team – Frontier Developments/Frontier Developments
EVE ONLINE Development Team – CCP Games/CCP Games
FINAL FANTASY XIV: ONLINE Development Team – Square Enix/Square Enix
HITMAN Development Team – IO Interactive/Square Enix
ROCKET LEAGUE Dave Hagewood, Jeremy Dunham, Corey David – Psyonix/Psyonix
FAMILY
LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Mike Taylor, Jamie Eden, James Norton – TT Games/WB Games
OVERCOOKED Development Team – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital Ltd
THE PLAYROOM VR Development Team - SIE Japan Studio, Team ASOBI!/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
POKÉMON GO Development Team - Niantic Inc./Niantic Inc.
RATCHET & CLANK Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
TOCA HAIR SALON 3 Development Team - Toca Boca/Toca Boca
GAME DESIGN
BATTLEFIELD 1 Development Team – DICE/Electronic Arts
DISHONORED 2 Development Team – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
INSIDE Development Team – Playdead/Playdead
OVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
TITANFALL 2 Development Team – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
THE WITNESS Development Team – Thekla,Inc./Thekla, Inc.
GAME INNOVATION
BATMAN: ARKHAM VR Development Team – Rocksteady Studios/WB Games
FIREWATCH Development Team - Campo Santo Productions/Campo Santo Productions, Panic Inc.,
POKÉMON GO Development Team - Niantic Inc./Niantic Inc.
THAT DRAGON, CANCER Development Team – Numinous Games/Numinous Games
UNSEEN DIPLOMACY Development Team - Triangular Pixels/ Triangular Pixels
THE WITNESS Development Team – Thekla, Inc./Thekla, Inc.
MOBILE
THE BANNER SAGA 2 Development Team – Stoic/Versus Evil
DAWN OF TITANS DEVELOPMENT TEAM - NATURAL MOTION/ZYNGA
DEUS EX GO Development Team - Square Enix Montreal/Square Enix
POKÉMON GO Development Team - Niantic Inc./Niantic Inc.
POKÉMON SUN AND POKÉMON MOON Development Team – Game Freak/The Pokémon Company International
REIGNS Development Team – Nerial/Devolver Digital …

Source:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/09/bafta-games-awards-2017-inside-and-uncharted-4-lead-the-way