US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said on Friday it will invest around $400 million in India over the next five years and will build its largest design center in the tech hub of Bengaluru. AMD’s announcement was made by its Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster at an annual semiconductor conference that started Friday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat. Other speakers at the flagship event include Foxconn Chairman Young Liu and Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. Despite being a late entrant, the Modi government has been courting investments into India’s nascent chip sector to establish its credentials as a chipmaking hub. AMD said it will open its new design centre campus in Bengaluru by end of this year and create 3,000 new engineering roles within five years. “Our India teams will continue to play a pivotal role in delivering the high-performance and adaptive solutions that support AMD customers worldwide,” Papermaster said. The new 500,000-square-foot (55,5...
Forza Horizon 5 Gamescom reveal: Cover cars, first 8 minutes gameplay, special edition Xbox controller
The release of Forza Horizon 5 is still on the horizon (get it?) but developer Playground Games is busy revealing more information regarding the title. In the last few months, we know a lot about Horizon 5, including some of its star cars, some popular locations, tuning options and a lot more. However, we got to see more stuff related to the star cars at the Gamescom 2021 announcement, including the first drive gameplay of the Mercedes AMG One hypercar.
The developers have revealed the cover art featuring the much-hyped Mercedes AMG ONE hypercar, and the Ford Bronco SUV. Accompanying the cover art are a couple of official screengrabs and an exciting look into the first 8 minutes of Horizon 5’s gameplay. In fact, if you head over to YouTube, you can check out the first 8 minutes of gameplay where these star cars take over the Mexican landscape of Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5 cover cars, gameplay and more
Throughout the first 8 minutes, Horizon 5 will let players go through all the seasons as well as some weather effects, including the new dust storm feature. In a similar fashion to the battle royale games like PUBG and Fortnite, cars are dropped across the map, which players get to drive to the Forza Horizon festival. Throughout the trailer, you get to experience the new biomes that Playground Games has been actively talking about.
Apart from the Mercedes AMG One and Ford Bronco Badlands, the trailer also shows the 2020 Corvette C8, a couple of Baja offroaders, the Koenigsegg Jesko, and some more. As the studio revealed previously, players will also get a chance to use the new Toyota Supra as their beginner vehicle early in the Horizon Festival campaign.
It does not stop here though. Playground Games have collaborated with Microsoft to work on a Forza Horizon 5 Limited Edition Xbox Wireless Controller. The controller celebrates the Horizon Festival with its colourful livery and a semi-transparent yellow casing that lets you peek at the insides.
“The Forza Horizon 5 Limited Edition Controller also includes an exclusive DLC for a Forza edition car, cosmetic item, and a victory emote to celebrate your epic wins,” says the studio in the official release.
The controller will be available from November 9, which is the same day the game releases on Xbox consoles, PC, and Steam. The Standard Edition will also be available for free to Game Pass subscribers.
Comments
Post a Comment
add