Grand Prix 3 Trailer Released, Release Pushed To July, Force Feedback Announced

Microprose have sent a promotional trailer out to media and I picked it up from here. You can watch it below. Also late last month the release date was pushed back to July 28, 2000 (Europe) and they announced the sim will have Force Feedback. Check out the press release below to read more about FFB.

Trailer:

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Press release:

HASBRO CONFIRM GRAND PRIX 3 RELEASE DATE AND ANNOUNCE EXTRA FEATURE
25 May 2000

After a hugely successful E3 Hasbro Interactive are pleased to announce a firm release date for Grand Prix 3. With retail eagerly awaiting the title it has been confirmed that July 28 2000 will be the day when Formula One and racing game fans will be rushing out to the shops to get their hands on a copy.

To add to the already extensive list of features that Grand Prix 3 boasts, including spectacular wet weather effects and collision damage, Geoff Crammond is now able to include force feedback in the game. The developer said of this latest addition:

“The force feedback in Grand Prix 3 is directly linked to the physics engine and simulates the forces that would be felt on a real steering wheel under racing conditions.”

In the past few months MicroProse development along with Geoff Crammond have been working closely with third parties, including Formula One teams and drivers, and implementing their comments into the game. The drivers were all amazed at the realism in the tracks and also in the handling of the cars.

As widely predicted, Grand Prix 3 looks set to continue the Crammond tradition of setting the benchmark for racing games for years to come.

Hasbro Interactive, Inc. is a leading all-family interactive games publisher, formed in 1995 to bring to life on the computer the deep library of toy and board games of parent company, Hasbro, Inc. (AMEX:HAS). Hasbro Interactive has expanded its charter to include original and licensed games for the PC, the Sony PlayStationTM and for multi-player gaming over the Internet. Headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, Hasbro Interactive has offices in the U.K., France, Germany, Australia, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Israel, Japan and Canada.