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The release of NASCAR 2011: The Game has been pushed back to March 29th from its original date of February 15th. That means the game will not come out in advance of the Daytona 500 which takes place on February 20th.

The other head-scratcher is that Activision has chosen to release the game on a day where two other sports-themed titles hit the market. The 29th also includes the high-profile arrival of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters as well as the arcade fighter WWE All-Stars. If it had stayed in February it had a pretty open window with little competition to worry about until March. Instead it will not only be facing those but follows in the weeks after Fight Night Champion, MLB 11: The Show, MLB 2K11, and Top Spin 4. A very difficult month to break-in to say the least.

While NASCAR is attractive to a certain audience it may be that the dedicated fans will purchase the game no matter when it is released, and that casuals or those who have little interest in the sport are unlikely to buy it anyway. Still it perplexes me that with all the weeks that are pretty wide open one would be chosen that contains some competition. It could simply be that Activision felt it important to get the game out in their fiscal quarter and with March 29th being the last opportunity to do so they fit it in there. It may have been best for the viability of the franchise going forward if it had been moved into April however.



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This game looks good. This is their 1st attempt at NASCAR (since EA had the license) and its already better than EA Sports god awful crap they shat out the last few years. Hope its good, wont waste money if gets bad reviews...might rent though.

The game has the 2010 paint schemes, but there will be a release date FREE update/DLC that gives us the 2011 schemes and hopefully a repaved Daytona(wishful thinking)
 

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Nascar... lmao.

Rednecks driving in circles... what an phenomenal idea.
 

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I rented it when it came out. 1 word Shitty

Everything bout it suked ass...but since then a major patch has been released to fix all 1 billion issues with the game. Havent tried it post patch yet.

Here are what the patch is/was supposed to fix...
Bugs:

Fix lack of Caution Flags – Fixed
Fix issues with the A.I. exiting the pits and then pulling straight up the track – Fixed
Fix Cautions Lights being illuminated all of the time – Fixed
Improve the PS3 voice comms – Fixed
Fix the instant wrecking during Online Rolling Starts – Fixed
Fix the Lobby Race Start Counter freezing – Fixed
Fix Spotter saying “Clear” too often – Fixed
Truex Jr. & Bill Elliott being corrupt during celebrations – Fixed This may need to be held back until the DLC pack due to the size of the fix. Microsoft limits the size.
Hardcore mode enabled on Xbox 360. PS3 already works – Fixed
Fix Custom Setups working Online – Fixed
Car rolling away during a celebration leaving the driver celebrating in mid-air – Fixed
Pace car lights in single player are on all of the time – Fixed
Issues with the Lucky Dog rule – Fixed
Issues with the Wave Around rule – Fixed
Improve FFB and wheel sensitivity options – Fixed
Slow Down indicator is no longer displayed on Talladega as it’s a wide open track – Fixed
Loss of Save –
Fixed
Fix the Rolling Starts Online/Offline so the cars begin in the correct formation and together – Work In Progress
Improve general stability and freezing issues – Work In Progress

Improvements:

In Private games, the host will start the timer when they are ready – Added
Add support for the Porsche GT2 wheel (XBox 360) – Added
Allow the HUD to be completely turned off – Added
Ensure only Carl Edwards performs a back flip – Fixed
Add the ability to change your Online Car – Added
Add proximity indicator to split screen – Added
Added Manufacturer Logos and Headlight / Taillight stickers to the Paint Shop- Added
Adding time to the lobby count down when people enter a lobby – Improved
Added a penalty mechanic to slow down the player when cutting corners on the Road Courses – Added
A.I. difficulty being too easy when qualifying – Improved
Added Wheel Control sensitivity option to the XBox 360 – Added
Allow the Rival Icon to be turned off, use In Game options menu – Added
Change the Gas indicator so it defaults to full in the pit stop interface – Added
Add support for the T500 wheel – Added
The sensitivity when using the stick to move / rotate etc. is too high – Improved
Disable rubber banding – Added
Legends Challenge, Only show the closest tag – Improved
When any players are in a race, players in the lobby should see “PLAYERS STILL RACING” where it currently reads “AWAITING OTHER DRIVERS” in the lobby – Improved
Added an Auto Kick system for removing disruptive players, Driving Backward or not Moving, in an online race – Added
A.I. bunching on certain tracks – Improved
Accelerated vinyl projection rendering, slightly faster on Xbox 360, almost twice as fast on PS3 – Improved
Upped custom decal layer count from 50 to 75 – Improved
Non-Supported wheels now have better general compatibility, Thustmaster (All) & Logitech (MoMo & GT Force) – Added
Reconfigure the damage to improve the look and add more debris on impact –
Improved
Draft effect both on the car and visual to be tweaked –
Work In Progress
Free up the A.I. cars so that when they are hit by a player they will get loose –
Work In Progress

Investigating:

A.I. being overly aggressive when bump drafting the player
A.I. pitting problems causing them to collide in to each other
A.I. slamming their brakes on for no reason
Hitting the wall often turns the car ending up with the player facing the wrong way
 

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