Who is your favorite developer of racing games?

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  1. Ghost Rider

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    There are a lot of racing game developers in the market. There's Polyphony (Gran Turismo), EA (Need for Speed), Sega (Sega Rally), Criterion (Burnout), Nintendo (Mario Kart), Turn 10 (Forza) etc. Which racing game developer is your favorite? Who do you think listens to gamer's wants?
     
  2. 4justice

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    I don't have a favorite developer. Just favorite games. Because all a developer has to do is have ONE bad game and all of a sudden everyone talks trash about them. Just look at Silicon Knights. Then on the flip side people can rag on a developer for years then when they make ONE good game, everyone loves them. Just look at FROM Software.

    Now as in listening to their fans, Polyphony does that. Criterion does that well....or rather they DID until EA destroyed them. Sega doesn't/ can't since Sega Rally has be dormant for years.
     
  3. turklife

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    For me it's between Gran Turismo and Need for Speed. I pick these two because I have the most experience playing these games and they really make me come back for more every time. Need for Speed was one of the first racing games I ever played, so I have a bit of a loyalty to that brand. Gran Turismo was the game that really got me interested in the racing genre and I was the most surprised and captivated by the experience that Gran Turismo offered.
     
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    Polyphony and EA Black Box (Underground 1/2, Most Wanted, Carbon, Undercover, NFS:Online)
     
  5. Wubwub

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    Whoever develops Burnout has my vote, as it is my all time favorite racing game and it has been ever since I got to play the first Burnout game on the PS2 and what I love most about them is that they kept evolving the game in all the right ways - for the most part. I didn't agree with some of their decisions in a few of the versions, but I always enjoyed it and never felt like I was being shortchanged.
     
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    Don't have a favourite developer but my favourite game has to be Dirt 3, I love the stunt side/tracks that it has, more of a fun game than competitive.
     
  7. Kandikkal

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    It has to be EA for me. Although they have a high pricing strategy, their racing games were good enough for me.
     
  8. rossonomous

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    I liked EA in the old days. The days when their NFS games were really fun and had everyone playing them. They are still my favourite, but disappoint me a little.
     
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    I think in this category, EA will win the discussion. I have been a fan of their games for a long time and EA never disappoints with their creations.
     
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    I think in this category, EA will win the discussion. I have been a fan of their games for a long time and EA never disappoints with their creations.
     
  11. ACSAPA

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    I say Rockstar because I like the Midnight Club games. They have the cool city environments similar to GTA except that you're illegally street racing and trying to avoid the cops. I think it's underrated and I'm surprised to not see a thread about it here.
     
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    Codemasters for sure - just because of their focus on actual racing games. Other companies seem to do a racing game as a side project and come back to it every half decade, although the newest Need for Speed was pretty awesome, I'd prefer a team that works on a continuing series every few years.
     
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    EA Sports.
     
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    Turn 10 Studios has my vote, and they'll keep getting my vote as long as they put out Forza games.
     
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    Criterion is good, they made the Burnout series, which remains my favorite whenever I'm looking for pure speed and arcade fun. Sadly they got merged with EA to work on their later NFS titles when the NFS titles were flopping hard (NFS: Pro Street/Shift), but they managed to come out with better games thereafter (Hot Pursuit/Rivals)

    Also everyone loves Nintendo, be it Pokemon or Mario Kart.
     
  16. Cloister

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    Polyphony. Their Gran Turismo games are very passionately made, and I admire that a lot. I kind of wish they'd try making games OTHER than Gran Turismo, though! I feel like they'd make an excellent mech game, considering their amazing attention to detail on every car in their games.
     
  17. TheViper

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    Criterion would have to get my vote for the best. I actually believe they made one of the NFS games also. GT was fun to play at first but then bored me.
     
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    Sega and Nintendo. They make all the fun ones, not the ones aiming for realism but the games I'd like to play with friends over.
     
  19. ACSAPA

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    I also like Sega because of some of their older racing games like Outrun and Crazy Taxi. I still have fun playing both of those games and I get the nostalgic warm fuzzies.
     
  20. AmenoKaji

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    Criterion used to be one of my favorite racing game devs. I guess. EA used to be at the top with the original NFS series but they have just lost my business over years of shady business practices and screwing up their series.
     

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