If you’re a fan of motoring, go-faster stripes, fuzzy dice and POOOOOOOOWER, then you’re most likely a fan of Top Gear as well. The most recent iteration of the popular motoring show has been around since the early 2000s, featuring a formidable triple threat of motoring shenanigans from the likes of James May, Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson.
Hell, it was an entertaining and fun show, with ambitious but rubbish motoring advice contained in every season. Then Clarkson cocked up a sweet deal, and was rightfully fired for being a complete and massive prick on the set of the show and assaulting a producer.
Thing is, that act had ramifications. Because Top Gear is more than just a TV series. It’s a franchise which extends to live shows, endorsements and merchandise. One such example of this, was Top Gear content being featured in the Forza Motorsport games. So where’s Clarkson now?
“Jeremy’s not in the game,” Turn 10 creative director Dan Greenawalt said to GamesRadar. Thanks to the acrimonious split with the BBC, Clarkson’s Top Gear content for the game was cut out. But that doesn;t mean that there’ll be zero sign of any Top Gear branding in the game.
“Our Top Gear partnership is really strong, actually,” Greenawalt said.
So the Top Gear Test Track’s in there, there’s Stig one-on-ones, there’s Top Gear challenges – those challenges were written by some of the writers – and it’s fully integrated.
Hammond and May will also be present, hosting their own sections in the Showcase portions of the game which includes other notable driving faces as well. In other words, cutting Clarkson out wasn’t a train smash.
“Before any of the Top Gear… issues happened, we changed the way our Career mode worked,” Greenawalt explained.
We wanted to bring in more voices in motorsport, so we’d reached out to these automotive race car drivers and celebrities, and that automatically made Richard and James one of many.
So when the split happened it was easy to just say ‘well, you guys are still hugely passionate automotive icons, so stay involved’.
Fair enough. Of course, Top Gear as we know it is quite dead, even though the BBC has plans to retool it with a new team led by that chap who once paid way too much for a rare Ferrari. I think it’s the guy who plays Captain America in the movies lately, Chris Evans.
And not having Clarkson in Forza 6 probably won’t mean much at all when the game hits shelves. Besides that trio will be back soon enough, thanks to them inking a new deal with Amazon. POOOOOOOOWER!
Last Updated: August 13, 2015
Marc O Polo
August 13, 2015 at 07:43
More pooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hammersteyn
August 13, 2015 at 07:43
You should see any new Top Gear video on Youtube. Never seen so many dislikes on one channel
Admiral Chief on the mend
August 13, 2015 at 07:48
Yeah?
Hammersteyn
August 13, 2015 at 07:54
Not sure what they’re trying to achieve but there it is.
Admiral Chief on the mend
August 13, 2015 at 08:08
So if you want to break a show, give the lead to the ginger?
Ir0nseraph
August 13, 2015 at 08:02
If they had the stig vs captain america I might have watched, but it’s not that Chris, so now I wait for the trio’s new show.
CypherGate
August 13, 2015 at 11:09
Usually the dislikes comes from the guys who always knows better than the rest on youtube. They even know more than the actual car manufacturers who create the cars themselves.
Admiral Chief on the mend
August 13, 2015 at 07:48
Hehe dat header
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 13, 2015 at 08:07
Lucky Forza
Brady miaau
August 13, 2015 at 08:11
” I think it’s the guy who plays Captain America in the movies lately, Chris Evans.”
Yes, yes it is.
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 13, 2015 at 08:12
I must be the only person who completely loathed Top Gear
Brady miaau
August 13, 2015 at 08:13
Even my wife, not a car person, enjoyed it.
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 13, 2015 at 08:16
I’m very much a car enthusiast, which in my eyes, is why I hated it so much. But I don’t blame people for liking it. It’s just really not something that I enjoyed.
CypherGate
August 13, 2015 at 11:10
I enjoyed it simply for the antics and for some of the awesome cars they just used. As for it being a pure car review show… no its not great. Thats why I watch /Drive on Youtube. Awesome show.
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 13, 2015 at 16:31
I’m going to check this out. Right now! 😀
CypherGate
August 13, 2015 at 16:44
Let me know what you think! Its beyond awesome! The presenter is awesome as well. The channel has a separate sub channel where they teach you proper technical car maintenance etc so your mechanic cant bullshit you lol
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 14, 2015 at 08:07
I may have found a new YouTube pleasure now, thanks to you.
CypherGate
August 14, 2015 at 08:49
Awesome stuff! Chris Harris is awesome. Especially his channel called Chris Harris On Cars. which is part of /Drive if im not mistaken.
Admiral Chief on the mend
August 13, 2015 at 08:14
For realsies?
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 13, 2015 at 08:15
Oh yes.
Admiral Chief on the mend
August 13, 2015 at 08:18
I neither loathed nor loved it, but I enjoyed it
Ryanza
August 13, 2015 at 08:32
Clarkson got fired over rubbish which leads me to believe he was fired for other reasons. After a long day of work can a man just get a hot meal instead of toast. And lets stop using assault. A plate of cheese, cold meats, jam and toast was thrown at a person by a 55 year old man. It’s not like Clarkson beat the living shit out of that producer – you know actual assault.
Fucking verbal abuse. Let me not carry on with this point.
Revenge is a dish best served fucking cold.
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 13, 2015 at 08:49
lol. Don’t make excuses for a millionaire acting like a dick & getting fired for it.
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 13, 2015 at 08:52
I think I’m going to go throw stuff at my boss because I feel I deserve a better lunch time. Nothing can go wrong.
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 13, 2015 at 08:53
A man deserves a hot meal or else! Don’t forget to tell your wife, or she’s next. Let’s bring the 60’s back! WOOHOO!
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 13, 2015 at 08:54
Yeaaaa!
Lardus-For the Emperor!
August 13, 2015 at 09:49
There were other issues, but this one was the straw that broke the camel’s back. It was his own fault that he was 2 hours late as they decided to stop off at a pub while the helicopter was already waiting for them. As a result the kitchen in the hotel closed before they arrived and he would not accept it. A crises of his own making.
Nikola
August 13, 2015 at 09:13
Top Gear without Jeremy is not Top Gear period actually all 3 need to be there….
Matthew Holliday
August 13, 2015 at 09:47
better tune in to Amazon then for the new clarkson, hammon and may show.
CypherGate
August 13, 2015 at 11:08
You know what would have been awesome though? If they had a special achievement for you to check out in-game models of the three reviewing certain special edition cars in the game. That would have been quite cool I think.