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FUEL Release Dated, Team Boasts Guiness Record for 'Biggest Console Game of All Time'

by Nick Breckon, May 22, 2009 3:56pm PDT

Related Topics – Fuel, FUEL, , xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC

Codemasters' upcoming racing game FUEL has been named the "Biggest Console Game of All Time" by Guiness World Records. And by "biggest," they're referring to square mileage.

In fact, the title boasts "5,560 square miles of accessible in-game terrain," according to the Codesters. The video below explains the technical demands in creating such a massive space. FUEL hits the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on June 2.

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Elite on the NES beats the record by a factor of 1000.

May 26, 2009 6:18am PDT

Elite on the NES beats the record by a factor of 1000. : dhopkins

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Well that's kind of a stupid record. Who's to say how much is one mile inside a game. It's just numbers, you can give them any title you wish.

For example consider a game where you play an ant. It would make a 1km^2 map feel like an almost infinite area, where as in a giant mech game it would be like just enough room to turn around at full sprint.

May 24, 2009 3:39pm PDT

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Well that's kind of a stupid record. Who's to say how much is one mile inside a game. It's just numbers, ... : Pulveri
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- Hmmm the largest playable envoiroment on console.... Elite on the NES anyone? ...Which goes to sh... : tidic
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  Well distance and size are relative, right? I mean, I know this initially sounds stupid, but the equival... : Tauru
  - I know it's not exactly a reputable publication, but did Guiness really award them this title? Someone s... : Clone42

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OK, we get it. It's huge...

May 23, 2009 3:09pm PDT

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OK, we get it. It's huge... : exmx
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- That's what she told me last night : Tauru

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Well, as big as those maps are, if all you do is race a car through it, how are they going to achieve a sense of tension? I mean, such a large world would mean that the people you're racing you probably won't even see. Eventually all your doing is taking a Sunday drive...

May 24, 2009 9:23pm PDT

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Well, as big as those maps are, if all you do is race a car through it, how are they going to achieve a s... : Jobos
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- They'll probably have to doll out power-ups to allow the laggers to catch up, or introduce game modes tha... : Tauru

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i've never bought a racing game because i find them kinda boring, but this is fucking cool. I'm not even really interested in 'follow this road from point a to b' racing so if this has just two points on the map far apart with you deciding how to get there, then this is a definite buy for me. it'll be like exploring in an mmo for the first time but in fast cars.

May 22, 2009 5:26pm PDT

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i've never bought a racing game because i find them kinda boring, but this is fucking cool. I'm not even ... : MrBig0
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- Yup, wasn't interested in Fuel, but this video has me interested. Didn't know it had huge landscapes like... : code-e255
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  Point A to B in fast cars, you deciding how to get there: sounds like you'd love some of the Grand Theft ... : DarthStank
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    Nah, the games aren't nearly varied enough to hold my interest. Just boring ass buildings. I don't really... : MrBig0
    - Racing games are typically less interesting than GTA games... I'll be happy if this game has shifter and... : Tauru

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This sounds pretty awesome, I hope they've managed to make the game interesting by having a shitload of cars or something though, it'd suck to break away from the pack and end up going on a virtual tour of whateverville.

May 25, 2009 9:28pm PDT

This sounds pretty awesome, I hope they've managed to make the game interesting by having a shitload of c... : PlayfulPuppy

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Kinda looks like the game I wish Motorstorm was. Also has the potential to be the next Motocross Madness type game, if there are bikes. 5000 mile Baja anyone?

May 22, 2009 5:11pm PDT

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Kinda looks like the game I wish Motorstorm was. Also has the potential to be the next Motocross Madness ... : pyide
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- They had a bike up on one of the modellers screens. : PlayfulPuppy

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I would love to see this technology applied to an fps game. Can you imagine all the possibilities? True, epic large scale warefare... It would make battlefield look like counterstrike!

May 22, 2009 9:36pm PDT

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I would love to see this technology applied to an fps game. Can you imagine all the possibilities? True... : UMG
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What about any console RTS? If you consider "scale," I'm sure there's been a game that lets you access "larger" maps by virtual square mileage. They need to define this concept more clearly.

May 23, 2009 9:45am PDT

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What about any console RTS? If you consider "scale," I'm sure there's been a game that lets you access "l... : Raqia
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- SUPCOM? I think the largest maps are 85km x 85km or 7225km^2. That's bigger than 5000km^2. Unless I am ... : IHATEDUST

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Asheron's Call 1

May 22, 2009 10:47pm PDT

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I hope their game loads faster and looks better than their awful website.

May 24, 2009 12:51am PDT

I hope their game loads faster and looks better than their awful website. : StukaFox

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This just made me want to play Alan Wake :(

May 24, 2009 12:30am PDT

This just made me want to play Alan Wake :( : Gore87

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All that space doesn't mean a damn thing if the cars handle like crap as they did in GRID.

May 23, 2009 12:41am PDT

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All that space doesn't mean a damn thing if the cars handle like crap as they did in GRID. : vHazardous
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copy/paste copy/paste copy/paste

May 22, 2009 4:21pm PDT

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wow these guys really like tornadoes...

the interview was something similar to.....uuum yeah, lots of kilometers squared and TORNADOES TORNADOES TORNADOES...lolols....

May 23, 2009 7:51am PDT

wow these guys really like tornadoes... the interview was something similar to.....uuum yeah, lots of ... : kingofmen18

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daggerfall is bigger.

May 23, 2009 3:15am PDT

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daggerfall is bigger. : aaarrrgh
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- Maybe that's why they specified it's the biggest console game. : DinK

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I am glad its E for everyone, but I'm not sure I want my kids getting any ideas from comic mischief.

May 22, 2009 9:11pm PDT

I am glad its E for everyone, but I'm not sure I want my kids getting any ideas from comic mischief. : not work safe

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Pre ordered!

May 22, 2009 5:32pm PDT

Pre ordered! : tfsbrian

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hooray... ?

May 22, 2009 4:30pm PDT

hooray... ? : burning eye

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By: humbleone x Show Full Post

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The amount of clever headlines here lately surely deserves a spot in Guinness World Records also.

Here is a link of what NB is talking about:
http://gamers.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/220509_fuel.aspx

May 22, 2009 4:12pm PDT

The amount of clever headlines here lately surely deserves a spot in Guinness World Records also. Here... : humbleone

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