Forza Horizon 4 Demo Goes Live, First DLC Announced

The pre-release demo for Forza Horizon 4 has gone live on PC and Xbox Live today.

The highly anticipated open-world racing game will go on sale digitally and in stores in October 2nd, but eager gamers can download the free-to-play demo as of today. The game is set in a fictitious take on the United Kingdom and will feature over 450 cars, a full list of which was released last week.

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Microsoft and Playground Games also detailed the first DLC pack that will be offered with Forza Horizon 4: the ‘Best of Bond Car Pack’. The pack exclusively features vehicles that appeared in Bond films and includes the following:

-1964 Aston Martin DB5 inspired by Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), GoldenEye (1995), Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015)

-1969 Aston Martin DBS from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)

-1974 AMC Hornet X Hatchback from The Man With the Golden Gun (1974)

-1977 Lotus Esprit S1 from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

-1981 Citroën 2CV6 from For Your Eyes Only (1981)

-1986 Aston Martin V8 from The Living Daylights (1987)

-1999 BMW Z8 from The World is Not Enough (1999)

-2008 Aston Martin DBS from Quantum of Solace (2008)

-2010 Jaguar C-X75 from Spectre (2015)

-2015 Aston Martin DB10 from Spectre (2015)

Forza says several of the cars will feature gadgets inspired by the James Bond films that the player will be able to view in the Forzavista vehicle viewing mode. For example, the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 will feature a revolving number plate and retracting bumper ram bars. The Lotus Esprit S1 will also be available with a body kit that will make it look like the amphibious version that featured in the 1977 Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. The pack includes exclusive outfits for the player’s in-game avatar as well, along with exclusive quick-chat phrases for use in multiplayer mode.

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Finally, Microsoft also announced the Forza Horizon 4 Demo Sweepstakes competition, which is open to residents of the US and Canada. Two lucky winners of the draw will receive an all-expenses paid trip and participation in the Pure McLaren driving experience, which will allow them to sample a McLaren 570S GT4 on a race circuit with instruction from professional instructors. They will also receive an Xbox One X, a copy of Horizon 4 and an Xbox Elite controller. To enter, all you have to do is play the Horizon 4 demo between now and October 2nd.