Blur beta begins, release date confirmed

Worldwide beta for Blur runs through March, developer announces May release date

Posted on Mar 3, 2010 - 12:39pm EST

Bizarre Creations have announced that Blur will be released in Europe on 28th May 2010. It'll hit the USA slightly earlier, on the 25th. You can play the Beta from the 8th March onwards.

The beta is Xbox 360 only, and features the following:

14 cars in four different car classes (A through D). Some are nippy (Koenigsegg CCX-R), some are beautiful (Volkswagen Scirocco), some are tough (Land Rover Defender SVX), and some are just plain cool (Chevrolet Camaro 1969).
4 different race tracks: Barcelona Gracia, Tokyo Shutoko, Amboy, and Long Beach Docks. Each provides a totally different racing experience, from wide-open off-road races to tight, technical inner-city tracks. My personal favourite is the Docks - it's got alternate routes through shipping containers, and one particular crossover which is going to ruin a few bumpers...
Twitter support. You can enter your Twitter credentials and share a Tweet or two DIRECTLY from the game. And it won't spam your account either - nothing is posted without your say-so. Just hit the left-bumper from anywhere in the menus to bring up the "Share" menu.
And of course, 8 meaty power-ups. These really are what make Blur different to every other racer out there. They're so important that we've built a brand new section of our website to tell you about them. More details at the end of this post.

The beta is multiplayer only, so you need an internet connection to download the client and play.