Turn 10 Studios is an American

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based in

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. The company was established in 2001 under

Microsoft Game Studios Xbox Game Studios (previously known as Microsoft Studios, Microsoft Game Studios, and Microsoft Games) is an American video game publisher and part of the Microsoft Gaming division based in Redmond, Washington. It was established in March 2000, ...

(now known as Xbox Game Studios) to develop the ''Forza Motorsport'' series for

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platforms. The most recent game developed solely by Turn 10 is ''

Forza Motorsport 7 ''Forza Motorsport 7'' is a 2017 racing video game developed by Turn 10 Studios and published by Microsoft Studios, serving as the tenth installment in the ''Forza'' series. It was released on Windows 10 and the Xbox One family of consoles on Octo ...

'', released in 2017.

History

Turn 10 Studios was established in 2001 by

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, under its

division, to develop a series of racing games, which later became known as ''

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''. At the time of the studio's establishment, most staff had experience in publishing games, such as '' Project Gotham Racing'' and ''

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'', but had not been involved in game development. In October 2014, the studio employed approximately 100 full-time staff, as well as between 100 and 200 contract workers.

Technology

Turn 10 develops and uses a proprietary game engine called ForzaTech, and proprietary editor called Fuel that allows multiple artists to work on the same level, primarily those for cars and racing tracks, simultaneously.

Games developed

References

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