The Crew will be coming to the Xbox 360 on November 11th, in addition to the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC, Ubisoft has announced.

“It’s Ubisoft’s objective to continue to meet the needs of consumers who have not yet made the move to the new console generation,” said Geoffroy Sardin, senior vice president of sales and marketing, Ubisoft.

“The Crew was originally built for the new generation of consoles, but we have always had a desire to make it accessible to as many people as possible. We’re excited to bring The Crew’s same core features, massive scope, mission variety, and overall driving experience to Xbox 360 players.”

Asobo Studio is leading development of The Crew for Xbox 360 with support from the teams at Ivory Tower, Ubisoft Reflections and Ubisoft Shanghai.

Ubisoft also announced that after the closed beta on PC, that took place in July and will resume again on August 25th, a limited number of players will be invited to participate in a closed beta for Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 starting in late September. Exact dates and further details on this closed beta period will be revealed at a later time.

Dive into The Crew's new timelapse trailer and take a road trip across the entire USA. The following video consists entirely of gameplay. Applications for the upcoming beta (on July 23rd) are now being taken via the official site.

The developers of The Crew have an unusual take on their new IP that features fast cars, deep customization, and miles and miles of the United States to traverse across and race within. Ivory Tower and Ubisoft Reflections insist that despite its trappings that would suggest an open world racing game in the same vein as the latest in the Need for Speed series or Forza Horizons, The Crew is actually an MMO RPG.

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The Crew will feature microtransactions that allow players to purchase new performance parts using real-world money, Ubisoft has revealed. The system appears to be similar to the monetisation model found in many free-to-play games, with players able to earn in-game credits by completing missions and challenges, or short-cutting the process by purchasing currency with real cash.

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Ubisoft has delayed The Crew to launch in Q2 of fiscal year 2015, which runs from July 2014 to September 2014, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said in an investor call today. It was originally scheduled to launch in early 2014. The Crew is Ubisoft's open-world racing game for next-gen systems.

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Ubisoft has just launched “Skin a Car”, a unique EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Asia) community contest linked to its upcoming online action-driving game The Crew. Fans are invited to demonstrate their car customization skills on a Mini Cooper S with a chance to actually see their creation featured in The Crew and to win goodies and limited editions of the game.

Participants are invited to register on The Crew’s website to create their own design for the Mini Cooper S. From colours and brushes to game stickers and even personal stickers (uploaded by the participant), the customization module specifically developed for the contest showcases the numerous car customization options to be available in The Crew. These designs are then shared on The Crew’s Facebook page and submitted to a vote by the fans. Top winning designs will be featured in The Crew when the game releases in early 2014 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

The Crew’s persistent online world is populated by other real human players, featuring any other car as a potential rival or ally, and naturally fostering both competition and cooperation among players. This living world provides a tailored experience to a new generation of gamers, as each player is given the choice to play by oneself, or to team up on-the-go with friends to accomplish collective challenges.
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Take an exhilarating drive through the US with this new walkthrough video, commentated by Julian Gerighty, Creative Director on The Crew.

Ubisoft's The Crew is setting itself apart from its vast competition with its ambitious premise of using the continental United States as one giant race track. With such a large playing field, factions are bound to arise and developer Ivory Tower is working on ways to make these regional cliques distinct.

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Ivory Towers and Ubisoft Reflections (the team behind Driver: San Francisco) are working on a next-gen and PC racing game called The Crew. It'll be out in 2014. Explore the universe of The Crew with this walkthrough, commented by Julian Gerighty, Creative Director on the game.