subsidiary of microsoft studios industry computer and video games interactive entertainment founded 2001 headquarters redmond washington united states products forza series 2005 owner microsoft number of employees 101 300 parent microsoft studios website official website turn 10 studios abbreviated to t10 or turn 10 is an american video game developer located in redmond washington . it was established in 2001 by microsoft studios to develop the forza series for the xbox xbox 360 and xbox one consoles . the series diversified with the introduction of the more casual simpler forza horizon series in 2012 . contents 1 history 2 games developed 3 references 4 external links history edit turn 10 studios is a video game development studio located in redmond washington . it was established in 2001 by microsoft studios to develop the forza motorsport series for the xbox xbox 360 and xbox one consoles . the studio began working on the original forza motorsport to fill the void of simulation racing games on the xbox console . with an emphasis on driving dynamics and the newest features of xbox live the original forza motorsport was released in may of 2005 . following the release of forza motorsport turn 10 immediately began working on a sequel intended to be released on microsoft s then new xbox 360 console . forza motorsport 2 was released in may of 2007 pushing the boundaries of user generated content ugc with a robust livery editor and online auction house giving casual players new options for expressing their creativity on and off the track . in late 2007 turn 10 studios began an intense development process for the next forza installment forza motorsport 3 which boasted enhanced graphics driving physics and ugc . turn 10 released the game in october 2009 . released in october of 2011 forza motorsport 4 brought new features to franchise with kinect integration including the new autovista experience . with forza horizon on xbox 360 developed with playground games the forza universe expanded to the open road . action racing put the player in an open world that demands driving skill and rewards driving style . with lots to explore and a cutting edge soundtrack to compliment the scenery horizon was an evolution of the authentic forza experience . in 2013 turn 10 released forza motorsport 5 the first forza motorsport game to appear on xbox one . featuring new generation graphics and features like cloud powered drivatar opponents forza motorsport 5 ushered in the next generation of console racing simulations . forza horizon 2 was released in 2014 featuring the wide open spaces of southern europe to explore in hundreds of realistic real world cars . the game featured full day night cycle and for the first time in forza weather effects . in march 2015 turn 10 released forza horizon 2 presents fast & furious a standalone expansion for forza horizon 2 inspired by the fast & furious film series and featuring many of the cars from universal studios s blockbuster action film furious 7 . in 2015 forza motorsport 6 was released for xbox one offering more than double the number of cars available in forza motorsport 5 as well as introducing night and rain to the core forza franchise for the first time . while forza horizon 2 did have night and rain it lacked the realism of those introduced in forza motorsport 6 . while night appears as a dark day in many other games including forza horizon 2 it is truly pure blackness in forza motorsport 6 . rain does not simply make for a slightly slicker track surface and wet look but instead makes a significant performance difference and three dimensional puddles can spin cars if approached improperly . the game also increased the number of cars on track to twenty four ; up from sixteen in forza motorsport 5 and twelve in forza horizon 2 . games developed edit year game platform s gamerankings metacritic notes 2005 forza motorsport xbox 93.05 % 1 92 100 2 2007 forza motorsport 2 xbox 360 89.98 % 3 90 100 4 2009 forza motorsport 3 92.26 % 5 92 100 6 2011 forza motorsport 4 90.66 % 7 91 100 8 2012 forza horizon 86.19 % 9 85 100 10 collaborated with playground games 2013 forza motorsport 5 xbox one 79.49 % 11 79 100 12 2014 forza horizon 2 xbox 360 xbox one 86.32 % 13 86 100 14 collaborated with playground games 2015 forza motorsport 6 microsoft windows xbox one 88.63 % 15 87 100 16 2016 forza horizon 3 92.56 % 17 91 100 18 collaborated with playground games references edit forza motorsport reviews . gamerankings . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza motorsport reviews . metacritic . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza motorsport 2 reviews . gamerankings . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza motorsport 2 reviews . metacritic . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza motorsport 3 reviews . gamerankings . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza motorsport 3 reviews . metacritic . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza motorsport 4 reviews . gamerankings . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza motorsport 4 reviews . metacritic . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza horizon reviews . gamerankings . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza horizon reviews . metacritic . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza motorsport 5 reviews . gamerankings . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza motorsport 5 reviews . metacritic . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza horizon 2 reviews . gamerankings . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza horizon 2 reviews . metacritic . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza motorsport 6 reviews . gamerankings . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza motorsport 6 reviews . metacritic . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza horizon 3 reviews . gamerankings . retrieved september 20 2016 . forza horizon 3 reviews . metacritic . retrieved september 20 2016 . external links edit official website v t e microsoft studios franchises age of empires alan wake banjo kazooie battletoads black & white blinx conker crackdown crimson skies dance central the dishwasher fable forza gears of war halo hexic hydro thunder jetpac joy ride killer instinct kinect party kinect sports lips max & the magic marker mechwarrior microsoft flight simulator midtown madness minecraft miss teen usa motocross madness ninety nine nights perfect dark pinball fx project gotham racing quantum redshift rallisport challenge rise of nations scene it shadowrun splosion man viva pi ata zoo tycoon current subsidiaries 343 industries bigpark the coalition good science studio launchworks lift london mojang rare turn 10 studios former subsidiaries aces studio bungie carbonated games digital anvil ensemble studios fasa studio hired gun lionhead studios press play twisted pixel games xbox entertainment studios people phil spencer phil harrison larry hryb casey hudson bonnie ross joseph staten related list of microsoft studios video games msn games v t e forza motorsport forza motorsport 2 3 4 5 6 horizon forza horizon 2 3 related turn 10 studios playground games microsoft studios retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title turn 10 studios & oldid 741993012 categories companies based in redmond washingtoncompanies established in 2001first party video game developersvideo game companies of the united statesvideo game development companies navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschespa olfran aisitalianolietuvi portugu s svenska edit links this page was last modified on 1 october 2016 at 00 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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