Turn 10 has confirmed that former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson will not be returning for Forza Motorsport 6

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“Top Gear still very much is a part of [Forza] Motorsport,” Turn 10 content director John Wendl explained to IGN today. “We have Stig’s Digital Cousin, we have the Top Gear Test Track, we have Top Gear inspired events in the game, and we actually have Richard [Hammond] and James [May] continuing to do voiceover in the game as well.”“But that’s actually led us to some new approaches to our career mode which we call Stories of Motorsport. Our new career has over 70 hours of gameplay and we’ve kinda doubled-down on that; we’ve brought in voices and personalities from racing and automotive entertainment to come in and really expand the career. You move through and you experience these things called Showcase Events that may take you back to a pre-war era Formula cars or something like that, or classic muscle cars.“So we’ve brought in these different personalities to come in and actually talk about these, why they’re special; help stoke people’s interest and passion in these races.”A prominent figure in global automotive culture, Jeremy Clarkson's role in Forza dates back to 2011. He previously featured in Forza Motorsport 4 and Forza Motorsport 5. He was dumped from Top Gear in March following a physical attack on a producer.It was announced this week that UK TV and radio personality Chris Evans will replace Clarkson on Top Gear as lead presenter of an “all-new” line up, indicating Clarkson’s former Top Gear co-presenters James May and Richard Hammond will not be involved with the show going forward either.Forza Motorsport 6 is arriving on September 15 with 450 cars, 26 locations with 100 ribbons, wet weather, night racing, and more. Check out our preview for full details and impressions and visit IGN’s wiki guide for a list of confirmed cars and tracks.

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