A couple of days ago we reported here at Multiplayer about the plethora of new details an Activision rep revealed about his company's 2009 line-up at the Massive Incorporated advertising up-front. That event a first-of-its-kind gaming publisher showcase designed to excite advertisers to buy in-game ads through Massive.

One of the details we and Newsweek's N'Gai Croal reported was that Activision's 2009 racing game -- code-named "Racer 2009" -- was described as "Mario Kart meets Forza." Neither Croal nor I reported what was meant by that, and I've seen confusion about that description in various Internet reactions to the news.

I checked my notes and this is how that amalgamation was explained: Read more...