Bizarre Creations is leveraging social networking platform Twitter to enable cross-platform multiplayer in its upcoming action racer Blur. Speaking to MTV News, lead designer Gareth Wilson says the game will automatically record stats at the end of a race in single player. This information can then optionally be used to send a challenge to a friend by way of Xbox Live or even Twitter.

When a player initiates a challenge, they are pitted in a race against the ghost of who sent it. This unconventional approach allows PS3 and Xbox 360 players to compete with each other, albeit not in real-time. Not only does it effectively break the platform barrier, it’ll make setting up matches with friends located in different time zones a breeze. Sounds like it could work quite well. We wouldn’t be surprised if more racing titles follow in Bizarre’s footsteps when it comes to offering alternative methods of multiplayer.

Real time head-to-head play will still be bound to a specific network platform, of course. Unlike the challenge-based method, an Xbox Live Gold account will be required.

‘Blur’ Multiplayer Allows Competition Across Platforms And XBL Silver Accounts [MTV]

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