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DiRT Showdown Review
There’s been a fast-growing trend in racing games this year: the spin-off. Ridge Racer shocked us all when it was seemingly awarded an ASBO in BugBear’s building-breaking spin-off RR Unbounded, whereas Forza Motorsport will be potentially revolutionising the open world racing genre when Forza Horizon swaps conventional race tracks for sunny Colorado’s open canyon roads […]
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F1 Race Stars takes Formula One over the top this November
If you’re a casual gamer with only a passing interest in the world of F1, chances are that Codemasters Racing's annual F1 releases seem terribly incremental. Enter F1 Racing Stars, a decidedly different take on the F1 license that brings vibrant visuals, exaggerated tracks and cutesy caricatures of the famous drivers. If you thought DiRT […]
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Codemasters “actively working on” GRiD 2, to be released after F1 2012
We're big fans of the DiRT series, but sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. With 4 iterations of DiRT released on the current crop of consoles, it's disheartening to find Codemasters' flagship tarmac racer GRiD sorely neglected, with just 1 release since 2008. Fortunately, we already know that Codemasters are hard […]
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F1 Online: The Game crosses the line into open beta
While not quite the smooth start Codemasters had anticipated thanks to technical delays, the much anticipated open beta for the free-to-play browser game F1 Online: The Game has been given the green light. Those who have been curious about Codemasters' unexpected venture into the free-to-play browser market can now sign up at www.f1onlinethegame.com and get started […]
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F1 Online: The Game hands-on
Codemasters’ foray into the glamorous world of F1 was a predictable one. Having developed a reigning reputation in the racing genre, it made perfect sense for them to apply their expertise to the most prestigious racing license in the world, and the results speak for themselves. F1 2010 successfully revitalised console F1 games after a […]
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F1 2012 First Screen Shots
It's that time again, as the E3 Expo draws closer and snippets of information of the many games due to be shown begin to leak through, building ever more anticipation. For the next official F1 title, this is the first showing we've ever had of the actual game, with a glimpse of the new Austin […]
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DiRT Showdown trailer gears up for launch
If you've been following DiRT Showdown, chances are this won't be news to you. For everyone else however, know this: Codemasters' DiRTy spin-off has finally sped into stores in a smattering of glitz and fireworks, and Codemasters want to tell you how " totally freakin' awesome" it is in their new launch trailer: We think it's […]
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The Real DiRT Showdown
With just a month untill release, the marketing wheels are turning at Codmasters and we are finally getting a rummage under the bonnet of their latest racing experience. DiRT Showdown is all about fast and furious automotive fun, crashing and bashing, all making for a wild ride within the DiRT franchise for this alternative spin-off […]
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DiRT Showdown Race Hard, Party Hard trailer confirms location list
As the release of DiRT Showdown draws ever closer, Codemasters have released another trailer full of rampant automotive action, showcasing the variety of locations we can expect in the new DiRT Tour. From the trailer, we can now decipher what appears to be a full location list for DiRT Showdown: Aspen Baja Miami Michigan Nevada […]
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DiRT Showdown demo slams into Steam, XBLA and PSN
Eager fans can get an early taste of Codemasters' upcoming DiRT Showdown with the launch of a playable demo available now for Steam, XBLA and PSN. You'll get to sample the chaotic 8 Ball mode, a full-contact race set on a perilous figure of eight track set in San Francisco. The twist of course is […]
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VVV Interview Brawn GP’s Anthony Davidson
So, moving onto the presentation and we see a demonstration of the growth in UK TV viewing figures as Lewis Hamilton came on the seen, now the peak with Jenson Button's recent success. Its all very positive for the sport and gives Codemasters the best possible platform to kick start the franchise. That inaugural […]
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VVV interviews Ken Block at Silverstone
With just a week until the launch of 'Colin McRae Dirt 2', Codemasters is pulling out all of the stops with regards to gaining maximum exposure for its upcoming racing title. You'll have seen our initial hands-on and latest in-game videos, with lots more to follow, but now is the opportunity to meet the new man taking over this […]
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Alan Boiston Interviews GRID Producer Clive Moody
It’s a not so sunny day in Warwickshire, however when VVV were invited along to see final code of Race Driver Grid, we simply couldn’t resist. There are some developers who have so much experience within a genre that when they bring out a new title, the industry takes note and when Codemasters move into […]
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