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F1 2012 and F1 Race Stars will be playable at this year’s GamesCom

Codemasters and Namco Bandai announced today that both F1 2012 and F1 RACE STARS will be playable at GamesCom 2012 in Cologne, Germany from August 15th to 19th. NAMCO BANDAI Games’ stand, located in Hall 9, Stand C11, will host the world’s first hands-on showing of F1 RACE STARS and the reveal of the recently announced ‘Champions Mode’ in F1 2012. Continue reading F1 2012 and F1 Race Stars will be playable at this year’s GamesCom

F1 2012 – Champions Mode Detailed

Codemasters today announced a brand new game mode for F1 2012. ‘Champions Mode’ will enable players to take on each of the six FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONS competing in the 2012 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP in individual race scenarios designed for quick play and instant action. A gameplay video, featuring Champions Mode can be viewed below. Continue reading F1 2012 – Champions Mode Detailed

Grid 2 Teased – Coming Summer 2013 – More Information On August 8th

Codemasters has released a teaser trailer for – what looks like – a sequel to Grid. It’s been almost four years since the last Grid title, so we are interested to see what Codemasters has in store for us. Grid got birth from the team that was behind the Toca series. Race Driver: Grid (also known as Grid) was the latest installment in the Toca Touring Car series, a series that evolved to something completely new (as the initial Toca games were classic racing games with circuits). According to the trailer, there will be more information, however, we have the first information about its release date so keep reading! Continue reading Grid 2 Teased – Coming Summer 2013 – More Information On August 8th

F1 Race Stars Announced and Coming this November

Codemasters announced today that the all-new addition to its acclaimed FORMULA ONE gaming portfolio is F1 RACE STARS, a fast-to-the-fun arcade racing game for all ages featuring official FORMULA ONE cars, teams and circuits as they’ve never been seen before. Set to arrive this November, gamers can see how F1 RACE STARS will take FORMULA ONE over the top in the first trailer video, that can be viewed below. Continue reading F1 Race Stars Announced and Coming this November

Codemasters’ co-founder David Darling believes that consoles have ‘become like dinosaurs’

As a current topic on game industry lips, it is no surprise that gaming veteran, Codemasters’ co-founder David Darling CBE, has revealed his thoughts about the digital revolution and the fall of game consoles. Darling wrote his article last night on the website of his new mobile gaming company, Kwalee, labeling games consoles as “old fashioned”. Continue reading Codemasters’ co-founder David Darling believes that consoles have ‘become like dinosaurs’

DiRT Showdown PC – Incoming Patch with Performance Optimizations & Global illumination

If you had already gotten DiRT Showdown, you might have noticed a Global illumination option. This option is disabled for some people and naturally, PC gamers searched and found a way to enable it. However, there is no point in experimenting with it as Codemasters has – intentionally – disabled Global Illuminationuntil the first patch. According to the company’s community manager, HeliosCM, the PC version of DiRT Showdown will receive an update that will enable this feature and include other optimisations to make the game run faster. Continue reading DiRT Showdown PC – Incoming Patch with Performance Optimizations & Global illumination

DiRT Showdown gets a Launch Trailer, over three million cars destroyed, RaceNet update coming soon

DiRT Showdown speeds into stores across Europe today, Friday 24th May, on the Codemasters Racing label and to mark the game’s retail release, Codemasters has unleashed a spectacular launch video featuring DiRT Showdown’s new brand of full-throttle, tyre-shredding, panel-smashing gameplay. Continue reading DiRT Showdown gets a Launch Trailer, over three million cars destroyed, RaceNet update coming soon

F1 Online: The Game – Registrations for closed beta are now open

Codemasters invited players today to join F1 ONLINE: THE GAME’s closed beta by registering at its official website and revealed new details on the management side of the game. F1 ONLINE: THE GAME is a new free-to-play racing and management game in production at Codemasters Studios under exclusive worldwide agreement with Formula One World Championship Limited and will feature all the cars, stars and circuits from the 2011 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. Continue reading F1 Online: The Game – Registrations for closed beta are now open

DiRT Showdown is now available for pre-order on Steam; comes with a 10% discount

We’re pretty sure that there are a lot of arcade racing fans that want to get their hands on Codemasters’ racer, DiRT Showdown. Well, although you’ll have to wait almost a month until you get your hands on it, the game is currently available for pre-order on Steam and comes with a 10% discount. Not only that, but a demo will also be made available on May 1st, so you better keep an eye on its Steam page. Continue reading DiRT Showdown is now available for pre-order on Steam; comes with a 10% discount