Category Archives: Codemasters

F1 2012 developer Codemasters has just revealed Champions Mode, a new way to play that pits you against six FIA champions in a series of gruelling challenge scenarios. Codies have also revealed a new trailer for the mode.

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Stephen Hood, creative director for F 2012, sat down with VG247′s Sam Clay and explained what’s new in the racing series from Codemasters this year. If you watch the video below, you’ll also be privy to some out-takes, such as a forklift driven by a horn-crazed mad man. F1 2012 launches in September on PC, PS3, Xbox 360.

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Codemasters Racing has announced a new family-friendly arcade game, titled F1 Race Stars. First screens and trailer through the break.

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According to OXM UK’s rumours page, via CVG, Codemasters’ GRID development team is even now back at work on a sequel, which is expected to surface after the release of F12012 in September. The first GRID launched on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2008, as part of the much-loved TOCA Race Driver franchise.

Codemasters has released the first set of “work in progress”screenshots for F1 2012 on the game’s Facebook page. You can click the link to have a look, or just head below the break. Your choice. F1 2012 launches in September on PC, PS3, Xbox 360.

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F1 Online has entered open beta. To sign up for the new free-to-play online racing and management browser game, go here. You can also have a look at the first gameplay video when you sign up.

The closed beta testing period of Codemaster’s free-to-play PC management title, F1 Online will come to an end on Tuesday June 19 in preparation for the open beta. In addition, the non-disclosure agreement that closed beta participants have been bound by will also expire on June 19, freeing all and sundry to talk about their experiences with the title and share any screens and video captured from it.

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Codemasters Birmingham creative director Stephen Hood shows us the Circuit of Americas track for the very first time in F1 2012 at E3. Watch below.

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Codemasters has released new F1 2012 shots, showing this season’s line-up of cars for the first time.

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Codemasters invited Clay up to its Lemington Spa HQ a while back ahead of the release of DiRT Showdown last week. Take a look at what transpired below the break.

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The embargo has lifted on reviews for DiRT Showdown, Codemasters’ attempt to turn the DiRT series into a more diverse beast with an arcade-racer inspired twist on the series. We’ve rounded all of the reviews up.

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Codemasters has released a new trailer for DiRT Showdown ahead of its European launch.

There’s a demo of the game up online if the trailer doesn’t sell you. It’s out tomorrow. See the trailer for yourself below the break.

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Codies has released a brand new DiRT Showdown, showing a recent day out involving UK games journalists going racing in bangers. Spotted in it is Eurogamer’s Martin Robinson, OXM’s Jon Hicks and X360A’s Danny Cheevo, to name a few. Get the video after the break.

Showdown launches on May 31 for PS3, 360 and PC.

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I’m not going to debate that creedo for a second. Good advice, that. Watch the trailer below.

The racer’s out on May 29 for PS3, 360 and PC.

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The PC demo for DiRT Showdown is now available on Steam. The taster includes one single-player race, 8-ball, which takes players through San Francisco and across the Golden Gate bridge. If you challenge a friend, you’ll also be able try out the eight-player Rampage mode. The demo supports RaceNet, Codemasters’ answer to Autolog, and signing up nets you $20,000 of in-game currency when the game launches. You can also grab the demo from the PlayStation Network or Xbox Live Arcade. DiRT Showdown launches on May 25.

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Codemasters has released a demo for DiRT Showdown on all major platforms. The demo contains single-player content, the race of 8 Ball in San Francisco, multiplayer mode Rampage and the RaceNet beta. Watch Sam play the Xbox 360 demo below. The game launches May 25 on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
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Codemasters has gone live with the DiRT Showdown demo on Xbox Live Marketplace. The taster will give players a mix of single-player content with a race of 8 Ball in San Francisco and multiplayer mode Rampage, as well as the beta of new racing service RaceNet. Get the demo queued here. It comes in at 1.16Gb.

It’ll go live on US PSN and PC later on today, with EU PSN getting it tomorrow.

Codemasters has announced the formation of a new label within the publisher called Codemasters Racing, allowing company-wide “razor focus” on the genre from the launch of DiRT Showdown onwards.

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Codemasters has announced DiRT Showdown will release in the UK on May 25 for PS3, 360 and PC.

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Codemasters has reduced the price of F1 2011 for Vita for this weekend only. The game’s on offer for £19.99/€24.99 on the PlayStation Store ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend.