Tag Archives: DiRT Showdown

Thu, May 02, 2013 | 08:32 BST

DIRT Megapack discounted on Steam, three games for just over a tenner

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DIRT developer Codemasters has slashed the price of three of its mucky racing games on Steam today. The DIRT Megapack can be yours for just over £10.

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Mon, May 28, 2012 | 20:38 BST

Video: Codemasters takes us on tour around HQ

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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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Thu, May 24, 2012 | 13:17 BST

DiRT Showdown reviews up, looking positive

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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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Thu, May 24, 2012 | 10:21 BST

DiRT Showdown launch trailer shows off smashing fun

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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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Fri, May 18, 2012 | 10:31 BST

UK games journos go racing in bangers for DiRT Showdown

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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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Mon, May 14, 2012 | 15:56 BST

DiRT Showdown trailer encourages us to race hard and party hard

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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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Thu, May 03, 2012 | 06:19 BST

DiRT Showdown PC demo now available

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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.

Thanks, Blue.

Thu, May 03, 2012 | 08:10 BST

DiRT Showdown video is full of Xbox 360 demo gameplay

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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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Tue, May 01, 2012 | 11:10 BST

DiRT Showdown demo pops up on Xbox Live Marketplace

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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.

Thu, Apr 19, 2012 | 15:35 BST

DiRT Showdown launches Codemasters Racing

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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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Thu, Apr 19, 2012 | 15:19 BST

DiRT Showdown launching May 25: exclusive gameplay

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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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Wed, Mar 14, 2012 | 16:08 GMT

DiRT Showdown video shows mass vehicular destruction

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Codies has released anew video for DiRT Showdown showing off the destruction which can occur if you’re not careful in the game. Oh, who are we kidding. The more destruction the better. Watch below. Game’s out on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 in May.
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Fri, Jan 27, 2012 | 10:05 GMT

DiRT Showdown gets first in-game video

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Codemasters has released the first in-game trailer of DiRT Showdown following its announcement back at the end of the year. The video shows off a mode known as Nevada 8-Ball. What is it? Find out for yourself below the break. It’s out in May for PS3, 360 and PC.

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Mon, Dec 12, 2011 | 14:48 GMT

DiRT Showdown launching on PS3, 360, PC in May

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Codemasters has announced DiRT Showdown, an arcady-type iteration of the rally series that will focus on aspects such as gymkhana, destruction derby and more. Three types of event make up Showdown: standard racing, stunt racing and destruction. As well as being playable alone, there’s split-screen and online for up to eight players. The release of Showdown will support a fourth DiRT iteration in the future. There’s a hands-on report over at GameSpot. The first trailer is below.

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