Now here is why we need next-generation hardware everyone. Following yesterday’s news about the lack of a cockpit view in GRID 2, Codemasters’ Clive Moody went ahead and tried to explain some things about it. However, Moody’s statement basically proves how limited this current generation of consoles actually is and how troubled game developers are when developing for them. Continue reading Codemasters unashamedly lying to its fans; claims they’re getting everything possible from consoles→
I tell you, this is a bad start for a new racing game. A couple of hours ago we informed you about Codemasters’ upcoming sequel to GRID. Awesome news, right? Well, get ready to be disappointed as Codemasters confirmed that there won’t be any cockpit view in GRID 2. Yeap, a racing game without a cockpit view. What’s also funny is that Codemasters believes that only the 5% of racing gamers use that view while playing their games. Hilarious. Continue reading GRID 2 won’t feature a cockpit view – Codemasters claims that only the 5% of racing gamers use it→
Codemasters today announced that GRID 2, the long-awaited sequel to the BAFTA-award winning, critically acclaimed Race Driver: GRID, is in production at Codemasters Racing Studios and set for a 2013 launch for the X360, PS3 and PC. Continue reading Grid 2 Officially Announced – First Details Unveiled→
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→
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→
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→
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→
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’→
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→
