Grid 2 racing out in 2013
Following a cheeky tease last week, Codemasters today properly announced the return of its race 'em up series Grid in Grid 2. Headed to PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2013, Codies says it boasts a new handling system which should "hit a sweetspot between accessibility and...
READ MORE >F1 2012 'Champions' scenario mode revealed
Pop quiz, hotshot. You've just come out of the pits at Spa Francorchamps on fresh tires, while everyone else is on old rubber, but you're at the back of the pack with three laps to go. What do you do? What do you do? Test yourself in F1 2012's newly-revealed, scenario-based ...
READ MORE >Race Driver: Grid 2 teased, reveal next week
Codemasters teased a while back that it was returning to Race Driver: Grid as part of its renewed focus on racing games, and now we have a bigger tease. Codies has released a teensy little trailer showing the Grid emblem with a big fat "2," hinting to expect a reveal on Wedn...
READ MORE >"Hurray! Still sad they can't crack any other genre, but at least what they're good at sells well."
see all 4 commentsF1 Race Stars announced by Codemasters
Codemasters recently gave up on making action games to focus on race 'em ups, and what strange and wonderful fruit will this bring us? Well, er, today the publisher announced it's using its Formula 1 license to make kart racer F1 Race Stars.
READ MORE >Dirt Showdown demo smashes in today
This Tuesday! Tuesday! Tuesday! a demo for Codemasters' arcade racing spin-off Dirt Showdown is smashing! bashing! dashing! and crashing! into PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3! 3! 3! If you like cars, or truly hate them, you might want to play it.
READ MORE >Codemasters drops action to focus on racing
Codemasters will abandon development of action games and will focus on the racing genre
READ MORE >"have codemasters ever released a good action game anyway? I seem to remember Turning Point: ..."
see all 15 commentsF1 2012 racing out in September
As sure as a billion-dollar sport begins a new season every year, so must a new official licensed video game of that sport be released annually. No surprise, then, that Codemasters has announced F1 2012 for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation, but now it's offic
READ MORE >"F1 2012: Ugly Edition. ;) Let's hope the cars get better looking as the season rolls on."
see all 7 commentsDirt Showdown debut gameplay trailer rides up
This Friday! Friday! Friday! Codemasters is offering the first in-game look at Dirt Showdown. Virtual drivers smash! dash! bash! and crash! for your amusement in a gameplay trailer and screenshots, showing how this Dirt series offshot amps up the action.
READ MORE >"Anyone play Test Drive: Eve of Destruction? This looks to be somewhere between that and the old ..."
see all 9 commentsWhistle-blower alleges 'unlawful' practices at Codemasters
A former Codemasters employee has publicly accused the publisher of unlawful business practices and threatening former employees after his job was made redundant.
READ MORE >"interesting... there's always two sides to a story though im a professional in finance and ..."
see all 8 commentsDirt Showdown announced; arcade-style racer coming to PC, Xbox 360, PS3
Codemasters has announced a new game in the Dirt series with an arcade-tilt.Dirt Showdown is coming to the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 in May 2012.
READ MORE >"This. Make a WRC rally game like the good old Colin McRae series, not this lame Kenny Douchebag ..."
see all 10 commentsDizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk HD remake rolling onto iOS, Android
Codemasters signalled the return of cult favourite egg Dizzy yesterday, sparking intense conversation in a small subset of middle-aged British men. Today, the publisher revealed it's an HD remake of Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk for iOS and Android.
READ MORE >"Me and my friends used to play Dizzy a lot on the Amiga so it's a welcome return. Nice little ..."
see all 3 commentsCodemasters reviving Dizzy brand
Codemasters reveals that it's bringing back Dizzy the anthropomorphic egg for another adventure.
READ MORE >"Call of Dizzy: Modern Poacher. An FPS with regenerating shell armour."
see all 5 commentsCodemasters closing Bodycount studio; strengthening racing dev teams
Codemasters is "proposing to retire" its internal studio which developed Bodycount, revealing plans to focus more on racing games.
READ MORE >"Maybe someone realized Bodycount was good at one time, but royally sucked by the time it came ..."
see all 3 commentsReport: 1.7M Steam keys for Dirt 3 compromised
Lists containing at least 1.7 million Steam promotional codes for the off-road racer Dirt 3 were compromised over the weekend.
READ MORE >"Yeah the wife and I thought we were special until we found out we were just 2 out of 1.7 million."
see all 36 commentsBodycount demo out on Xbox 360 now, PS3 later
Do you hate the world? Enjoy smashing up a small corner of it in the demo for destruction-mad shooter Bodycount, which launched today on Xbox 360 and "will follow" on PS3.
READ MORE >"Not very good at all.. Took a while to load, gameplay tries to copy Bulletstorm and does a ..."
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"I can't believe they are actually scrapping in-car view. I've waited years for the announcement ..."
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