Here's Part Two of Codemasters' F1 2014 Hot Lap previews: Like the previous video, active replay-style cameras are used throughout. There is no full-lap in-car footage available at this time, unfortunately. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8phnmJ6tUwc Driving... The car is Nico Hülkenberg's #27 Force India VJM07. Conditions at Spa-Francorchamps are... wet! F1 2014 can now … [Read more...]
F1 2014: Red Bull Ring Hot Lap
F1 2014's October 17th release date is exactly 8 weeks forth from today. With that in mind, Codemasters has moved from words to video lately as it tries to build on player anticipation through a demonstration of the sights and sounds of this unusual Formula One season. F1 2014 - Now with Wings Heading into the twelfth round of this year's Formula One championship at … [Read more...]
Video Retrospective: F1 2012 vs F1 2013 Brazil
Leading up to the release of F1 2014, we have added to our recent videos for Codemasters' F1 series today with a direct side-by-side comparison. As you'll see below, the venue is São Paulo's Autódromo José Carlos Pace - more colloquially known as the Interlagos Circuit! Jenson Button's McLaren MP4-27 and MP4-28 feature here for F1 2012 and F1 2013 and we are again using the … [Read more...]
Video Retrospective: F1 2013 Brazil
Our new video here follows Codemasters' predecessor of 2012 as we run a lap through F1 2013's version of the Brazilian Grand Prix. This time, there's a single lap from the qualifying session. … [Read more...]
Video Retrospective: F1 2012 Brazil
Inspired by news of F1 2014's October arrival, we thought we'd take a look back to earlier games in Codemasters' 'official' series of the Formula One World Championship. Before stepping to F1 2013 and then rolling back the clock to earlier years, we begin with F1 2012 on the PC and a lap from a free practice session for the Brazilian Grand … [Read more...]
Best of British DLC released for GRID Autosport
The first DLC pack for GRID Autosport has been released, with the Best Of British DLC featuring three high-performance cars which are constructed in the UK. It shows Codemasters are keeping to their ambitious schedule to release all DLC and mini-expansions in the next few months. The first is the Aston Martin V12 Zagato, which is the road-legal version of the Aston Martin V12 … [Read more...]
GRID Autosport DLC revealed by Codemasters
Codemasters have revealed more details on the DLC planned for GRID Autosport, which will particularly please PC and PS3 gamers considering the Season Pass for the game. Interestingly all 3 of the DLC car packs announced, and the 3 Mini-Expansions (featuring a new single player championship and selections of tracks, routes and cars), are scheduled to be out before … [Read more...]
GRID Autosport: Wheel Support and System Requirements
A point of frustrated derision with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the GRID: Autosport team have been able to publish a useful chart of controller compatibility due to the new game arriving only on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. From gamepads to wheels, hardware support in GRID: Autosport is as comprehensive as we've come to expect from Codemasters. However the final game … [Read more...]
GRID Autosport: The Tracks and Cars
Hot on the heels of GRID: Autosport's near-to-release announcement and early video footage, the first details of content have now come through. Beginning with the tracks, there's an alluring list comprising of some 22 locations and as they currently stand, a total of 115 configurations across those regions. To add some perspective to those figures, Codemasters has said that … [Read more...]
F1 2013: The Consoles Get A Plaster
Codemasters' Community Manager made a forum post last weekend to announce that the first F1 2013 update had been submitted for each of the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions. Along with the relevant revisions of the first four of the PC's current five patches, there was news of “a few” console-specific changes to come. Unfortunately, there were no details given back then but the list of … [Read more...]
F1 2013 Three Patches Good?
Only five days behind its second patch for F1 2013, Codemasters has released and described Patch 3 for the PC. As the list of changes clearly shows, there's no sign of the longest-living or most irritating 'features' being eliminated yet. However, I suppose that every step is progress and if they are ever to be fixed, some of the series' most persistent problems could be in … [Read more...]
F1 2013 Patch 2 Arrives, Price Drops
Right on the one-week point since the first update, F1 2013 has had a follow-up patch applied through Steam this afternoon. I'll stop the startwatch! At a smidgen under 45MB, the points addressed by Codemasters today are listed below. PC FPS Issues: We’ve made further improvements to the PC FPS issue whereby higher specification PCs had a considerable lap time … [Read more...]
F1 2013 – Classics Content Out Now
Codemasters has released F1 2013's extra 'Classic' content as planned for all formats. The cars, drivers and tracks once included only in the Classic Edition of this year's official F1 game are now available in two optional packs. On Steam, £6.49 buys either of the 1990s packs – the F1 Classics: 1990s Pack or the Classic Tracks Pack. Select drivers... The '90s Car Pack includes … [Read more...]
F1 2013 Patch 1 Hits the Tarmac
Appreciably ahead of what we'd been led to expect, this year's addition to Codemasters' F1 stable received its first set of changes late on Thursday. Adding to the pleasant surprise, the adaptations relate to in-game play as well as an initial round of much-needed fixes to some key problems. As I repeatedly described last year with F1 2012, it's worth highlighting that … [Read more...]