DiRT Showdown 8 Ball Trailer
F1 2011 confirmed as Playstation Vita launch title
Codemasters has announced that F1 2011 will be a launch title when the Playstation Vita handheld is released on February 22nd, 2012. As with the existing versions for Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Nintendo 3DS, it will include all the official teams, drivers and circuits from the 2011 season, including the new track for the Indian Grand Prix. It's a co-development between Codemasters … [Read more...]
F1 2011 arrives for Nintendo 3DS on Friday, November 25th
We're fans of F1 2011, so we're intrigued to see how the game transfers to 3D on the Nintendo 3DS this Friday in a version developed by Sumo Digital. It'll still features all the official teams, drivers and circuits, including the Indian Grand Prix at Delhi's Buddh International Circuit. And you'll be able to compete across a full season, race in an individual GP, or … [Read more...]
F1 2011 review 9/10
First of all, an apology. This review is late in comparison to a lot of other sites around and there are two main reasons for this: Firstly, we didn’t get a preview copy of the game, and second, it has taken a while to get used to. I didn’t want to rush out a review until I had the chance to play the game properly - I wanted to be able to say what it’s really like and to do … [Read more...]
F1 2011 Developer Diary Co-op Mode
The five most exciting things about F1 2011
We here at ORD love F1 2011, which is impressive considering it’s not even been released yet. But with the game’s launch less than two weeks away, we thought we would share with you the top five reasons our collective pants are so wet. 1. Revised handling model Don’t take this the wrong way, F1 2010’s handling was great but there were a few glitches. For example, you could … [Read more...]
F1 2011 ‘Attract’ Promo Trailer
F1 2011 Developer Diary #2 Handling
Codemasters confirm free-to-play F1 Online: The Game for 2012
Codemasters has confirmed it will release the free-to-play F1 Online: The Game in the first quarter of 2012, as hinted at by their recruitment for developers at the start of 2011. Now we know that the browser-based game will be a top-down racer which lets you be both the driver and team boss as you can create and manage your own team. F1 Online: The Game will feature all the … [Read more...]
F1 2011 Developer Diary #1
F1 2011 Trailer
Do we need a safety car?
Since the brilliant F1 2010 was released, Codemasters have also been inundated with fans’ requests for the inclusion of a safety car in the sequel. Indeed, if 1994’s Indycar Racing 2 managed to include one running on MS Dos, surely the inclusion on one of today’s superconsoles or superfast PC’s is long overdue. However the inclusion of the safety car is not quite as cut and dry … [Read more...]
F1 2011 preview
After waiting so long for a good F1 game, it seems like the past year has flow by pretty quickly – mainly because I’ve spent most of it playing F1 2010. But as Codemasters’ BAFTA-winning bestseller approaches its first birthday, some fledgling official details have been revealed about its younger brother: the appropriately-titled F1 2011. And unlike the Schumacher brothers, … [Read more...]
Codemasters Dirt 3 review – 4/5
As fans of my work will know (hello mum), I was a big fan of the original Dirt, but less so of it's sequel. So here's the difficult third album - it has to keep the original 'rally' fans happy and still appeal to the slick, polished Americanised variety showcase that was Dirt 2. And I’m pleased to say it generally straddles the delicate balance between the two quite … [Read more...]