September 24th 2010. Get that date in your diaries – for it’s the release date of what looks set to be the greatest Formula One game of all time. Five developer videos have been released to whet our appetites, and after watching them I’m bloody hungry. Each will wet your pants for different reasons: the first is a general introduction, the second explains the handling physics, … [Read more...]
DiRT 3 Teaser Trailer Video
DiRT and Racedriver: GRID sequels confirmed by Codemasters
In addition to the upcoming F1 2010 game (Find out why it could be the game ORD's Tom Bowker has dreamed about for years) due for release in September, Codemasters are also hard at work on sequels to both DiRT and Racedriver:GRID. The news was revealed by SVP of Production Jamie MacDonald in an interview with Develop. “In Southam it’s full steam ahead with the next iteration … [Read more...]
F1 2010 – Developer Diary Video No.4 (Tracks and Cars)
Why TOCA shouldn’t be mediocre
I unashamedly loved the ‘TOCA’ series. TOCA Touring Car Championship was my first game when I got a PlayStation. TOCA 2 was still my favourite game by the time I upgraded to a PS2, and was only superseded by TOCA Race Driver. By the time Race Driver 2 came out I had upgraded my PC with the very latest software (remember Windows ME?) and bought myself a steering wheel in … [Read more...]
Where is the safety car?
Who led more laps of the 2006 Australian Grand Prix than everyone except winner Fernando Alonso? Who led for a third of the 2007 Grand Prix of Japan at Fuji despite not actually driving a Formula One car? Bernd Mayländer – that’s who. And yes, I did just steal those facts off Wikipedia. I’m lazy, ok? For many years, since the introduction of safety cars into top-level … [Read more...]
Awaiting Codemasters F1 2010
Hey everyone - great news! Codemasters’ F1 2010 has a release date! Bad news! It’s scheduled for exactly the same day at Gran Turismo 5. I may have to take a week off on September 24th. Or two weeks. Or just give up my job, especially if my long-standing virtual racing dream is realised… and it just might be. I fear you sense the inevitable explanation of what this dream is … [Read more...]