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"Codemasters' fantastic Race Driver: Grid finds itself as this weeks Steam Midweek Madness deal. Not only is the game available for a fantastic 75% discount, but all Codemasters’ profits from sales will actually go to industry supported charities. It’s a worthy cause that any Steam user should participate in, with the game available at such a low price."
Codemasters has shut down the servers for their racing game GRID. This comes as somewhat of a surprise since GRID is only 3 years old, but with the popularity of other racing titles such as...
"Race Driver: GRID is the critically acclaimed, million-plus selling racer that made racing exciting again. Packed with the most powerful race cars – new and classic, circuit and drift – players travel three continents competing in circuit, road and urban street events. Further extending the original, two DLC codes will be included in Race Driver: GRID Reloaded and enable players to download the Prestige and 8-Ball DLC packs, adding eighteen cars, new multiplayer modes and a new circuit to the..."
"Codemasters, the developer and publisher of acclaimed videogames including Colin McRae: DiRT and Race Driver: GRID, was honoured at the 2009 Develop Industry Excellence Awards winning the coveted Grand Prix Award. The ceremony was held last night in Brighton, UK, as part of the Develop Conference 2009."
"In the second of Electronic Theatre’s brand new Sunday Specials, part of the new Weekly Features presentation available on the brand new Electronic Theatre website, we today bring you another session of easy reading for that lazy Sunday afternoon. After last week introduced the series by highlighted the Top Ten Multi-player Games according to the Electronic Theatre team, today we discuss a more localised area of videogame development the Top Ten Current-Generation Racing Games."
"Driving over £3 million worth of top-spec racing cars down gamers' download pipes, Codemasters today announced the launch of the new downloadable 8 Ball premium content pack for Race Driver: GRID, the hit racing game of the summer, for the Xbox360 and PLAYSTATION3. The 8 Ball pack will be available today, Thursday 7th December, from XboxLIVE! Marketplace and from PLAYSTATION Network..."
Earlier today, Codemasters - the developers and publishers of GRID - have announced some DLC for the game.
"8 Ball Pack", the name of the DLC, will see eight new cars rushing at you, all playable online and on the "Race Day" mode. We can also look forward to having two "multiplayer events set on existing circuits from across the games three continents".
Pricing will be revealed when the 8 Ball Pack gets closer to release this Fall.
Another week has passed, which means it's time for some Australian game sales!
Mario Kart Wii has snatched the lead from the Wii Fit game, the Wii Play bundle is still selling steadily in third, followed by the oh-so-popular Super Smash Bros. Brawl and SingStar Amped.
Most of the games in the overall sales list are either the from the Wii or the DS. With all the success Nintendo has been having lately, I'm not surprised. To check out some console-specific sales, hit the source.
All...
This will be the third next gen game from Codemasters, whose first two games DiRT and GRiD got pretty positive reviews. Now they have announced their new title, FUEL.
FUEL is an open world free for your enjoyment to roam with home tuned vehicles; compete in races and pull off the biggest stunts.
The game is due for a 2009 release. Click the link to view a developer's introduction video for the game.
"PS2
B-Boy, Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour
PS3
Monster Madness: Grave Danger
Xbox 360
Crash Time: Autobahn Pusuit
Wii
Little League World Series Baseball 2008
DS
The Cheetah Girls: Passport to Stardom, GRID, Little League World Series Baseball 2008, Quick Yoga Training, Rock Blast"
To whoever is doing a racing game as we speak, start taking notes. Codemasters are putting themselves on the map as very, very, very serious players in the racing genre for years to come. Race Driver GRID is an immersing, addictive, exhilarating, beautiful and fun racing experience you cant afford to miss, the best so far. So to all the Forzas, Burnouts, GTs and NFS out there my advice would be to check your mirrors because its going to hurt.
The Japanese game of GRID will be localized for the country, with the speech and text in the form of Japanese. GRID will also come with another game, which is Colin McRae: Dirt. The reason Codemasters decided to bundle the two games together is because Colin McRae games do fairly well in Japan. Rod Cousens, Codemasters' CEO, said Japan will be a market that they are going to focus more on.
"Here's the latest list of new PC releases for the next two weeks. Enjoy!
Street Gears
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Dracula: Origin
Release Date: June 2, 2008
GRID
Release Date: June 3, 2008
Stronghold Crusader Extreme
Release Date: June 2, 2008
Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Release Date: June 3, 2008
Kung Fu Panda
Release Date: June 3, 2008
The Immortals of Terra: A Perry Rhodan Adventure
Release Date: June 4, 2008
The Incredible Hulk
Release Date: ..."
It's no contest to figure out what the major release this week is: Team Ninja's Ninja Gaiden II for the Xbox 360. Say what you will about the love-him-or-hate-him about the studio head Tomobobu Itagaki, there are many out there waiting for this game.
However, that doesn't mean that there aren't any other good or notable games available; for DS owners, the Atlus USA-published Summon Night: Twin Age makes its way to US shores. Those looking for a racer can check out the Codemasters develop...
That VideoGame Blog writer Thom Dinsdale has checked out the GRID launch in London. The launch has begun with racers in an Aston Martin DB9 Volante, Aston Martin DB9 Coupe, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Mercedes-Benz SLK55AMG, Range Rover Sport HST and Bentley Continental GT raced down to the store, picked up their copies and driven back in a true racing spirit.
"f you have even the slightest interest in driving virtual vehicles, you have plenty of options. For car collectors and strict simulation buffs, there are Forza Motorsport 2 and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Fans of arcade racers can look to Burnout Paradise and Project Gotham Racing 4. Off-road fans have MX vs. ATV Untamed, SEGA Rally Revo and DiRT.
The team behind the latter, Codemasters Racing Studio, thought there was room in the already crowded videogame racing market for yet another entry,..."
GameInformer talks with a Codemaster developer Clive Moody, about the crash system and crash mode of GRID. They are focusing a lot more on the damage system of GRID. They are also adding a new game mode called Crash Mode, where you are rewarded for those awesome crashes. Codemasters has made a lot of great racing games in the past and most recently DiRT.
"Codemasters has unveiled Race Driver: GRID's multiplayer features and revealed that the game - due out on PS3, 360 and PC on 30th May - features full damage modelling.
GRID features 32 online race events taking in 80 circuits overall, with support for 12 players online and a ranking system that rewards skill and persistence.
Players will be rewarded with points for winning and beating better-ranked opponents, among other things, graduating from Junior Rookie to Legend as they amass poin..."
A lot of us are aware that GameTrailers does a lot of "360 vs PS3" comparisons. I can't think of a single one of these where they have elected the PS3 as the better version. Well, now you may want to question that, especially after the controversy surrounding Gamespot.
In a recent 360 vs PS3 comparison, this time the subject being GRID, the latest upcoming racing game by Codemasters. In the review they compare the PS3 against...wait, here it comes....the PS3! and guess who lost? The PS3, a...
"Players who download the demo can play a few single-player stages or challenge other players online in 12 player racing competition in both European and U.S. venues.
The single player mode allows players to take a Ford Mustang GT-R for a spin on the streets of San Francisco, compete using a Nissan S15 Silvia in the Advan Drift Trophy at the Yokohama Docks, or race along the Jarama circuit in Spain with BMW 320si touring cars.
Xbox 360 owners can download the Race Driver: GRID from the X..."
You probably heard about the controversy about Gametrailers using PS3 footage of Grid on the 360 comparison video. It was all over the web. Well Gametrailers responds in an interview with Joystiq. They said it was an honest mistake. The Video editor they hired was just a video editor and not a video game fan and could not tell the difference. Well there you have it, controversy over...or is it?
"Here is yet another comparison for an anticipated upcoming game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Race Driver: GRID. They both look almost exactly the same, but I noticed at the end when they changed from PlayStation 3 to Xbox 360, the buttons at the bottom for the PlayStation 3 stayed. What is GameTrailers up to? Or is it just a mistake?
Update 12:10AM: GameTrailers have taken down the video.
Update 9:24AM: A gamer has gotten it up on YouTube showing the lies of the video"
"May 6th Update - PLAYSTATION Store (PS3)
Demos:
Condemned 2
Haze
Full Games:
Blast Factor Advanced
High Velocity Bowling
Street Skater
Expansion Packs:
Blast Factor Advanced Research
High Velocity Bowling Character - Mike
Trailers:
Buzz! Quiz TV
Secret Agent Clank
Siren Blood Curse
May 6th Update - PLAYSTATION Store (PC)
Full Games:
Street Skater
Trailers:
Siren Blood Curse
May 8th - PLAYSTATION Store (PS3)
Game Demos:
Bourne Conspiracy
Race Driver: G..."
"Codemasters has one of the richest backgrounds in driving games in the industry. From dusty back roads of rally to the 24 hours of Le Mans, they’ve put it in a game. Now, like before with Dirt, they’re going back to the drawing board and coming up with more ideas to give hardcore racing fans something different to play. Grid, the reimagining of the ToCA series aims to put the focus of the driving game back on the driving.
If you missed out on our previous coverage, Grid is Codemasters’ sec..."
"Confirmed Vehicles:
Saleen S7-R
Toyota Corolla GT-S (AE86)
1970 Plymouth AAR ‘Cuda
Aston Martin DBR9
Dodge Challenger Concept
Nissan Silvia S15
Dodge Viper SRT-10
Mazda 787B
Mopar Dodge Charger SRT8
Audi R10
Honda NSX R
Ford Boss 302 Mustang
BMW 320 SI
Chevrolet Lacetti
Koenigsegg CCGT
Unconfirmed Vehicles:
Creation CA07-AIM
Pagani Zonda R
C5 R
LMP1 Lola
Nissan R34
Nissan 350z
Nissan Skyline R34 GTR Z-Tune
Subaru Impreza
Toyota Celica
L..."
"Today we've got the first in-game screenshots from Codemasters upcoming GRID racing game for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, the next evolution in the TOCA Race Car series previously named Race Driver One.
These five screens show off a progression of cornering and drifting from a behind-the-car perspective. From them you'll get an idea of scoring, visuals, and the heads-up display.
GRID features aggressive wheel-to-wheel racing, spectacular crashes and a jaw-dropping damage engine.
Ga..."
From the people that you the gorgeous game DiRT and the TOCA Race Driver series comes the next-generation racing game, GRID.
I for one am very excited, I loved DiRT and GRID looks like DiRT just with all kinds of different styles of racing. These guys excel at damage modeling and realistic physics. One thing I've never been able to understand is how Forza can advertise how they have damage modeling and stuff and not allow their cars to flip and roll. That's something that can happen very ...
![Box shot of GRID [Europe]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvUEMvUmFjaW5nL0Nhcg==/grid_frontcover_small_Nv5qroStdgNqwi3.jpg)