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carocat
25-01-2007, 03:52 AM
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Codemasters is planning to launch Colin McRae: DIRT simultaneously on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC in June, the publisher told Eurogamer this morning.

"At the moment the guys in the studio are working towards June, more likely to be the end of June I'd imagine," said a Codemasters spokesperson.
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"As far as we're concerned internally, everything's on track."

It will be the first next-gen rally outing for the publisher, who is eager to impress us with heaps of sparkly high-definition mud.

The game will have the usual boot-full of point-to-point races and plenty of off-road excursions, as well as new Rally Cross events. You'll be able to hop behind the wheels of 2WD, 4WD, Classic and RWD vehicles, drive carelessly, and make a right old mess.

DIRT's got a flashy new damage engine too, multiplayer support and European, International and Global rally championships. It's enough to get our engines purring.
Eurogamer (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=72169)
More very shiny screenshots (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=66134)

I don't like racing games and particularly not rally ones, but there is just something about the Colin McRae series. I remember playing '04, trying to beat the ridiculously good times on the leaderboards (just to realise time and time again that I was infact nowhere close) and then '05 and racing against friends on Xbl. There is this beautiful, yet so difficult to race track on one of the Japan levels. It has everything, uneven/wet surfaces and various corners.

The screenshots for the new one look very, very good and if the gameplay is essentially similar I might just have to pick it up.

What about you?

KONSPIRACY
25-01-2007, 04:08 AM
Schweeeeet! Cant wait for this one...bring it on! :D

Xg Corkin
25-01-2007, 10:02 AM
Yeah, i love these games, but then again isnt Forza 2 coming out around that time.:confused:

BIG D 04
25-01-2007, 10:04 AM
Well I don't like these type of games, however ever since I played PGR3, my view on Racing games have some what changed as previously all I liked was Arcade Racer's so I might pick this up.

Liam
25-01-2007, 04:44 PM
I do like rally games although not as much as PGR...

sub
25-01-2007, 05:31 PM
McRae games bore the crap out of me, too easy and not realistic enough.

Go and find a copy of Richard Burns Rally for the Xbox a much better rally game, hell best one I've ever played.

carocat
25-01-2007, 05:35 PM
McRae games bore the crap out of me, too easy and not realistic enough.

Go and find a copy of Richard Burns Rally for the Xbox a much better rally game, hell best one I've ever played.
Oh dear god. You did not suggest Richard Burns there. One of the worst games I have ever played....

sub
25-01-2007, 07:51 PM
Oh dear god. You did not suggest Richard Burns there. One of the worst games I have ever played....

Just because you weren't any good at it, you had to slow down to be fast in it, if that makes sense, spending all the time flat out would land you nicely into some trees when you hit a bump, back off a bit and you'll breeze through... epic game, epic... why the hell aint it on the BC list?!GRRRRR! What d'ya know it is! Gotta have a hunt for a copy!

carocat
25-01-2007, 08:44 PM
Just because I wasn't any good at it? If the game was half decent I would get a copy and do some time trials to show you the laptimes, but I really can't be bothered.

Colin McRae is far superior!

sub
25-01-2007, 09:45 PM
Just because I wasn't any good at it? If the game was half decent I would get a copy and do some time trials to show you the laptimes, but I really can't be bothered.

Colin McRae is far superior!

Lol.

I just cant stand CM games, RBR FTW! :P

Wicked_Slim_Shady
25-01-2007, 10:37 PM
I cant wait.

I dont say this very often, but if its one genre I excell at is Rally games.

Ive played lots of rally games from the Colin Mcrae's to the V-Rally's and thru the WRC & Rallisport Challenge games aswell.

Roll on June