November 29, 2007
CODEMASTERS SHIFTS RACING INTO
HIGH GEAR WITH GRID
GRID Confirmed as Official Title
for Next Evolution of Codemasters’ Popular Race Driver Series
Codemasters(r)today announced GRID s
the full and official name for the game formerly introduced under the working
title Race Driver One. An all-new racing experience from Codemasters Studios,
creators of the DiRT™ and Race Driver™ series, GRID is due out in mid 2008 and
will deliver a step-change in the racing genre.
"GRID is all about the race," said
Gavin Raeburn, Executive Producer, Codemasters Studios. "The next iteration of
our DiRT engine combined with a decade of experience in developing driving games
enables us to put players at the center of the action like never before. Damage,
packed grids, intelligent opposition and unprecedented race day atmosphere will
combine to deliver an experience like no other."
GRID takes players to dramatic and
beautifully realized race locations over three continents to compete in an
unprecedented variety of racing events. Packed with the most powerful race cars
– new and classic, circuit and drift – players will compete to conquer the most
prestigious official race tracks and championships then beyond to compete in
challenging city-based competitions, and then on through to road events and
urban street races.
"GRID is set to capture every single
racing moment, right from the starting grid to the checkered flag, and
concentrates these moments into an intense and dramatic race experience," said
Ralph Fulton, Chief Game Designer, Codemasters Studios. "The drama, the
rivalries, the aggression and the crashes; this is not a game about collecting
cars or spending all of your time in the front-end tuning suspension settings or
designing liveries. We want to make racing exciting again."
Gamers will compete on Europe’s
greatest official race tracks in prestige Marques including Aston Martin,
Koenigsegg and Pagani. Iconic cities across the U.S, including San Francisco,
Washington DC and Detroit – each with their own atmosphere and events – will
play host to diverse street races, where high-performance V8 muscle cars set the
pace in aggressive, closely fought pack competitions. And in the Far East,
Japanese racing culture sets the tone where night races, including Drift racing,
takes drivers through neon illuminated cities and to outlying mountain roads.
There’s also the opportunity to compete in races that operate on the fringes of
legality in the back streets and industrial areas of Yokohama.
GRID is being developed for the Xbox
360(r)video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, the PLAYSTATION®3
computer entertainment system and Games for Windows®, and is currently rated
"RP" (Rating Pending) by the ESRB. To register for future driver briefings and
get a place on the grid, be sure to visit
www.codemasters.com/grid.
