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DiRT Showdown Dated

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N0T PENNYS B0AT - It isn't cool to sound like a grumpy old man regarding the Xbox One. Take time to form a real opinion.
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Last post: Yesterday at 12:42
Posted on 20 April 12 at 10:40
Crashing this May, soon after the demo

Codemasters dropped a news bomb on us today with plenty of new info surrounding their wreck-promoting racing game, DiRT Showdown. First of all a demo for the next in the DiRT series will hit the marketplace in just a few weeks -- May 1st.

Also announced is the beginning of the all-new Codemasters racing hub for gamers, called RaceNet. Think of it as a stat-tracker (like Battlelog or CoD: ELITE ) for your racing career across Codemasters' racing library. The service will launch in beta the same day as the demo. Many more details are promised to come soon, but haven't been revealed for now.

Then, a few weeks after that, you'll be able to get behind the wheel of the retail release at the end of May. In celebration of that announcement, the developers have released this new gameplay video. In it, you'll see exactly why this isn't just DiRT 4.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/ultimate-hoonigan-dirt-sho...

If you need just a bit more of a racing fix, this trio of screens may help. They also come from the Hoonigan gameplay.

http://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/005787.jpg
http://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/005786.jpg
http://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/005785.jpg

Look for all of these DiRTy features next month and look for the game itself on May 25th.

Credit goes to Spilner for this story
Se4nzZ WoRLd
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Last post: 02 Sep 12 at 15:34
Posted on 20 April 12 at 10:49
I'm probably going to get this.
Petrolium Bear
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Last post: 21 May at 22:18
Posted on 20 April 12 at 10:49
May 25th, Nice first day buy for me anyway like the other Dirt games.
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Beachem
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Last post: Yesterday at 23:28
Posted on 20 April 12 at 10:50, Edited on 20 April 12 at 10:51 by Beachem
This game looks awesome! I need a new racing game to play after completing Forza. Don't know if I should check this out or get the original DIRT for cheap....
Jump right out of a creek!
Spilner
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Spilner - The one thing i was after, backwards compatibility, isnt included so no sale for me
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Last post: 22 Jan at 09:39
Posted on 20 April 12 at 10:50
Im swaying towards this now and the demo will help me decide.
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xSHAD0WxWRAITHx - So this is how MS plans to do their Games? BS!!  http://tinyurl.com/lguqdtp
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Last post: Yesterday at 23:21
Posted on 20 April 12 at 10:56
I thought this was going to be an XBLA game...
Spilner
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Spilner - The one thing i was after, backwards compatibility, isnt included so no sale for me
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Posted on 20 April 12 at 10:56
xSHAD0WxWRAITHx said:I thought this was going to be an XBLA game...Retail from the off.
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TrueAchievements site super-promoter57 completed games(Includes owned DLC)209 posts
Last post: 13 Aug 12 at 17:04
Posted on 20 April 12 at 11:09
Really looking forward to this. Should be a good laugh!
DaShAg
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Last post: 04 Apr at 15:02
Posted on 20 April 12 at 11:14
Spilner said:Im swaying towards this now and the demo will help me decide.Exactly my thoughts
Eskimoletdinov
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Last post: Yesterday at 07:43
Posted on 20 April 12 at 11:38
busy day 25th May, im sure GR:FS is out along with Dragon's Dogma. Think this will have to wait.
adiash73
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Last post: 24 Apr at 18:03
Posted on 20 April 12 at 11:48
I'm liking the look of this, still haven't started Dirt 3 yet, so i'll have pull my finger out.

Really like the original Mini in the first image, I only managed to own 5 of them in real life.

Also like the racenet idea, about time us race fans had something like this, be interesting to see how it plays out.
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Last post: Yesterday at 10:39
Posted on 20 April 12 at 11:59
Great they're putting in that gymkhana shit again. If they keep this up they will have to rename themselves from Codemasters to Codedisasters.
eels in 2012
Spilner
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Spilner - The one thing i was after, backwards compatibility, isnt included so no sale for me
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Last post: 22 Jan at 09:39
Posted on 20 April 12 at 12:02
Blue n Gold Eel said:Great they're putting in that gymkhana shit again. If they keep this up they will have to rename themselves from Codemasters to Codedisasters.Since its not a rally game this time the gymkhana fits with its style.
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NawtyCawty
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Last post: Yesterday at 23:36
Posted on 20 April 12 at 12:16
Thank god its not another boring as shite Rally game, I hated Dirt 3. I will definitely get this as it is more arcadey, and hence actually fun to play for once.
grex9101
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Last post: 21 May at 21:01
Posted on 20 April 12 at 12:47
Will i be buying this? Yes
Will i be waiting 'til it's £24.99 or less? Yes
Will this happen 4 weeks or less after release? Yes
Dillagence
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Last post: 14 Jul 12 at 05:26
Posted on 20 April 12 at 14:21
Very stoked about Codemasters recent announcements. Looking forward most to F1 but equally the DiRT series and GRID 2 hopefully sometime down the line.
Bishy UK
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Last post: 01 May at 20:40
Posted on 20 April 12 at 14:49, Edited on 20 April 12 at 14:49 by Bishy UK
I said I wasn't going to get this as it seems to focus on the one thing I hated about Dirt 3, Gymkhana!

The closer it gets though, the more tempted I get!
blkalleykat
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Last post: 11 Jun 12 at 12:11
Posted on 20 April 12 at 16:57
Loving the bright colors at night
MH The Rockstar - 1 hour "reveal" that really didn't reveal much. Need more details before I can form an objective opinion.
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Last post: 21 May at 19:25
Posted on 20 April 12 at 17:11
Drifting and smash derby? Sounds like a rental at best.
SG Steelhead
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Last post: 31 Dec 12 at 11:47
Posted on 20 April 12 at 17:40
I loved Dirt and Dirt2. Adding gymkhana in Dirt3 killed it for me. Fun as hell to watch in real life. In a video game? Not so much.
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