Apr 20, 2012

Announcement - Valve

DiRT Showdown is now available for Pre-purchase on Steam and 10% off!

Race, crash and hoon your way through a world tour of motorised mayhem in DiRT Showdown! Crowd atmosphere, social gameplay and accessibility are all ramped up in this turbo- injected shot of driving delirium. Smash down the accelerator and earn the adulation of frenzied crowds at hyper-energised events at iconic locations. Trick, speed and smash your way to victory, then do it again.

Apr 19, 2012

Demo News/Release Date Confirmation/Ultimate Hoon Video

Community Announcements - HeliosCM

We're happy to announce that DiRT Showdown will race into stores on May 24th across mainland Europe, May 25th in the UK and May 29th in North America. DiRT Showdown will be the first game to launch on the company’s new publishing label Codemasters Racing

To mark the news, we've released the ‘Ultimate Hoonigan’ gameplay video featuring the spectacular tricks and stunts players can perform in DiRT Showdown’s Hoonigan game modes. The video features Ken Block’s Ford Fiesta H.F.H.V Gymkhana 5 which features exclusively in DiRT Showdown, going head-to-head with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X JUN.

<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kUCMT8JNjQ">Ultimate Hoonigan Video on YouTube</A>

We're also extremely excited to announce that a playable demo of DiRT Showdown is due to launch worldwide from May 1st. The demo will feature a solo and multiplayer event and will be available via the DiRT Showdown Steam store page.

When the DiRT Showdown demo goes live, we'll be inviting our community to join the free new online hub for Codemasters Racing games, RaceNet. RaceNet will launch in beta as an evolving interactive community platform for Codemasters Racing games and allow fans to track their Races, Rivals and Rewards. For more details about RaceNet, you should check out our <A HREF="http://community.codemasters.com/forum/codemasters-racenet-1438/480830-codemasters-racenet-faq-new-post.html">FAQ</A> at the newly created <A HREF="http://community.codemasters.com/forum/codemasters-racenet-1438">Codemasters RaceNet forum</A>.

Apr 19, 2012

Dirt Showdown trailer reveals May 25 release date, demo due May 1

PC Gamer

The trailer above loudly announces that Dirt Showdown will be released on May 25. A demo will be released on Steam in a couple of weeks on May 1 if you fancy trying out Showdown's lively, arcade slant on the relatively serious rallying of the core Dirt games. That'll let us crash a selection of cars across a "solo and multiplayer event."

Showdown features rough and tumble races set amid boisterous carnival locations. Expect ramps, choke points, stunts and plenty of collisions. Previous trailers have shown crashes on the 8 ball arena, crashes in the midst of crowded night time contests and crashes during frantic midday bouts. If that's not enough crashing, there's a destruction derby mode solely devoted to dishing out points for big hits.

If you're to get hold of Showdown early, the "Hoonigan Edition" should be available to pre-order from Game and Gamestation, though the PC version doesn't seem to be there at the moment. The Hoonigan version comes with some extra car liveries, and online XP bonus and some extra in-game cash to spend on your cars. Check out the Dirt Showdown site for more.