If you want to keep up to speed with all the exciting DiRT 3 DLC released to date, just check out this thread over at our official forums for all the latest info.

<a href="http://community.codemasters.com/forum/dirt-3-general-discussion-1339/467285-dirt-3-dlc.html">DiRT 3 DLC roundup thread</a>

We've recently released the first patch for DiRT 3, and if you don't have the patch already then the game should auto-update the next time you try to run it.

The following issues have been addressed by this patch:

• Time of day and weather options are now correctly saved within Jam Session save/restore slots.

• Fixed an occasional loading screen hang which could leave the player with a black screen.

• Fixed a soft lock when removing the Ethernet cable on some screens during a LAN session.

• Battersea Compound – Parking Lot environment updated to ensure that smash blocks are always present.

• Resolved specific instances of the player being able to drive into areas of crowd.

• Corrected a rare issue with online staggered start team events which could lead to incorrect team scoring.

• Fixed a very rare physics issue which could lead to the player’s vehicle falling through the world.

• Fixed two graphics issues which could lead to a crash when changing resolution or resizing the windowed game to a height of 0 pixels.

• Resolved an issue preventing Player 2 from re-binding their controls if using a keyboard within a split-screen event.

• Fixed an issue which, in specific circumstances, could lead to a spectator seeing incorrect progress during a multiplayer Transporter event.

• Minor corrections to track boundary and reset lines.

• Fixed an issue which will occasionally cause the green ‘infected’ effect to be applied to the player’s car during loading between Outbreak events.

• ‘World Record’ and ‘Personal Best’ symbols now correctly appear within all circuit-based time trial events.

• Correction to particle behaviour during high speed collisions, avoiding any instances of them spawning in the wrong direction.

• Minor finish line adjustments to avoid the possibility of bypassing them in some routes.

• Fixed an issue which lead to the driver’s hands clipping when in the interior camera ‘brace’ position.

• Resolved an issue which would occasionally prevent the ‘World Tour’ tetras from spinning within the front end.

• Resolved an issue which could lead to some vehicle cards flickering within the front end vehicle select screens.

• Adjusted a small number of text references and menu options for the ‘VIP Pack’, which should be referred to as the ‘Free Car Pack’ for PC.

• Various stability fixes.

Presented by Codemasters, Monster Energy, DC Shoes and Ford, Gymkhana pioneer Ken Block is back! Shot at London's iconic Battersea Power Station, transformed for one day only into a hoonigan's paradise, DiRT 3 Technical Consultant Ken Block hits the dirt hard in his specially prepared Ford Focus. Witness a masterclass in multi-surface car control as he drifts and donuts around a course based on the DC Compound -- a Gymkhana stage set around Battersea Power Station in the forthcoming DiRT 3 videogame.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX_JSw8iAeQ">Ken Block's Dirt 3 Gymkhana: Battersea Power Station, London </a>

A few of you may have seen this before, but for those of you who haven't :)

<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2gwGg1Oblw">DiRT 3- Group B Rally lives on Trailer</A>

In case you didn't know, Paul Coleman who is the Senior Game Designer of DiRT 3 is regularly active on Twitter answering community questions and providing regular updates on the game. If you want you can follow him at the below link.

<A HREF="www.twitter.com/kick_up">Kick_Up (Paul Coleman) on Twitter</A>

In case you haven't heard already we've recently announced that May 24th will be the global release date of DiRT 3.

Want to know more about what DiRT 3 holds in store for you when you fire it up on the 24th May? Well just take a look at the below URL which links to an absolute plethora of confirmed info about DiRT 3 straight from the Twitter account of Senior Game Designer Paul Coleman.

<a href="http://community.codemasters.com/forum/dirt-3-general-discussion-1339/454887-dirt3-making-story-so-far.html
">Codemasters Forum - DiRT 3 (What we know so far)</a>

If you want to get updates from Paul direct into your Twitter feed just follow <a href="www.twitter.com/kick_up">kick_up</a> on Twitter.

The recently-revealed Codemasters racer DiRT 3, due out on the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 next year, will have "snow and ice, dynamic weather, YouTube uploads, fierce rides and epic tracks, splitscreen support, party modes, an open-world playground and more real-life sponsors and stars than ever," according to the latest issue of Edge magazine.

More details can be found in the full article at the below URL.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/mag-spills-dirt-3-details

Just a heads-up that the next editions of OXM, OPM and Edge Magazine will all contain preview articles for DiRT 3.

I think you'll start seeing copies arrive in the shops around the 7th August.

If you haven't signed up already, why not sign up to the DiRT 3 official Facebook and Twitter Sites. We've just recently uploaded to the Facebook page the first glimpse of a still image taken from the upcoming DiRT 3 trailer.

www.facebook.com/dirt3game

www.twitter.com/dirt3game

Exciting news about DiRT 3 in MCV recently!

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/39253/Dirt-3-details-revealed

“The nature of a unified engine means features developed for one title will benefit others, so you’ll be seeing the dynamic effects in Formula One 2010 in future racing titles”.

“This sharing and some healthy competition between studios means players will reap the rewards in the next iteration of DiRT, with even more extreme environment conditions.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-t20OQPX3Q

With the announcement of Ken Block's Gymkhana THREE, comes the opportunity of a life time! One lucky winner will have an opportunity to visit the set of Gymkhana THREE and get a ride a long. Second and third place winners will receive DC Ken Block gear, and autographed posters!

Entry is simple- go to http://auto.dcshoes.com/contests/2/gymkhana-3/ and tell us where you think the video should be filmed, including a trick for Ken to in the video. The most creative answers will win the trip!