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Brian Wray
3/10/2010 11:23 PM
by Brian Wray (Thryon)
There are plenty of fine racing games available for the Xbox 360, but Formula One fans have been left in the dark. Part of this reason was that Sony had a lock on Formula One games. That lock has been passed on to Codemasters and the developer is about to end that drought and bring the high speed racing series to the Xbox 360 for the first time, along with the PS3 and PC platform. The game will feature all the F1 teams, circuits and cars of the 2010 season. The game is scheduled for a September release.
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – March 10, 2010 – A new generation of FORMULA ONE games will come to high definition consoles and PC later this year as Codemasters® today announced that F1 2010 will be released this September for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC Games For Windows®.
As the official game of the 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™, F1 2010 will include all of the official teams, drivers and circuits from the coming season. F1 2010 will feature the return of seven-time FORMULA 1 Drivers’ World Champion Michael Schumacher, the introduction of several new teams and the brand new Korean International Circuit that will host the 2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX.
The September launch will see F1 2010 become the first official FORMULA ONE game to appear on Xbox 360 and marks the return of FORMULA ONE to PC after an eight year absence. The arrival of the HD editions of FORMULA ONE follows Codemasters’ extremely successful launch of F1 2009 for Wii and PSP, which became a top five best seller throughout the past holiday season.
In F1 2010, gamers will take on the full, expanded grid in a variety of game modes including GRAND PRIX, Championship, Time Trial and an extensive, innovative Career mode. F1 2010 will also feature a highly advanced damage model, fully dynamic weather system and extensive competitive multiplayer options.
In production at Codemasters Studios Birmingham, F1 2010 is being developed using the EGO Game Technology Platform, Codemasters’ proprietary technology, which also powered the critically acclaimed, million-plus selling DiRT 2 and GRID. The award-winning technology has been further developed to accurately recreate the unique aerodynamics and handling of 200MPH+ FORMULA ONE cars. That along with Codemasters’ unprecedented access to FORMULA ONE teams and drivers will ensure that F1 2010 delivers the most authentic FORMULA ONE racing experience yet. F1 2010 will be released September 2010 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Games for Windows.
I do know quite a few Xbox 360 fans that will be extremely happy at this news.
2 comment(s) so far...
Awesome!
By Marcel Leger on
3/11/2010 6:14 PM
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I was thinking of you buddy when I wrote the article. I knew you would be overjoyed.
By Brian Wray on
3/12/2010 11:37 AM
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