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WRC team taking on Dirt 2

Publisher Black Bean plans to revamp the World Rally Championship licence into a new annual games franchise, MCV can reveal. And the firm has set its sights on challenging Codemasters’ recent success with fellow racer Dirt 2. Black Bean has signed up the licence on an initial three year deal, …

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Codemasters heralds first-party might

Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens has told MCV that recruiting the ‘might’ of PlayStation’s European sales team will ensure the success of upcoming racer Dirt 2. In a surprise move recently, Codemasters confirmed that Sony is to take over sales and distribution duties for the upcoming title on both PS3 and …

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Sony to distribute Dirt 2

In a surprise move, UK publisher Codemasters had confirmed that Sony is to take over sales and distribution duties for the upcoming Colin McRae: Dirt 2 on both PS3 and PSP. The deal echoes Sony’s swoop to capture the PlayStation publishing rights to Atari’s Ghostbusters earlier this year – though …

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Dirt 2 Codemasters biggest ever game

Codemasters has claimed Colin McRae: Dirt 2 is the most important title in the company’s history – and is backing it with its biggest ever marketing spend. Fresh from two weeks at the top of the ELSPA/GfK-ChartTrack All Formats chart with Ashes Cricket 2009, the publisher is confident Dirt 2 …

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Colin McRae Dirt 2 delayed on PC

Publisher Codemasters has confirmed that the PC version of upcoming racer Colin McRae: Dirt 2 has been delayed from its initial September release date until some time in December – though the reward will be the integration of DirectX 11. DirectX 11, the latest iteration of Microsoft’s PC gaming SDK, …

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Codemasters outlines 2009 lineup

UK publisher Codemasters has lifted the lid on its 2009 software lineup, which shows a heavy emphasis on racing, as well as a new MMO offering and three new instalments to the Overlord series. Next-gen racer DiRT 2 is spreading its wings onto a number of new formats, with the …

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