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[dgr81]

New computer game deal for F1

By Jonathan Noble Friday, May 9th 2008, 06:55 GMT

Formula One is to have its first official computer game in more than two years next season following the capture of a new official licencing deal with British gaming company Codemasters, autosport.com can reveal.

With Sony having published the most recent official F1 game last summer, based on the 2006 season and available only on PlayStation consoles, Codemasters' deal will see F1 return to a multiformat platform for the first time in many years.

The game is set to be available on all major home consoles, as well as handheld and PC gaming formats.

After weeks of discussion between Codemasters and Formula One Administration, it is anticipated that the company will produce the first game next year, based on the 2009 F1 season. This will be the first game that Lewis Hamilton will appear in.

Rod Cousens, chief executive officers of Codemasters, said: "Formula One is ambitious in expanding its reach with more circuits planned beyond recent additions in the Middle East and China. It is also ambitious in expanding its reach via technology.

"The digital communities that computer and video gaming creates will play a key role in further growing the F1 audience and connecting them globally.

"As a world-leading creator of driving games, this alliance with F1 is the jewel in Codemasters' racing crown and creates an undisputed segment champion."

Chris Deering, chairman of Codemasters, added: "Codemasters' success and recent innovations in the racing game space makes the company more than appropriately tuned for the challenge.

"The combination of F1's new momentum of expansion and Codemasters' contemporary technology and past experience is the breaking of a new dawn for the sport, on the track and on the HD game screen."

Codemasters Studios has already begun preparations for the major task of creating the new game, by strengthening their team with personnel from the now defunct Sega Racing Studio.

There are 350 people working on the project, which will be based on the EGO Engine that Codemasters has put to good use on the Colin McRae: DIRT and soon-to-be-released Race Driver: GRID titles.

http://www.autosport...rt.php/id/67228

[vietlol]

Well TOCA3 was fun, but dirt was pretty rubbish

[More&Faster]

good news. i hope they dont let us down.

[chiuey]

good news. i hope they dont let us down.

yeah the biggest flop of a F1 game I've ever came across is GPRM (grand Prix Racing Manager) formerly known as F1CM (F1 Championship Manager)

found the site in 03, and as of 08 it's still in production. I loved teh EA Sports version of F1 manager back when it came out in 99 (I think) still have a version of it somewhere.... Always wanted someone to make another one, but that never really happened.

www.gprm.co.uk if anyone is interested in checking it out.

[_R_]

Dirt was okay...
i'm a little hesitant to be excited about this

[Nacho]

It can't be worse than the last F1 game.

[_R_]

It can't be worse than the last F1 game.

last one of the ps3 was okay, nothing ground breaking, but I liked it better than Dirt

[DrDickAction]

I hope they include a career mode a la madden football. That and maybe making your own constructor would be

[Nacho]

last one of the ps3 was okay, nothing ground breaking, but I liked it better than Dirt

I thought it was pretty miserable.

Esp considering it was about a YEAR late and still didn't reflect one of the biggest driver shakeup seasons ever.

[Skyliner]

Dirt reminded me how developers think turning up the bloom makes things pretty.

[MrHahn]

I think everyone would be better off waiting for an Rfactor mod than a codemasters game on the same engine as Dirt. Dirt looked great but drove like ass

[_R_]

Dirt looked great but drove like ass

i mean it'll be great if the F1 game looks good, but if it handles like shit, it defeats the purpose all together

[mads]

God of War III?

Kratos vs Black Jesus

[Nacho]

The demo for GRID is up on Live.

It's terrible.

[mads]

The demo for GRID is up on Live.

It's terrible.

turn in turn in turn in, touch grass, DIE IN FIRE