There are a few things to note if you're eagerly awaiting the latest in the annual Formula One franchise from Codemasters. With EA Sports F1 24 announced for release on May 31st, 2024, there are various time-limited bonuses and discounts. Players of EA Sports F1 23 will be able to jump into Time Trial challenges with selected all-new 2024 team cars prior to the opening race … [Read more...]
EA Sports F1 23 Joins EA Play And Some Game Pass Tiers
You can now access the latest in the Codemasters Formula One franchise for nothing as EA Sports F1 23 joins EA Play and some Game Pass tiers. As an EA Play member, you get up to 5,000 XP and faster Podium Pass level unlocks as rewards, along with a 10% discount on PitCoins. And it's part of The Play List allowing unlimited game access. EA Play costs £3.99 per month (or … [Read more...]
EA Sports WRC Patch V1.4.1 Released
Drops in AI performance when you come back to a saved Career or Championship Event should now be fixed, along with the game crashing entirely when you load your career, with EA Sports WRC Patch V1.4.1 released. It focuses on the main issues discovered since the release of the previous v1.40 update in December 20203, which added the Central European Rally as a new location, … [Read more...]
EA Confirms Redundancies At Codemasters
There's more news of job losses in the racing game industry as EA confirms redundancies at Codemasters. In a statement to IGN, it was referred to as 'small-scale organizational changes', and the number of staff impacted hasn't been revealed. The British developer was founded back in 1986, developing racing titles including the Colin McRae and Dirt series, the official F1 … [Read more...]
EA Sports F1 23 Patch V1.17 Released
The Las Vegas Grand Prix was a pretty exicting and eventful race, and you can sport the same special Scuderia Ferrari Golden Age livery for a limited time with EA Sports F1 23 Patch V1.17 now released across all platforms. It also includes fixes for a number of issues, including multiplayer lobbies not moving onto the next event, player promotions when people hadn't … [Read more...]
EA Sports WRC Update V1.3 Released To Fix Launch Issues
A big number of fixes and improvements arrive with EA Sports WRC Update v1.3 released across all platforms. It should fix a number of technical issues which have somewhat marred the launch of the game, and adds User Datagram Protocol support for the PC, which supplies data to external applications including wheels, dashboards and motion platforms. It's the first official WRC … [Read more...]
EA Sports WRC Compatible Wheels List
While your wheel and pedals may work even if not mentioned below, there's an official EA Sports WRC compatible wheel list to confirm the sim racing set-ups which should work perfectly right now. This means the bindings will be in place automatically when you load the game, rather than having to set them all up manually. Fanatec, Logitech and Thrustmaster are all well … [Read more...]
Car Models and F2 Update Due In October 2023 For F1 23
There's a bit of a refresh on the way from Codemasters with a car models and F2 update due in October 2023 for F1 23. The premier class cars will be revised to better match the look, sponsors, liveries and aerodynamic parts of the F1 grid, although it's not been revealed exactly when the cut off point was set for the update. So it'll be interesting to see how current the … [Read more...]
F1 23 Update V1.12 Released
There are some useful fixes arriving for both PC and console editions with F1 23 update V1.12 released. But perhaps the best is an issue where Nyck De Vries was invisible or helmetless after moving teams in Career mode. Which seemed a particularly harsh bug to impact the former Alpha Tauri driver. Other changes include reverting Ferrari back from their Le Mans celebration … [Read more...]
EA Sports WRC Announced For November 3rd, 2023
The first officially-licensed World Rally Championship game to be developed by Codemasters has a confirmed release date, with EA Sports WRC announced for November 3rd, 2023. It uses a Dynamic Handling System, building on the system they previously used on the Colin McRae and DiRT titles, with the ability to adjust it for individual preferences. But the graphics use Unreal … [Read more...]
The EA Sports WRC Car List
As the first officially-licensed WRC title from Codemasters, you'd expect the developers to include a range of classic and iconic rally cars along with those from the current season. And you'd be right, as you can see in the EA Sports WRC Car List. At launch, the rally sim will feature 10 cars from the current WRC season, with the Rally1 WRC cars, the WRC2 field and Junior … [Read more...]
F1 23 Adds The Ferrari Le Mans Celebration Livery
For a limited time you can share the joy of winning the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans, as F1 23 adds the Ferrari Le Mans celebration livery which is being used by the team at Monza for the Italian Grand Prix. Ferrari took their first victory in the endurance event since 1965 when the 499SP of James Calado, Antonion Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Giudi took the chequered flag back … [Read more...]
F1 23 Update V1.10 Brings Back Daniel Ricciardo
The most notable changes for many people with the release of F1 23 Update V1.10 will be the return of Daniel Ricciardo as he replaces Nyck De Vries in the Scuderia AlphaTauri team, and that the Marina Bay Street Circuit now has the current layout used for the Singapore Grand Prix. But there's also good news for McLaren fans, as their performance has been updated, and when … [Read more...]
Play Need for Speed Unbound Free Via Steam Until July 24th
Originally released in December 2022, if you haven't tried the latest in the franchise yet, you can play Need for Speed Unbound free via Steam until 24th July, 2023. The latest in the Need for Speed franchise has been developed by Criterion Games, and as an Electronic Arts title, it's also available if you're an EA Play subscriber after being added to the service last month. … [Read more...]
Register For The Second And Final F1 23 Closed Beta Test
There's a last chance to offer feedback and help to improve the next game in the series, as you can register for the second and final F1 23 closed beta test until Thursday, May 11, 2023. If you took part in the first round of testing, then you shouldn't need to do anything to take part. But if not, then you'll need to sign up via the Electronic Arts Playtesting website, to … [Read more...]