It's been a while since British developers Codemasters were acquired by EA for $1.2 billion, and there haven't been many noticeable changes from a public perspective. But one change is that you'll find Codemasters games now on EA play and Game Pass for the Xbox consoles (there's more limited availability for PC games with Game Pass Ultimate). Both EA Play and Xbox Game Pass … [Read more...]
GRID Season 3 Adds 6 New Cars and Suzuka
Arriving to the game on April 15th, 2020, GRID Season 3 adds 6 new cars and Suzuka to race them on. GRID Season 1 focused on Hot Hatches, Season 2 added Track Day Supercars, and now Season 3 brings some Hypercars to the Codemasters racing title. Owners of the base game will get access to two new Super GT cars, and be able to race the Bugatti Veryon 16.4 Super Sport as a loan … [Read more...]
GRID Season 2 Brings Track Day Supercars and the Red Bull Ring
Things are gearing up for the next releases of content from Codemasters for GRID. Season 1 saw a Paris circuit and Hot Hatches. And now GRID Season 2 brings Track Day Supercars and the Red Bull Ring. The Track Day Supercars DLC will bring four new exotic machines to drive, with one available to everyone as a loan car. Plus two more cars available to all players. And everyone … [Read more...]
Full GRID Track List
With Season 2 of Grid bringing the Red Bull Ring,and Season 3 adding Suzuka, the total number of tracks in the 2019 Codemasters game will now be up to 16. That includes fictional and real circuits, which add up to more than 95 layouts spread across all of the locations. Check out the full GRID track list below to see where you can race in the game. Ten are based on real … [Read more...]
GRID Season 1 Adds 4 New Cars and a New Track
If you have the Ultimate Edition of GRID, then there's plenty to look forward to from December 4th, 2019, as GRID Season 1 adds 4 new cars and a new track, plus more than 30 additional career events. Standard edition owners get the new circuit, plus one of the cars as a loan vehicle. It's all themed around the Hot Hatch Showdown, which delivers four famous compact cars into … [Read more...]
GRID Stadia Edition Gets A 40-Car Mode
The Google Stadia launches on November 19th, 2019, and among the 22 games now confirmed for launch day release, there's just one racing game. But there's a reason to try it out as the GRID Stadia edition gets a 40-car mode exclusive to the streaming gaming platform. The Stadia lets you buy games and play them on your choice of TV, laptop or specific tablets and phones. The … [Read more...]
New GRID Get Your Heart Racing Trailer Released
In the build-up to the October 11, 2019 release date, Codemasters have published a new GRID Get Your Heart Racing trailer to generate some more excitement. And it's definitely worked. The game looks good, with fast and frenetic action seemingly the focus. The video shows a variety of the included cars, from GT3 and classic Group 5 Ford Capris to racing trucks and … [Read more...]
Could There Be A New TOCA Touring Cars Game?
Anyone playing racing games in the late 1990s and early 200s will remember the TOCA series from Codemasters. But could there be a new TOCA Touring Cars game? That's the question posed by current factory Honda BTCC driver Dan Cammish, as reported by the Express. And although the series has evolved into Grid (with the newest title out this year), apparently Codemasters … [Read more...]
More Cars Confirmed for GRID 2019
Codemasters have shared some more information in the build-up to their relaunch of the classic series, with new details and more cars confirmed for GRID 2019. The new GRID details include confirmation the game will work with both standard pads and wheel set-ups, Free Play will let you run any car on any circuit, and the new multiplayer system will include levels, accolades … [Read more...]
Launch Date for GRID Delayed Until October
Are you excited for the revival of the Codemasters track racing title? Well, you'll have to hold on just a bit longer, with the launch date for GRID delayed until October 2019. Codemasters have moved the release date back from September, when it was originally planned to appear. Instead, anyone buying the GRID Ultimate Edition will be able to play from October 8th, 2019. And … [Read more...]
Classes and First Cars Confirmed for GRID
What's your level of excitement for the new GRID title coming in 2019? Are you eagerly awaiting Codemasters latest, or waiting to see how it performs? Either way, you'll probably want to now the classes and first cars confirmed for GRID to see if your favourites are in the game. First up are the 7 classes which you'll be able to race in. The list from Codemasters is; … [Read more...]
Codemasters unveil new GRID game for Autumn 2019
A launch trailer has been released by Codemasters for a new GRID title. The latest in the series will be released on 13th September, 2019 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. It's the first racing game in the franchise for 5 years, and is simply called GRID. If the title seems confusing, the original 2008 game was actually named Race Driver: Grid. Which was then followed … [Read more...]
GRID Autosport: Wheel Support and System Requirements
A point of frustrated derision with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the GRID: Autosport team have been able to publish a useful chart of controller compatibility due to the new game arriving only on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. From gamepads to wheels, hardware support in GRID: Autosport is as comprehensive as we've come to expect from Codemasters. However the final game … [Read more...]
GRID Autosport: The Tracks and Cars
Hot on the heels of GRID: Autosport's near-to-release announcement and early video footage, the first details of content have now come through. Beginning with the tracks, there's an alluring list comprising of some 22 locations and as they currently stand, a total of 115 configurations across those regions. To add some perspective to those figures, Codemasters has said that … [Read more...]
Race Driver: GRID review 4/5
Justifying a review two years after release and earning a high score shows how well Codemasters' Race Driver: GRID has stood the test of time. Not only does it still have enough loyal followers to make it easy to find online games (On the Xbox version used for review, anyway), but with Race Driver: GRID Reloaded available for around £15 (Which includes the 8-Ball Pack DLC), … [Read more...]