Codemasters Confirms Colin McRae: DiRT 2 For Next Year
See Full ImageThere's no better way to honor lost lives than to pay tribute to their good name for all future generations to enjoy.
Although we lost a great champion when Colin McRae passed away last year in a helicopter crash, Codemasters plans to continue on with the video game saga that carries his name. During an IGN UK interview, the publisher confirmed that Colin McRae: DiRT 2 is currently in development and is due out some time next year for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. Executive producer Gaven Raeburn said that fans of the original DiRT can expect "more physical modeling of the environment, improved lighting and shadowing, and higher texture detail." As for what Codemasters thinks about using McRae's name on another video game-
"His ventures into events such as the X-Games, Dakar Rally and the Race of Champions have inspired us to look at events covering the extremes of off-road motorsport. DiRT 2 will be a great tribute, and we'll be revealing more about this over the coming months."
We expect to hear more about this highly anticipated sequel over the next few months, and if it really is bigger and better than than the original, it ought to be very worthwhile for every racing fan out there. It seems that with each passing year, the once-niche off-road racing genre gets more and more popular.
11/19/2008 Ben Dutka
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WaR_HaWk
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:26:44 PM
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LightShow
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:42:57 PM
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HUSO
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:51:19 AM
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MetalHead09
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 6:52:15 AM
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LightShow
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:42:17 PM
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nothings worse than looking back and realizing "somebody made a videogame tribute for me and NOBODY BOUGHT IT"
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Scarecrow
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:51:00 PM
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I'm actually rooting for them
I love racing games with a passion, and rally is fun if done right(Rally Cross anyone?).
Gran Turismo does a great job with its Rally side(though it was kinda harsh in GT4).
Hope they just give us a lot of tracks to play in. Nothing gets more boring in a Rally game than less than 10 stages....
Also give us weather! I know in real life they don't race while it's raining, but make it fun, give it as an extra, ya know.
A lot of Rally inspired games can learn from Rally Cross(ps1's best rally racing game).
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AntDC
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:06:38 AM
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LHomie
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 11:13:37 AM
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Like Scarecrow said, give us different weather. Nothing better than racing in the rain only to crash at the next corner via flying into a ditch lol. Can't wait for the second!
Last edited by LHomie on 11/20/2008 11:19:28 AM
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Bugzbunny109
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 4:55:28 PM
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shaydey77
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 6:47:22 PM
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Skwidd
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:17:24 PM
BTW Dirt was just called Dirt in america and Colin Mcrae: Dirt in Europe. Please have his name in all territories otherwise I dont consider this respect.
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Scarecrow
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:24:11 PM
It was weird, it didn't feel like a Rally racing game should feel...
Gran Turismo's rally racing is much better in my opinion.
PS: Don' know which is more real when it comes to Rally, but GT feels better.