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HGZine Issue 9 published (Race Driver: Create & Race)

11/10/2007

New issue of free PSP and DS magazine previews Call of Duty 4 on DS, plus 17 other handheld games.

Race Driver DS course editor video (Race Driver: Create & Race)

7/09/2007

Sept 7, 2007 Race Driver: Create & Race looks and plays really well, but what are particularly interesting are its many customisation options, including a touch-screen course editor. We expected a simple tool to give you about as much artistic freedom as Rolf Harris in a straight jacket, but it's actually incredibly flexible. You put together a course first, which can have hills, dips, and cross-over sections using either template course pieces or drawing freely on the touch screen. You then ...

Donkey Kong, R-Type and Transformers in free handheld magazine (Race Driver: Create & Race)

12/07/2007

New issue of HGZine for DS and PSP manages to fit giant monkeys, spaceships and robots all into one issue. There's an exclusive preview of Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber, plus Race & Create, and tonnes more.

Create your Own Tracks in Race Driver: Create & Race (Race Driver: Create & Race)

21/06/2007

Race Driver: Create & Race is amazingly not just another port of the Race Driver series. This DS release actually makes good use of the system's touch-sensitive screen to enable gamers to create their own tracks. Circuits can either be pieced together by dropping templates onto a grid or gamers can just draw lines free-hand, then go for a fly-over or a test-drive.

Codmasters Take Home Develop Grand Prix Award (Race Driver: GRID)

16/07/2009

Codemasters, the developer and publisher of acclaimed videogames including Colin McRae: DiRT and Race Driver: GRID, was honoured at the 2009 Develop Industry Excellence Awards winning the coveted Grand Prix Award. The ceremony was held last night in Brighton, UK, as part of the Develop Conference 2009.

MCV Industry Excellence Awards 2009 Finalists Announced (Race Driver: GRID)

26/02/2009

Taking place on Thursday April 23rd at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, this year's MCV Industry Excellence Awards will be the most hotly-contested ever, with 17 accolades up for grabs, across a diverse range of categories covering the entire industry.

Nintendo, EA, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Sega and Activision will battle it out for the Games Publisher Award, whilst individual titles Guitar Hero World Tour, GTA IV, FIFA 09, Fallout 3, Wii Fit and Call of Duty: World At War compete for Game Campaign.

GRID out on DS this week (Race Driver: GRID)

6/08/2008

This week, GRID is coming out on Nintendo DS. Just the thing for those summer holidays, and to showcase it, there's a new video showing off the amazing capabilities of the game's exclusive track editor!

From the developers that brought the award-winning "Race Driver: Create and Race", GRID DS keeps the same action-packed racing experience on tracks across three continents. Your track design talents will also be put to the test in track building challenges as you progress through the game.

The game's also got extensive multiplayer options and leaderboards, and best of all you can use and share your custom-made tracks online.

To see the new video, check out http://community.racedrivergrid.com/.

Codemasters confirms first car for GRID DLC pack with Livery Competition. (Race Driver: GRID)

4/07/2008

Codemasters have launched a Competition offering people the chance to get a livery they've designed featured in the upcoming DLC car pack for GRID.

Entrants have to design a livery for the McLaren F1 GTR '95, which is the first car confirmed to be in the pack.

This Week's New Videogame Releases (Week of 6/2/08) (Race Driver: GRID)

31/05/2008

See what's coming in the week ahead for the PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP and DS. New hardware too: red God of War PSP and Metal Gear branded bluetooth headset.

GRID trailer shows off new mode (Race Driver: GRID)

28/05/2008

Codemasters has released a new video for GRID (Race Driver: GRID in the UK) that shows off a mode reminiscent of the rewind mode in Prince of Persia: Sands of Time.

The feature, dubbed 'Flashback,' allows players to inspect the detail of any crash using a rotating camera and go through the carnage frame-by-frame.

At any point during the replay, players can start racing again and attempt to ...

Console versions of GRID still on track as DS SKU is delayed (Race Driver: GRID)

19/05/2008

VG247: Codemasters confirmed this morning that the DS version of Race Driver GRID has been pushed into June, but that the release of the PC, PS3 and 360 versions is unaffected.

"Oh no, they're still bang on for next Friday," said a spokesperson for the publisher.

Tracks, Cars and More Announced for Race Driver; GRiD (Race Driver: GRID)

29/04/2008

Gameplayer has just got word regarding the finer points of the upcoming Race Driver: GRiD, including the numbers of tracks and car classes, plus some interesting info about the A.I

Codemasters to hold GRID Media Event...Demo Coming Soon? (Race Driver: GRID)

24/04/2008

Game Focus writes: "...we've learned today that a media press event will be held by Codemasters in Birmingham, England on..."

GRID trailer is incredible (Race Driver: GRID)

20/03/2008

The first trailer for Codemasters Race Driver: GRID has appeared online, and you can view it by clicking once on our much-loved video player just below these words. It's like a family member to us.Due for release in June 2008, Race Driver: GRID continues the popular racing game series and will be the first title in the franchise to appear on the current generation of consoles, coming to PS3, Xbox 360, PC and, er, Nintendo DS.A disclaimer ...

Codemasters to give Gran Turismo 5 a run for its money (Race Driver: GRID)

17/03/2008

"It's all about the race." That is the mantra over at Codemasters right now. The studio has a title in the works that may give Gran Turismo 5: Prologue a little competition in the racing genre. The title is being developed for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, and Nintendo DS. Yes, even the DS is getting some love here, quite impressive.

RaceDriver GRID Countdown: Official Site coming soon (Race Driver: GRID)

24/02/2008

Codemasters New racer is just around the corner.

Race Driver: GRID DS confirmed for summer 08 (Race Driver: GRID)

13/02/2008

Codemasters has today announced the summer 2008 release of Race Driver: GRID for Nintendo DS. This handheld version will release simultaneously with the previously announced home console and PC versions.

Exclusive to the Nintendo DS version is the acclaimed track editor first seen in Race Driver: Create and Race. Now with over 60 individual track pieces, the track creation tool offers "near-limitless" options, including the ability to personalise trackside hoardings and billboards. Using the Free-Draw tool entire championship circuits can be created in only minutes - the game taking a hand-drawn track outline and converting it into an in-game circuit.

Ragnarok Online DS Arrives Winter 2009 (Ragnarok Online DS)

20/08/2009

JPS Reports: "XSeed announced today that Ragnarok DS is currently in development and will be released in North America this Winter 2009. We do not have a definite release date for this title yet but we will be sure to keep you updated once we get it..."

XSEED Games E3 2009 game lineup (Ragnarok Online DS)

30/05/2009

XSEED Games has announced the games its showing at E3 2009. PSP gamers will be happy to hear that XSEED Games is bringing LUNAR to the PSP with Lunar: Silver Star Harmony. There's also more games coming to the DS, PSP and Wii platform from XSEED Games. Check out the announced lineup below, sure to bring plenty of RPG excitement!

XSEED Games will be showcasing the following games during E3 2009:

Lunar: Silver Star Harmony (PSP)
Half-Minute Hero (PSP)
FRAGILE: Farewell Ruins of the Moon (Wii)
Arc Rise Fantasia (Wii)
Flower, Sun, and Rain (DS)
JU-ON: The Grudge (Wii)
Little King's Story (Wii)
Ragnarok Online (DS)
Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga (Wii)

Raid Over the River screens (Raid Over the River)

15/06/2006

Thursday 15 June 2006 It's been barely a day since we reported the first details on Nibris' Raid Over the River and now a handful of screenshots have popped up. You can raid the shots for yourself by clicking the images tab at the top of this page. Raid Over the River is a vertical-scrolling shooter that features six stages from different time zones, each with multiple missions and its own attack craft - ancient Greece, WWII Europe, Cold War Soviet Russia, the present-day United States, ...