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.
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Mar 30, 2009

Fable II, LBP, GRID Receive Kudos in Parliament

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360 - GRID - Fable II, LBP, GRID Receive Kudos in Parliament

BeefJack writes: "It's not often that a politician sings the praises of the video game industry, which is why a big deal should be made of it when it does happen.

Edward Vaizey, a Conservative MP, has requested the motion that the UK government recognise the importance of the UK Video Game Industry and in particular those games created by UK developers."
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Feb 26, 2009

MCV Industry Excellence Awards 2009 Finalists Announced

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360 - GRID - MCV Industry Excellence Awards 2009 Finalists Announced

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.
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Dec 4, 2008

Xbox Live Marketplace Update: Thursday 4th December 2008

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360 - GRID - Xbox Live Marketplace Update: Thursday 4th December 2008

Console Monster writes: "If you've been kept in the house because of the 'poor' weather conditions and are looking for new content to download then look no further as the Xbox Live Marketplace update for Thursday 4th December 2008 is here:

Name: Race Driver GRID 8-Ball Pack
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions

Name: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Jedi Temple Mission Pack
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions

Name: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Costume Pack #2
Price: 400 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions.."
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Dec 4, 2008

Race Driver Grid gets 8 Ball from Today

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360 - GRID - Race Driver Grid gets 8 Ball from Today

Quote from site:

"Codemasters today announced the launch of the new downloadable "8 Ball" premium content pack for Race Driver: GRID, the hit racing game of the summer, for the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. The 8 Ball pack will be available today, Thursday 7th December, from Xbox Live Marketplace (800 Microsoft Points) and from Playstation Network (£6.29 / €7.99 / $9.99)".
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Nov 14, 2008

Codemasters Acquire Swordfish Studios

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360 - GRID - Codemasters Acquire Swordfish Studios

Facilitating an accelerated expansion of its development talent base, Codemasters today announced it has reached an agreement with Activision Vivendi to take over Swordfish Studios, the Birmingham-based games development house....
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Aug 25, 2008

GRID : new patch coming soon to Xbox 360 and PS3

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360 - GRID - GRID : new patch coming soon to Xbox 360 and PS3

According the French site UltimatePS3, Codemasters will release a new patch of Race Driver GRID to Xbox 360 and PS3. Complete changelog in the link below...
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Jul 11, 2008

Second GRID DLC Car Confimed as VW W12 Nardo.

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360 - GRID - Second GRID DLC Car Confimed as VW W12 Nardo.

Codemasters have revealed the second car to be included in the upcoming DLC pack for GRID to be the VW W12 Nardo.

The game expansion will feature the car that set several world endurance records for speed and distance at the Nardo test track in southern Italy, believed to be the first time this specific version of the car has been used in a videogame.
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Jul 7, 2008

Codemasters Responds to GRID Complaints

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360 - GRID - Codemasters Responds to GRID Complaints

Codemasters has responded to irate Race Driver: GRID fans that were stripped of their hard earned ranks in the recent server-wide reset.

"Given the number of reports we've had of people abusing the ranking system to get unfair ranks, it was only fair that we did a reset," said Rich Tysoe, Codemasters' motorsports overseer, on the community forum.

"It's never an easy decision to make, and we'd rather it hadn't come to this, but changes in the patch should make gaining those ranking points back fairer.
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Jul 6, 2008

GRID Xbox 360 patch released, resets online rank

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360 - GRID - GRID Xbox 360 patch released, resets online rank

The patch for GRID on Xbox 360 has been put live, with it comes a number of enhancements and changes. The patch has a side effect of resetting every players online rank back down to zero. Many players have invested a considerable amount of time into the game on their way to the top ranks in order to unlock achievements. Players on the verge of meeting the requirements will now find they will have to start again from scratch at the very bottom rank.
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Jul 4, 2008

Codemasters confirms first car for GRID DLC pack with Livery Competition.

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360 - GRID - Codemasters confirms first car for GRID DLC pack with Livery Competition.

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.
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Jun 10, 2008

Second Race Driver: GRID Demo Released

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360 - GRID - Second Race Driver: GRID Demo Released

Shacknews is reporting that Codemasters has released a second Race Driver: GRID demo, sponsored by eBay Motors. The 690mb download features the eBay Motors Muscle Series and two tracks.

Race Driver: GRID is now available on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with a Nintendo DS release following in August.
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Jun 6, 2008

GRID spearheads Codemasters' move into Japan

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360 - GRID - GRID spearheads Codemasters' move into Japan

Codemaster is making moves on the Japanese market, with the first step the localisation of the recently release Race Driver: GRID

And Rod Cousens, CEO of the UK publisher, has indicated that Codemasters intends to establish a stronger presence in the region with more announcements expected in the coming months.
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Jun 6, 2008

GRID to launch in Japan this year

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360 - GRID - GRID to launch in Japan this year

VG247: Codemasters just confirmed that Race Driver: GRID will launch for 360 and PS3 in Japan at some point this year.

The game's going to be full localised, as you'd expect, with Japanese text and speech.
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Jun 5, 2008

41 changes in GRID patch feature list

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360 - GRID - 41 changes in GRID patch feature list

Codemasters have announced the list of features, changes and bug fixes on the way in their forthcoming patch for the game. The patch is planned to go live at the end of next week although this date is subject to change. Unless platform specific the list applies to all versions of the game.

The patch features 41 changes and bug fixes designed to enhance the online experience such as reverse gear being disabled for the first 2 seconds of the race. The patch also resolves the stuttering issue many users have reported on the Xbox 360 version.
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Jun 3, 2008

The ELSPA Weekly Chart - Xbox 360

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360 - GRID - The ELSPA Weekly Chart - Xbox 360

Can Race Driver: GRID knock Grand Theft Auto IV off from top spot in the Xbox 360 chart?
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Jun 2, 2008

Codemasters Has GRID Patch on the Way

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360 - GRID - Codemasters Has GRID Patch on the Way

Codemasters has said it is busy working on a patch to stop stuttering issues in the Xbox 360 version of Race Driver: GRID. Developer boss Gavin Raeburn waded into the official forum to confirm as much, and offered a temporary solution for those of you affected.

"We're close to getting to the root of the problem and we will be including a fix and a backup workaround option (just in case) in our forthcoming patch due within the next few weeks or sooner," said Gavin "Uncle Chewy" Raeburn. "We think the issue is due to specific drive hardware, possibly with bad blocks /sectors.

"The best temporary measure is to copy your Gamertag to a memory card, remove the hard drive and run the game that way. Replays and caching will be disabled, though instant replay will still work as this caches to memory."

The Xbox 360 version appears to have the bulk of the problems, although some have reported similar issues when running the game on PC.
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Jun 1, 2008

GRID launches in London, TVGB chats with chief dev

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360 - GRID - GRID launches in London, TVGB chats with chief dev

TVGB: "..they'd wait to see how GRID performed whilst working on that before they picking their next move. Furthermore, because of the loss of Colin McRae last year, the company was still discussing internally where to take the renowned rally franchise."
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May 31, 2008

This Week's New Videogame Releases (Week of 6/2/08)

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360 - GRID - This Week's New Videogame Releases (Week of 6/2/08)

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.
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May 31, 2008

360 version of GRID hits the skids

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360 - GRID - 360 version of GRID hits the skids

From Gamer.tm "It seems that not all is well with the 360 version of GRID,with gamers complaining that the game repeatedly freezes during play.

The cause of the problem appears to be the 360's hard drive. So GRID's executive producer Gavin Raeburn has told the Codemasters forum, the British developer believes that "the issue is due to specific drive hardware, possibly with bad blocks/sectors."

According to Raeburn though, Codemasters is "close to getting to the root of the problem" and that "a patch will be released as soon as [Codemasters] can get it through Microsoft [certification]."

It seems that no similar issues have been reported with the PS3 or PC versions."
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