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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May 31, 2008

Codemaster's GRID PR Stunt

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Details of today's stunt by Codemasters in London, at which 6 racing drivers pulled up outside Zavvi and illegally parked whilst popping in to grab a copy of the game!
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May 30, 2008

The Stig celebrates Race Driver: GRID launch

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360 - GRID - The Stig celebrates Race Driver: GRID launch

Boomtown reports: "Top Gear's The Stig and his race driving palls had come along to lend their support to the release of Race Driver: GRID. The drivers happily revved their engines for the assembled crowd. As you might expect it was The Stig that really caught everyone's attention with many vying to say hello to the mysterious magnesium-scented tame racing driver.

Inside the store, the drivers picked up their consoles and copies of the games - The Stig with an Xbox 360 Elite fanboys will notice - before roaring off in a slightly less than legal (but thrilling) fashion northwards along Tottenham Court Road."
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May 28, 2008

GRID trailer shows off new mode

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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 ... » Read More

May 21, 2008

GRID demo reaches a million downloads

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360 - GRID - GRID demo reaches a million downloads

TVGB: "I seriously can't say 'one million' out loud without at least thinking about putting my pinky finger to my lip and adding dollars to the end despite Dr. Evil's cultural relevance being pretty much gone. Thus when I read the press release announcing that Race Driver: GRID's demo had been downloaded over one million times across the 360, PS3 and PC I couldn't help but envision Dr. Evil racing in a beautifully rendered car, swerving around tracks around the world."
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May 19, 2008

Console versions of GRID still on track as DS SKU is delayed

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360 - GRID - Console versions of GRID still on track as DS SKU is delayed

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.
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May 16, 2008

GRID Goes Gold

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In a post on the official Codemasters forum, GRID's Executive Producer has confirmed that the game has "Gone gold" and entered the manufacturing phase.
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May 14, 2008

Grid multiplayer detailed

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Grid, the amazing next-gen racer, is boasting 12-player events with full car damage online, Codemasters has revealed. New multiplayer shots have also been released.Taking out some of the long-windedness of having to find games online Codies says, "players can rapidly find the event they want and a slick voting system, matchmaking mechanism and seamless host migration".There'll also be the usual rankings and leaderboards ... » Read More

May 14, 2008

Race Driver: GRID multiplayer revealed

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360 - GRID - Race Driver: GRID multiplayer revealed

Eurogamer reports that Codemasters has unveiled Race Driver: GRID's multiplayer features and revealed that the game - due out on PS3, 360 and PC on 30th May - features full damage modelling.

GRID features 32 online race events taking in 80 circuits overall, with support for 12 players online and a ranking system that rewards skill and persistence.

Players will be rewarded with points for winning and beating better-ranked opponents, among other things, graduating from Junior Rookie to Legend as they amass points.
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May 13, 2008

Gametrailers staff explains GRID incident

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360 - GRID - Gametrailers staff explains GRID incident

Gametrailers staff wrote: "When we capture video from games, we capture them to tapes, the tapes are then labeled and given to the video editors to cut into videos, for instance, a ps3/360 comparison video.

Two things went wrong this time. A) the tape was mislabeled as 360 footage so the editor thought he was comparing different things, and B) our editorial check on the video didn't go through the usual rigors, and failed to notice the mistake. When people check hundreds of videos a day, sometimes things slip through.

Obviously this is a huge issue, and we took it down as soon as we found out about it.

Never attribute to malice what you can instead attribute to a mistake. This was a simple oversight, and then spun by Kotaku into some sort of evil empire stunt.

I hope that clears things up some."
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May 10, 2008

Gametrailers: 360 version of GRID better; Uses PS3 footage? ...WTF?

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360 - GRID - Gametrailers: 360 version of GRID better; Uses PS3 footage? ...WTF?

youtube.com User- ShinGino says" In gametrailers' recent comparison of GRID, a new racing game for the 360 and PS3, they claim the 360 version of the game does much better handling crash physics. The problem is the image they used has a triangle, R1, and R2 button explaining the control scheme in the left hand corner. What the hell?"
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May 9, 2008

Codemasters Giving Away Ford Mustang GT-R

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360 - GRID - Codemasters Giving Away Ford Mustang GT-R

Codemasters has announced today that the Grid playable demo is on the XBox Market and Playstation Network. In addition to getting the demo, players can race for a chance to win an eBay Motors Ford Mustang GT-R
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May 8, 2008

Win a BMW by playing GRID demo

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360 - GRID - Win a BMW by playing GRID demo

Codemasters has announced the immediate availability of a Race Driver: GRID playable demo for Xbox 360, with the PS3 demo set to go live later today.

The demo features a selection of race events to try out, including racing a Ford Mustang GT-R on the streets of San Francisco in the eBay Motors Muscle Cup, taking control of a Nissan S15 Silvia in the Advan Drift Trophy at Yokohama Docks, and getting behind the wheel of a BMW 320si touring car around the hairpins of the Jarama circuit in Spain.

The demo also features 12-player online support for competitions at the European and US locations.

Most exciting though is the Pan-European Fastest Lap Challenge which is offering players the chance to win a BMW 3-Series. To participate, players must submit their fastest European Time Trial lap time on the Jarama track.
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May 8, 2008

Race Drive: Grid demo hits Xbox Live Marketplace, PC demo delayed

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360 - GRID - Race Drive: Grid demo hits Xbox Live Marketplace, PC demo delayed

Codemasters announced today that its released a playable demo for the Xbox 360 version of Race Drive: Grid onto the Xbox Live Marketplace.

The demo will contain 3 events which consists of The eBay Motors Muscle Cup which allows you to take the wheel of a Ford Mustang GT-R, whilst the advanced International Trophy lets you drive a Nissan S15 Silvia, and lastly the Euro Turing Car Series gives you a BMW 320si touring car.
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May 7, 2008

GRID Achievements Revealed

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Xbox360Achievements.org have just unveiled the achievements for Codemasters upcoming title, Race Driver: GRID.

The game has a really diverse achievement list with 50 achievements totaling 1000 points. The achievements will have players reversing over the finish line, getting some big air, buying a brand new Lamborgini all for those precious gamerpoints.

This however is far from an easy 1000 and the list overall looks fairly tasking... 1st in a 24hr Le Mans event anyone?
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May 3, 2008

Race Driver: GRID - Demo Next Week

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360 - GRID - Race Driver: GRID - Demo Next Week

Clear your schedule, make sure your hard drive has space, Ensure you close all unnecessary downloads; the GRID Demo will be released next week (Week Commencing May 5th) for all the non-handheld formats.
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May 2, 2008

Europe - Race Driver: GRID preorder could net you a BMW 320SI E90

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360 - GRID - Europe - Race Driver: GRID preorder could net you a BMW 320SI E90

A special addition to the already impressive line-up of racing cars in this all-new racing game, the Gamestation branded BMW 320SI E90 is based on the BMW 3 series with a highly tuned version of the road car's 2.0 litre engine and the capacity to reach a staggering 150 mph. The Gamestation BMW also has 275 bhp, transforming the humble road car into a monster racing machine that would effortlessly fetch a whopping £160,000. For special preview footage of the racing car visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFeNyeay278

Pre-orders for Codemasters' latest release, Race Driver: GRID will be taken at Gamestation stores nationwide as well as online from Friday 2nd May, ready for the launch on 30th May.
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Apr 29, 2008

Tracks, Cars and More Announced for Race Driver; GRiD

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360 - GRID - Tracks, Cars and More Announced for Race Driver; GRiD

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
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Apr 24, 2008

Codemasters to hold GRID Media Event...Demo Coming Soon?

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360 - GRID - Codemasters to hold GRID Media Event...Demo Coming Soon?

Game Focus writes: "...we've learned today that a media press event will be held by Codemasters in Birmingham, England on..."
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Apr 18, 2008

V8 Supercars not Dead

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Gameplayer has some promising news for Codemasters and Race Driver fans regarding the V8 Supercars, rudely removed from the upcoming game GRiD.

"I like the sound of that. I like it a lot. The dream is alive lads and ladies: Bathurst here I come!"
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