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Colin McRae: DiRT 2 dated News

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News by Tom Bramwell

16 July, 2009

Codemasters has announced that Colin McRae: DiRT 2 will be released on 11th September in the UK, three days after its American bow.

The game's due out on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP at that time, with a Games for Windows Live PC version - with DirectX 11 support - out in December.

Developed by Codemasters internally, DiRT 2 sees you touring the globe partaking in a mixture of rally disciplines including traditional point-to-point and sexier events like rallycross, landrush, trailblazer and raid.

Striking out from your RV, which doubles as a main menu, you accumulate experience and cash to unlock new cars, or new modification packs that allow you to spec out any of your favourite rides for different tasks.

All of this is documented in our recent hands-on preview, and having just taken delivery - today, as it happens - of a new build of the game, we're expecting to bring you further impressions in the near future.

To see the game in action, you might like to check the videos page where there are numerous trailers, Digital Foundry analysis, and a studio visit EGTV Show from just prior to E3.

Or you could look in on the Colin McRae: DiRT 2 screenshot gallery to admire some new snaps.

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brappbrap
16/07/09 @ 13:57
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Enjoyed the first, this one is on the list
Let's hope they do Colin justice like they said they would and have ditched ol' Travis Pastrami

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andywilkie35
16/07/09 @ 13:59
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I've really got to finish the first one, but I'll definitely get this after a couple of months I imagine
skillian
16/07/09 @ 14:11
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Those screenshots tell me nothing and I can't really watch the vids while I'm at work, but I'll probably pick this up on it's PC release. PC gamers aren't exactly spoilt for choice with arcade racers, but I absolutely loved GRID and I'm hoping that bodes well for DiRT too.
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16/07/09 @ 15:06
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This will be interesting as a showcase for DirectX 11 on the PC, if nothing else. I have rather high hopes for the actual game too, though.
Darren
16/07/09 @ 15:45
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I'm very tempted to pre-order it for the Xbox 360, seeing as GRID was superb on that format, but will try and hold out for the PC version as I'll probably have a DX11 graphics card by then (early Christmas present to myself!). That's assuming the game is worth buying obviously.
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16/07/09 @ 15:56
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Oh no, Forza 3 will blow this away, just lucky its coming out before it.
farticusmaximus
16/07/09 @ 16:04
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On the day of release the corpse of the mighty Colin McRae will increase spinning in his grave by 1000 RPM.

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16/07/09 @ 18:15
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Sadly, Pastrana is in this. However, so is Ken "I made James May mess his pants in slow motion and make awesome Youtube videos" Block.

Any car lists yet? Rally games aint worth thier salt unless they have some ludicrous group B cars trying to kill you.
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16/07/09 @ 22:26
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"Oh no, Forza 3 will blow this away, just lucky its coming out before it."

In other news my Apple tastes better than your Orange

"Any car lists yet? Rally games aint worth thier salt unless they have some ludicrous group B cars trying to kill you."

Goup B, when rally drivers were real men. Modern WRC is a micky mouse affair compared to those beasts.
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17/07/09 @ 09:54
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@skillian - honestly, there must be a million arcade racers for the pc. I have a good chunk of 'em. Granted it's mostly the same ones that the other formats have... but we get Trackmania as well :-)
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17/07/09 @ 10:01
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I want some snow/ice racing but I don't think I'm gonna get it.
It's not rallying unless you are losing it on some iced up dirt track in Sweden
Nephirion
17/07/09 @ 11:42
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The huge DC logo sprayed on side of the cliff is so meh. I hate ingame advertising, I understand its part of sponsership on cars and billboards but sprayed onto the side of cliffs wtf is not been part of rallying as far as I can remember? I want to be enjoing the nice natural vistas not looking at tacky adverts sprayed onto the enviroment :(
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17/07/09 @ 11:52
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9/11. Never forget.
metalangel
17/07/09 @ 17:11
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I saw it as 'Colin McRae: DiRT 2 slated'. Ohohoho.
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17/07/09 @ 22:17
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I wonder if they dedicate it to his memory after he tragically died with his 5 yr old son in a helicopter accident a few years back.

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