DIRT 5

 Big business deals take time. There are a lot of stakeholders to placate, due diligence to complete and, in deals the size of $1.2 billion, courts to appease.  But, today, Electronic Arts has finally sealed to deal to buy British racing video game specialist Codemasters. Alongside the mobile title Real Racing and blockbuster racing franchises Burnout and…Continue reading “At last! The EA takeover of Codemasters is complete”»

Strap in racing game fans who also happen to have Xbox Game Pass and not already own Wreckfest and DIRT 5, because these two games are joining the subscription service on PC and console this month. In fact, Wreckfest has joined the service today, 18th February, while DIRT 5 joins on the 25th February 2021….Continue reading “DIRT 5 and Wreckfest join Xbox Game Pass this month”»

DIRT 5 is a bright, colourful and characterful off-road racer. But, is it any good? Join our real-life racing driver and racing game extraordinaire John Munro as he delivers his in-depth verdict on Codemasters’ latest release. You can also read our DIRT 5 written review and stay tuned for more about the game across the…Continue reading “WATCH: DIRT 5 video review”»

Happy Chinese New Year! Whether it’s a holiday that you follow or not, there’s more than one reason to celebrate as Steam has dropped their annual sale on video games. We’ll be looking through the sale and help you find the best deals on racing games for your PC. One of the outstanding sales that…Continue reading “Lunar sale: the best discounts for racing games on Steam”»

Codemasters teases 2021 DIRT 5 roadmap, and it sounds promising One of the quirks of DIRT 5, Codemasters’ recent off-road racing game, is a succinct career mode that seems to rename similar race types in order to provide a faux-depth that it can’t quite back up over time. The recent Update 2.00 added some new…Continue reading “Codemasters teases 2021 DIRT 5 roadmap, and it sounds promising”»

Good news DIRT 5 owners, the latest game update – entitled ‘2.00’ – is now live and brings with it some seasonal content, steering wheel support and vital bug fixes.  The free update is available to all PC, PS4 and PS5 owners now (20th December 2020) and comes to Xbox One and Xbox Series players a couple of days later on 22nd December 2020.  Let’s start with the exciting elements,…Continue reading “DIRT 5 Update 2.00 adds Snow Limits content, wheel support and revised online features”»

It feels like yesterday to me that Colin McRae: DiRT burst on to the scene as an exciting continuation of the popular rally game series, with a bit of added fun sprinkled on the top in the form of off-road circuit racing. In fact, it was a staggering 13 years ago and eight games later,…Continue reading “DIRT 5 review”»