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25 years after its release, we look back at Colin McRae Rally and examine the positive impact it made on the rallying sub-genre.

Codemasters’ rally simulation has reached a staggeringly large audience over the past four years, showcasing the potential of rally video games.

On Monday 2nd January 2023 (US time) family, friends and the motorsport community lost Ken Block. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues. Released in 2011 for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and developed by Codemasters, DiRT 3 can trace its lineage back to the Colin McRae Rally video game series. It…Continue reading “WATCH: A tribute to Ken Block, completing Battersea Park in DiRT 3”»

The Jersey eRally returns for 2022 later this week and will use DiRT Rally 2.0 to raise funds for both Philip’s Footprints and the Gareth Roberts Memorial Fund. The visual esports event is open to anyone with the game on PC, PlayStation or Xbox, and recreates the real-world Jersey Rally event, except using the simulation…Continue reading “Jersey eRally rally event set to raise charitable funds, entries close soon”»

A special Dave Cam presentation this week! Dave is loading into DiRT Rally to take on the challenge of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb.

Wave goodbye to both DIRT 4 and DiRT Rally, as of today (3rd October 2022), both games are removed from digital PC, PlayStation and Xbox stores.

Rally is a category that is largely distinct from all other forms of motorsport, the driving method tends to go against circuit racing common sense. So here’s a brief guide to esports-level rally driving techniques. Before we dive in, let’s start with the basics, however: on asphalt, you need the same smooth circuit racing style,…Continue reading “How to get quicker at sim rally driving by an esports professional”»

The second annual Jersey eRally event has been announced, which sees top British and Irish rally drivers take on leading Esports competitors in a virtual recreation of the real-life event, running over three days from 26-28th November 2021. The event will use Codemasters’ venerable rally title Dirt Rally 2.0, and will be available across PlayStation,…Continue reading “The Jersey eRally returns later this month”»

A new esports series is coming in 2022 and it will encompass a number of titles from the Codemasters library of racing games. The VERSUS ULTRA Series begins next year thanks to a new partnership between the game developer Codemasters and professional esports and racing team Veloce Esports. The league will be global and will…Continue reading “VERSUS ULTRA esports series launches in 2022”»