{"id":45201,"date":"2012-10-03T12:19:06","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T16:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=22671"},"modified":"2012-10-03T12:19:06","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T16:19:06","slug":"grid-2-video-game-news-codemasters-major-update-details-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=45201","title":{"rendered":"GRID 2 – VIDEO GAME NEWS – Codemasters Major Update & Details"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Codemasters\u00ae today launched the first two gameplay videos for GRID\u00ae 2\u2122, the long-awaited sequel to the BAFTA-award winning, critically acclaimed Race Driver: GRID\u2122. Revealing races at two of the game\u2019s new locations, Chicago and California Coast, the GRID 2 gameplay videos are captured from pre-alpha, work-in-progress code and are now showing at www.youtube.com\/gridgame.<\/p>\n

The Chicago video features a Street Racing stage where muscle cars, including the Camaro SS, Z06 Corvette and Boss Mustang, charge through skyscraper-lined streets and chase through tunnels. The California Coast video follows a head-to-head, point-to-point duel between a contemporary Boss Mustang and a classic Mustang Mach 1 on a tight and twisty sprint for the line. <\/p>\n

GRID 2 will make its consumer debut at this week\u2019s Eurogamer Expo ( www.eurogamerexpo.com) at London\u2019s Earls Court (27th-30th September), where gamers can experience the return of the race themselves. Players can take to the streets of Chicago or hit California Coast\u2019s spectacular roads, each offering a different racing challenge, yet sharing the game\u2019s core relentless, high-impact, aggressive competition.<\/p>\n

GRID 2 will challenge players to be fast, be first and be famous as they enter a stunning new world of competitive motorsport. Following the success of Race Driver: GRID, which set new standards for damage, AI, visuals and introduced the Flashback time rewind feature – now adopted by many racing games \u2013 GRID 2 will again raise the gameplay and technological bar for motorsport gaming and remain true to the series\u2019 core value \u2013 it\u2019s all about the race. GRID 2 will also introduce the new TrueFeel\u2122 Handling System, which uses real physics to hit a sweetspot between accessibility and simulation to deliver handling that is approachable yet challenging to master.<\/p>\n

Going behind the wheel of a handpicked selection of automotive icons spanning four decades and three continents \u2013 USA, Europe and Asia \u2013 players will race their way to the top of GRID 2\u2019s new, evolving world of motorsport. From Paris to Dubai, Miami to the sun-kissed California coast and beyond, beautifully created city streets, licensed circuits and edge-of-control mountain roads will become home to the most visceral and exhilarating races in games.<\/p>\n

GRID 2 will also set new standards for a racing multiplayer experience with an entirely distinct and extensive gameplay component and unique progression system. Deep customisation options and integration with RaceNet* \u2013 the online community portal for Codemasters Racing games which tracks player\u2019s races, rewards and rivals \u2013 will offer further immersion and connectivity to extend each player\u2019s GRID 2 experience.<\/p>\n

GRID 2 is in production at Codemasters Racing Studios and is available to pre-order ahead of its summer 2013 release for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. Fans can keep up with all the latest updates straight from the studio by speeding over to www.gridgame.com and www.facebook.com\/gridgame or follow the team at www.twitter.com\/gridgame. ;<\/p>\n

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Codemasters\u00ae today launched the first two gameplay videos for GRID\u00ae 2\u2122, the long-awaited sequel to the BAFTA-award winning, critically acclaimed Race Driver: GRID\u2122. Revealing races at two of the game\u2019s new locations, Chicago and California Coast, the GRID 2 gameplay videos are captured from pre-alpha, work-in-progress code and are now showing at www.youtube.com\/gridgame. The Chicago […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[7422,7424,7423],"class_list":["post-45201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-grid-2","tag-s-codemasters","tag-video-game-new"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45201\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}