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AND GET
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Codemasters,
Inc.
Announces
Pre-Order
Program for
Upcoming Hit
Racing Game
DiRT
Burbank, CA
– Tuesday,
May 29, 2007
– As
Codemasters’
highly
anticipated
racing game
DiRT speeds
towards
retailers
next month,
the company
today
announced a
pre-order
program for
fans of the
series.
Beginning
today
through
DiRT’s June
launch,
consumers
who
pre-order
the game at
retailers
nationwide,
including
Amazon.com,
BestBuy.com,
GameStop/EB
and
GameCrazy,
will receive
an exclusive
access code
that unlocks
10 cars in
the game, as
well as
grants
access to
exclusive
videos of
off-road
racing star
Travis
Pastana.
Once
consumers
pre-order
DiRT, they
will obtain
a unique
code and
instructions
on how to
unlock the
car pack and
videos upon
receiving
the game.
Cars
included in
the pack are
the Subaru
Impreza WRX-RA
STI version
II, Toyota
Celica GT-FOUR,
Peugot 205
T16, Lancia
Delta S4,
Icker Jimco
buggy,
McMillin
Racing Car,
Kamaz 4911,
MAN TGA,
Freightliner
Century
Class S/T
and the
Kenworth
T2000.
Developed by
Codemasters
in the UK
using their
brand new
propriety
engine,
Neon, DiRT
was built
from the
ground up
for next-gen
gaming
platforms
and the PC.
DiRT brings
real world
physics and
full damage
models, as
well as
photorealistic
tracks from
around the
world
including
the U.S,
Europe and
Asia.
Featuring
over 40
officially
licensed
vehicles
covering 12
car class
categories,
racing fans
will get
their fix of
throwing
official
2WD, 4WD,
Classic and
RWD cars,
including
Colin
McRae’s
prototype R4
and Travis
Pastrana’s X
Games-winning
Subaru
Impreza,
through the
most
challenging
and
treacherous
rally stages
around the
world. From
trophy
trucks to
dune buggies
and rally
cars, DiRT
offers one
of the most
robust
racing
experiences
ever with
countless
hours of
playability
in career,
single race
mode and 100
person
online
multiplayer.
The
evolution of
the world’s
favorite
racing game
series
continues as
DiRT is
planned to
ship this
June for the
Xbox 360™
video game
and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft
and the PC,
and is
currently
rated “RP”
(Rating
Pending) by
the ESRB.
The
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system
edition will
follow
shortly
thereafter.
Sign up now
for total
mud
splattering,
gravel
churning,
handbrake
turning,
off-road
racing
online at
www.codemasters.com/dirt.
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About
Codemasters
Codemasters
is a leading
developer
and
publisher of
best-selling
interactive
entertainment
products for
a global
audience on
current and
future
gaming
platforms
and
channels.
Established
in 1986, the
company’s
dominan t
brands
include
Colin McRae
Rally, TOCA
Race Driver,
LMA Manager,
Brian Lara
Cricket and
Operation
Flashpoint.
The company
is
headquartered
in Southam,
Warwickshire
UK and
maintains
operations
in the U.S,
Germany,
France,
Spain, and
Benelux.
More
information
about the
company and
its products
is available
online at:
http://www.codemasters.com.
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About Xbox
360
Microsoft
revolutionized
the gaming
industry
with the
November
2001 launch
of Xbox
(http://www.xbox.com),
its
first-generation
video game
and
entertainment
system, now
sold in 26
countries.
Microsoft
introduced
its
next-generation
system, Xbox
360, in the
2005 holiday
season in
Europe,
Japan and
North
America, and
launched the
system in
Australia,
Colombia,
Hong Kong,
Korea,
Mexico, New
Zealand,
Singapore
and Taiwan
in 2006.
Xbox 360
(http://www.xbox.com)
is the most
powerful
video game
and
entertainment
system,
delivering
the best
games, the
next
generation
of the
premier Xbox
Live online
gaming
service, and
unique
digital
entertainment
experiences
that revolve
around
gamers.