F1 2010

[GamerMan316]

F1 2010 due out in September

Codemasters has announced plans to release F1 2010 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 this September.

The British publisher has also released the first two screenshots of F1 2010 in action.

F1 2010 promises to include all the official teams, drivers and circuits, including the returning Michael Schumacher and the new Korean International Circuit.

Game modes include an "extensive, innovative" Career mode, plus Grand Prix, Championship and Time Trial.

Naturally there will be competitive multiplayer as well.

As you might imagine, developer Codemasters Studios Birmingham is using Codies' fabulous EGO engine (DiRT 2, GRID).
'F1 2010 due out in September' Screenshot 1

We're promised a "highly advanced" damage model, dynamic weather and changes to "accurately recreate the unique aerodynamics and handling of 200MPH+ Formula One cars".

Codies also boasts of "unprecedented access" to teams and drivers, but then everyone says that. I had unprecedented access to a sandwich earlier.

We're all fairly pumped about this one though, especially after Codies did such a reasonable job of F1 2009 on Wii. Expect proper impressions of F1 2010 very soon.

[Failed]

Codemasters make a mean racing game, i might have to get this if it's very good.

[GamerMan316]

F1 2010's career mode detailed

Codemasters has lifted the lid on its next Formula 1 game, F1 2010, at a press event in London, revealing an extensive career mode that will simulate the drivers' life in the paddock as well as on the track.

F1 2010 will allow players to interact with their agent, team-mate, engineer and the media as they build a career for themselves. You'll start in a lower or middle-tier team aiming to beat your team-mate and championship rivals, in order to increase your standing and negotiate new contracts over several seasons.

As your rank improves, the F1 circus in the paddock will respond differently to you, with media showing interest according to your standing and asking questions relevant to your performance. Finish in the top three in a race and you'll be able to join in the post-race press conference for TV.

The game also features an upgrade system that improves and changes your car according to the performance of you and your team-mate and the amount of testing you do, while doing well in a season will feed into off-season research and development. You can get closely involved in the setup of your car or give broader instructions to your engineer for how you want it to drive.

On track, Codemasters is aiming for handling that's authentic without being too difficult for average players, and predictable enough that players can focus on putting in the consistent lap times that are all-important in Formula 1. It's putting an equal emphasis on credible and dynamic AI opponents as it is the handling model, however.

Keeping race strategy in mind will be important, especially managing tyres, which will blister, marble and puncture. Players will also be able to adjust wing angles angles and engine performance on the fly.

There will be dynamic weather conditions and the track surface will evolve from session to session and lap to lap, as drivers lay down rubber to increase grip, leave dangerous tyre "marbles", and actively dry wet tracks with their tyres.

F1 2010 is due for release on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 in September.

[GamerMan316]

New trailer with a classic from Ian Brown thrown in for good measure

[DFUSIONITE]

looks good but i will wait for the reviews i think

[GamerMan316]

No F1 2010 demo, says Codemasters

Codemasters has confirmed there will be no playable demo for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 racer F1 2010.

The news comes via the Codemasters forum. Moderator SynGamer quotes community manager Ian Webster as saying, "Due to the nature of the game, and its layers of licensed content, it will not be possible to make a cut-down, limited content sample that would serve as a demo for F1 in 2010 within our production deadlines."

[markav]

I still get the feeling that this game is gonna be wank. I hope i am wrong

[GamerMan316]

I still get the feeling that this game is gonna be wank. I hope i am wrong

It's got F1 in the title, it's already off to a bad start. 

[Failed]

just like GRiD and Dirt are wank .... oh wait, no they're not. Tis gonna be a proper F1 game if made by Codemasters.

[nCogNeato]

No F1 2010 demo, says Codemasters

I watched a great discussion with the EEDAR group (Electronic Entertainment Research and Design) about the business of game demos.  Apparently demos are a huge waste of everone's time, including us customers.

Not always, but often a great game demo = crappy game that the developer gave up on and decided to direct remaining time & resources to hyping the demo.  The best game developers spend ALL of their available resources on polishing the actual retail release.  Not always, but often.

Demos are rarely an accurate representation of its full retail counterpart.  To be honest, I rarely even play game demos.  The information I obtain from demos I can usually get from gameplay videos and developer diaries.

[DFUSIONITE]

I like demo's it helps me decide if i am going to enjoy the game or not.

[GamerMan316]

I like demo's it helps me decide if i am going to enjoy the game or not.

I used to play a lot of demos on the old xbox and PS1/2 and on the 360 before I had Live, think i've only played about 5 or 6 demos since I got Xbox Live, which is odd as I don't have to buy an overpriced magazine to get them now.

[Jaynestown]

I hope they don't make it too realistic, otherwise it'll just be driving around 19 circuits without being able to overtake!!!

As for Demos, look at Aliens Vs Predator, the demo was multiplayer only and was sh*t, yet the single player version of the game is, in my opinion, very atmospheric and a reasonable game... but the multiplayer is still sh*t!

[Failed]

I didn't like the look of Split/Second. I played the demo and really enjoyed it though and now i want the game ...

not that i'll pay for it, but i don't often buy games that aren't ridiculously underpriced. When that time comes, HAHA Split/Second is mine.

The moral, maybe demos work and maybe companies who do 'research' are ridiculous

[GamerMan316]

I've seen Split/Second for around £25, £22 being the lowest.