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Codemasters Brings F1 Back To The Big Time
Codemasters' inaugural F1 title was an unceremonious release on the Wii and PSP in the fall of last year, but this September's F1 2010 brings the game to the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC for the first time for the company.
Codemasters was awarded the official F1 license after Sony declined to pursue the series, and the game marks a return to the PC after an eight-year absence. F1 2010 will naturally feature all of the tracks, teams, and drivers in this year's season – including new teams and the introduction of the Korean International Circuit. The game contains a career mode apart from the normal Grand Prix, Championship, and Time Trial modes, but Codemasters is not detailing it just yet. Multiplayer, car damage, and dynamic weather are also included in F1 2010.
Despite its appearance on the Wii and PSP in 2009, those platforms are conspicuously absent from today's announcement.
Since F1 racing is usually as hardcore sim-racing as you can get, how do you think Codemasters' treatment of it will compare to the kind usually found in multi-discipline titles like Forza or Gran Turismo? Are you excited that a company with a racing pedigree like Codemasters is handling the license?
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