- Codemasters is "pausing development" on future rally games with its big re-acquisition of the WRC licence only having produced one game, which really sucks - 1 May 2025
That sound you can hear is me sighing into the steering wheel of my virtual Lancia Delta. Codemasters has announced that it's "pausing development plans on future rally titles" now it's finished adding stuff to EA Sports WRC , with the official WRC licence being revealed to moving on at the same time. Read more
- Get a whole bunch of racing games in the Humble Codemasters bundle for just 12 - 12 June 2020
You can take to the tarmac from the comfort of your own home thanks to the latest Humble Codemasters bundle. Twelve games in total are lining up in the starting grid, ten of which will put you behind the wheel of various things that go vroom. Some of the bigger games featured include F1 2019, Dirt Rally 2.0 and Dirt 4 - all of which you can drive away with for just 12. Of course, while Codemasters is known for its prowess on the track, they've also made a few games that don't feature cars. That other side is represented by both the minion manipulating antics of Overlord 2 and last-gen military sim Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. Those crop up in the first tier along with Grid Autosport and Toybox Turbos for just a quid. Read more
- DIRT 5 - Coming October 2020 - 7 May 2020
As revealed during Microsoft’s Inside Xbox show, Codemasters is delighted to announce DIRT 5, coming October 2020 via Steam. Whilst respecting the heritage and retaining the DNA of the franchise, DIRT 5 writes a new chapter in the legacy of DIRT – bolder and braver than ever before. Check out the official announce trailer, soundtracked by the superb ‘Time to Dance (Sebastian Remix)’ by The Shoes. TRAILER DIRT 5 is more than relentless rallying, more than suspension-shaking jumps, more than hairpins and handbrakes. Join an energised world of off-road racing, and be part of a vibe that delivers big on epic action, pure expression, and unbridled style. Dive into the ambitious Career mode, which lets you choose your path to glory as you progress through an immersive journey. The narrative features a voice cast led by the legendary Troy Baker and Nolan North, partnered by the car culture her…
- Dirt Rally is free to own on Steam if you download it before September 16 - 14 September 2019
A couple of weeks ago you could get Codemaster's Dirt Rally for free by subscribing to the Humble Store's newsletter. Now you can the 2015 racing game for free simply by downloading it from Steam before September 16.  Once you do, it's yours to keep forever. That's hell of a deal for just clicking your mouse a few times. In our review we called it " the best rally game in years ." Steam reviews—over 20,000 of them—are 87% positive, so we're not the only ones who enjoyed it. Heck, it even has full Oculus VR support. Not bad for a game that's discounted 100%. Thanks, VG247 .
- Dirt Rally is free right now at the Humble Store - 30 August 2019
For the next two days, Dirt Rally is available for free from the Humble Store. All you need to do is sign up to the Humble newsletter and a copy of the racer will be added to your account for absolutely nothing. Easy-peasy. Then, you can start hurtling your way along the tight and treacherous roads of over 70 rally stages or rallycross events. As far as freebies go it's a pretty good one. Back in 2016, the console version was on the receiving end of a Eurogamer recommendation , with Simon calling it "one of the most engaging and dramatic representations of the motorsport yet". Read more
- Dirt Rally is free to keep on the Humble Store - 30 August 2019
"The stages look incredible", we wrote in our Dirt Rally review back in 2015. "Dust plumes out from under your car as drones buzz through clear skies. Ice patches shimmer as you hammer past snow-laden trees, picking out the road through fog. Hot air balloons rest as you slide a 1970s escort around a hay bale. Mud flings into the air as you tumble a Lancia Delta down a cliff towards a pond. Watching replays are a joy and irresistible if you've had a decent run, made all the better by respectable engine noise and chattering pace notes." Players agree, and it's sitting on a Mostly Positive rating on Steam. Until September 1 at 10am Pacific Time, or until supplies last, you can get a free Steam key for Dirt Rally by subscribing to the Humble Bundle newsletter. 
- Dirt Rally is free for keepsies right now - 29 August 2019
You love cars? You love mud? Your twin desires combine in Dirt Rally , the 2015 Codemasters race ’em up which is currently free for keepsies on the Humble Store. They launched their ‘End Of Summer Sale’ today and are slinging keys around (Steam, not car) to tempt you into taking a look. Codies did launch Dirt Rally 2 earlier this year but that one’s 45, while this is free. Go on, get in. I won’t tell your grandma you love muddy cars more than her. (more…)
- Dirt Rally 2.0 review - 18 February 2019
Most people don’t know how it feels to flick the back end of a rally car out on the approach to a blind turn, rain pelting down on the mud before them while someone shouts coded directions at them. It’s just not the sort of thing you find yourself doing, is it? In a game like Dirt Rally 2.0, then, a greater level of abstract thought is required to assess its ‘simulation’ cred than in, say, Project Cars 2 .  You might not have sent a McLaren P1 up Eau Rouge in your motoring life, but you know how a road car feels on a road. What do the snarling Group B rally cars feel like on a loose surface? Very few people know, and they’re probably much too busy to tell you about it in any great detail. That’s why Dirt Rally 2.0 exists. Since its earliest outings under the Colin McRae banner, Codemasters’ rally series has traded on ‘feeling&…
- Dirt Rally 2 splatting into February 2019 - 26 September 2018
Mud! Mud! Glorious mud! Nothing quite like it for cooling the petrol. Always happy to wallow in the hollow, Dirt developers Codemasters today confirmed a return to the sim-ish side of their mucky racing series, announcing Dirt Rally 2 for launch in February 2019. Or ‘DiRT Rally 2.0’, if you’re the daft gits in charge of naming these things. Here, come watch the announcement trailer for some grubby cars. (more…)
- Pick up excellent racer Dirt Rally for $10, its lowest ever price - 4 February 2018
Racing fans, listen up: Dirt Rally is just $10 right now. That's a heck of a deal, and the lowest ever price for one of the best rally games you'll ever play. But put your foot down, because the deal only lasts until 10am Monday PT/1pm EST/6pm GMT. You can customise the difficulty and realism of the game to your heart's content, with a whole menu of assists to dial up and down. If you're a rally newbie, the game will do some of the hard work for you, but enthusiasts can turn everything off for a much more challenging race that punishes even slight mistakes. Prepare to skid out around corners over and over again. Its tracks and cars are authentic, too: it has more than 40 vehicles to choose from, more than 60 stages, and lots of officially licensed World Rallycross content. You'll fly through a number of game modes, and the presentation of the career-style mode r…
- Oculus Rift price drops to $349 / $349 for Black Friday - 23 November 2017
If you saw our heads-up about the HTC Vive Black Friday deal earlier this week (to recap, you get a Vive, Fallout 4 VR, Doom VFR and a free deluxe audio strap and more for 599 starting from tomorrow), then you’ll be pleased to know that the Oculus Rift is also being discounted for Black Friday – starting TODAY, in fact. It’s almost as if they knew… (more…)
- Digital deals so far this week - 8 November 2017
We’ve hit the mid-point of the week and the see-saw of time is about to tip forward and hurtle us towards the weekend at an alarming rate. Perhaps more ominously, we will also be hurtling towards the litany of PC gaming Black Friday deals that are headed our way in a fortnight’s time. Before then, however, the deals aren’t slowing down one bit and there’s another big batch of digital deals to check out right here, right now. Everything from this week’s release of Nioh to Cities Skylines and even the absolute gem that is Jagged Alliance 2 is represented across a variety of sites, so consider this a convenient mid-week digital deals roundup if you like. Let’s get to it, shall we? (more…)
- DiRT Rally Free Weekend! - 11 May 2017
DiRT Rally Free Weekend! Play for free until Sunday at 1PM Pacific Time Offer ends Monday at 10am Pacific Time
- DiRT Rally Free Weekend! - 11 May 2017
DiRT Rally Free Weekend! Play for free until Sunday at 1PM Pacific Time Offer ends Monday at 10am Pacific Time
- Free Weekend - DiRT Rally - 11 May 2017
Play DiRT Rally for FREE starting now through Sunday at 1PM Pacific Time. You can also pickup DiRT Rally at 70% off the regular price!* If you already have Steam installed, click here to install or play DiRT Rally. If you don't have Steam, you can download it here . *Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time
- Get Inside and Dirt Rally for $12 in the Humble Monthly Bundle - 4 May 2017
Less than 24 hours remain in the latest Humble Monthly subscription offer, which this time around puts together the 2015 racing sim Dirt Rally and the creepy puzzle-adventure Inside for just $12—or less, if you commit to the three, six, or twelve-month subscription plans.  Games included in the Humble Monthly deals are yours to keep, even if you cancel your subscription, so at the very least you can look at this as scoring a couple of very good games at a very low price. The offer actually includes more games than just these, worth more than $100 in total, but the rest of the bundle won't be revealed until the offer has ended—tomorrow, in this case. On top of that, Humble Monthly subscribers get ten percent off all purchases in the Humble Store, and five percent of all money raised each month goes to charity.  The Dirty Insider Humble Monthly Bundle (that&ap…
- Dirt 4 first footage the arcade/sim sweet spot returns? - 30 April 2017
I’ve usually had a lot of time for Codies’ racing games, despite only being a car person to the extent that I can replace the fuse for the cigarette lighter if push comes to shove. They tend to comfortably straddle the line between the cheerful anti-physics of arcade driving games and the stony-faced realism of the sim crowd, which is the sweet spot where I can convince myself that ‘yes, I am incredible race driver man!’ Dirt 4 sounds as though it’s a game consciously in search of that sweet spot, with Codies having previously talked of fusing Dirt Rally’s “realism” with the rather poppier Dirt 2 and 3’s “fun”. In trailer terms, that means spraying mud, near-misses and possibly inappropriate use of the word “banging” for its soundtrack. …
- DiRT Rally Linux is out now - 2 March 2017
DiRT Rally for Linux is now available for Steam
- DiRT Rally Linux is out now - 2 March 2017
DiRT Rally for Linux is now available for Steam
- On March 2nd, DiRT Rally takes Linux to the edge - 2 February 2017
Challenge yourself to the most authentic rally game ever made with DiRT Rally, coming to Linux on March 2nd.
