Dirt 3

Three days ago, Codemasters released a first video trailer of their upcoming Colin McRae DiRT 3 title that is scheduled to be released in 2011 for the PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

Codemasters’ own Helios confirmed right here on VirtualR that the third part of the DiRT franchise will be offering much more traditional-style rallying than its predecessors.

This is backed up by chief game designer Matt Horsman who recently revealed some details on DiRT 3 to EDGE Magazine. DiRT 3 will feature a mix of modern and classical rally cars that can be used in an all-new career mode. Players start out as privateer driver in 90s rally machinery and have to work their way up the ladder.

The cars can be raced on over 100 stages, ranging from Norway to Africa, including the site of the most famous rally of them all – Monte Carlo. DiRT 3 will be featuring a dynamic weather system including snow & ice, players will be able to upload their most spectacular replays straight to Youtube.

Using the trusted EGO-engine, Colin McRae DiRT 3 will be released in 2011 for the PC and consoles, following the successful second edition of the franchise that sold over 1.7 million copies.

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The article reveals some interesting details, confirming that the weather system seen in F1 2010 will be making the transition to DiRT, allowing rallying in snow, rain and during the night-time. As one would expect from Codemasters, the weather system will be very detailed, including deformable snowbanks and other features.

Codemasters is trying hard to appeal to the more traditional rally audience this time, offering over 100 stages and 50 cars in DiRT 3, ranging from Group B monsters to modern-age S2000 rally machinery. Even though a full list of content is yet to be revealed, the thought of driving an insanely powerful Audi S1 Group B car on icy and snowy Monte Carlo roads in complete darkness is enough to get excited about the upcoming title.

Of course, no content is able to make up for mediocre physics but it sounds like DiRT 3 will improve in this area as well as mentioned in the article:

“There was an immediate feeling of greater weight to the car, making its behaviour more predictable when pitching it into slides, but they remain just as snappy and responsive as you’d expect highly tuned (and highly expensive) rally machines to be.”

Using the trusted EGO-engine, DiRT 3 will be released in 2011 for the PC and consoles, following the successful second edition of the franchise that sold over 1.7 million copies. The title will feature over 50 cars that can be raced on over 100 stages that make use of a dynamic weather system including snow and ice