Codies announce Colin McRae: DiRT 2

Codemasters have announced that they will be continuing the Colin McRae series, with Colin McRae: DiRT 2. The game will hit PS3, Xbox 360, PC, with separate editions for Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP. All version are due for simultaneous release in 2009. This will be the first version of the game since McRae tragically died in a helicopter accident in September 2007, and the decision to continue the series was said to be made jointly between the McRae family and Codemasters.

“Colin McRae was all about the speed, the excitement and the entertainment of rally driving. Even when we first worked with him over ten years ago, he captured a freedom and a spirit that enthralled rally fans.” said Gavin Raeburn, senior executive producer at Codemasters Studios. “Later his showmanship shone through in events such as the X-games, the Dakar Rally and the Race of Champions. He could do things with a car that no one else would and that’s where we’re taking the series with new events at the extreme edge of rally and autosport. It will be a great tribute to an incredible champion.”

It is boasted that Colin McRae: DiRT 2 will be more diverse than ever beofre, offering challenging real-world environments and events with canyon racing and jungle trails to city stadium-based events.

“Rally has attracted new stars and a new style that makes it more vibrant and exciting than ever before; it’s right up there as a premium extreme sport, attracting fresh crowds and a new confident attitude,” said Raeburn.

“Colin McRae: DiRT 2 mirrors this new, exciting direction and, in a way, we’ll be throwing off some of the shackles and constraints that real-world rallying has to abide by. We’re pitching players against the most spectacular and dangerous environments in the real world.”

I wish it was called DiRTiER