Codemasters reveals F1 game details

[ViZioN]

info & screenshots

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/4/9239.html

Is it just me or do those screenshots look pretty poor, graphics wise? :(

[lt8480]

Is it just me or do those screenshots look pretty poor, graphics wise? :(

Screenshots are from Wii and PSP versions. Not PS3 or Xbox

[Richard Hammond]

Well they are the PSP and Wii versions they will look like crap. The HD Next Gen versions arent coming till 2010.

[ViZioN]

Screenshots are from Wii and PSP versions. Not PS3 or Xbox

Ahh I should learn to read articles properly and not just look at the pictures! Thanks :blush:

[Dark_ph0enix]

Now that is some news, the last time I played a F1 simulator on PC was what, Grand Prix 4 I guess.

Same here - I loved, loved, loved GP4 (& 3) and I've been looking forward to a new F1 game for a while, here's hoping this'll be good, and more importantly, that it'll play on a NetTop Computer :)

[HawkMan]

Yes it much more boring now Ferrari are getting their own way less and less :rolleyes:

2007 - was extremely close and tightly fought till the end 1 point decided it

2008 - was extremely close and tightly fought till the end 1 point decided it

2009 - looking to be a very interesting year bringing closer competition across teams

Oh yes they are definitely the 3 seasons where F1 has felt dead??? When did you even last watch formula one? The early races this decade were the bore or racing decided mid season. And then there's the controversy and bore of Schumacher leading into final races and "accidentally colliding" when someone only 1 point behind is about to pass and the handed wins early in the season.

Let me guess you are a Ferrari supporter?

The Reason F1 is dead is because it's no longer F1. F1 is supposed to be the Ultimate racing, The fastest and best cars man can make and race, with drivers willing to risk their lives to take first or be chickens and stay back in the field.

With the rules and limits on F1 now, you may as well watch F3000 or Cart racing. If you want a standardized sport where everyone is equal and race practically the same car, then F1 is not the sport you're looking for, F1 is supposed to be the cutting edge. There's no cutting edge anymore. With the new rules, we'll see very little new innovations from F1. Whereas F1 used to be THE place to find new developments for the auto industry. Now the only place we'll see innovations from is GT which is a lot more interesting than F1 anyway(at least now, and as long as you ignore the prototype cars).

And while I'm a Ferrari supporter I'm not hardcore, generally I think Ferrari are one of the teams who deserve to win since they actually make their own stuff and use their own parts, and they do(well did) a lot of innovations. Them and McLaren where pretty much the only ones technically at the top. The new rules are made simply because the other teams suck to much to keep up.

on the other Hand I also like the Toyota and Red Bull teams. I've been cheering for Toyota ever since they joined even when they where constantly last.

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on a More on topic note, I don't think old F1 made a very good game to start But neither do I think Codemasters are the ones to choose if you want to make a sim racing game, certainly not a high end racer in the F1 series. Of course the only two good alternatives, are either Microsoft or Sony exclusive studios. Well there are the GTR devs I suppose...

[lt8480]

The Reason F1 is dead is because it's no longer F1. F1 is supposed to be the Ultimate racing, The fastest and best cars man can make and race, with drivers willing to risk their lives to take first or be chickens and stay back in the field.

With the rules and limits on F1 now, you may as well watch F3000 or Cart racing. If you want a standardized sport where everyone is equal and race practically the same car, then F1 is not the sport you're looking for, F1 is supposed to be the cutting edge. There's no cutting edge anymore. With the new rules, we'll see very little new innovations from F1. Whereas F1 used to be THE place to find new developments for the auto industry. Now the only place we'll see innovations from is GT which is a lot more interesting than F1 anyway(at least now, and as long as you ignore the prototype cars).

And while I'm a Ferrari supporter I'm not hardcore, generally I think Ferrari are one of the teams who deserve to win since they actually make their own stuff and use their own parts, and they do(well did) a lot of innovations. Them and McLaren where pretty much the only ones technically at the top. The new rules are made simply because the other teams suck to much to keep up.

on the other Hand I also like the Toyota and Red Bull teams. I've been cheering for Toyota ever since they joined even when they where constantly last.

Sorry straying off topic still, but the racing you describe: risking lives and fastest/"best" (presumably referring solely to speed round a track?) died maybe 50 years ago and was never really the spirit of formula 1, focusing on engine development is not revolutionary.

The word formula in f1 is specifically about complying with rules and regulations. F1 also currently is far more cutting edge than ever, building better cars is not about just shoving in bigger more poweful engines. Its also about brakes/aero/tyres/safety etc. development and engine development (not just bigger and therefore faster).

All teams must develop certain parts on F1 cars - engines are not one of those parts clearly as you can purchase them from other teams, this is primarily because engine developments is one of the things we really do not need to continually develop these days, whereas brakes/aero/tyres/safety etc. etc. are.

GT is not revolutionary as you suggest - rather just implementing auto developments before they become economically viable - as cars must be road legal GT relies on things that have been tested hugely and thoroughly. GT is more in-line with engine development - which some seem to believe is the sole making of the best cars, I myself do not, and formula one is also not solely focused with such things.

If you want a standardized sport where everyone is equal and race practically the same car, then F1 is not the sport you're looking for

If you actually look at the cars and take a brief moment to explore the differences between different car designs you will soon understand they are radically different. Yes they all have 4 wheels, front wings and spoilers (but don't most cars in some form) - even if you just look at the nose on all f1 cars they alter dramatically - and that's just looking at them and visible aero packaging. If you then understand differences in brake ducting, callipers, suspension detailing just to name a few things it becomes a completely different car. GT on the other hand i doubt explore any of these things significantly.

If you prefer GT racing over F1 maybe its because you do not like the spirit of F1 as it is completely different to GT (its not trying to be the same just bigger and faster) , rather that saying the sport is wrong maybe take a moment to think what its really about and why restrictions are in place where they are?

EDIT:

I think its fantastic "the manufacturers" are getting a run for their money, teams with fractions of the budgets of the big teams and doing a better job than what Ferrari and McLaren can do with huge budgets is good for the sport. Effectiveness of budget is important in the development and if you can do better with less then why not. Also the engines supplied by manufactures are generally "lesser" engines and less refined. Maybe Ferrari and McLaren need to take a step back and thing maybe we don't just throw money at something to make it work. But think all rounded about development - something which Red Bull have done with their unique front suspension design changing the car completely: meaning they won a race without a "magic diffuser design" and they don't plan on adding one any time soon - whereas some teams think is the only way to get a car to go round a circuit well. Red Bull however are one of the most competitive teams at the moment.

Edited April 25, 2009 by mmck

[san.W10]

F1 engine recording

We've now had a couple of successful engine recording sessions with a number of F1 teams, so I thought I'd release a brief recording from one of those sessions.

Sorry about the old Commodore Amiga backing music I wrote, but I had to add something to make the recording unusable for anyone else......

http://www.madfiddler.co.uk/temp/F1_2009_V8_Engine_01.mp3

And no, please don't ask me which team/manufacturer this is from.... still... it's a nice sound isn't it (even if it isn't a V10!)

Enjoy,

this is a recording of an F1 engine NOT the game playing back the recording...

http://community.codemasters.com/forum/sho...ad.php?t=354373

:D

wow

[what]

Would rather have seen a new TOCA or something. I always found F1 games to be too unforgiving. In TOCA you could mess up badly and go in the pits and be at the back of the grid, but you could make it up again. With F1 games if you had a few minor incidents you were ****ed.

[Sethos]

God F1 engines sounds boring, like a mosquito with a really, really ... really bad stomach flu.

[DiEMOS]

lol, agree.

Though Codemasters make great racing games, I'm waiting for this one. Hopefully I'll get my 360 racing wheel by that time.

[MightyJordan]

We've gotta wait until next year for the PS3 and 360 versions? :( So much for Codemasters' promise of two F1 games this year.

[san.W10]

[Podcast]Codemsters Talk about F1 Games @ Gamespot

http://uk.gamespot.com/pages/features/ukpo...topslot;thumb;1

They mention the technical limitations of the Wii PSP, how Codemasters and Sumo Digital work well together, SD is also working on the Wii and PSP versions of DIRT 2. The Wii version of F1 2009 will have a variety of ways to race, from controller to racing wheel (they mentioned 'Mario Kart style'). They also talked about how the PC/PS3/360 versions deserve the extra year of development time to really make them shine/stand out. last, but not least, they said there is a good amount of effort going into the front-end/interface/menu system, just like previous CM games.

source: http://community.codemasters.com/forum/sho...ad.php?t=364221

[san.W10]

[Wii, PSP] F1 2009 game to come with wheel

Codemasters, the makers of Formula 1's official racing game have announced that the Nintendo Wii edition of the new F1 2009 simulator will come packaged with a limited edition F1-style racing wheel accessory.

The Wii controller, which will be available to players in Europe, will slot into the white race wheel and will provide one of several control methods used in the game.

F1 2009 will be the first to feature the Valencia (see footage here), Singapore and Abu Dhabi circuits, as well as the Brawn, Force India race teams in a simulation.

It will also be the first to include reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton.

F1 2009 is due for release on the Wii and the Sony PSP handheld device in the autumn, with a deeper HD game set for release on next generation platforms and PCs in 2010.

http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/77776

http://www.formula1-game.com/

wii trailer

[deletedxyz]

I think the F1 games that are over 10 years old have the highest all time scores on IGN and Metacritic.

[san.W10]

A brand new video for F1 2009 that highlights the various gameplay modes and options available on the Wii version of the game.

The new video, released today, shows the various set up choices open to the player and the different gameplay options such as the four control schemes and variety of modes such as Championship, Career and Challenge in both single player and split screen multiplayer.

[san.W10]

F1 2010™ for September!

10 March 2010

A new generation of FORMULA ONE games will come to high definition consoles and PC later this year as Codemasters® today announced that F1 2010 will be released this September for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC Games For Windows®.

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As the official game of the 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™, F1 2010 will include all of the official teams, drivers and circuits from the coming season. F1 2010 will feature the return of seven times FORMULA 1 Drivers’ World Champion Michael Schumacher, the introduction of several new teams, and the brand new Korean International Circuit that will host the 2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX.

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The September launch will see F1 2010 become the first official FORMULA ONE game to appear for Xbox 360 and marks the return of FORMULA ONE to PC after an eight year absence. The arrival of the HD editions of FORMULA ONE follows Codemasters’ extremely successful launch of F1 2009 for Wii and PSP, which became a top five best seller throughout the past holiday period.

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In F1 2010 gamers will take on the full, expanded grid in a variety of game modes including GRAND PRIX, Championship, Time Trial and an extensive, innovative Career mode. F1 2010 will also feature a highly advanced damage model, fully dynamic weather system and extensive competitive multiplayer options.

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In production at Codemasters Studios Birmingham, F1 2010 is being developed using the EGO Game Technology Platform, Codemasters’ proprietary tech that powered the critically acclaimed, million-plus selling Colin McRae: DiRT 2 and Race Driver: GRID. The award-winning technology has been further developed to accurately recreate the unique aerodynamics and handling of 200MPH+ FORMULA ONE cars. The tech combined with Codemasters’ unprecedented access to FORMULA ONE teams and drivers will ensure that F1 2010 delivers the most authentic FORMULA ONE racing experience yet. F1 2010 will be released September 2010 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Games for Windows.

http://www.codemasters.com/news/index.php?showarticle=12975&territory=EnglishUSA

http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/81962

[san.W10]

i hope they dont overdo with hdr

[Kerm]

Wow it's about time, i've missed proper F1 games for ages now.

[Elessar]

The HDR is just for the press release, a bit of an exaggeration, yes, but nothing to worry about. I asked Helios (a community manager at CM) and he confirmed that this is just a PR 'thing' and nothing more.

[jowe]

Can't wait to get this on Xbox 360, finally an F1 game on the console. :D

[Mr_Edwardo]

Come on Codemasters. Don't mess this up now, PLEASE.

By all means make it accessible to as many people as possible, but allow us to turn up the simulation element...

[red.]

Just saw this video showing off the wet racing:

They are probably some of the best water droplet effects i have ever seen.

[Pupik]

Just saw this video showing off the wet racing:

They are probably some of the best water droplet effects i have ever seen.

They sure looks pretty, but far away from realistic.

[Y2Stu]

They sure looks pretty, but far away from realistic.

It was set on arcade mode, tells ya in the article