Codemasters ® and ESPN incorporate the entire contents of the X Games in the future hit Colin McRae: DiRT ™ 2
The Colin McRae series needs no introduction. Having made its debut on the first Playstation and PC, the set of specialized courses in rallies splits a release announcing the presence of the X Games, an annual competition of extreme sports including said motor sport events.
Codemasters ®, a leader in developing and publishing games of racing success, and the X Games for ESPN, today announced an agreement on the presence of a trio of all new X Games events exclusively available in Colin McRae: DiRT 2, the long-awaited sequel to the best-selling award winning.
These three new tests – X Games America, Europe and X Games X Games Asia – bear the official signature of the X Games and will bring additional realism to the game with that special atmosphere of extreme sports. Players can compete in these events in the World Tour, which governs the career in the game Each of these events mark an important step in this career.
“With Colin McRae: DiRT 2, Codemasters has captured the essence of extreme sports and makes the game a tremendous platform to incorporate the X Games and replicate the look and mood of these world events,” says Rick Alessandri, ESPN Senior Vice President and Managing Director, X Games Franchise. “We look forward to millions of players participate in the X Games in the game online and converge towards these huge rallies.”
“We are inspired by the unique style competitions for ESPN X Games, their atmosphere, this atmosphere that reigns in the margin of the competitions. These championships have drastically changed the image of the rally and have enabled a new generation of fans interested in this fantastic sport, “explains Gavin Raeburn, Senior Executive Producer, Codemasters. “Working with teams of ESPN X Games the new X Games events and integrate them in Colin McRae: DiRT 2 was an incredible experience. Players will be able to take part in three major competitions and reaching the firmament of motor sport. ”They face a crowd of tens of thousands of spectators to offer a unique show in huge stadiums. “
The X Games will once again be an opportunity to shine for the world’s elite rally drivers: among these athletes, Ken Block, multi-medalist and a driver in the Subaru Rally Team USA driver, but also Dave Mirra, Tanner Faust and Travis Pastrana. Gold medalist at the recent X Games 14, Pastrana competed once with the late Colin McRae at X Games 12 in 2006. It is now present in the game and was already in the first Colin McRae: DiRT published in 2007.
Each event X Games consist of two tests of selection (quarters and halves) and the final will be played in majestic places in London (European X Games), Tokyo (X Games Asia) and Los Angeles (X Games America). The X Games competition America is identified early in the game as the major test of a career in World Rally Colin McRae: DiRT 2, the ultimate test for any self-respecting pilot.
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