Codemasters has officially announced three new Overlord games for 2009. The first is Overlord II, a direct sequel for both PS3 and Xbox360. For the Nintendo Wii, there will be Overlord: Dark Legend, and for the Nintendo DS, there will be a puzzle-action title called Overlord: Minions. Both the Nintendo games will feature unique motion control. It seems the original game sold well enough to warrant three more titles! Click read more for the full info.

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Thursday 14th August/... Marking the return of the bad ass game brand that champions a despotic tyrant and sets loose the most vicious, yet lovably insane critters in gaming, Codemasters® today announced that the Overlord and the Minions will headline a series of three new Overlord™ titles for multiple platforms in 2009.

Codemasters has released some official info and the first trailer for their upcoming "aerobatic combat" game, Damnation. The game, for PS3, Xbox360, and PC, will see release this Winter. Click read more for the full info, click the link for the official website and trailer.

*Try the updated link to see the video, for some reason the UK site was not working, it seems.

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Friday 8th August/...Showcasing the captivating story and acrobatic combat of the blockbuster that’s taking the shooter vertical, Codemasters® today released the first trailer of Damnation. Set for release on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Games For Windows® in winter 2008 and produced using a mix of gameplay footage and in-game cut-scenes, the trailer is now available to view and download from www.damnationthegame.co.uk.

Hard to believe, but Codemasters has released a patch for the PS3 GRiD game that actually causes more issues. Apparently on PAL PS3 units, it makes letters in words in the menus disappear, as you can see by the images at the link. Oh boy.

Codemasters has decided to play it smart and not only release GRiD Race Driver in Japan, but change the game to fit the market. There will be new tracks added that are localized to Japan, as well as other changes to help hit home with Japanese gamers. Smart move, Codemasters. Click the link to see a Japan track screen, it looks great. Click read more for the full info.

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Race Driver: GRID™ the all-new exhilarating racing experience from Codemasters Studios, recently launched in the U.S. and throughout Europe to critical acclaim, is to be fully localised for release in Japan later this year, Codemasters® announced today.

Apparently the Xbox360 version of the Codemasters racer GRiD is suffering from serious slowdown issues. They are in excess of 1 second, according to the posters at the Codemasters forums. One user even made a video to support his claim. Codemasters is said to be prepping a patch, but that is rumor at this point. Click the link for the Codemasters forum, and see the video below.

Believe it or not, the demo for GRiD Race Driver, the new racer from Codemasters, has been downloaded over 1 million times. On top of that, there is currently a leader in the race to win the real life BMW. You can see for yourself at the link below. Click read more for the full info.

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Wednesday, 21st May – Race gaming has never been so fierce or closely fought as Codemasters® today announced that the Race Driver: GRID™ playable demo has roared past the one million downloads mark across the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Games for Windows® formats since its launch on May 8th.

It seems like Codemasters is more or less lockign down the video game racing genre. The off-road game DiRT was spectacular, their arcade racer GRiD is being released soon, and the demo proved great, and now, they have secured the Formula 1 license. There will be a Codemasters F1 game in 2009, apparently, and if it continues along their current trend, it should be fantastic as well. Click read more for the full info.

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Codemasters®, developer and publisher of award-winning racing video games, has secured the exclusive video game rights to FORMULA 1 it was announced today. In a worldwide licensing agreement with Formula One Administration Limited, Codemasters will develop a new generation of the multi-million selling FORMULA 1 game franchise across multiple platforms.

A great treat this morning, folks! Race Driver GRID, the new racer from Codemasters, has a demo available on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The game is fantastic, hands down. The demo comes in at just under 800mb, and it worth it for sure. Check it out asap!

Codemasters are quickly becoming the top arcade variety race game makers in the industry. With the acquisition of the recently closed Sega Racing Studio, chances are that CM will now be the people to beat when it comes to racers. DiRT was fantastic, and the upcoming GRiD looks even better. Not to mention the inevitable sequels.

Codemasters upcoming racer GRiD just looks better and better every time we get more media. This new video shows off one of the F1-style races in the game, at the famous Le Mans track. We really hope the playability holds up in this spiritual successor to the late Colin McRae's DiRT, another great game.