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2 CommentsMetro: Last Light, Grid 2 discounted for PlayStation Plus members
By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 13, 2013 05.13.13
PlayStation Plus members will be able to grab Metro: Last Light for 20 percent off ($47.99) and the Grid 2 pre-order at a 10 percent discount ($53.99) starting this week, according to a post on the PlayStation Blog. Following the update, cross-buy platform adventure game Knytt Underground will also be added to the Instant Game Collection. PlayStation Plus members will be able to pick it up for free, while regular PSN members can grab it for $14.99. Darksiders and Tekken 6, meanwhile, will no longer be available through the Instant Game Collection as of May 21. Darksiders joined the Instant Game Collection in Janurary of this year, while Tekken 6 became available in March. Check out the full details for this week's PlayStation Store update here.
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4 CommentsGo your own way in Grid 2's multiplayer modes
By Samit Sarkar on Apr 11, 2013 04.11.13
Grid 2's developers at Codemasters are attempting to address both AI and human racers, and are hoping that their work — along with deeper integration with RaceNet, the studio's online hub — will make the game's multiplayer mode appealing and engrossing for as wide a variety of players as possible. At a recent press event, members of the Grid 2 team described the objectives they wanted to achieve in multiplayer before we tried rounds of a few different types of races. "We're looking to extend the Grid 2 experience beyond the console into desktop and mobile," began Lee Roberts, senior designer on RaceNet. The website allows players of Codemasters racing titles to track their progress in the game through desktop and mobile browsers, and the studio is also planning to release a mobile...
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16 CommentsGrid 2's campaign unites car communities for the World Series of Racing
By Samit Sarkar on Feb 14, 2013 02.14.13
Numerous distinct and disparate styles of driving an automobile at speed exist under the sweeping umbrella of "racing." Fast and the Furious-style street racing differs greatly from organized circuit racing on a motorsport track, and it's tough to make comparisons between drivers in those different disciplines. The co-star of Codemasters' Grid 2 has a grand idea to make it possible. Patrick Callahan is a man with a self-made fortune and a unique dream. He envisions a global competition pitting drivers from all walks of racing life against each other, a motorsport spectacle that will be given prime-time placement on ESPN alongside other major sporting events. Callahan calls it the World Series of Racing. But in order to put it together, he needs a talented driver to round up the...
