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ATI throws a million+ in Dirt 2

Fudzilla: "According to our industry sources, the creators and publishers of Dirt 2 received quite big chunk of cash to make the game DirectX 11 capable.

Don't expect any miracles, as developers will only get some minor things enabled and knowing how desperate the gaming industry is these days, they gladly accepted the opportunity to get some free cash for exchange for a few effects in DirectX 11."

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Pandamobile5350d ago

$1,000,000+ well spent? We'll see :)

Raf1k15350d ago

Are there are comparison pics to show the difference DX11 has made in Dirt2?

Elaine Benes5350d ago

...evil genius.

DX11 is the shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.

FantasyStar5350d ago

I put off getting Dirt 2 because I want to see how DX11 will be implemented. Although to be a technical nut, it's AMD-ATI now.

free2game3655350d ago

Nothing sells graphics cards better than late ports.

Pandamobile5350d ago

It's hardly a late port.

It's been in development for the same period the console versions have. It's just getting a DX11 overhaul.

And Codemasters' racers the only racing games I care about, so I really don't care when it comes out, cus I know it will be awesome :)

free2game3655350d ago (Edited 5350d ago )

It's coming out later, and it's a port of a console game. It's a late console port. When most games today sell most of their copies in the first month or two. It seems like a waste paying for a late console port basically. It would have been smarter to rebrand the game or something of that nature so they could remarket it, but it's just the same game with maybe an added effect or two. Stuff like textures, car models, shadows, ect are likely to all look the same.

champ215350d ago

@panda

Agreed this is well spent cash.

i am definetly supporting ati.. gonnna get the 5870x2

dirt2 should be on my hit list as well.

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FLOWCity5350d ago

11?..What does it take to run that?

Pandamobile5350d ago

A DX11 capable graphics card?

EpsilonTeam5350d ago

This is a mistake. Now "we" pay devs to code for dx11? no thanks i'm not buying. Either way nVidia will come up with something better as always.

Pandamobile5350d ago

The hell are you talking about

Charmers5350d ago

Well to be fair graphic card manufacturers have been doing this for years. Well paying nice tidy sums for games that is. When ever you boot a game up and see that "lovely" "best played with Nvidia" you can bet your life that Nvidia has either paid for it or invested resources into the game. This is no different really if you think about it.

I am still sceptical about the whole Dx11 thing, it isn't like Dx10 set the world on fire and I honestly cannot see Dx11 doing any different. It is an unfortunate sign of the times but till the xbox720 (or whatever ridiculous name MS call it) comes out and uses Dx11 I am afraid us PC gamers will be held back with Dx9 games.

Perkel5350d ago

est part :

"ATI desperately need to push the sales of its heavily overpriced DirectX 11 cards"

since when hd5xxx are overpriced ?

it's 199$ for christ sake..

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10 Great Racing Games That You Can Play Right Now

ASidCast: "There are times when you’ve got a lot of free time and very few games that you’d wanna play. This is a list of great games that one must play regardless of how old they get, and not playing these would just be a sin for racing fans. Most of these games revolutionized their genre and probably created their own genre in the process, while some were just too advanced for their time. If in any case you missed these, then you better search for these games and play them for a fun dose of gaming history or as a new experience entirely. "

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nowitzki20043116d ago

Bad list, but to each their own.

No Forza Horizon, Driveclub, Assetto Corsa, or Grid Autosport?

And if you can throw in Trials when its not a racing game, why is there no Rocket League?

C-H-E-F3116d ago (Edited 3116d ago )

what shocked me was two games I loved during the ps2 era

JUICED and Street Racing Syndicate, Need For Speed Hot Pursuit

Then you have Forza 3, GT5, and the others you named above... smh

edit: and crazy taxi and trails aren't even racers lOl

traumadisaster3116d ago

Bought Grid 1 on pc for 2.50 last week, playing that at 4k60fps will make you feel nuts for ever spending 100's on racing games.

nowitzki20043116d ago

Says the guy who payed 100's on his 4k rig to play a racing game /s.

JK, Im sure its amazing in 4k... Its amazing in 1080p too so I can only imagine. You should try Grid Autosport, I actually liked that better than Grid.

traumadisaster3116d ago

I'll get it in a couple of years for 2.50. After I beat grid 2 and about 5 other racers I have.

Nitromonteiro3116d ago

@nowitski2004: I chose Project CARS over Assetto Corsa as a personal opinion,and Grid 1 over Autosport because the first one was great 'for it's time', autosport was good but just not that great.
Rocket League would actually be the next game if could make a longer list,really sorry on that.

@C-H-E-F: Juiced and SRS,are you serious? These are the games that defines the genre?
Hot Pursuit 2010 was Burnout Paradise with licensed carswith cops and wasn't even a better game world.
Crazy Taxi wins on the mobile platform,there are very few racing games on mobile with a open world. And the few there are,arent as good as Crazy Taxi. And racing against the clock makes does it a racing game.

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Steam Midweek Madness Knocks 66% Off of DiRT Mega Pack

Hardcore Gamer: Each game has been discounted 66%, taking DiRT 2 down to $5.09, DiRT 3 down to $8.49, and DiRT Showdown to $10.19 on their own. The best value for your money is the Megapack, which gives you all three for only $17.

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The not-quite-daily Steam Spotlight 30/04

So the last Spotlight of April, it's been a good month for money saving.

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