WhenSpamAttacks.com writes: "After the disappointment that was F1:CE (no offense Sony), years passed with no word on what would happen with the F1 license. That all changed in April of 2008 when Codemasters announced that they had obtained the rights to make F1 games until 2011 (with an option for 2012). Fast forward 2.5 years and the highly anticipated F1 2010 has finally been released. Was it worth the wait? You bet your sweet ass it was!
Now, without sounding like a graphics whore, F1 2010 is gorgeous. The cars are sharp, as are the crews, but it’s the track-side details that really stand out. Each circuit is practically dead-on compared to it’s real-life counterpart. Buildings in the background are accurately rendered, as are fences and grandstands. At any given time you’ll likely see birds flying about in the sky, or dandelions floating through the air, depending on the location..."
The F1 24 announcement seems imminent, as the Champions Edition cover and details have surfaced in F1 23's game files after the latest patch.
To Sony, and so many other companies in this industry, the short-term satisfaction and happiness of their shareholders means so much more to them than their employees, their products, and their customers.
Apologies, don't know how the above comment ended up here while it clearly should have gone to other article about the Sony lay-offs. Please delete.
IGN writes: "Veteran UK developer Codemasters has suffered a round of layoffs following the launch of racing games F1 23 and EA Sports WRC.
Codemasters owner EA confirmed the redundancies in a statement issued to IGN, although failed to disclose the number of staff affected."
Speaking during an earnings call, EA chiefs are confident that the Codemasters Birmingham team can continue to progress with the Formula 1 games.
Strength in game quality or in Microtransactions? Literally no EA game goes from strength to strength in quality, ask Battlefield fans.
Quick note: the reviewer is a moderator on the Official Codemasters F1 forums. Not that it matters, you can tell plenty of hours were put into the game to form his own review :)
Great to see how much people are enjoying the game despite the well-documented bugs. 8.6/10... time to start scoring out of 100? ;)
Good read though.
freezing up, framerate pretty bad at times, AI not pitting at times, cars coming out of pits when theres not enough time to get round for a flying lap invisible car winning race, these are just a few of the bugs i've seen up to race 7 season 2
still loving it think its cos ive been starved of f1 since F1:CE
Apart from the pit-stop bugs, knowing that the AI lap-times are pre-defined takes away the air of realism from the game. I mean, qualifying is pretty much a lonely chore when you realize the AI cars are there for visual purposes only. On top of that, the no safety car thing is just absurd for an F1 game.
It's not a horrible game per se. It's just that it's quite a bit underwhelming for an F1 game coming from Codemasters. I've done a couple of seasons in Career Mode and I'm already done with the game. The fun factor and the illusion of realism is lost even without the glitches. The devs better step it up a few notches in the next game, otherwise I'm not buying another disappointment.