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Codies ends PC, PS3 GRID online play

Some Race Driver: GRID players are no longer able to play online, Codemasters has confirmed.

The UK publisher has discontinued online play for the PC and PlayStation 3 versions of the 2008 racer.

The Xbox 360 version, however, remains unaffected.

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Terarmzar5453d ago

I like this game... they should make a Grid 2.

Pintheshadows5453d ago

I hope GRID2 is next for Codies. I could pop up there and ask.

Bereaver5453d ago

They shouldn't stop online after only 3 years. Most games have die hard fans that will play for at least 5. I mean, they should at least continue over until next gen arrives.

Gazondaily5453d ago

Massively underrated game. The drifting was so much fun.

bumnut5453d ago (Edited 5453d ago )

I liked it but hated the way you could host a game on a track of your choice, then everyone would vote and change it!

If you host the game, you should be in control!

I also hated idiots driving the wrong way and destroying your car.

creeping judas5453d ago

I suppose this is the only reason P2P is better than having dedicated servers??

FAGOL5453d ago

Surely developers can switch to P2P after. Stopping online play altogether is just disappointing for fans.

ChronoJoe5453d ago (Edited 5453d ago )

Actually these games are P2P but they still need to run servers for users to connect to when they go on the online component itself, as well as stuff like matchmaking servers and stat tracking.

Race Driver GRID is Peer to Peer.

FAGOL5453d ago

Huh I thought it used dedicated servers. That's a bit odd why would they take them servers offline? Was it that costly to them? Alot of old games that used P2P are still working today.

Or maybe there arn't many players online anymore?

ExitToExisT5453d ago

u sir are correct most of the console games use p2p connection but they still need servers

ChronoJoe5453d ago (Edited 5453d ago )

Well in this case Codemasters didn't seem to mind paying for the hosting, but the 3rd party they hosted with didn't want to extend the hosting contract.

Which would mean that they'd need to setup the servers again, with another company. Whilst continued hosting wouldn't have been expensive setting up new servers, with another company just to have MP working on an old game, seems like a lot of hassle.

The reason the 360s servers are still up is that they are hosted with microsoft (I think) either that, or with another company.

green5453d ago

Got the game on XBL in April and its a good game. Online is alright but not worth loosing sleep over.

Fragger2k85453d ago

That kind of sucks, I liked popping this in to play online once in a while. =\ I guess I won't be able to do that now.

Hopefully they'll give us a Grid 2 in the near future.

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EA SPORTS™ WRC - Development Update

An update on EA SPORTS™ WRC.

Dear Rally Community,

Every great journey eventually finds its finish line, and today, we announce that we've reached the end of the road working on WRC.

Knushwood Butt387d ago

'It marked the first time the studio had used the license in 18 years since 2022’s Colin McRae Rally 3.'

Can you not get AI to do proofreading?

TheColbertinator387d ago

Weird article written by a bot.

In any case I knew EA would ruin Codemasters.

badboyz09386d ago (Edited 386d ago )

Codemasters will likely close soon😞

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EA Delists Multiple Classic Games On Steam Without Any Warning

Multiple games developed by Codemasters have been delisted on Steam just recently without any previous warning from EA.

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CrimsonWing69430d ago

Here’s the deal with this bullsh*t, and this is the single reason I f*cking hate digital, this wouldn’t be so much an issue if these people would give an announcement before they pull their games so people have a chance to get them before they’re gone. I mean, how hard is that to do?

Like, I prefer digital for the convenience of it and making me less of a hoarder, but stuff like this can drive me up the wall and I’m aware this also happens with physical games, but you can still acquire a game from eBay, though all scalped to hell, whereas digital you’re SOL… unless you have a PC.

spicelicka430d ago

Not to mention they also replace old base games with "bundles" back at full price. Some of the old and shittiest COD games are still full price on digital stores.

phatak430d ago (Edited 430d ago )

yup everything you said is correct, but with digital you can also acquire it lol thanks to piracy, thats what made me a pirate . Spec ops the line got delisted last year and I just pirated it and never looked back, unfortunately these bigger publishers dont care about older games so dont even give a reminder, so if they dont even care about their own older games, why should I help them with their new games, ill pirate those as well. GOG is the best, you dont even need to pirate those, the games literally dont have any drm, and you can keep the files permanently too.

Michiel1989430d ago

the reason why i hate digital is because in 20 years when the servers go down, you can't play single player games anymore because shitty fucking companies want you to login to some arbitrary service to pad the numbers.

When a company like GoG does better than a titan like Sony, you know how terrible the state of gaming is.

Vits430d ago

Technically you are not wrong, only forgot to add Rights Management after the "digital".

CantThinkOfAUsername430d ago

These games had exactly 0 players. If you haven't played any of them by now you really didn't care in the slightest. Suddenly you're dying to play one of these classic turds? Sail to cs.rin.ru.

MrWood430d ago

Your right, if you click on the article vs the clickbait picture showing new and modern games, they are all old games I’ve never even heard of.

Zeke68429d ago

If you never heard of any of these games, are you even a gamer? ;)

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Lightning77430d ago

So much for game preservation in this industry......

gold_drake430d ago

i mean .. i hate this practise. atleast give people like a 2 months headsup.

idiots

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Report: F1 24 Cover Datamined From F1 23 Files as Website Surfaces

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.

Yi-Long815d ago

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.

Yi-Long815d ago

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.