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incgamers.com (05.11.2009)
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VideoGamer.com (04.11.2009)
„Racing simulations aren't exactly common on Nintendo's family friendly Wii. There's no Nintendo equivalent of Forza or Gran Turismo on the motion control console, with EA's Need for Speed ProStreet probably being the closest Wii owners could get - and that's not a comparison that's going to end well for the EA racer. Codemasters and UK developer Sumo Digital are about to give Wii owners a proper racing sim in the shape of F1 2009, the officially licensed game of the 2009 season that finished last weekend. We caught up with Ned Waterhouse, lead designer on F1 2009 at Sumo Digital, to find out why hardcore fans shouldn't write off the Wii game.
VideoGamer.com: If you've got a Wii and an Xbox 360 or a PS3, why should they get this version now rather than wait for F1 2010?“
thenational.ae (24.09.2009)
„As Formula One’s championship leader, Jenson Button, completes another lap of the Yas Marina Circuit, racing into the start-finish straight, the roar of the crowd rises.
It is another lap record – remarkable, given that only 30 seconds earlier, the British driver had spun off at the end of one of the longest sections of track. The team manager congratulates him over the radio.
While the blazing sun and blue sky make this recognisably Abu Dhabi, we are not in the UAE. This record lap was completed in an office in the leafy surroundings of a converted farm in Warwickshire in the UK’s Midlands.“
formula1.com (30.04.2008)
„F1.com: Congratulations on securing the Formula One rights. Why do you think Codemasters were successful?
Rod Cousens: Codemasters has a history in racing, particularly in the fields of rallying, with Colin McRae, and TOCA (touring cars), with Race Driver. As the company has grown up we’ve tried to broaden those franchises to have a more global appeal and started to reposition them - as DiRT™, where the last release got an unheard of 40 percent of sales from the US, and GRID™, which goes out at the end of this month. So with our roots in motorsport, we believe we are the home of racing and we felt that Formula One would make a marvellous fit. The best case we could make to Formula One was in the quality of our games - we may not be the biggest, but I do think we are the best.“
incgamers.com (05.11.2009)
Video-Interview:
VideoGamer.com (04.11.2009)
„Racing simulations aren't exactly common on Nintendo's family friendly Wii. There's no Nintendo equivalent of Forza or Gran Turismo on the motion control console, with EA's Need for Speed ProStreet probably being the closest Wii owners could get - and that's not a comparison that's going to end well for the EA racer. Codemasters and UK developer Sumo Digital are about to give Wii owners a proper racing sim in the shape of F1 2009, the officially licensed game of the 2009 season that finished last weekend. We caught up with Ned Waterhouse, lead designer on F1 2009 at Sumo Digital, to find out why hardcore fans shouldn't write off the Wii game.
VideoGamer.com: If you've got a Wii and an Xbox 360 or a PS3, why should they get this version now rather than wait for F1 2010?“
thenational.ae (24.09.2009)
„As Formula One’s championship leader, Jenson Button, completes another lap of the Yas Marina Circuit, racing into the start-finish straight, the roar of the crowd rises.
It is another lap record – remarkable, given that only 30 seconds earlier, the British driver had spun off at the end of one of the longest sections of track. The team manager congratulates him over the radio.
While the blazing sun and blue sky make this recognisably Abu Dhabi, we are not in the UAE. This record lap was completed in an office in the leafy surroundings of a converted farm in Warwickshire in the UK’s Midlands.“
formula1.com (30.04.2008)
„F1.com: Congratulations on securing the Formula One rights. Why do you think Codemasters were successful?
Rod Cousens: Codemasters has a history in racing, particularly in the fields of rallying, with Colin McRae, and TOCA (touring cars), with Race Driver. As the company has grown up we’ve tried to broaden those franchises to have a more global appeal and started to reposition them - as DiRT™, where the last release got an unheard of 40 percent of sales from the US, and GRID™, which goes out at the end of this month. So with our roots in motorsport, we believe we are the home of racing and we felt that Formula One would make a marvellous fit. The best case we could make to Formula One was in the quality of our games - we may not be the biggest, but I do think we are the best.“