[All] F1: 2012

[Swarley]

First screenshots have been revealed form E3.

Codemasters has also announced that the new circuit, Circuit of the Americas (US Grand Prix) in Austin, TX will be in this years game.
F1: 2012 will release sometime this fall.

 

[U824942]

wow. that looks great.........

 

[Swarley]

Hopefully some of you guys pick this up so we can add it to the list for the "for fun racing night." 2011 is a blast to play, can't imagine how fun it'd be to play online with some of you guys.

 

[Garrett67]

Those might be PC screenshots

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

 

[Swarley]

3 laps around Circuit of the Americas in Lewis Hamilton's McLaren Vodafone car. This footage is taken from an Xbox 360.

 

[Garrett67]

Those might be PC screenshots

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

I take that back.. The pictures looked much better being a 1/4" on my phone

 

[Swarley]

September release just announced. Glad I'll have some time between this and the other racing games coming out this fall.

 

[Swarley]

Codemasters is on live with the GameSpot crew. Just heard that there will be live weather. Like rain could gradually come in during the race, and at some points, it could be raining in some sectors of the course and not in others, and that's where tire gambles really play in. That's pretty awesome news.

 

[Swarley]

Really can't wait for this release. Such a fun game. Going to throw it out there again that you turds need to pick this up.

 

[Swarley]

 

[jvalencia82]

Looks amazing.

 

[goatodb]

are we getting the ps3 or xbox version?

 

[Swarley]

are we getting the ps3 or xbox version?

Most likely Xbox.

 

[Swarley]

This video goes through each team's engine sound from 1st through 7th gear.

 

[Swarley]

The 4 different covers. I'm not sure if these are being put to a vote, or if they're shipping all 4 variations. I have the driver's names in order of front to back (team name in parenthesis) and that is Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia in the background. Much, much better cover in my opinion than '10 and '11 with the driver celebrating.

EDIT: These may territorial releases. Not sure which one we'd get in US. My guess is Ferrari or Red Bull.

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), Nico Hulkenburg (Force India) and Timo Glock (Marussia)

Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber) and Daniel Ricciardo (Torro Rosso)

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Pastor Maldonado (Williams) and Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham)

Michael Schumacher (Mercedes), Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus) and Pedro de la Rosa (HRT)

 

[PepperNY]

tried to find a demo on xbox live for 2011 but was unsuccessful. I think i remember seeing this was a launch game for the vita? maybe they have a demo up

edit: Nope no demo there either wtf

 

[Swarley]

 

[Swarley]

When Codemasters picked up the Formula One license, it marked a return to prominence for the legendary racing franchise. Having been exclusive to Sony’s consoles for a time, its re-emergence as a multi-format title with F1 2010 proved a huge success, shifting an astounding 2.3 million units worldwide.

However, last year’s follow-up, despite having numerous improvements on its forebear, sold slightly less and was generally considered to be a much tougher game. “I think the problem that we had in the past was that we didn’t call things out,” said Steve Hood, Creative Director on F1 at Codemasters’ Birmingham Studio. “It’s really galling for developers when there’s that blood, sweat and tears, we’ve put all that work into this title, there’s all those new features from 2010... But we didn’t always call stuff out, so if there was a new feature in there, players didn’t always find it. This year it’s a very simple thing that we never got around to doing; little tags that just saying ‘new feature in here!’ It just makes the player a little more inquisitive about ‘what is this new thing? Oh, Champion Mode? I think I’ll try that out.’”

The mode in question reflects the staggering line up of talent competing in the sport this year. Each of the six current superstars has specific events calling you to beat them. The first is Kimi Raikonnen, starting a half dozen positions ahead of you but on worn tires. To advance, you have to chase him down in your freshly kitted vehicle and complete the circuit ahead of him. Beat him and it’s Lewis Hamilton’s turn, taking him on in a wet weather race – and as much of a cliché as it is for the British racer to be caught in the rain, it makes for superbly thrilling race material.

Another new addition is the Season Challenge, targeted at players who don’t necessarily have the time to commit to a lengthy F1 gaming session. Breaking a drivers’ career down to ten races, it brings all the essential F1 elements together in bite size chunks. Conversely, the full career mode will take you from the Young Drivers Test out in Abu Dhabi, serving as a brief tutorial, through to joining one of the premier sponsor teams and becoming the best driver in the world. In the course of the lengthy mode, you’ll do a fair bit of globetrotting. Tracks include old favourites such as Silverstone, and new locations – notably, the upcoming Austin, Texas ‘Circuit of the Americas’, due for completion later this year.

The weather system is one of the areas that’s had significant improvement this year. Deemed revolutionary in 2010, it’s operating at a whole new level now. “We spent a lot of time working out on the console what we could do with the weather systems,” Hood says. “We’ve made these storm-fronts which can sweep across the track, and that’s awesome.” The dynamic weather patterns can produce localised effects on different parts of tracks, depending on your location. A longer race might see rain sweep over half of it, demanding a change in your tire strategy or when to make pit stops – not to mention the nightmarish effort of steering a precision vehicle while blinded by back-splatter from the car ahead.

Criticism over 2011’s perceived difficulty should be lessened this year by a streamlined control system. “Making the cars easier to drive on the pad was number one priority for us,” Hood explains. “Yes, we build it and developed on the steering because it gives you a clear focus on what’s going on. Yes, we’re working on the physics engine [but] we want the players to experience the beauty of Formula 1, which differentiates it from other racing series. You can only get to that point if you can stay on the track and drive consistently.”

As well as being more responsive when playing on a pad, quick access commands on the d-pad allow you to select changes to your tire or engine rollout, applied at the next pit stop, or the type of fuel being used. At a lower level, these are nice bonuses but the more you improve, the more you’ll want to explore their impacts on your race. All these small changes can greatly affect the outcome of any race, and along with the likes of KERS and DRS – recent technologies added to the FIA’s rule set since 2009 and 2011, respectively – combine to make F1 2012 ever closer to fully replicating the motorsport.

“F1 2012 should come across as a more complete experience, and we’re trying to call out the things that it has got above and beyond from 2011,” says Hood. “It’s obvious to players what they’re spending their money on this year.”

Retaining the authenticity devoted fans crave while being just a touch more accessible for newcomers has seemingly paid off. The new tracks look to be a joy, and the precision given to the player – especially on a pad – is much improved. All told, F1 2012 is shaping up to be the finest virtual outing the sport has seen yet. A real winning formula.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/07/f1-2012-a-real-winning-formula

 

[MmmmBeeeeer]

In on day 1

 

[Swarley]

September 18th release date has been officially confirmed (gives us almost a month of testing before league races begin).