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		<title>EA Play Receiving 5 New Codemasters Titles Later This Week</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usaid]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2021 15:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[EA announces a number of Codemasters titles coming to EA Play next week, and will be of course, available to all Xbox Game Pass users. ]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>EA has announced a number of new Codemasters games that will be coming to EA Play later this week, and by extension Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. These titles include <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/dirt-4-review"><em>Dirt 4</em></a>, <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/dirt-rally-review"><em>Dirt Rally</em></a>, <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/dirt-rally-2-0-review-dont-cut"><em>Dirt Rally 2.0</em></a>, <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/f1-2020-review-setting-the-pace"><em>F1 2020</em></a>, and <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/grid-review-racer-revival"><em>GRID</em></a>. These are of course, in addition to a lot more games coming to Xbox Game Pass, <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/katamari-damacy-reroll-skate-3-and-hades-coming-to-xbox-game-pass-in-august">which includes <em>Skate</em>, <em>Katamari Damacy, Hades,</em> and others</a>.</p>
<p>This announcement comes shortly after <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/electronic-arts-completes-acquisition-of-codemasters">EA&#8217;s acquisition of Codemasters</a>, which is hard at work on its upcoming <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/grid-legends-releases-in-2022-includes-new-story-mode"><em>GRID Legends</em></a>. The studio recently also shipped <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/grid-legends-releases-in-2022-includes-new-story-mode"><em>F1 2021</em></a>, which received great reviews and has been enjoying solid sales.</p>
<p>Xbox has now hit its stride with Xbox Game Pass, which seems to be growing larger by the day to such a degree that fans consider it to be the quintessential part of owning an Xbox console. The upcoming <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/future-halo-infinite-betas-to-be-larger-in-scope-343-industries-confirms"><em>Halo Infinite</em> also wrapped up its first flight test</a>, which has been well-received by fans all around the globe.</p>
<p>https://twitter.com/EAPlay/status/1422240783772573696</p>
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		<title>15 Racing Games With Best Graphics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2020 09:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The racing game genre continues to push boundaries - here are 15 standout titles.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="bigchar">O</span>f the various genres to have produced consistently great-looking games over the years, racing games are probably worth considering. The sheer output isn&#8217;t as much as one would like but with the effort and painstaking detail that some titles demand, this is more than understandable. Let&#8217;s take a look at 15 graphically stunning racing games that have released in recent times.</p>
<p><b>Gran Turismo Sport</b></p>
<p><a href="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Gran-Turismo-Sport.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-417297" src="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Gran-Turismo-Sport.jpg" alt="Gran Turismo Sport" width="620" height="349" srcset="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Gran-Turismo-Sport.jpg 1920w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Gran-Turismo-Sport-300x169.jpg 300w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Gran-Turismo-Sport-768x432.jpg 768w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Gran-Turismo-Sport-1024x576.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /></a></p>
<p>Whether this is a “true” franchise sequel or not, Polyphony Digital&#8217;s Gran Turismo Sport is superb. It&#8217;s razor sharp in its focus on photo-realism, which is aided by lightning, material quality, global illumination and real-time shadows for everything. Vehicles look highly detailed, whether it&#8217;s reflecting the outside world or when admiring from the driver&#8217;s set. With numerous cars and tracks added over the years, Gran Turismo Sport is the way to go before Gran Turismo 7&#8217;s release.</p>
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		<title>Metal Gear Solid 5 Is The Headlining Game For April’s PS Now Lineup</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pramath]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 19:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Now a lot more people can be here just to suffer. ]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-241122" src="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain.jpg" alt="metal gear solid 5 the phantom pain" width="620" height="349" srcset="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain.jpg 1920w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain-300x169.jpg 300w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain-1024x576.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/04/02/metal-gear-solid-v-headlines-aprils-playstation-now-lineup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sony’s PS Now lineup for the month of April</a> will have a pretty big name joining the proceedings—<i>Metal Gear Solid 5</i>. Both of them, to be specific. <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/metal-gear-solid-v-ground-zeroes-review"><i>Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes</i></a> and <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain-review"><i>Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain&#8217;s</i></a> PS4 versions will be available as part of the PS Now lineup starting April. This means you can stream the games, as long as you subscribe to the service, but also that you can download and play them on your system natively.</p>
<p>Other games joining the service’s roster this month include <i>Shadow Complex Remastered</i> (again, the PS4 version), <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/dirt-4-review"><i>DiRT 4</i></a>, as well as a bunch of <i>Star Wars</i> games from the PS2 (which, again, can be streamed as well as downloaded). No PS3 titles seem to be a part of this month’s update, curiously enough, but that also makes sense, given that PS3 games are stream-only, and therefore more prohibitive for a lot of users.</p>
<p>You can check out the full lineup below:</p>
<ul>
<li><i>Bang Bang Racing (PS3)</i></li>
<li><i>Clouds &amp; Sheep 2 (PS4)</i></li>
<li><i>DiRT 4 (PS4)</i></li>
<li><i>Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4)</i></li>
<li><i>Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS4)</i></li>
<li><i>Shadow Complex Remastered (PS4)</i></li>
<li><i>Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (PS2)</i></li>
<li><i>Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter (PS2)</i></li>
<li><i>Star Wars: Racer Revenge (PS2)</i></li>
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		<title>Steam Spring Cleaning Event Currently Live, Ends on May 28th</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ravi Sinha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 16:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nine games free this weekend including Castle Crashers, Borderlands 2 and more.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Steam-Spring-Cleaning.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-338326" src="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Steam-Spring-Cleaning.jpg" alt="Steam Spring Cleaning" width="620" height="349" srcset="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Steam-Spring-Cleaning.jpg 620w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Steam-Spring-Cleaning-300x169.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /></a></p>
<p>While it&#8217;s not the Steam Summer Sale, the <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/springcleaning">Steam Spring Cleaning Event</a> isn&#8217;t a terrible substitute. Announced recently and ending on May 28th, the event is centered around playing games that haven&#8217;t been touched in one&#8217;s Steam Library.</p>
<p>Which is incredibly easy given the number of purchases and sweet deals that Steam has provided over the years (to say nothing of free Humble Store games). Participate in the event and you&#8217;ll earn the Spring Cleaning badge which can be leveled.</p>
<p>Of course, the best part is that there are a whopping nine games to enjoy for free as well. These include <em>Borderlands 2, Castle Crashers, Cities: Skylines, Dirt 4, Don’t Starve Together: A New Reign, Dead by Daylight, Left 4 Dead 2, Tyranny</em> and <em>Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor</em>. If you seriously have nothing to do this weekend, that&#8217;s a ton of games to keep you busy.</p>
<p>All of these games also have discounts going on so if there&#8217;s a particular title you enjoyed, it can be purchased for cheap. And thus the vicious cycle of unplayed games continues.</p>
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		<title>DiRT 4 Graphics Comparison &#8211; PS4 Pro vs. PC Maxed Out Settings On GTX 1080Ti</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shubhankar Parijat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 15:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Head to head comparison between the PC and PS4 Pro versions of DiRT 4.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Dirtfish_NR4_Lessons_2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-297848" src="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Dirtfish_NR4_Lessons_2.jpg" alt="dirt 4" width="620" height="349" srcset="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Dirtfish_NR4_Lessons_2.jpg 620w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Dirtfish_NR4_Lessons_2-300x169.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /></a></p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve played <em>Dirt 4, </em>or read<em> </em><a href="https://gamingbolt.com/dirt-4-review">our review</a> of it, you know that the game is a looker. Being a rally simulator, authenticity is key for <em>Dirt 4</em>, and that authenticity comes from all areas- from visual effects and sound design to the car models and track design. The game excels at the visual part especially. The cars look incredibly detailed and appropriately worn out, tracks and environments all look great, and the weather effects – from the fog to the splashes of water on your windshield – are also commendable.</p>
<p>Codemasters have made a concentrated effort to make that possible. Coming off the back of <em>Dirt Rally, Dirt 4 </em>runs on the same engine as its predecessor, which is the EGO engine, but this time around Codemasters have made significant upgrades. One of <em>Dirt Rally&#8217;s </em>biggest strengths was the fact that it ran at a solid 60 frames per second, so retaining that in <em>Dirt 4 </em>was the bare minimum for the development team, but there was also the added challenging of optimizing the game to its maximum for the PS4 Pro. In retrospect, how good does the PS4 Pro version look, and where does it stand in comparison to <em>Dirt 4 </em>running on a PC?</p>
<p>For starters, let&#8217;s talk about the PC specifications we are running <em>Dirt 4 </em>on. Our rig was able to game at maxed out settings, as we used a GTX 1080Ti, with 16GB of DDR4 memory and a Ryzen 7 1700 processor. The graphical settings include include various anti-aliasing settings up to 8X MSAA, Anisotropic Filtering, Night Lighting, various effects for Particles, Crowd, Cloth, Mirrors, Ground Cover, Vehicle Details, Weather, Shadow and Mirror Reflections. And then there are some cool extras such as Advanced Blending and Skidmarks.</p>
<p>On these settings, we were able to avoid any bottlenecks and properly use MSAA without any hiccups, and as such, we were able to run the game smoothly at a locked 60 frames per second and at a solid 1080p resolution. Running on maxed out settings on a PC, <em>Dirt 4</em> has incredibly detailed textures and impressive draw distances, and even shadows and reflections are sharper.</p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zoVzIH3ZWuQ" width="620" height="349" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>
<p>When compared to <em>Dirt 4&#8217;s </em>performance on a PC, its performance on a PS4 Pro hold up surprisingly well. The system upgrade for the PS4 Pro has a lot of added horsepower, and as such, the frame rate on the PS4 constantly remains smooth and consistently solid. However, <em>Dirt 4 </em>on the PS4 Pro does not always run <em>exactly </em>at 60 frames per second, but it is always at least in that range, so that effectively, the shortfalls are barely even noticeable. What <em>is </em>noticeable, though, is the fact that on the PS4 Pro, <em>Dirt 4&#8217;s</em> maximum settings only allow a resolution of 1080p. Considering the console&#8217;s capabilities and the fact that the game will probably support 4K on the Xbox One X, this seems like a real missed opportunity, and seeing how impressive the game looks running at 4K on a PC does this lack of feature no favours. There is, of course, a chance that Codemasters adds an eventual patch that fixes this issue, and we hope that happens sooner rather than later.</p>
<p>Draw distances and textures are far more impressive on a maxed out PC, and even with anti-aliasing on the PS4 Pro, the console variant of <em>Dirt 4 </em>doesn&#8217;t look as good as its PC counterpart. Similarly, reflections and shadows on the PC are far crisper and more finely detailed on a PC than on the PS4 Pro.</p>
<p>In comparison to the base PS4, the PS4 Pro version of <em>Dirt 4 </em>looks significantly better. We&#8217;ve already discussed how the game runs at a solid 60 frames per second, and even though the the lack of a true 4K or even checkerboard 4K is a disappointment, the smoother and more consistent frame rate helps the game play and look much better. It&#8217;s also worth noting that the PS4 Pro version allows proper use of MSAA, whereas MSAA is not supported at all in the base PS4 version.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a shame that in spite of that, <em>Dirt 4 </em>barely takes advantage of the considerably more powerful GPU the PS4 Pro has on offer with respect to the base PS4. The sum of all this is that Codemasters&#8217; latest entry in this acclaimed franchise does, admittedly look great on the PS4 Pro, but it doesn&#8217;t feel like it&#8217;s taken full advantage of the hardware.</p>
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		<title>DiRT 4 Mega Guide &#8211; Customization, Custom Courses, Tips and Tricks, and More</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 12:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A complete guide for DiRT 4.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><span class="bigchar">D</span>iRT 4</em> is out, and it may be the best game in Codemasters&#8217; rallying series yet. As always, players can expect top class racing mechanics, loads of content, and a lot of great modes to mess around in. Series fans will find themselves comfortable with the game right away- it will actually probably be newcomers who feel a bit overwhelmed by the game.</p>
<p>If you count yourself among that number, never fear! We&#8217;re here to help you out. In this guide, we cover customization, custom courses, basic tips and tricks, and some Achievements/Trophies. Let&#8217;s get started right away, then.</p>
<p><strong>BASIC TIPS AND TRICKS</strong></p>
<p><strong>Pay attention to your co-driver. </strong><em>DiRT 4</em> has some well designed courses, and you need to be looking for cues and turns, sure, but your co-driver will be calling out turns and obstacles in your path. Listen to him, he can give you some fair warning for stuff coming up ahead.</p>
<p><strong>Don&#8217;t play nice. </strong>Motorsports aren&#8217;t about playing fair. If you see an opponent, nudge them off the track. Bump into them. Disrupt them and their momentum. Do anything you can to rattle them. Especially since they&#8217;ll be doing the same to you.</p>
<p><strong>Learn the track. </strong>Knowing the track, knowing shortcuts, and knowing the best route to take can be extremely helpful, especially when it comes to&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>The Joker Lap. </strong>This is one lap you <em>must</em> take in each rally, which is an alternate route designed to test your technique and increase your lap time. You get to decide when you want to take it, but you <em>must</em> take it. If leveraged right, you can use this to devastating advantage- if the regular route is crowded, for example, you can make a detour for the Joker Lap. Once on there, as long as you memorized the route, you should be able to make some good time.</p>
<p><strong>Play Rallycross first. </strong>As mentioned before, there are a lot of modes in <em>DiRT</em>, but the first one you want to try, the standard, basic one, is Rallycross. Play it, find your footing, and then venture out.</p>
<p><strong>CUSTOM STAGE CREATOR</strong></p>
<p><em>DiRT 4</em> lets you make custom stages- which is every bit as awesome as it sounds. The tools you have at your disposal for creation and editing are very powerful, too. The video below walks you through the custom stage creator.</p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Dirt 4&#039;s Custom Stage Creator Is a Total Gamechanger" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4MQgUACYz1w?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><strong>CUSTOMIZATION</strong></p>
<p>Of course, tracks aren&#8217;t the only things you can mess around with in <em>DiRT 4</em>&#8211; you can also customize your own vehicles in a thorough, and shockingly in depth, customization feature. This video below walks you through it.</p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Dirt 4 GoPro Early Access !! Customization / Free Roam DirtFish Area | SLAPTrain" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kil1CuEqKkg?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><strong>ACHIEVEMENTS/TROPHIES</strong></p>
<p><strong>Thanks for Coming</strong><br />
Complete the Welcome Event</p>
<p><strong>International Rally R-3 </strong><br />
Earn the International Rally R-3 licence</p>
<p><strong>International Rally R-1</strong><br />
Earn the International Rally R-1 licence</p>
<p><strong>International Rally H-C </strong><br />
Earn the International Rally H-C licence</p>
<p><strong>International Rally H-A </strong><br />
Earn the International Rally H-A licence</p>
<p><strong>National Stadium Pro-3 </strong><br />
Earn the National Stadium Pro-3 licence</p>
<p><strong>National Stadium Pro-1 </strong><br />
Earn the National Stadium Pro-1 licence</p>
<p><strong>International Off-Road C-3 </strong><br />
Earn the International Off-Road C-3 licence</p>
<p><strong>International Off-Road C-1 </strong><br />
Earn the International Off-Road C-1 licence</p>
<p><strong>A Bonafide Underdog Story </strong><br />
Get an overall win in the lowest eligible Vehicle Class in a Rally Event in Career</p>
<p><strong>First on the GRID </strong><br />
Qualify in the top spot in a Rallycross Event in Career</p>
<p><strong>Truckasaurus </strong><br />
Qualify for an A-Final in a Landrush Event in Career</p>
<p><strong>First you have to finish </strong><br />
Finish in first place in a Career Event</p>
<p><strong>Global Superstar </strong><br />
Win the Global Rally Series</p>
<p><strong>Rubbing, son, is racing<br />
</strong>Win the FIA World Rallycross Championship</p>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s all terrain, dummy </strong><br />
Win the Landrush World Series</p>
<p><strong>Obsolete Models a Specialty </strong><br />
Win the Historic Legends Series</p>
<p><strong>&#8230;now watch this Drive<br />
</strong>Complete all of the Advanced Driving Techniques at the DiRT Academy</p>
<p><strong>New R-Evolution </strong><br />
Own a vehicle equipped with all Grade A parts</p>
<p><strong>Textbook </strong><br />
Win your class in a multi-class Event in Career</p>
<p><strong>Never Raced or Rallied </strong><br />
Buy a vehicle from the Classifieds</p>
<p><strong>Make The Dream Work </strong><br />
Hire a fourth Engineer onto your Team</p>
<p><strong>Be Brave </strong><br />
Complete a Stage or race with the Fearless Preset active</p>
<p><strong>Four-titude </strong><br />
Earn the Fearless Bonus in a Stage or race</p>
<p><strong>I am the 7.7%</strong><br />
Win a Stage in Headcam</p>
<p><strong>Real turbulent juice </strong><br />
Cleanly land a jump longer than 65m</p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="DiRT 4 - How to jump 65 meters (Real turbulent juice Achievement / Trohpy Guide)" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/20zHA4dh-5c?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><strong>Cleaned up nicely </strong><br />
Complete a clean Stage or race</p>
<p><strong>This is fine </strong><br />
Triumph in the face of adversity</p>
<p><strong>Mondays be like&#8230;</strong><br />
Get a bad case of the Mondays.</p>
<p><strong>Chapter and Verse </strong><br />
Set a time in every challenge in a single Joyride Chapter</p>
<p><strong>Always Believe </strong><br />
Achieve 10 Gold Medals in Joyride</p>
<p><strong>Precisely </strong><br />
Set a gold medal time in a Time Attack challenge without hitting a penalty marker</p>
<p><strong>Kenneth? What&#8217;s the frequency? </strong><br />
Destroy 100 blocks in 60 seconds in Joyride</p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="DiRT 4 - Destroy 100 Blocks in 60 seconds (Kenneth? What&#039;s the frequency? Achievement / Trophy)" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1P8Cw67epDU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><strong>The Day Today </strong><br />
Finish in the second Tier or higher in a Daily in Community Events</p>
<p><strong>Delta Force </strong><br />
Finish in the top Tier of a Delta Daily in Community Events</p>
<p><strong>Flavour of the Week </strong><br />
Complete back to back Weekly Community Events</p>
<p><strong>DiRTy Dozen </strong><br />
Complete all 12 Stages of a Monthly Event in Community Events</p>
<p><strong>tankflybosswalk </strong><br />
Complete an Event in Jam Session</p>
<p><strong>The Nightman Cometh </strong><br />
Win a Stage at Night</p>
<p><strong>Taps Aff</strong><br />
Finish a Stage in sunny conditions in Community Events.</p>
<p><strong>Up and up </strong><br />
Get promoted to a new Tier in Pro Tour</p>
<p><strong>Sweaty </strong><br />
Complete 25 Events in Pro Tour</p>
<p><strong>Little Help? </strong><br />
Call in the Chief Engineer&#8217;s recommendations during a Service Interval</p>
<p><strong>Double Yolker </strong><br />
Take two Joker Laps and win a Rallycross race</p>
<p><strong>rAd-hoc </strong><br />
Repair your car on Stage and win the Stage</p>
<p><strong>Limp Home </strong><br />
Finish three sectors of a Stage with a flat tyre</p>
<p><strong>Tooled Up </strong><br />
Upgrade three facilities to Grade A quality</p>
<p><strong>Completed it mate </strong><br />
Win the Triple Crown</p>
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		<title>UK Charts: Grand Theft Auto 5 Climbs Back to No. 1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ravi Sinha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The open world title is still popular since its September 2013 release.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GTA-Online_Deadline.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GTA-Online_Deadline.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="349" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-282148" srcset="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GTA-Online_Deadline.jpg 620w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GTA-Online_Deadline-300x169.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /></a></p>
<p>Though Take Two Interactive courted controversy after banning mods like OpenIV, the latest UK game charts courtesy of Gfk Chart-Track have reported that <em>Grand Theft Auto 5</em> is number 1 in sales once again.</p>
<p>This would be the open world title&#8217;s 13th week in the number 1 spot since it launched in September 2013. <em>Dirt 4</em> was in second place followed by <em>FIFA 17</em> in third and <em>Ghost Recon: Wildlands</em> in fourth. <em>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</em> was in fifth place.</p>
<p>Blizzard&#8217;s <em>Overwatch</em> continues to see a strong presence at sixth while <em>ARMS</em> and Horizon: Zero Dawn, previously the top two last week, have fallen to seventh and eighth place respectively. <em>Forza Horizon 3</em> and <em>Tekken 7</em> round out the remaining top 10.</p>
<p>What are your thoughts on the past week&#8217;s top ten in the UK? How will things shake up with <em>Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy</em> being the only major new release for this week? Let us know in the comments below.</p>
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		<title>UK Charts: Wipeout Omega Collection Nets Series&#8217; No. 1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ravi Sinha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2017 15:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dirt 4 debuts in third place.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Wipeout-Omega-Collection.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Wipeout-Omega-Collection.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="349" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-298364" srcset="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Wipeout-Omega-Collection.jpg 1920w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Wipeout-Omega-Collection-300x169.jpg 300w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Wipeout-Omega-Collection-768x432.jpg 768w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Wipeout-Omega-Collection-1024x576.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /></a></p>
<p>The latest UK game charts courtesy of Gfk Chart-Track are in and interestingly enough, <em>Wipeout Omega Collection</em> on PS4 has claimed the top spot for the week. This actually marks the first time the series has ever topped the sales charts in the UK across all formats. Only physical retail sales are accounted for here.</p>
<p><em>Tekken 7</em> is in second place followed by another new entry &#8211; Codemasters&#8217; <em>Dirt 4</em>, an offroad racing title which earned accolades for its random track generator and realism. <em>Horizon: Zero Dawn</em> is in fourth place followed by the immortal <em>Grand Theft Auto 5</em> in fifth.</p>
<p>Blizzard&#8217;s <em>Overwatch</em> is in sixth place with <em>FIFA 17, Injustice 2</em>, <em>The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind</em> (another new game debuting) and Dishonored 2 rounding out the charts. The rise of <em>Dishonored 2</em> is interesting, especially as <em>Dishonored: Death of the Outsider</em> has been announced for September release.</p>
<p>What are your thoughts on this past week&#8217;s sales in the UK? Let us know in the comments below and stay tuned for more information.</p>
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		<title>NVIDIA GeForce 382.53 WHQL Driver Update Is Optimized For DiRT 4 And Out Now</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pramath]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2017 16:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Among other things.]]></description>
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<p>Nvidia has released its GeForce 382.53 WHQL driver update. The update includes optimizations for <em>DiRT 4</em><em>, Nex Machina</em>, and also adds profiles for <em>Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition, Little Nightmares, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, </em>and<em> Transformers Online.</em></p>
<p>There are other changes made, too- on the whole, it sounds like Nvidia is cleaning up a lot of the mess made by some previous driver updates. You can check out the full patch notes for the update for yourself below.</p>
<p>Stay tuned to GamingBolt for all the latest coverage and information.</p>
<p><em>Provides the optimal gaming experience for DiRT 4 and Nex Machina.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>Application SLI Profiles</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>Added or updated the following SLI profiles:</strong></em></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition</em></li>
<li><em>Little Nightmares</em></li>
<li><em>PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds</em></li>
<li><em>Transformers Online</em></li>
</ul>
<p><em><strong>3D Vision Profiles</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>Added or updated the following 3D Vision profiles:</strong></em></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Tekken 7 – Fair</em></li>
<li><em>DiRT 4 – Not Recommended</em></li>
<li><em>Nex Machina – Not Recommended</em></li>
<li><em>Quake Champions – Good</em></li>
</ul>
<p><em><strong>Software Module Versions</strong></em></p>
<ul>
<li><em>NView – 148.47</em></li>
<li><em>HD Audio Driver – 1.3.34.27</em></li>
<li><em>NVIDIA PhysX System Software – 9.17.0329</em></li>
<li><em>GeForce Experience – 3.6.0.74</em></li>
<li><em>CUDA – 8.0</em></li>
</ul>
<p><em><strong>Fixed Issues:</strong></em></p>
<ul>
<li><em>[DirectX 11 games]: On some titles, in-game V-Sync does not work if Fast Sync is selected from the NVIDIA Control Panel. Consequently, the game frame rate is not locked to the maximum refresh rate, resulting in possible tearing. [200304603]</em></li>
<li><em>[Aerofly RC 7]: Corruption occurs in the game when shadows are enabled. [1921628]</em></li>
<li><em>[OpenGL][Tombstone Enginer]: Driver update causes corruption in Tombstone engine games. [1915851]</em></li>
<li><em>[SLI][GeForce GTX]: The secondary display remains blank after switching from Clone or Extended mode to secondary-only display mode. [200288996]</em></li>
</ul>
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		<title>DiRT 4 Interview &#8211; Making 2017&#8217;s Best Racing Game</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rashid Sayed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2017 19:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Paul Coleman, Chief Game Designer gives us the lowdown on DiRT 4.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><span class="bigchar">D</span>iRT 4 </em>is one 2017&#8217;s best racing games or should I dare say one of the best games of the year. <a href="https://gamingbolt.com/dirt-4-review">GamingBolt&#8217;s review reflects this sentiment</a>, wherein we awarded the game a superb 9/10. Around the launch date of the game, we caught with up Paul Coleman, who is the Chief Game Designer on DiRT 4 and asked his several questions ranging from the several gameplay mechanics to possible PS4 Pro and Xbox Scorpio support.</p>
<p><strong>With Dirt 4 how do you plan to broaden the appeal of off-road rallying motorsport?</strong></p>
<p>Off-Road racing is an incredible sport to take part in, but watching it can be a challenge. Often events take place over a long period of time and are on TV channels that not everyone has access to, so fewer people are aware of how cool it really is.</p>
<p>To broaden the appeal, we have looked beyond our traditional core sports of Rally and Rallycross and diversified into Shortcourse Truck and Buggy Racing as well as offering players Joyride, which is all about skill-based driving over a course set out in a defined play area.</p>
<p><a href="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Dirtfish_NR4_Lessons_2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-297848" src="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Dirtfish_NR4_Lessons_2.jpg" alt="dirt 4" width="620" height="349" srcset="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Dirtfish_NR4_Lessons_2.jpg 620w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Dirtfish_NR4_Lessons_2-300x169.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /></a></p>
<p class="review-highlite" >"We definitely didn’t set out to remake Colin McRae Rally, but because both games were striving to create the best rally game ever made, I think the feeling they gave the player was very similar despite the fact that they were released nearly 20 years apart."</p>
<p><strong>So, Dirt 4 is technically a follow up to the exceptional Dirt Rally but it isn’t a direct follow up? Why is that?</strong></p>
<p>We know that players who played DiRT Rally and took the time to get into it really enjoyed the experience, so we wanted to make sure that we maintained that for those players. That said, we also know that a whole lot of players were put off by the fact that DiRT Rally was unashamedly hard.</p>
<p>We’ve done so much more to guide players into the experience with DiRT 4. We start with a handling choice between Gamer and Simulation. If you are new to DiRT or returning after having played DiRT 2 or 3, then Gamer is probably the best place to start. If you love the challenge of simulation or you enjoyed DiRT Rally, then you should probably dive straight in with Simulation handling.</p>
<p>Once you make that choice, we take you through a welcome event and into the DiRT Academy, which is located at DirtFish Rallyschool in Washington State. This is a real place and the techniques you learn in game are the same as you would learn if you were to go there. Once you’ve found your feet you can then start your career.</p>
<p>Every event in the career is much more carefully curated than ever before because of Your Stage, our procedural stage generation system. It has given the design team better control over the difficulty of the stages and has removed all sense of repeating stages as you progress.</p>
<p>Ultimately, we want as many people as possible to enjoy our games, and so it was important for us to go beyond the core audiences that enjoyed DiRT Rally. Making DiRT 4 was the most logical thing to do.</p>
<p><strong>Dirt Rally was perhaps the best rally game I have played in ages. In many ways it felt similar to the older Colin McRae games which I think is a fantastic nostalgic feeling. How do you plan to carry on that feeling with Dirt 4?</strong></p>
<p>It’s interesting you say that. I was shown the original game design document for Colin McRae Rally while we were working on DiRT Rally, and if you put the designs side by side, the things they were setting out to achieve were incredibly similar.</p>
<p>We definitely didn’t set out to remake Colin McRae Rally, but because both games were striving to create the best rally game ever made, I think the feeling they gave the player was very similar despite the fact that they were released nearly 20 years apart.</p>
<p><a href="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FordFocusRX_Montalegre_01.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-297849" src="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FordFocusRX_Montalegre_01.jpg" alt="dirt 4" width="620" height="349" srcset="https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FordFocusRX_Montalegre_01.jpg 620w, https://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FordFocusRX_Montalegre_01-300x169.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /></a></p>
<p class="review-highlite" >"The coolest thing about Your Stage is that if you race a stage and enjoy it, you can rate it, save it to your favorites and then share it with your friends. I think this will really open up the online competition and ensure that people continue to be challenged by new stages a long time after DiRT 4 is released."</p>
<p><strong>So Dirt 4 has infinite rally stages. How does it work?</strong></p>
<p>Well, I can’t go into the specific details as that would be giving away our secrets, but suffice to say we use complex algorithms to run a route through a pre-existing landscape. The system chooses a starting point and then uses the algorithm to make sure that the stage follows an appropriate path, doesn’t fold back on itself, and obeys the rules of the landscape, such as not cutting through lakes and mountains.</p>
<p>It is an incredibly powerful piece of technology and this is just the start of how we plan to use it, however for DiRT 4 we wanted to ensure that the experience of generating stages was as immediate as possible for the player. As a result, we have allowed the player to choose the length of the stage and its complexity before they hit generate. It really is that simple and the possibilities are near infinite.</p>
<p><strong>Your Stage seems like fantastic feature but players have some doubts. With only 5 locations, how do you plan to make it feel fresh?</strong></p>
<p>I get their concerns, but we have always had a fairly limited number of locations in our games and each of those locations had a small number of unique stages in them. This meant that most players had seen every stage that the game had to offer after about three hours of playing through the career.</p>
<p>With Your Stage, that extremely limited number of unique stages has been blown wide open. We’ve been able to curate around 300 hundred unique stages through our career and in doing so we have been able to smooth the difficulty curve better than we have ever been able to do before.</p>
<p>The coolest thing about Your Stage is that if you race a stage and enjoy it, you can rate it, save it to your favorites and then share it with your friends. I think this will really open up the online competition and ensure that people continue to be challenged by new stages a long time after DiRT 4 is released.</p>
<p><strong>The year is packed with big racing games and you will be going off against Gran Turismo Sport, Project CARS 2 and the next Forza. How will Dirt 4 stand up against the rest of the competition?</strong></p>
<p>Well for a start, I think it is great that there are so many big racing titles out there for fans to enjoy. Some people have been saying that racing games have been going into decline, but it is great to see games getting released and the genre enjoying a real resurgence.</p>
<p>From our perspective, DiRT has always had its own unique feeling and personality and that has set us apart from many of the other racing games out there. It would have been easy for us to just keep selling the same type of game, but as a studio it is important for us to continue to innovate so that we can maintain our position at the forefront of off road racing.</p>
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<p class="review-highlite" >"Perhaps the coolest thing about running your own team is that you get to choose your livery design and colors and sign contracts with sponsors to place on your vehicles. It’s an area of customization that we have never done in the DiRT franchise before and I think it is a really neat enhancement to make the career that much more personal to you."</p>
<p><strong>The game features 50 cars…a decent number. But how do these cars differ from each other? Have you fine-tuned each and one of them according to their real-life variables?</strong></p>
<p>Yes, absolutely! If you look at the types of cars we represent in DiRT 4, you could be forgiven for thinking that they would all drive pretty much the same. After all, they are mostly based on road going saloon cars, with similar engine sizes and chassis layouts.</p>
<p>That is actually where our simulation team has done such incredible work. By modeling the many different types of suspension and chassis geometry, by accurately simulating the way each type of differential works, you end up with every car having its own character and nuance.</p>
<p>We set every car up so that it exudes the character that it is known for, but you can dive into the tuning options and tweak the set up to your driving style if you wish.</p>
<p><strong>Dirt Rally also featured some fantastic vehicle sounds. How are you upping it in 4?</strong></p>
<p>Hah! We are turning it up to 11! Seriously though, our audio team loves to innovate and develop new techniques to ensure that the fidelity of our recordings is better than ever.</p>
<p>One of the most exciting things they have managed to do for DiRT 4 is to secure access to an ultra rare Lancia 037 Group B car. They covered it in microphones and recorded it driving around a test track. When we used the car in game in a recent livestream, our fans were blown away with how good it sounded. It’s such a unique car and one of the few rally cars that is supercharged, so it was important for us to capture that sound properly.</p>
<p><strong>What kind of improvements have you made to track and environment details compared to Dirt Rally?</strong></p>
<p>Much of the improvements come from the new lighting model. It allows us to showcase the environments in many more times of day and weather conditions than we have ever been able to do before. As a result, there is considerably more variety every time you run a race in the same location.</p>
<p>We’ve also found that because we are using Your Stage to procedurally generate our routes, we see some stages that we would never have dreamed of making if we had been limited to just a handful of courses in each location. They are awesome moments like coming over a crest and seeing the road snaking away into the valley ahead or times where you literally get a two or three miles of near straight road where you can just pin the throttle and drive as fast as you dare.</p>
<p>Weather wise, we have made a heap of improvements including changeable weather. So now you can start a race and there will be small droplets of rain but by the end you are in a torrential downpour. Likewise you can be driving a stage in overcast conditions and you suddenly get plunged into thick fog. They all make a significant difference to how you need to react as a driver.</p>
<p><strong>Will it be possible for you to explain the career mode? How deep is it compare to say Dirt 3?</strong></p>
<p>Making a more in depth career mode was vitally important for DiRT 4. We focus tested a number of players and they were keen to have a play through that took them about 15 hours but we knew also that there were many players who wanted an even deeper experience.</p>
<p>I think we have catered well to both groups with plenty in between. Once you have graduated from the DiRT Academy, you embark on your rally career in Michigan. You quickly find that you’ll then be invited to race in Landrush and Rallycross Championships around the world.</p>
<p>Another key addition is that we let you choose between being a driver who races for teams based on driver offers or, if you can afford a car, starting your own team and hiring your own engineers to compete. If you run your own team there are more management aspects to deal with, but you take a bigger cut from your winnings.</p>
<p>Perhaps the coolest thing about running your own team is that you get to choose your livery design and colors and sign contracts with sponsors to place on your vehicles. It’s an area of customization that we have never done in the DiRT franchise before and I think it is a really neat enhancement to make the career that much more personal to you.</p>
<p><strong>What can you tell us about the game’s engine and the enhancements you have made for Dirt 4?</strong></p>
<p>As I mentioned previously, probably the biggest enhancement has been to the lighting and the fact that it adds a significant amount of variety and atmosphere to each of our locations.</p>
<p>That said, we have made some really strong evolutions to the simulation engine that we developed with the help of our community during DiRT Rally. The key areas we have improved are; aerodynamics, the way we model the chassis geometry, and improvements to the asphalt tire model, especially the Rallycross crossply tire.</p>
<p>Finally, the other significant improvement comes from the introduction of our Gamer handling model. This was developed because we wanted more players to enjoy DiRT 4, but when we focus tested our simulation model on them, they struggled to keep the car on the road. We tried adding a load of assists but we found that they still struggled, and more importantly they felt that the game was not fun to play.</p>
<p>We took a step back and approached the problem from a different direction. The result is that we have an alternative handling model that requires less skill to go fast, but also feels empowering and a great deal of fun. It really is a very special thing and I’m delighted that more players are going to be able to enjoy DiRT 4 as a result.</p>
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<p class="review-highlite" >"We haven’t got any plans to support Scorpio at the moment but it really is too early for us to be making any decisions about it."</p>
<p><strong>Will Dirt 4 run at 1080p and 60fps on both PS4 and Xbox One?</strong></p>
<p>60fps is the most important thing for us. Our aim is to run it at 1080p as much as we can, but we dynamically drop the resolution to maintain the framerate if we have to.</p>
<p><strong>Do you have any enhancements planned for the PS4 Pro version? Can you reveal the resolution and frame rate for the Pro version?</strong></p>
<p>The tech guys don’t like me answering this question as I will inevitably get something wrong, but suffice to say there are some improvements. Resolution-wise it will run 1080p still and the framerate will remain locked at 60fps.</p>
<p><strong>The Scorpio has been announced by Microsoft but Dirt 4 is launching before it. Any plans to add support for it down the line?</strong></p>
<p>We haven’t got any plans to support Scorpio at the moment but it really is too early for us to be making any decisions about it.</p>
<p><strong>Scorpio is a powerful hardware and given the expertise you have with PC gaming, do you think its hardware will be able to support 4K/60fps for Dirt 4?</strong></p>
<p>I think it will be interesting to try. We know many of our PC community enjoy DiRT Rally in 4k so it is theoretically possible. As I have said before, the tech guys won’t be happy with me making any promises so you’ll just have to wait and see.</p>
<p><strong>Is there anything else you want to tell our readers before we let you go?</strong></p>
<p>I’m looking forward to meeting some of them on the track when DiRT 4 is released in June!</p>
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