DiRT: Colin McRae Off-Road Demo Released

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• WTF SRSLY?! >:[ FUCKERS!!! : SlowMoFoe
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  eh nope? i didnt have to restart my computer.. : swebarb
  • new version does not require it... it's there. Go to the Codies forums and see what people are saying.... : markalbiar
• FFS... I hate Starforce >_< : code-e255
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  Download canceled. Thanks for the heads up. : Freon
  • No problem...I spent an hour this morning researching... : markalbiar
  • Cancelled as well... I ain't installing no StarForce bullshit on my system. : code-e255
  • Cancelled as well. : billy_zelsnack
  • Bah, same :| : rosone
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  what the hell is the point of installing starforce on a demo? That's like the free demo CD for a band I o... : DrZettl
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    Well they do it so crackers cant look how they can use the code and use the .exe cracked on the full game... : swebarb
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      I don't think Starforce can keep you from opening an EXE in a disassembler. : Freon
      • No i meant so they cant crack the .exe while SF is there and use that code on the full game.. : swebarb
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  your making a fuss over nothing. : datim
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    starforce definately is something. : -efx-
    • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=14460042 : blackhawk
• OMG IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD! : ColoradoCNC

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  GTR2, LFS, rFactor : thewindcriesmary
  • RACE is available on Steam for $20, and that's a properly hardcore sim. : Rolphus
• I second GTR2! Maybe the latest TOCA Racing game for more arcadish fun but Im not sure it works with the ... : samduhman

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• The UI is indeed very slick. Too bad the rest of the game runs like a slide show on my PC even at lowest ... : Fuzzwah

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• It was still very choppy for me on High at 1680x1050, had to drop it down to Medium.. I didn't think my... : Shadowdane

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• yah I thought it was pretty fun.. I'll probably grab this and Forza 2. :) : Shadowdane

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• I had it fail to download twice then gave up. 100mbit conenction. : Lethal01
• It failed at 36% for me, now I can't even start the download anymore :(( : yemeth
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  same here and lots of friends too, something's going on with this demo or live today :/ : ErneX
  • i dunno I downloaded it in about 10 mins or so.. that sounds about right for a 800mb demo. : Shadowdane

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  WRC is a lot more popular in Europe. I'd assume games like this do better overseas. : Freon
  • Based on his post in ER I think he's saying he thinks the game is shit, not that WRC sucks. : sigpro
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  youre telling me you dont think this looks awesome? : eeeealmo
  • well i played the pc demo... i honestly thought that maybe codemasters has finally made a racing game wor... : SlamDunk
• What? The Colin McRae series are great games. Not as good as Rallisport though. Fuck you MS :( : peanut-
• Uhh, Colin McRae Rally (up to 2005) was one of the best driving games out there. I'm a bit apprehensiv... : code-e255
• I will be buying this no doubt. I love WRC and rally games. : james t kirk
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  Oh, is the CMR series *not* popular in the US? I really didn't know! Over here in Europe, lots of people ... : Anchovy
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    I am from Europe actually. Err... CMR "had one of the best and most challenging driving simulation mod... : SlamDunk
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      Sega Rally was arcadey, Colin McRae was fairly realistic, and then there was some even more realistic but... : code-e255
      • Richard Burns Rally was fucking awesome, shut your trap! :P : aaarrrgh
    • Then you've never played an arcade racer. And I didn't say "the best", but "one of the best", since I'm p... : Anchovy
    • never played it but it sure doesn't look anything like sanfransico rush : Turd Ferguson
  • CMR - dumb arcade best played on a console RBR - not a sim either, but much much better then CMR (both... : h0mew0rld
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  Rally fans don't exactly have a lot of options :( While it isn't a sim, Colin McRae's games to tend to b... : SirX
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    Richards Burns Rally FTW! : pap26
    • Well thats about it, which I have played avidly. But CMR is really a different type of game. : SirX
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  CMR3 and Halo were the only reasons I bought my XBOX. : headless
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    I hope you discovered Rallisport Challenge 2 after you got it. : peanut-
    • RIP Rallisport Challenge :( : OrkO

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  i just d/led Forza 2 demo along with it. Played DiRT first and found it fun, played Forza 2 after and wa... : austere01
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    the argument that something being more realistic = less fun, is such a tired and boring one. There are up... : aaarrrgh
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      i never equated realistim to not having fun. Red Orchestra is one of my favorite games. Everyone compla... : austere01
      • different strokes for different folks : TommyMcHighpants
      • Forza tries to be more realistic...but at the expense of being fun imo. Sure sounded that way. :p : aaarrrgh
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    Go back to Forza, turn off all off the assists and use manual gears, choose the Sagaris and report back. ... : Drewus
    • hehe yes sir. : austere01

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  link to the sf scanner? : SlamDunk
  • its called A-Ray Scanner free to download on google. : swebarb
• v4.7 of Starforce doesn't use Drivers though.. its just a protected EXE just like every other copy prote... : Shadowdane

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• btw, how are the graphics? I heard that these shots are just early target renders - they certainly look b... : Mr_flamey
• most, if not all games using StarForce (and prolly other copy protection) have had their demo EXEs protec... : yuried

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• eww, looks like the gpu in your 360 pooped. : sigpro
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  I got that before too and my 360 would just freeze up in every game. 1-800-4MY-XBOX : h o s t i l e
  • Yup. Same happened for my brother on his 2 month old 360, and it progressively got worse. The replacement... : Tommy Toolbag
• 4 Red Lights means your AV cable can't be detected... 3 Red Lights = Dead Xbox http://www.llamma.com... : Shadowdane

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• yep. I think at the same time too. You know if a demo was released for the PS3 as well? : austere01

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• derr...nevermind...somehow i missed that post below. : austere01

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  It's on XBLM as of this morning. : senseimoron
  • Well that's nice. :P : DM7
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  I can with my Logitech Momo steering wheel :P : samduhman
  • Can that work with both PC and 360? I have a couple racing games for PC but I used a joystick for them a... : DM7

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  ---------------------------- Minimum Specifications ---------------------------- - Windows XP - Dir... : boobie
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    12.5Gb for a demo?! : GrimmyD
    • thats full game i imagine : Maarten Goldstein
    • I assume those are the full version specs : avatar_58
    • as everyones said already, yes thats for the full game : boobie
    • Ah, well thanks for the clarification. I'd be more than a little worried if demos started taking up that ... : GrimmyD
  • Nice, X2 3800 and X1950Pro, 2GB RAM here... I'll let you folks know how this runs later on. I doubt it'll... : code-e255
  • Ugh It ran kinda shitty on my box, felt like it was always lagged and blurry. Tried it @ 1024x768, Ult... : SlowMoFoe

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  I don't think they have added full FF to the PC drivers for the wheel yet. : sigpro
  • sadly it looks like you are right :| http://forums.xbox.com/12547940/ShowPost.aspx : boobie