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They're well chuffed with themselves, the license gives them full access to race circuits, the teams and their drivers’ likenesses.

Formula One games have had a two year absence and now they'll be "the jewel in Codemasters’ racing crown" says CEO Rod Cousens.

At some point this week a demo for the game will arrive with the chance to win an "amazing prize", says the publisher.

Three events, three cars, three locations - all you need to have your racing spirit enticed for the arcade styled racer coming this summer.

We've published 7 new screenshots for Race Driver Grid, which is in development by Codemasters and is currently set for release on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

Race Driver Grid will be released on 6th June, 2008.

Disney Interactive Studios has confirmed that its off-road racing title Pure will be available at retail stores on September 26th, 2008.

This release date only applies to the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, the PC version has been left in the dark with no release date set.

GamersGate announced today that two additional independent developers, Resolution Interactive and Oxeye, are to be added to its portfolio of over 300 PC titles.

Sector3Games released version 2.6 of their stunt driving game demo, StunutMAINIA!pro. "StuntMANIA!pro is a fast paced 3D car stunt driving game, where you get to perform the most amazing tricks and stunts in some really cool environments."

Download the StuntMANIA!pro 2.6 demo.

Irrgheist Games, developers of H-Craft Championship, has revealed that it is currently working on two projects for the PC. Both are racing themed games, but the first one appears to be a futuristic Street racing game named Sci-Fi City, whilst the second one is a Sci-Fi Rally game that will feature volcano-mountains and snowy woods.

Sci-fi-London announced today that Electronic Arts will be the official games sponsor for this years Sci-fi-London event, the UK's only dedicated science fiction and fantastic fill festival which will run from 30th April to 4th May 2008 at the Apollo west end theater.

Looking to put gravity-defying exhilaration into action, Disney has enlisted Black Rock Studios to develop "Pure" on next-gen consoles and PC. Unlike traditional ATV games where the emphasis is usually on simulation, Pure is an arcade racer with nothing but 'extreme' on its mind to let players exercise the dare-devil within.

There's a whole host of characters to choose from and then gamers can either match off against AI or go against up to 16 players online. Wes Miller, pro rider and the founder of H-Bomb Films, is also offering his advice throughout to Black Rock Studios helping them maintain an authentic quad culture, while still having room for 'crazy'.

We've got more news from Financial documents today, but this one bring some sour news to the gaming industry. THQ has decided to scrap a few of its titles, and two franchises will also be wiped out of the development line.

Stuntman Ignition was released towards the end of last year and received average reviews from the media, for this reason THQ has scraped the series.