{"id":20765,"date":"2012-05-15T16:46:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T06:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=20765"},"modified":"2012-05-15T16:46:53","modified_gmt":"2012-05-15T06:46:53","slug":"race-hard-party-hard-the-dirt-showdown-way-in-new-gameplay-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=20765","title":{"rendered":"\u2018RACE HARD, PARTY HARD\u2019 THE DiRT\u00ae SHOWDOWN\u2122 WAY IN NEW GAMEPLAY VIDEO."},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong>Plus! RaceNet records two million cars wrecked in <em>DiRT Showdown<\/em> demo ahead of retail launch on May 24<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tuesday May 15<sup>th<\/sup><\/span><\/strong><strong>\u2013 <\/strong>Get the lowdown on <strong><em>DiRT\u00ae Showdown\u2122<\/em><\/strong>\u2019s locales as cars speed through the snow, smash through city streets and burn it up in the desert in the latest gameplay video now playing at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dirtgame.com\">www.dirtgame.com<\/a>. Capturing <strong><em>DiRT Showdown<\/em><\/strong>\u2019s raucous racing and turbo-charged party atmosphere, the \u2018<strong>Race Hard, Party Hard<\/strong>\u2019 video showcases just some of the events on the <strong>Showdown Tour<\/strong>, revealing how each location becomes a chaotic festival of speed on track and a hedonistic party for thousands of fans off it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>DiRT Showdown<\/em><\/strong> is set to race into retail on May 24<sup>th<\/sup><strong>*<\/strong>, but players can experience the game today by downloading the demo, which features a full-impact solo race and a bone-jarring eight player online demolition derby event from Xbox Live Marketplace, PlayStation Network and Steam on PC.<\/p>\n<p>Since the demo\u2019s launch, players have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Destroyed two million cars in crashes.<\/li>\n<li>Driven far enough to travel around the world 100 times.<\/li>\n<li>Consumed enough oil to make five returns trips to the moon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These impressive results were recorded by RaceNet, the free new online extension for Codemasters Racing games that tracks and rewards player achievements, (See Notes).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>DiRT Showdown<\/em><\/strong> will deliver a new world of competitive and combative racing as players race, crash and hoon their way to \u2018Showdown\u2019 finals on a chaotic tour of motorised mayhem when it launches May 24<sup>th<\/sup>\u2020 for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft\u00ae, PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 computer entertainment system and PC.<\/p>\n<p><em>A special \u2018Hoonigan\u2019 edition of <strong>DiRT Showdown<\/strong><\/em> is now available to pre-order from leading Australian retailers. Sporting unique packaging, the <strong><em>DiRT Showdown: Hoonigan Edition<\/em><\/strong> will include an in-game cash boost, an online XP multiplier plus Monster Energy liveries for the Kohler D350, Duke Coupe and Ford Fiesta Gymkhana 3 and Hoonigan liveries for the Holbrook Growler, Logan Vulture and Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X JUN, redeemed via an online code.<\/p>\n<p>For all the latest updates straight from the studio, crash over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dirtgame.com\">www.dirtgame.com<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dirtgame\">www.facebook.com\/dirtgame<\/a> or follow the team at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/dirtgame\">www.twitter.com\/dirtgame<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus! RaceNet records two million cars wrecked in DiRT Showdown demo ahead of retail launch on May 24th Tuesday May 15th\u2013 Get the lowdown on DiRT\u00ae Showdown\u2122\u2019s locales as cars speed through the snow, smash through city streets and burn it up in the desert in the latest gameplay video now playing at www.dirtgame.com. 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