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CODEMASTERS’ INDYCAR SERIES AI DRIVER DEVELOPMENT
NEW YORK - MARCH 18, 2003 – Codemasters, a UK-based videogame publishing giant, today announced that the IndyCar Series videogame, will be enhanced with an AI system that consists of computer geerated racing drivers. Developers have created a game with an AI system that controls player’s racing opponents.
This complex AI system allows opposing drivers to handle the IndyCar Series event as efficiently as real-life Indy drivers. AI drivers featured in the game exhibit the same racing tactics as drivers in the Indy Racing League.
The game’s AI system also gages the ability of the player and dynamically adjusts the level of the opposing drivers’ skills accordingly. This creates a unique racing opportunity because AI drivers make strategic decisions, rather than following a scripted path.
With its incredible high speeds, dangerous close pack racing, skillful on track maneuvers and challenging drivers, the sport of IndyCar Series racing makes for a perfect open-wheel racing game. Capturing the championships overt sense of spectacle IndyCar Series will debut in spring, 2003 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox‘ video game system and PC.
ABOUT THE INDY RACING
LEAGUE
The Indy Racing League
is the premier open-wheel, oval-track racing series in the world. The 16-race
championship will take place on speedways around the USA, including
Indianapolis, California and Texas, and will compete for the first time
internationally in 2003 at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan. The sleek, aerodynamic
open-wheel, single-seat cars are powered by General Motors, Honda and Toyota
engines that produce more than 650 bhp. The cars travel from 0-100 mph in less
than three seconds and race inches apart at more than 220 mph on the larger
circuits. The historic and world-famous Indianapolis 500 is the most prestigious
event on the series' racing calendar, with a purse of more than $10 million, the
largest in the world. The race is truly "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing," with
the largest single-day spectator crowd of any sporting event in the world and
telecasts to 66 countries with a reach of 313 million homes.
ABOUT INDYCAR SERIES
Codemasters’ IndyCar Series is the first and only videogame
to feature the full season and all of the circuits raced at. Exclusively
licensed, and with the full backing and support of the sports governing body,
IndyCar Series will capture the authentic driving experience with TV-style
presentation and commentary. The game will feature interactive crowd reactions,
challenging and realistic AI opponents, exhilarating tension-packed races,
true-to-life physics and realistic damage models. The title is due out in spring
2003.
ABOUT CODEMASTERS
Established in
1986, UK-based Codemasters is one of Europe's best-selling and profitable
game-makers, developing and publishing titles for the console platforms and PC.
Codemasters’ products first appeared on US retail shelves in 1999 and since
then they have continued to provide energetic, compelling and innovative
entertainment to gaming fans of all genres. The company’s 2001 offerings
included Blade of Darkness and Operation Flashpoint, both of which met with
critical acclaim and enormous consumer praise. Richard Darling, the company’s
Design Director and co-founder, is renowned as one of the most prolific game
designers and has been involved in the creation of 60 of the company’s
staggering #1 titles in the UK. In keeping with the company's mission to remain
on the crest of the gaming wave, Codemasters is developing games for online and
next generation platforms. Additional information about the company and its
products can be found at
www.codemasters.com
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