Dirt Showdown to crash into retail on May 25th, demo available on May 1st

Codemasters has announced that DiRT Showdown, the first game to launch on the company’s new publishing label 'Codemasters Racing', will race into retail on May 25th for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

Codemasters also announced that the playable demo of DiRT Showdown is due to launch worldwide from May 1st. The demo will feature a solo and multiplayer event and will be available from Xbox Live Marketplace, PlayStation Network and Steam on PC. When the DiRT Showdown demo goes live, Codemasters will invite fans to join the free new online hub for Codemasters Racing games, RaceNet. RaceNet will launch in beta as an evolving interactive community platform for Codemasters Racing games and allow fans to track their Races, Rivals and Rewards.

To mark the news, Codemasters has released a ‘Ultimate Hoonigan’ gameplay video featuring the tricks and stunts players can perform in DiRT Showdown’s Hoonigan game modes. The video features Ken Block’s Ford Fiesta H.F.H.V Gymkhana 5 which features exclusively in DiRT Showdown, going head-to-head with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X JUN.

A special ‘Hoonigan’ edition of DiRT Showdown is now available to pre-order from select retailers. Sporting unique packaging, the DiRT Showdown: Hoonigan Edition 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 (as seen in the video), redeemed via an online code.