Codemasters have released the full track listing for the upcoming GRID 2, which launches on May 30. There are 82 tracks in total, although this list includes the pre-order bonus tracks that not everybody will (immediately) have access to. Still, it’s an impressive figure and when you consider the LiveRoutes system that changes the tracks as you drive, should make for some good replayability.

Also just released is this new trailer for the game, which shows off the tracks in the Asian region. Take a look.

Check out the track listing below.

1. Al Sufouh Strip, Dubai [Day & Night]
2. Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong [Sunset]
3. Arc De Triomphe, Paris [Day & Night]
4. Art Deco Loop, Miami [Sunset]
5. Avenue De New-York, Paris [Day & Night]
6. Big Sur, California [Day & Night]
7. Bixby Pass, California [Day & Night]
8. Cabrillo Highway, Cote d’Azur [Sunset]
9. Causeway Approach, Miami [Day & Night]
10. Championship Circuit, Yas Marina [Day (Pre-order) & Night]
11. Champs Elysees, Paris [Sunset]
12. Circuit De La Seine, Paris [Day & Night]
13. Club Circuit, Algarve [Day]
14. Collins Park Ring, Miami [Day & Night]
15. Columbus Bay, Barcelona [Sunset]
16. Columbus Pass, Barcelona [Day & Night]
17. Downtown Speedway, Miami [Day & Night]
18. Fountain Loop, Barcelona [Sunset]
19. GP Circuit (Pre-order), Brands Hatch [Day]
20. GP Circuit, Algarve [Day]
21. GP Circuit, Indianapolis [Day]
22. GP Circuit, Red Bull Ring [Day]
23. GP Circuit, Yas Marina [Day (Pre-order) & Night]
24. GP Circuit Reversed (Pre-order) , Brands Hatch [Day]
25. GP Circuit Reversed, Red Bull Ring [Day]
26. Gulf Approach, Dubai [Day & Night]
27. Hattan Way, Dubai [Sunset]
28. High Street, Barcelona [Day & Night]
29. Indy Circuit, Brands Hatch [Day]
30. Indy Circuit Reversed, Brands Hatch [Day]
31. Infield Circuit, Indianapolis [Day]
32. International Circuit, Yas Marina [Day (Pre-order) & Night]
33. Jumeirah Beach, Dubai [Day & Night]
34. Kowloon Climb, Hong Kong [Day & Night]
35. La Turbie, Cote d’Azur [Day & Night]
36. Lake Shore Point, Chicago [Day & Night]
37. Le Trocadero, Paris [Sunset]
38. Leopolda, Cote d’Azur [Day & Night]
39. LiveRoutes, Barcelona [Day]
40. LiveRoutes, Chicago [Day]
41. LiveRoutes, Dubai [Day]
42. LiveRoutes, Miami [Day]
43. LiveRoutes, Paris [Day]
44. Magazine Gap, Hong Kong [Day & Night]
45. Marina City, Chicago [Sunset]
46. Marine Gate, Barcelona [Day & Night]
47. Memorial Gate, Barcelona [Day & Night]
48. Mizu Mountain, Okutama [Day & Night]
49. Nakheel Vista, Dubai [Day & Night]
50. National Circuit, Algarve [Day]
51. North Circuit, Indianapolis [Pre-Order Bonus] [Day]
52. North Circuit, Red Bull Ring [Day]
53. North Circuit Reversed, Red Bull Ring [Day]
54. Ocean Drive, Miami [Sunset]
55. Orra Quay Loop, Dubai [Sunset]
56. Oval Circuit, Indianapolis [Pre-Order Bonus] [Day]
57. Pacific Way, California [Sunset]
58. Paddock Circuit, Yas Marina [Day (Pre-order) & Night]
59. Peak Road Descent, Hong Kong [Day & Night]
60. Pebble Beach Drive, California [Day & Night]
61. Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong [Sunset]
62. Pont De L’alma, Paris [Day & Night]
63. Redwood Approach, California [Day & Night]
64. Riverside, Chicago [Sunset]
65. Route De Corniche, Cote d’Azur [Sunset]
66. Route d’Azur, Cote d’Azur [Day & Night]
67. Saint-Laurent, Cote d’Azur [Day & Night]
68. Sakura Pass, Okutama [Sunset]
69. Shinto Shrine, Okutama [Day & Night]
70. South Circuit, Red Bull Ring [Day]
71. South Circuit, Yas Marina [Day (Pre-order) & Night]
72. South Circuit Reversed, Red Bull Ring [Day]
73. South Point Bay, Miami [Day / Night]
74. Sport Circuit, Algarve [Day]
75. Sport Circuit , Indianapolis [Day]
76. Tatsu Valley, Okutama [Day & Night]
77. Tenshi Way, Okutama [Day & Night]
78. The Loop, Chicago [Day & Night]
79. Torii Rush, Okutama [Sunset]
80. Underpass Ring, Chicago [Day & Night]
81. Wabash Run, Chicago [Day & Night]
82. Wan Chai Gap, Hong Kong [Day & Night]

Source: VG247

GriD 2 hits later this month — the 30th, to be precise — and one of its most interesting new features is the LiveRoutes system, which builds new routes for you with each lap. Junctions on circuits which have LiveRoutes enabled can apparently split up to six different ways any time you encounter them, either in single or multiplayer.

Check out the video below for some shots of this in action. Interesting stuff.

GRiD 2 and Codemasters have, funnily enough, used YouTube to push their new YouTube integration that will form a key part of their drive to “redefine” multiplayer. I’m not really sure “redefine” is the right word as DiRT 3 did the same thing back in 2011, but the rival system and the challenging system does sound pretty neat — and there will be weekly challenges to keep your skills sharp. Take a look below.

GRiD 2 will launch in Australia on May 30.

Much like the last GRID 2 trailer, this one features some very overwrought and cliche narration that ultimately serves to distract you from what’s really important: looking at sweet racing tracks. This time around GRID 2 is showcasing its European offerings, a place where fictional investor Patrick Callahan assures us “racing is in the blood”.

I’ll be interested to see what ol’ Patrick has to say about the Australian circuit and its racing culture, if they eventually get here. In the meantime, check it out below:

Upcoming racer GRID2, which lands on May 30, has dropped a new trailer — part one in its ‘An American Dream’ series. Narrated by one Patrick Callahan, it explains how a new star is needed to help Patrick rejuvenate his racing team and… you know what? It’s all in-game footage. That’s what’s really to look at here. Nearly two minutes of solid in-game footage.

Word from the official press release accompanying the video is that you can grow your fanbase and earn “fame”, which is GRID2‘s version of XP, to give you access to new events, sponsors and cars and so on. “Codemasters has collaborated with ESPN,” writes the release, “to create exclusive in-game ESPN SportsCenter live-action video sequences that chart the rise of World Series Racing as it grows from a grass-roots curiosity to a headline-grabbing championship in the global sports market.”

Codemasters have turned over the ignition on a new trailer for upcoming GRID 2, showing off a quick peek of the gameplay we’ve seen unfortunately little of to date. In the trailer below I’m assured that you’ll see cars such as the BMW E30 M3 Sport Evolution, Ford Mustang Mach 1 and Chevrolet Camaro Z28 RS SS 1970 racing on the California Coast, as well as street racing in Paris that features the McLaren MP4-12C, Mercedes Benz SL 65 AMG and Corvette Z06 Centennial Edition. And others! So many others. Check them all out below.

It’s difficult to tell how much of this is legit, but the premise of this latest trailer for GRiD 2 is that motor journalist Chris Harris uses in-game expertise gleaned from playing the game to gain the advantage on test driver Mat Jackson and beat him in a real-life race. I suppose what we’re meant to be taking away from it is that the physics and amount of detail that has gone into the cars and the tracks is so spot on, that you could practice in the game and use that knowledge to real-life advantage.

What I get out of it personally is, “Ooo, cars pretty.”

Think you know a course? Not with Grid 2‘s ‘LiveRoutes’ system you don’t: the game will alter the tracks lap-by-lap as you drive, turning corners into straights, straights into hairpin bends, and hairpin bends into loop-de-loops. Well, not that last one, but you get the idea.

The optional system was demonstrated at the Eurogamer Expo over the weekend, and showed the ‘Chicago’ circuit changing its layout as a player raced along it. On the second lap, a straight had been replaced by a left-right switchback.

Presumably, the system is only available in single-player, otherwise temporal confusion would abound — and time travel and racing do not mix.

Source: Eurogamer

Codemasters yesterday revealed the existence of GRID 2, and today they’ve come under fire after previews of the game revealed the removal of the in-car (cockpit) view. Codemasters’ Clive Moody has been quick to reassure players that they’re basing this decision on actual play date gathered from players themselves.

“While we do use research and focus groups, the most important data source for us is the enormous amount of telemetry data we can obtain from our servers that tells us exactly how and what our players are doing across all our games. So it’s not a case of just a sample of people we’ve spoken to in research, it’s a fact that only five per cent of Codemasters Racing game players ever used the in-car view.”

“They (in-car views) are expensive to run due to the requirement for high-resolution interior textures which are seen close-up and require a considerable amount of in-game memory (to store) and processing (to render),” he said, suggesting that they could use the extra memory better elsewhere.

Source: Eurogamer

GRID 2 has just been announced by Codemasters, and it is looking prettier than ever. “Following the success of GRID, which set new standards for damage, AI, visuals and introduced the Flashback time rewind feature – now adopted by many racing games,” the game’s description says snarkily, “GRID 2 will again raise the gameplay and technological bar for motorsport gaming and remain true to the series’ core value — it’s all about the race.” GRID 2 will see release in 2013, but preorders are available now. So, like it says, be fast, be famous, be first (be furious?). Make sure you check out the announcement trailer below.