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F1 2016 to include Career Mode
May 27, in the year of our Lord 2016 - Larkspur,
Calif. - Codemasters® and Koch Media today announced
F1™ 2016, the official videogame of the 2016 FIA FORMULA ONE
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™. The new title will include the most
immersive career mode ever featured in the franchise. F1 2016
will release onto PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system,
Xbox One and Windows PC (DVD and via Steam) this summer.
F1 2016’s new career mode will take drivers deeper into the
world’s most glamorous, exciting and prestigious motorsport,
both on and off the track. The life-like recreation of the sport
will be further enhanced by the addition of the sport’s iconic
Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car, as well as the introduction
of the challenging new street circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan for
the 2016 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE.
“F1 2016 is a massive step forward for the franchise,” said Lee
Mather, principal games designer at Codemasters. “The new career
mode sits at the heart of the game and allows gamers to create
their own legend over a career that can span for up to a massive
ten seasons. Beyond improving upon the fastest and most
thrilling on-track racing experience in gaming, F1 2016 uniquely
offers the drama and vehicle development that goes on behind the
scenes. A rich car upgrade system is fully integrated into a new
and deep practice development programme which mirrors the tests
carried out by the teams in real life.”
Mather continued: “The career mode, together with the
re-introduction of the Safety Car, the first inclusion of the
Virtual Safety Car and a number of other unannounced
improvements means that F1 2016 will have more new features than
any other year of the franchise.”
In the new career mode players select an avatar to represent
them within the game world as well as choosing a number to take
with them through their career. They are then free to choose
from any of the FORMULA ONE teams, all with different goals and
expectations. It may be more challenging to start further down
the grid, but it will also be easier to exceed team
expectations. Players can earn contracts and move from team to
team, or choose to develop their favourite team into a
championship contender.
To complement the on-track experience, and to expand the realism
of the Career mode, F1 2016 includes stunning hospitality areas
for each team that act as the player’s game hub. In this area
they will work with their Research and Development Engineer and
Player Agent to develop their progress both on and off the
track. To further enhance the immersion, players will also be
able to spot other key figures from the paddock within the
hospitality areas.
In what is already a very exciting season, the 2016 season sees
Azerbaijan become the latest addition to the FORMULA ONE
calendar, with capital city Baku playing host to what could very
well be the fastest street circuit of the season. Early
screenshots show off the new time of day editor which allows
players to dramatically customise the visuals of the race
experience. The brand-new Haas F1 Team makes their debut in the
2016 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, and in the process
become the first all-American-led F1 team in three decades.