POSTED September 04, 2009
Ahead of next week’s triumphant launch of Colin McRae : DiRT 2, Codemasters today released the stunning ‘Jump Jam’ video.  The pre-launch trailer features best-of-breed, officially licensed off-road vehicles competing in diverse disciplines at beautiful locations on the World Tour. From traditional Rally and point-to-point races to wheel-to-wheel, day-and-night circuit and stadium events, the action culminates in a dramatic finale as a Subaru Impreza WRX STI jumps over another at a spectacular mid-race crossover point.
As the critically-acclaimed game prepares to leap from store shelves next week, Ken Block, multi medal-winning Subaru Rally Team USA driver andColin McRae: DiRT 2 Technical Consultant, will be wowing fans as he headlines this weekend’s Trax 2009 [www.traxshows.co.uk] at Silverstone, the legendary home of British Motorsport. The ‘DiRT 2 Ken Block Jump Jam’ will feature the stunt driving sensation taking on a death-defying 100 foot jump in front of thousands of spectators. Visitors to Trax 2009 will also have the chance to win special prizes as they take on a special multiplayer challenge to be held in the DiRT 2 Pit Stop Area, showcasing the ‘Last Man Standing’ 8 player head-to-head game mode.
Complete with full head-to-head competitive online play, get ready for the ultimate off-road competition when Colin McRae: DiRT 2 launches September 8th (US), 10th (EPAC), 11th (UK) for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft , PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, Wii , Nintendo DS  and PSP (PlayStation®Portable) system. A Games For Windows LIVE edition will follow with support for DirectX 11.