Grid 2 release date on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC reaches the finish line on May 28

Written by Brandon Hofer on May 15, 2013

Grid 2 Release Date News: Hit the virtual race track and test out your drifting skills when Codemaster’s Grid 2 becomes available later this month.

The Grid 2 release is set for May 28 and Codemasters Racing has just released a new trailer to whet your appetite. Today’s new gameplay video showcases the game’s intense Drift events and reveals key Asian locations, including the addition of Hong Kong, set to feature in the game.

The “World Series Racing 3: Asia - New Frontiers” video focuses on the Asian cars, clubs and locations set to star in Grid 2. Racers earn points for style and form in Drift events on steep and aggressive mountain roads filled with hairpins inspired by Okutama in Japan. Open Road racing is represented with Touge events in Hong Kong, where players must close the gap and take their chance to pass in one-on-one, contactless sprints.

The Street Racing category is showcased in Dubai, as cars power down highways and speed past stunning skyscrapers in this distinctive city fuelled by petrol-powered wealth. Track Racing is shown at Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi, one of the most advanced and thrilling dedicated racing circuits in the world, which has played host to a wide range of motorsport up to the very highest level.

Drift events in Grid 2 push players to show their skill in maintaining style and form as they break traction on ribbons of asphalt. Available in career mode, split-screen and and online, each Drift event features three short multi-car runs on technical sections featuring combinations of corners and hairpins. Players must record the highest score possible, earning points for the speed, angle and duration of their drift as well as proximity to drift markers on corners. Drifting in Grid 2 requires players to look at cars in a different way, rewarding them for car control in a vehicle’s most unstable state on each and every spectacular run.

Take a look at the new trailer below and tell us what you think. Grid 2 is set to be released on May 28 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. As we mentioned before in our latest PS Plus update, PS3 gamers who are also PS Plus members can pre-order Grid 2 on PSN at a discounted price of $53.99, which is 10% off the normal price. Which version will you pick up?