RACE LIKE A CHAMPION AS F1TM 2015 ACCELERATES INTO STORES TODAY

Friday 10th July 2015 10am UK time – Codemasters® today announced the launch of F1 2015, the official videogame of the 2015 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™, racing into stores throughout EMEA territories from today, distributed by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Nordic. Arriving earlier in the season than previous Codemasters FORMULA ONE™ releases, the launch of F1 2015 marks the award-winning series’ debut on PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One. The game is also available for Windows PC.

F1 2015 delivers a truly immersive experience thanks to an all-new ‘broadcast presentation’ style that recreates the unique race day atmosphere of a GRAND PRIX™, complete with introductory grid sequences, new motion-captured pit stops by a real world pit crew, and the iconic podium celebrations. Using voice recognition technology available for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles, players can become immersed in the cockpit, engaging with their race engineer through in-game voice commands with Kinect for Xbox One and the PlayStation®Camera or compatible headsets and microphones for PlayStation 4. Players compete as their favourite FORMULA ONE star in the all-new Championship Season and push themselves to the limit in the challenging Pro Season mode. The game also features fully playable 2014 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™ bonus content.

F1 2015 is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC and is rated PEGI 3+ with a content indicator for ‘online gameplay’.

Gamers can see the launch trailer now playing at http://youtu.be/KlFO0A1qIHw.