The upcoming racing game has been pushed back 3 weeks, moving from October into November.

Codemasters' mucky racer, Dirt 5, has been delayed again. The rally game was supposed to release October 9, but then got pushed back to October 16, and now has been pushed back a second time to November 6.

Codemasters put out a statement on Twitter explaining that the reason behind this decision was, "to take advantage of the next-generation console launches which are expected in time for the holiday season." Codemasters ends the statement saying that there will be new footage and news to come between now and November including the complete car list and next-gen feature details.

Dirt 5 seems to be careening off in a different direction from other games in the series. For the first time players will be able to create their own courses with an arena editor called Playgrounds, letting drivers design, build, and share their creations. Couple this with a chosen game mode, and it sounds like they'll be some high-powered tracks to get stuck into.

Alongside Playgrounds is a brand new career mode starring some familiar voices. Troy Baker, who has lent his vocal cords to the likes of The Last of Us and Bioshock Infinite, will perform alongside Nolan North of Marvel's Avengers fame. Baker and North played well off each other as the Drake brothers in Uncharted 4, so it will be interesting to see how they play as arch-enemies in Dirt 5.

Dirt 5 will release on PC and consoles November 6 and will make it's way to Google Stadia sometime in early 2021.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War's multiplayer details will be unveiled next week, but people were treated to an unexpected early glimpse of it last night when one of the streamers given access to the alpha of Treyarch's '80s sequel went live on Twitch.

DougIsRaw's viewers got to see several minutes of a multiplayer VIP escort mission set in Miami before the leak was plugged. It was, of course, captured before it could vanish, and while Activision has been busy scrubbing the internet of it, the clip keeps reappearing.

All the CoDs sort of blend together for me now, even as the series leaps between World War 2, the future and the '80s, and it's hard to get a feel for what's changed since the last Black Ops or Modern Warfare from a few minutes. There have been some changes to the HUD, though, and the VIP escort mode appears to be new.

The slice of Miami contained within the map gives you an interesting space to muck around in, from the quiet beach to the interiors of neon-drenched Art Deco hotels and bars. It's unmistakably Miami, or at least the version that shows up most often in TVs, movies, and tourist itineraries.

Last month, Activision confirmed that all players will be able to play together regardless of platform or console generation, as well as the return of zombies. Otherwise it's been pretty tight-lipped, though we'll be finding out a lot more about the multiplayer soon.

The Cold War livestream takes place on September 9, and you'll be able to get your hands on the game itself on November 13.

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