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The PC game download service Direct2Drive is doing something a little different than other download sites; it's beginning to offer PC games as rentals. For $5 you can play a few games for a total of five hours. And when we say, "a few games" we mean only three at the moment (Silent Hill Homecoming, Grid and Divinity 2) If you decided you want the full version the $5 will be added to the price of the entire game purchase.

This concept isn't entirely new; Steam has offered free play weekends on a number of its titles and the OnLive service allows its users to play full games for free for a limited time before asking for money.

In urban sports, there's something known as parkour: a sport (and art) where the goal is for a person to move through an uneven space as quickly and fluidly as possible. In regards to cars, this would seen impossible, but gymkhana - a time trial where a rally racer must complete a complicated course as quickly as possible - definitely bears a resemblance to the pedestrian sport. This trailer for DiRT 3 has Ken Block discuss his feelings on the sport as well as show off some of his moves on the gymkhana courses, and it's definitely cool for any racing enthusiast. Those interested in seeing some of rally racing's more complicated moves, like long drifting and 360 spins through objects, will definitely love this trailer. We know Ken Block sure loves gymkhana!

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With the game's teaser trailer released last weekend, publisher Codemasters has now officially announced its plans to develop a third game in its popular Dirt off-road racing sim series. In its press release today the company said Dirt 3 will have "more cars, more locations, more routes and more events than any other game in the series."

Codemasters also said Dirt 3 will feature double the tracks compared to 2009's Dirt 2. In addition to the typical career mode where you race as a professional rally racer, Dirt 3 also will offer "Gymkhana" style gameplay where drivers have to go through obstacles in time-based races while performing advanced driving techniques. The game is due to be released sometime in 2011.

Developer-publisher Codemasters isn't going to make people wait very long for the next game in its Dirt off-road racing series. As promised last week the company unveiled its teaser trailer for Dirt 3 during ESPN's X Games coverage this past weekend and that footage has found its way to YouTube.

The footage doesn't make clear if its comes from the game engine or if its pre-rendered. It does show a off-road racer going through a number of different settings and environments (rain, snow, heat, and summer tourist locations). It ends with an explosive finish but we will leave you to see that for yourself. The trailer shows a 2011 release date for Dirt 3.

Download HD DiRT 3 Teaser Trailer (85 MB)

It's been less than a year since the release of Dirt 2 but developer-publisher Codemasters is getting ready to reveal the first details on the next game in their off-road racing sim series. The company's communications director Rich Eddy has confirmed via his Twitpic account that Dirt 3 will make its trailer debut during TV coverage of the X Games this weekend on the ESPN cable network. You can see an image from the trailer above this post.

Dirt 2 came out for the PC in December 2009 (a few months after the console versions) and was the first PC title to support DirectX 11 graphics features out of the box.

[Via VG247.com]

Codemasters released a new patch for the 2007 off-road racing game, DiRt. This patch updates the game to v1.22, fixes bugs and enhances gameplay.

Download DiRT v1.22 Patch (3 MB)