Grid, the upcoming racing game from Codemasters, has been delayed from its original September release date to October.

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Grid: Key Features, Codemasters' Roots

Grid will now be released October 11. This is marks a four week delay for Codemasters’ return to the TOCA franchise, which was originally scheduled to launch on September 13.The new date was announced on the Codemasters blog , with no explicit reasoning provided for the delay. The post assures potential buyers of the Ultimate Edition that they will still be able to play three days in advance of the main release date, meaning those players will be able to start their racing game careers from October 8.The post also states that Grid remains a launch title for Google Stadia, with no delay for that platform. Google Stadia launches this November.Grid is a sorta-kinda reboot of Codemasters Grid series, which started back in 2008. Grid itself evolved out of the TOCA series, which began all the way back in 1997. We chatted to Codemasters to see how this new Grid returns to its roots , as well as discover the key features that makes Grid unique among racing games.

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