Codemasters announced DiRT Showdown, an arcady-type rally game with a new demolition-derby mode. Despite popular beliefs, it is not DiRT 4, as this is an “arcade spin-off”.

Dirt has become Codemasters’ yearly racing franchise, so hearing about a new Dirt game being announced for 2012 is no surprise. Head down to check out the trailer

Dirt Showdown is more about the spectacle of destructive motoring and pulling off crazy stunts than actual racing, though it’s not necessarily deprived of it. The idea is to take the extreme elements first seen in Dirt 2 and mix them up with those of Dirt 3‘s Gymkhana events, with a little bit of Destruction Derby thrown into the pile.

There will be both single and multiplayer elements in Showdown, with the inclusion of a split-screen mode so you can play with your friends on and offline. The game will also incorporate an equivalent to EA’s Autolog feature that’ll be handily designed into the menus so you can always see your times and those of your friends, or enemies if you will.

Take a look at the hands-on report over at GameSpot.

Dirt Showdown is slated for a 2012 launch on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

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