Codemasters ditching online pass for F1 2013
by
Danny Cowan 
(11 hours ago)
Grid and
Dirt series developer Codemasters will drop the "VIP Pass" online multiplayer activation system initially planned for its upcoming racer
F1 2013, MCV
reports.
Codemasters launched the VIP Pass program in 2011, requiring players to either input a code or pay a one-time fee to access the online multiplayer features in
Grid 2, Dirt 3, and other games.
The publisher did not announce whether it plans to abandon the VIP Pass program for all of its upcoming releases. Electronic Arts
eliminated the equivalent Online Pass system for its current and future games in March.
"We recently reviewed the VIP Pass activation system and took the decision not to include it in either
F1 2013 and
F1 2013: Classic Edition," a Codemasters spokesperson told MCV. "Players will not be required to activate multiplayer functionality via a VIP Pass code and we have no plans to replace the pass with an alternative paid-for activation system in the game when it launches this October."
