Xbox Gaming in South Africa

Codemasters has announced that the highly anticipated off-road racer DiRT 3 will be released worldwide on 24 May 2011.

While the release date has been classified as "global", it's still likely that local gamers will have to wait until the first Friday, which is 27 May.

DiRT 3 is set to include more of everything compared to previous iterations, including over 50 cars, new rally stages in Kenya, Norway and Monaco, as well as more events, including the brand new Gymkhana mode.

Along with the release date comes two new screens to whet your appetite for dirty racing action, check them out below.