Here's something to rev up your hungry and eager racing engines to no end! Developer and publisher Codemasters revealed today that it is planning to release Colin McRae: DIRT this coming June. The company added that it is, in fact, gunning for a simultaneous launch for platforms Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the PC.

This next installment to the successful Colin McRae series is going to be Codemaster's first next-gen rally title and for starters, it's pretty impressive. One of the company's spokespersons spilled the beans and according to him, "At the moment the guys in the studio are working towards June, more likely to be the end of June I'd imagine. As far as we're concerned internally, everything's on track."

One of the many things new to DIRT is Codemaster's Neon engine. Accordingly, this one was developed solely for the purpose of building the game from the ground up. Judging from the various screenshots released of the game, we could say that Neon will do justice to the mess and dirt this series has been known for. Take note that the game will also have multiplayer support as well as European, International, and Global rally championships.

So June it is for Colin McRae: DIRT. We better make sure that even this early, our tanks are full and ready when the game finally careens to our preferred systems.

Codemasters today announced that they've signed a non-exclusive deal with pro racer Travis Pastrana. Pastrana, the star of this year's summer X Games and the winner of the first ever X Games Rally event, will feature in their upcoming racer DIRT: Colin McRae Off-Road.

Sayeth Pastrana: "I’ve admired Colin McRae for a long time and the McRae games have an incredible reputation as the best in their field. It’s very cool to now be directly involved in the production of DIRT: Colin McRae Off-Road and to be able to share my enthusiasm for rallying and off-road racing with gamers."

Pastrana will be doing the voice for the pre-competition presenter and will introduce players to specific stages and car characteristics. He'll also be the guy who congratulates players on achieving victory and informing them of the tougher challenges ahead.

DIRT: Colin McRae Off-Road is the next-gen installment in the 8-million+ selling racing series, promising all the intensity and exhilaration of off-road racing at its best. It is now being developed for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC and is set for release sometime next year. For a sneak peek, check out these shots.