Codemasters, the developer of the DiRT series including DiRT 3, was founded.
The Colin McRae Rally series, which laid the foundation for the DiRT franchise, was first released.
DiRT 2, the predecessor to DiRT 3, was released, improving upon rally racing mechanics and physics.
DiRT 3, a rally racing video game developed and published by Codemasters, was officially released globally for multiple platforms including Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.