Codrin Spiridon
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Personal motto:
Do what you love, and try to make an honest buck out of it.
A University of Portsmouth graduate, Codrin seized the opportunity to jump into the automotive world after having been a gaming/tech TV journalist for quite some time.
He feels there's something incredibly special about having the opportunity to write about things you're passionate about, and at the end of the day... get to pay the bills too.
The Crew Motorfest Is Finally Getting Much-Needed Quality-of-Life Improvements
9 Mar 2024, 13:57 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Earlier this week, we got an in-game offer on a hugely enticing bundle that contains the 2007 Lamborghini Reventon, the 1996 Porsche 911 GT (993), and the 1996 Mercedes-AMG C 63. However, the folks at Ivory Tower, Motorfest's developer, though...
Don't Miss This 1/4-Mile Battle of Highly Tuned High-Performance 4-Door Coupes
9 Mar 2024, 11:09 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Drag racing stock high-performance cars down the quarter mile is fun and all, but doing so with highly tuned models like the BMW M8 Gran Coupe, Porsche Panamera Turbo, and the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 4-Door coupe is an entirely different story. Seeing t...
The Crew Motorfest Is Not Kidding Around This Week With Offers on Incredible Rides
8 Mar 2024, 20:36 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Last week, the nice folks over at Ivory Tower, the team behind The Crew series, thought to grace our garages with some superb F1 rides like the Red Bull RB13 and RB14, both equipped with a 1.6-liter 6-cylinder engine that can develop 900 hp. Two we...
GTA Online's Breaking Bad-Like Story Update Is Arriving Hot and Ready on March 7
3 Mar 2024, 21:34 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Recently, Rockstar Games introduced new enticing vehicles to the world of GTA Online, like the Declasse Impaler SZ Sedan inspired by the (1994-1996) Chevrolet Impala SS and the Range Rover (L460) doppelganger named Gallivanter Baller ST-D. Thi...
Last Chance To Grab Amazing F1-Style Rides in the Crew Motorfest
2 Mar 2024, 22:29 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / The Crew Motorfest never misses a weekly beat. This time, breathtaking F1-category vehicle bundles are in the main spotlight. Some packs you can buy with in-game earned Bucks, while others require Crew Credits, which you buy with real money. It all...
The Range Rover Sport SV Edition One Races a Lamborghini Urus, It's a Close Shave
2 Mar 2024, 18:43 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / It's been a minute since we've seen a good old-fashioned SUV quarter-mile stand-off. Sure, there are plenty of supercar or electric pickup races, but when's the last time we've heard a roaring V8 coming from under the hood of a ...
Rivian R1T Drags a Ford F-150 Raptor R, but Does the Winner Surprise Anyone?
1 Mar 2024, 16:36 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Folks, today we're witnessing yet another fantastic race between two of the most revered vehicles from their side of the camp. We have one of the best contenders around, the fully electric Rivian R1T that's going up against the Ford F-150...
Delta Force: Hawk Ops Is Bringing Massive Multiplayer Vehicle Warfare for Free
25 Feb 2024, 21:35 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / If you're into Battlefield-like massive warfare 1st-person shooters with tanks, helicopters, armored vehicles, and weaponry, then maybe direct your gaze toward the upcoming free to play Delta Force: Hawk Ops. BF 2042 was such a letdown, so per...
Does the Corvette Z06 Stand a Chance Against the Tesla Cyberbeast Down the 1/4-Mile?
25 Feb 2024, 14:58 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Folks, you better strap in for this one, because we have a lot to unpack. We're about to witness a Tesla Cyberbeast drag race an all-american legend, the Chevrolet Corvette Z06. But first, we're making a pit stop to several previous races...
New Mysterious Update for Gran Turismo 7 Coming This Week
25 Feb 2024, 13:11 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Judging by the past couple of years in the gaming industry, it looks like no company is safe from insider information, leaks, or rumors, not even the big ones like Rockstar, Microsoft, Ubisoft, Sony, EA, and so on. Gran Turismo 7 has been in the sp...
Check Out the 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR and the Bugatti Bolide in Motorfest
24 Feb 2024, 20:14 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / This week in The Crew Motorfest and The Crew 2, an exciting new lineup is in store for players. Ubisoft's Ivory Tower didn't miss a beat, from famous Bugatti hypercars to highly tuned racing Porsche and Corvette C3 models. Also, another p...
The Seventh Generation Chevy Impala SS Is Staring in GTA Online's Latest Update
23 Feb 2024, 22:49 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / As usual, Rockstar Games brings some delightful in-game treats to Grand Theft Auto Online to hold us over until GTA VI finally arrives sometime in 2025, most likely during the fall holiday season. But that's neither here nor there, so let'...
The Cybertruck Passes Tesla's Estimated Range With Flying Colors
23 Feb 2024, 18:41 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / I'm sure you asked yourself how accurate are the manufacturers about numbers like 0 to 60 mph, top speed, weight, battery life, and everything else under the sun or hood. Well, it's high time we find out about one of the most controversia...
Pacific Drive Review (PC): Stephen King's X-Files in a Station Wagon
21 Feb 2024, 13:24 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / I can't recommend Pacific Drive enough to anyone over-saturated with the AAA monsters from 2023. This is your stop if you're looking for an out-of-the-ordinary adventure behind the wheel. Atmospheric, mysterious, and enthralling, Pacific ...
PlayStation's Helldivers 2 Crushes GTA V and Every Xbox First Party Game on Steam
18 Feb 2024, 19:57 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Helldivers 2 could become Sony PlayStation's very own Fortnite. The numbers on Steam keep piling up week after week with no signs of slowing down. The only thing keeping players out of the game are the overloaded servers that literally can...
Range Rovers, Discounts, Taxi Work, and a Ton More Await You in GTA Online's Latest Update
17 Feb 2024, 21:52 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / As the second most viewed video game trailer of all time, just behind Subway Surfers, the GTA 6 trailer has almost reached 176 million hits on YouTube. With seemingly no new information on the horizon about the game, aside from a surprise announcem...
Mercedes-AMG E 63 S Wagon Drags a BMW M3 Touring, Someone Gets Shamed
17 Feb 2024, 11:50 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / It's a classic wagon showdown between a 2019 Mercedes-AMG E 63 S Wagon and a BMW M3 Touring. One looks like a regular family car that even Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) might upgrade to under the right circumstances. The other might as well be ...
The Way of the Lightning Arrives in The Crew Motorfest
16 Feb 2024, 18:09 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Last week, The Crew Motorfest started the Year of the Dragon with some drop-dead gorgeous models like the 350-hp 2017 Audi RS 3 LMS, the 2016 Yamaha YZR-M1 racing bike, the 2008 Spyker C8 LaViolette GT2-R, and finished with another beauty, the 1967...
Lucid Air Grand Touring Duels an Acura NSX Type S and Someone Gets Humiliated by Inertia
16 Feb 2024, 16:19 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / We've got another entertaining gas vs. electric showdown between the 2022 Lucid Air Grand Touring and the 2022 Acura NSX Type S. However, they won't be drag racing following the typical rules. They'll be performing the new and (maybe...
Is GTA+ Actually Worth It?
11 Feb 2024, 19:37 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Rockstar Games sold over 195 million Grand Theft Auto V copies as of December 2023, according to an official Take-Two report. Not only that, but the entire GTA franchise has crossed the 420 million units sold threshold, making it one of the most va...