If you’d like to play Grid 2 a month early you should get yourself down to one of the Game stores listed below. It’s lock in season again and Game have teamed up with Codemasters to let gamers get their hands on the eagerly-anticipated racing title pre-release. There will be a fastest lap competition at each event too, with the winner netting themselves a copy of the game when it’s released.

A member of the Codemasters dev team will be on hand to answer questions and offer hot tips to shave seconds of your lap times. Soft drinks and pizza will also be available. Good times. Places are limited, so visit your store, phone them or tweet them to reserve your spot. Venue details and dates follow after the break.

• Monday 22nd April (8-10pm)
  GAME Middlesbrough, 71-73 Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, Teeside, TS1 5BU
  @GAMEboro – 01642 252970
• Tuesday 23rd April (8-10pm)
  GAME Hull, 59-60 Prospect Centre, Hull, HU2 8PW
  @GAMEHullSuper – 01482 327212
• Wednesday 24th April (8-10pm)
  GAME Nottingham, Unit 308A, Victoria Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 3QN
  @GAMENottingham – 0115 941 1819
• Thursday 25th April (8-10pm)
  GAME Bristol, Unit LR53, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, Avon, BS34 5GG
  @GAMECribbs – 0117 950 9292
• Friday 26th April (8-10pm)
  GAME Brighton, Unit 94, Churchill Square, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 2TF
  @GAMEBrighton – 01273 727374
• Saturday 27th April (8-10pm)
  GAME Crawley, 10-12 The Martletts, Crawley, West Sussex
  @GAMECrawley – 01293 530 008
• Sunday 28th April (6:30pm-8:30pm)
  GAME Lewisham, 212 Lewisham High St, Lewisham, SE13 6JP
  @GAMELewisham – 0208 318 6518