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EA bought Codemasters, best known for the racing franchises Grid, F1, and Dirt, in 2021 for $1.2 billion. At the time, EA boss Andrew Wilson said he wanted to let the company retain its identity ...
GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Codemasters board of directors has approved the bid, saying that EA's experience in creating live service games and its wealth of resources ...
EA initially purchased Codemasters for $1.2 billion in early 2021, earning the publisher the rights to F1 and FIA World Rally Championship licenses, along with owned IP such as Grid, ...
After releasing EA Sports WRC and F1 23, Codemasters becomes the latest studio hit with layoffs. EA confirms the redundancies and cites a need to “meet evolving business needs and priorities”.
EA says Codemasters won't be making any more rally games: 'We've reached the end of the road working on WRC' Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic confirms layoffs: 'The landscape is shifting, ...
Codemasters has been around since the 8-bit era and was the last big, independent British publisher and developer, before they were bought by EA for £1.2 billion in 2020.
Electronic Arts has leapfrogged one of its rivals with a $1.2 billion deal for UK video game developer Codemasters. Posted 2020-12-14T12:06:14+00:00 - Updated 2020-12-14T12:04:43+00:00 ...
In 2022, EA brought an end to Codemasters' Project Cars racing series, and in 2023 it laid off an unspecified number of employees at the studio. With rallying now off the table, ...
EA Sports WRC, the first WRC game to come from EA through developer Codemasters will be fully revealed next week on September 5, 2023.. The games official reveal trailer will go live at 8am PT ...
A new era for Formula 1 means a new era for the official Formula 1 game. This year’s release, scheduled for July 1 worldwide, marks developer Codemasters’ first with EA Sports front and center ...
Codemasters’ WRC license deal—which was actually secured before the company was acquired by EA—was said to last five years when GameIndustry.biz reported it in 2020.
EA's Codemasters is making F1 2022 audio more realistic with an improved driver modes plus updates that make broadcast and car sounds more authentic, it revealed in its latest Developer Deep Dive ...