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UK studio to release Facebook title to support its F1 brand
Read More »Free-to-play F1 game in-bound
Codemasters is developing F1 Online: The Game, a free-to-play browser title due in Q1 2012. Consumers can sign up to the game now by visiting the website, www.f1onlinethegame.com. Formula One is a proven major games brand that resonates with players on a global level and is recognised as one the …
Read More »MCV INTERVIEW: Rod Cousens on… Wii U, Vita, EA and pre-owned
The veteran Codemasters CEO has no qualms about speaking his mind, particularly when it comes to the UK games industry. And with those E3 announcements still fresh in the memory and Christmas nearly upon us, Christopher Dring sat down with the man himself to discuss everything from the challenges at …
Read More »F1 2010 speeds onto iOS
Codemasters has released an iOS version of its successful console racer F1 2010. Published in conjunction with Jump Games, the game includes all the same licences as the console version – teams, drivers and tracks, including the night race at Singapore. Three modes are available – Time Trial, Endurance and …
Read More »Codemasters wants Pole Position for F1 2011
It was one of the top-selling titles of 2010 and now Codemasters is ensuring this year’s F1 game follows suit. The developer-publisher has invested its biggest ever marketing spend forF1 2011.Last year’s F1 2010 was backed by Codies’ largest ad campaign at the time and went on to sell over …
Read More »Codemasters: UK devs should work better together
Guildford dev cluster can 'set the benchmark'
Read More »The Creative Guild
Home to the likes of EA, Codemasters and Lionhead, Guildford remains one of Europe's leading games industry hubs
Read More »Release set for Bodycount
Codemasters’ Xbox 360 and PS3 shooter Bodycount will be released in Europe and the UK on September 2nd. The sell for the title in what is a crowded FPS genre is is that it "puts the fun back into the gun with a focus on delivering outrageous and stylish gunfights". …
Read More »Online shutdown for GRID
Just three years after it hit retail Codemasters has shut down the online servers for Race Driver: Grid. The move only relates to the PS3 and PC versions of the title. The Xbox 360 servers will continue to operate as normal. "After three years of service, 2008’s Race Driver: GRID’s …
Read More »Codemasters the latest hack victim
UK publisher Codemasters has become the latest games company to see its online portal compromised by hackers. The company has warned customers that a breach on June 3rd resulted in the following data being compromised: Customer names and addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers, encrypted passwords and order history. Other information …
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