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EA lays off Codemasters staff
Unknown number of workers made redundant due to "small-scale organisational changes"
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Come and Make: The future of off-road racing games
We speak to Codemasters about its next rally racing game and what life is like at the UK studio
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EA expands Criterion with Codemasters Cheshire team
Two development studios will now operate as one working on the future of Need For Speed
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Frank Sagnier and Rashid Varachia step down from Codemasters
CEO and CFO will depart company at the end of July
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Codemasters shareholders approve EA's $1.2bn acquisition
Deal will be sanctioned in court on February 16
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EA sees "huge potential" in racing following Codemasters acquisition
But with the deal still to be approved, execs say it's too early to discuss plans for live services or regular releases
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Codemasters directors to vote in favour of EA bid
If shareholders approve the deal, it will be sanctioned on February 16
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Take-Two withdraws bid for Codemasters following EA offer of $1.2bn
Electronic Arts now likely to take over British racing games developer as Take-Two considers other acquisitions
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EA agrees $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters
UK racing specialist will become part of EA in a deal expected to close in Q1 2021
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Crowded field of racers drives Codemasters revenues up
F1 2020, Fast & Furious Crossroads, and Project Cars 3 more than double publisher's sales in final earnings report before expected Take-Two acquisition
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Take-Two acquisition of Codemasters expected to go through in early 2021
Both publishers' board of directors approve the proposed deal, valuing Codemasters at £726 million
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Codemasters: "It would be naive to think costs remain the same" on next-gen
But CEO Frank Sagnier is optimistic as Dirt 5 is positioned as a key title in Xbox Series, PS5 launch line-up
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This week's two-day GI Live event kicks off with an in-depth chat with Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier
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Codemasters buys Slightly Mad Studios for $30m
Project CARS studio will join the UK publisher in a deal that could rise by $67m based on three-year earnout clause
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Onrush struggles lead to Evolution layoffs
Driveclub director Paul Pustchynsky among those who have been made redundant as Codemasters "decapitates" studio
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Onrush: The shooter-inspired racer that saved the Evolution team
Two years on from Sony's shock decision to close the Driveclub developer, the team is back with a title that aims to reinvent the genre
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Why Codemasters is finally ready to float
Ten years on from its aborted IPO, the UK racing specialist discusses how games-as-a-service and the push to mobile will secure its future
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Codemasters valued at £280m as it prepares to go public
Developer expected to raise £15 million for expansion into mobile
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Codemasters may be preparing to go public - Report
The British racing studio could be valued at more than £100m, according to Sky News
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Codemasters is "holding back" from F1 VR
But racing studio celebrates arrival of high-end hardware like Xbox One X - and it's keeping an eye on Switch
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“It's better than it's ever been at Codemasters”
The UK studio talks Dirt 4, the unpredictable racing genre and concerns over VR
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Evolution Studios joins Codemasters, Hocking becomes VP of product
Landmark deal sees ex-Sony team join Codies to form "UK racing powerhouse"
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Shifting from AAA to Early Access
Dirt Rally lead designer explains what Codemasters gained (and lost) by debuting its latest in Steam's in-development game program
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Codemasters shuts down Malta studio
Developer of iOS card game Battle Decks done for as company re-focuses on racing games