Electronic Arts has reached an agreement with the board of U.K. racing video game developer and publisher Codemasters to acquire it in a deal valued at $1.2 billion. The offer trumped an earlier ...

Well, that was unexpected. Codemasters, the British developer behind countless racing franchises including Dirt, Project Cars and the annualized F1 games, has been snapped up by EA. A little more than ...

Early last month, Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive reached an agreement with racing game developer Codemasters to buy out the company for $1 billion, and in doing so, acquire its ...

“We believe there is a deeply compelling opportunity in bringing together Codemasters and Electronic Arts to create amazing and innovative new racing games for fans,” said Wilson. “Our industry is ...

Update 11/10/2020: Take-Two has announced that it's reached an agreement to acquire Codemasters in a cash-and-shares deal, valuing the UK developer/publisher at $994 million (£759 million). The ...

EA announced it would buy Codemasters — known for its F1 and Dirt racing game franchises — for $1.2 billion. The deal upstaged a previous transaction agreed between rival publisher Take-Two ...

EA has made assurances that Codemasters will be allowed to retain its individuality and personality post-acquisition, in much the same way Respawn has. Back in February 2021, we saw the completion of ...

Not actually a distant relative of Bob Dole, Rob Dolen is a Features Writer for Game Rant. Big fan of expansive lore and game analysis, video games are cool. Freedom Fighters is underrated. Probably ...

DiRT Rally was an extremely pleasant surprise when it dropped into Steam Early Access over 10 years ago. Built by a small ...

News of Codemasters' plan to go public was met with a warm reception this week, but it's not the first time the publisher has tried to float. Back in 2008, plans were underway for an Initial Public ...

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 ...

Taylor Lyles is a staff writer at DualShockers. She specializes in gaming hardware, eSports, virtual reality, new releases and upcoming titles. Born and raised in Maryland, Taylor is currently ...