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Develop checks in on the Leamington Spa dev cluster and its surrounding neighbours
Read More »Leamington Spa studios respond to Blitz closure
Members of the Silicon Spa cluster comment on the loss of their biggest studio
Read More »Namco Bandai readies elaborate F1 campaign
A major TV campaign and an Oxford Street stunt will form part of the marketing blitz for F1 2013. The game will appear on UK sport and lifestyle channels, including Sky Sports and Dave. Namco Bandai and Codemasters have also booked video spots on IGN, Autosport and Top Gear. Meanwhile, …
Read More »FreeStyle and Codemasters devs form mobile studio
Leamington Spa-based developer working on debut title for smartphones and tablets
Read More »VIDEO: F1 2013 Classic Edition detailed, limited to 10,000 units in UK
Codemasters will only make 10,000 units of F1 2013 Classic Edition available in the UK. That comes as part of a detailed breakdown of exactly what extras will be offered in the SKU, which will release alongside the vanilla F1 2013 on October 4th. GAME is currently selling F1 2013 …
Read More »Codemasters drops online passes for F1 2013
Upcoming racer F1 2013 will not require users to input online passes, MCV can reveal. Codemasters first introduced online passes into its games in 2011. It’s not yet known whether this is the end to online passes in all Codemasters titles, although with all and sundry now distancing themselves from …
Read More »F1 2013 dated for October
Codemasters has announced the release date for this year’s Formula One video game. F1 2013 will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on October 4th in the UK, a little later than the series’ usual September launch. As previously reported, Codemasters is releasing two versions of this year’s …
Read More »Codemasters unveils two new F1 games
There will be two versions of F1 2013 heading to shelves this Autumn, says Codemasters. The publisher is preparing F1 2013 and F1 2013: Classic Edition. The former features everything we have come to expect from an F1 game, including all the officially licensed tracks and drivers. Plus a number …
Read More »Colin McRae Rally the first of five Codemasters mobile titles
Codemasters revived popular racing series Colin McRae for iOS this week, but the publisher says this is only the beginning. The firm is developing four more titles for smartphones and tablets, which kicks off a "pretty full" roadmap of mobile games for the next two years, according to VG247. VP …
Read More »Colin McRae series making a return on iOS
Codemasters’ cult rally franchise Colin McRae is to return! Having evolved into the Dirt franchise on consoles and PC, the Colin McRae IP proper will tomorrow be resurrected on iOS, Pocket Gamer reports. The game is apparently based on Colin McRae Rally 2.0. It features 30 stages and over 130km …
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