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Stuart Black, the often outspoken creative director at Codemasters, has made the surprise decision to leave the publisher in a matter of weeks. News site Eurogamer, which revealed Black’s departure, suggested that the decision is the result of "post-E3 fallout". The news comes after it emerges that Tom Gillo, Bodycount’s …
Read More »Codemasters denies â??E3 falloutâ?? amid walkout
Company spokesperson insists Black left for other reasons
Read More »Stuart Black to quit Codemasters
Bodycount creative director to leave before project is completed
Read More »Cousens: Im not a fan of DRM
Rod Cousens, the CEO of Britsoft publisher Codemasters, has confessed that he’s no fan of DRM and has instead urged the industry to embrace new retail models based on emerging digital infrastructures. I’m not necessarily a fan of DRM measures. I think sometimes they’re almost counter-productive. I can still be …
Read More »Codemasters inks major long-term Morpheme deal
Master agreement sees NaturalMotion tech applied to Bodycount and beyond
Read More »Codemasters names Wigmore EMEA chief
Jeremy Wigmore has been promoted to VP of publishing for EMEA at Codemasters. Wigmore joined Codemasters in 2008 as general manager for UK and Australia and has overseen the launch of Ashes 2009, Dirt 2 and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. Wigmore previously worked as Atari’s UK boss. He will handle …
Read More »Koch secures European Codies deal
Koch Media has announced it has finalised an exclusive sales, marketing and PR agreement with Codemasters. The distributor will now handle the release of Codies’ titles in several European territories, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, France and Italy. This new arrangement begins in September with the highly anticipated racer F1 …
Read More »Codies strikes F1 Middle East deal
UK publisher Codemasters has struck a deal with AXO Entertainment and Modern Electronics that will see the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC release of F1 2010 released across the Middle East this September. Both gamers and motor sports enthusiasts alike have been looking forward to F1 2010 since we announced …
Read More »Codies strikes F1 Middle East deal
UK publisher Codemasters has struck a deal with AXO Entertainment and Modern Electronics that will see the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC release of F1 2010 released across the Middle East this September. Both gamers and motor sports enthusiasts alike have been looking forward to F1 2010 since we announced …
Read More »Dirt 3 details revealed
Codemasters is pooling its resources to ensure that the next instalment in its highly successful Dirt franchise will trump last year’s smash hit, Dirt 2. Due to be re-released on June 9th, Dirt 2 has sold more than 1.7 million units worldwide since its launch back in September. It is …
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