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We look back at our in-depth interview with CEO Frank Sagnier and SVP of product development Clive Moody to understand Codemasters' long-term strategy

Codemaster’s Early Access racing title Dirt Rally may be set for a physical release early next month. The PC game, which launched into Steam’s in-development platform earlier this year, was listed by Amazon Germany. According to the retailer, a boxed version will be released on December 8th. Last week, Dirt …

Codemasters might be working on a new entry in its Dirt racing series. The studio put out a job ad today on Twitter (below) which read: ‘Graphics Programmer wanted for a DiRTy little game we’ve been working on’. The full job ad says the developer’s racing studio is expanding and …

It has been five years since Codemasters’ acclaimed racer hit the tracks. MCV speaks to the team to discuss the game’s legacy, new tech and why Grid 2 has taken so long to arrive What sort of research did you undertake with Grid 2? Edd Newby-Robson, Senior Brand Manager: We’ve …

Ubisoft assaults the FPS market with the long-awaited return of its flagship Tom Clancy shooter. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier equips players with the weapons of tomorrow and throws them into some of the world’s deadliest battlefield. The new Gunsmith mechanic allows them to craft more advanced weaponry, complete with motion …

Studio leaves behind Bodycount and Operation Flashpoint franchises to concentrate on F1, Grid and Dirt

Codemasters is releasing a new boxed destruction-based entry in its popular Dirt driving franchise in May 2012, titled Dirt Showdown. The spin-off game mixes the arcade-style extreme sports elements of Dirt 2, the ‘Gymkhana’ stunt events from Dirt 3 and adds in some Destruction Derby-style action, according to GameSpot. It …

Conflicting reports estimate that three million, or perhaps 250,000, game codes have been stolen

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 …

Rally driving game DiRT 3 has been announced by Codemasters and likely hit UK stores in 2011. In an interview with Edge, Codemasters VP Gavin Cheshire said: It’s all about letting the teams just innovate. There’s some great stuff coming from Birmingham that’s going into DiRT 3, and obviously you’ve …