Now, with the layoffs at Codemasters, EA may be looking to cut back on its investments in the racing genre. Back in 2021, EA acquired Codemasters, outbidding Take-Two Interactive for $1.2 billion.

EA initially purchased Codemasters for $1.2 billion in early 2021, earning the publisher the rights to F1 and FIA World Rally Championship licenses, along with owned IP such as Grid, Dirt, and ...

These cuts follow the releases of both EA Sports WRC and F1 23 by the studio, which was bought by EA back in 2021 for a tidy $1.2 billion. As of writing it’s unclear how many staff at codies ...

Electronic Arts has confirmed with IGN that it has laid off an unspecified number of employees from Codemasters, the developer of the Grid, F1, and EA Sports WRC racing games.

Codemasters has been around since the 8-bit era and was the last big, independent British publisher and developer, before they were bought by EA for £1.2 billion in 2020.

Codemasters had originally agreed to be bought by Take-Two but its board has now ditched that recommendation in favor of the richer offer from EA. The EA deal is expected to close in the first ...

EA has quietly removed six Codemasters games from Steam. The affected games include Damnation, Toybox Turbos, Hospital Tycoon, Operation Flashpoint: Rising Dragon, and more. No official statement ...

The EA/Codemasters racing sim Grid Legends is coming to mobile this December, after first releasing for consoles and PC back in 2022. It’s actually a port of the deluxe edition of the game ...

EA aquired Codemasters last year for $1.2 billion, after an initial offer was made back in December 2020. Outbidding Take-Two, the acquisition by EA was finalized in February 2021.

EA is also a large publisher on mobile platforms, a highly competitive space. We expect the company to continue using its stable of franchises and licenses to create new games, particularly in the ...

Meanwhile, Codemasters has offered the first in-depth look at Grid Legends gameplay. Along with an Elimination race and a big rig in action, the 17-minute video shows some street racing in heavy rain.

Take-Two had originally offered Codemasters $994 million in November before EA made its counter-offer. EA's deal is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2021. In a statement ...