Codemasters Still 'Independent" After Acquisition
Electronic Arts (EA) has purchased Codemasters, officially bringing the racing game developer under the publisher’s banner. Those who remember EA’s history of interfering with studios need not worry;Codemasters itself voted for the changeand appears to be safe from the publisher’s meddling habits. Codemasters is a development studio known best for its simulation and arcade-style racing games like theDirtandFormula 1series. The company went up for sale in 2020, and a bidding war for the studio started between Take-Two Interactive and EA....