Acquired by Electronic Arts
Industries GamingRacingSportsVideo GamesHeadquarters Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Founded Date 1986 Founders David Darling, Richard Darling Operating Status Active Last Funding Type Post-IPO Equity
Stock Symbol LSE:CDM Company Type For Profit
Contact Email custservice@codemasters.com Phone Number (192) 681-4132
Codemasters is a developer and publisher of interactive entertainment products for a global audience across multiple gaming platforms. The company also retains video game rights to FORMULA ONE. F1 2010, the first multi-format high-definition FORMULA ONE racing game released September 2010.
In 2009 Codemasters won the coveted Grand Prix Award at
the 2009 Develop Industry Excellence Awards, an award bestowed on the company felt by Develop to have contributed the most to the games medium in recent times.
Around the world, Codemasters employs over 500 people in development and publishing. They have two development studios in the UK– one at their Warwickshire HQ with a further site in Birmingham. An additional art studio is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
In March 2010, Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd. (RBEL), a part of India’s Reliance ADA group, acquired a 50 percent shareholding in the company, alongside existing investor, Balderton Capital, the leading European venture capital firm that first invested in Codemasters in 2005.
Transaction Name Codemasters acquired by Electronic ArtsAcquired by Electronic ArtsAnnounced Date Dec 14, 2020 Price $1.2B