Codemasters
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The Codemasters Software Company Limited (trade name: Codemasters) is a British video game developer and former publisher based in Southam. It is a subsidiary of American corporation Electronic Arts and managed under the EA Sports division. Founded by brothers Richard and David Darling in October 1986, Codemasters is one of the oldest British game studios, and in 2005 was named the best independent video game developer by magazine Develop. It formerly also published third-party games.
Key facts
- Company.name
- The Codemasters Software Company Limited
- Company.logo
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- Company.trade_name
- Codemasters
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.industry
- Video games
- Company.founded
- in Banbury, England
- Company.hq_location_city
- Southam
- Company.hq_location_country
- England
- Company.num_employees
- 700
- Company.num_employees_year
- 2019
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Background
- 1990s
- 1998–2009
- 2010–2020
- 2020–present: As an Electronic Arts subsidiary
- Technology
- Games
- References
- External links
The Codemasters Software Company Limited (trade name: Codemasters) is a British video game developer and former publisher based in Southam. It is a subsidiary of American corporation Electronic Arts and managed under the EA Sports division. Founded by brothers Richard and David Darling in October 1986, Codemasters is one of the oldest British game studios, and in 2005 was named the best independent video game developer by magazine Develop. It formerly also published third-party games.
Codemasters Group Holdings plc was the holding company of Codemasters, which was publicly traded and owned Codemasters until being purchased by EA in 2021 for $1.2 billion.
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