Articles tagged with 'codemasters'

F1 2010 developer interview

Tuesday, 10 August 2010 Henry Dowling

With the level of attention to detail being employed in the creation of Codemasters' upcoming F1 2010, this serious racing simulator could be on course for pole position with motorsport fans. From the looks of things, the developer really has taken the realism to the next level, with intricately detailed vehicles and tracks, a dynamic weather model, and more FIA rules and regulations than you can shake a conrod at ...

Operation Flashpoint: Red River officially announced

Friday, 06 August 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

It wasn't exactly a classified secret or anything, but Codemasters today officially announced development of Operation Flashpoint: Red River. Set in Tajikistan (a real place), the game pits the US Marine Corps against the Chinese People's Liberation Army (not a real conflict), while delivering an "authentic and intensely personal US Marine Corps infantryman experience" ...

First DiRT 3 gameplay details emerge

Tuesday, 03 August 2010 Henry Dowling

By now Codemasters has built a pretty solid reputation for delivering the goods when it comes to offroad racing, from the early days of the more serious Colin McRae titles to the more mainstream stylings of the DiRT franchise, so it can only be good news for motorsport fans when the next release in the series is already being called "the biggest rally game ever made" by chief designer Matt Horsman ...

Stuart Black to leave Codemasters in October

Tuesday, 20 July 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

Stuart Black - formerly of Criterion's Black, and lately Codemasters' upcoming Bodycount fame - is expected to leave his current employers this October, according to Eurogamer. He's yet to give any official reason for the departure, but rumours point to a post-E3 fallout ...

Indian firm buys 50% stake in Codemasters

Tuesday, 06 April 2010 Henry Dowling

Codemasters has confirmed that Indian media corporation Reliance Big Entertainment has invested in a 50% stake in the UK based developer/publisher, according to a report by MCV ...

Codemasters unveil International Cricket 2010 [Update: New details & screenshots]

Thursday, 18 March 2010 Steven De Klerk

Codemasters and Australian studio Trickstar Games have unveiled a new cricket title, International Cricket 2010, set for release later this year for Xbox 360 and PS3 ...

Codemasters expanding, developing mystery FPS

Tuesday, 16 February 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

Codemasters (Colin McRae: Dirt 2, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, other stuff) is hiring. Specifically, they've opened positions right across their Guildford office's Design, Programming, and Art departments ...

Colin McRae: DiRT 2 Review

Tuesday, 10 November 2009 Terrance Brown

With Forza 3 and Need For Speed Shift looking to overtake Codemasters' dominance of the racing genre, it's time for Colin McRae: DiRT 2 to hit the track and show them how to drive ...

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Review

Wednesday, 04 November 2009 Henry Dowling

I have one vivid memory of the original Operation Flashpoint which burns brightly in my mind. The memory of being cut off from my squad, lost in a forest, with an enemy tank searching for me. In my recollection of the event I scurried from tree to tree for maybe half an hour, praying for a gap so that I could make a break for the safety of the hills. I'd like to say that I found an opening and made a run for it, but in reality the tank spotted me as I hid under a bush, and loosed one fatal round in my direction. It was with this memory that I approached the new Operation Flashpoint with respectful caution. Was it going to offer that same level of intensity that left me sweating and fearing for my life? Or would Codemasters take the original formula and dumb it down to appeal to a larger demographic? ...

FUEL officially the biggest console game ever

Friday, 22 May 2009 Tarryn van der Byl

Guinness (of World Records and beer fame) has declared Codemasters' upcoming open world racer FUEL as having the largest playable game environment ever in a console game ...