Codemasters: EA now has free rein on the acquisition

Codemasters, famous development house of racing game and creator of famous franchises such as the series DiRT and the titles dedicated to F1, now has a single buyer: Electronic Arts. Recently Take-Two interactive, another giant in the sector with subsidies of the caliber of 2K e Rockstar Games, decided to take a step back in the takeover race against EA in view of the recent offer made by the latter of 1.2 billion dollars, which went to definitively obscure the initial proposal of the owners of the series of GTA di 994 million dollars. Take-Two has however expressed its willingness to continue in the search for relevant Software House to be made part of its renowned holding company.

Take-Two Interactive remains a highly disciplined organization and, thanks to its strong balance sheet, will continue to seek opportunities, organic and otherwise, aimed at strengthening the company's long-term growth and delivering more than satisfactory results to its customers. shareholders.

Now close to buying Codemasters, EA could become leader in the automotive games industry thanks also to its other intellectual properties of the genre such as the series of Need for Speed, leaving as the only rivals Sony, with its Gran Turismo, Microsoft products, with its series Forza Horizon e Forza Motorsport. EA is not new to acquisitions of development houses dedicated to the world of motors, in 2004 it absorbed Criterion Games, creator of the series Burnout, to include it in the production of the Need For Speed ​​titles. We can't wait to find out what plans the American Publisher for the guys at Codemasters, hoping that their most important series will not distort due to the influence of the new buyer and that they keep the quality bar of their productions high, as they have always accustomed us to. We leave you here our review of DiRT 5, the latest effort by the English development company.