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RF Online Closes Down in the West

Codemasters, the publisher that is taking care of the daily operations of RF Online, said that it plans to close the MMO on November 10. The move is pinned on disagreements with the original developer of the game, the South Korea based CCR.Codemasters has removed the ability of players to purchase in-game Novus credi...

6 October 2008
05:54 GMT

Fuel Will Have 5000 Square Mile Map

Codemasters is showing off the map that will be featured in its upcoming Fuel, saying that it will cover more ground than any other racing game ever launched.David Brickely, one of the developers at Codemasters, told Videogamer that the 5000 square mile map which would be the bedrock of racing game Fuel had taken fou...

26 September 2008
03:24 GMT

GRID Gets the McLaren F1 GTR

GRID, coming from Codemasters, was the reason for quite a few hours of pure fun, driving tips and full speed crashes when we played it earlier in the summer. The big downside to the game proved to be the fact that there were only 45 cars you could race while playing.Now the developers are announcing the imminent rele...

23 September 2008
07:10 GMT

ArchLord Gets Free Expansion

If you are one of the players who enjoy Codemasters' massively multiplayer online game ArchLord, you will be really pleased to hear that now Codies' title is bigger and better than ever - everything for free! And knowing that about 750,000 players have registered accounts there, I'm sure this announcem...

22 August 2008
04:37 GMT

Codemasters Plans to Revolutionize the Racing Genre Again

Previous racing titles from Codemasters, such as Colin McRae: DiRT or Race Driver: GRID, were considered by many truly revolutionizing, but the publishers seem to want even more. Therefore, they have signed an agreement with Asobo Studios to publish Fuel, a game that apparently will also revolutionize the genre by b...

20 August 2008
05:17 GMT

Overlord Returns with Three New Titles

One of the most appreciated action adventure games of recent times, Overlord, will mark its return as a multi-platform title, to the delight of fans all over the world. Codemasters have just announced that a series of sequels will hit PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and DS consoles, as well as PC systems sometime in 2009...

14 August 2008
13:06 GMT

Race Driver: GRID Launches for DS

One of the most appreciated racing titles of the year, Race Driver: GRID, will soon go handheld - Codemasters has just announced that the Nintendo DS version of the game is being shipped to game shops across North America, so you can schedule a trip to the nearest store and grab the title. The game also comes with a ...

6 August 2008
15:11 GMT

Codemasters Responds to GRID Complaints

If you are a fan of racing games or, to be more specific, of the recently released Codemasters title Race Driver: GRID, you probably know of the existence of an in-game glitch which allows players to gain easy experience for doing nothing - something called the brown screen. Well, you are probably aware of the fact t...

7 July 2008
13:06 GMT

Overlord: Raising Hell - Shipping Evil All Over the World on PS3

Overlord has been on the PC Market for some time and it even saw add-ons. Somebody at Codemasters thought this is the time to introduce some pure evil essence on the Playstation 3 and here we are today, with Overlord: Raising Hell shipping all over the world.Some of you might be unfamiliar with the entire setting of ...

25 June 2008
08:37 GMT

GRID Racing Its Way to Japan

Following the success that Race Driver GRID enjoyed on launch in both Europe and the United States, Codemasters is thinking about taking the title to Japan, with fully localized versions being worked on for both the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Sony PlayStation 3.Rod Cousens, Chief Executive Officer at Codemasters, sta...

9 June 2008
02:45 GMT

Race Driver: GRID - Achievements (Xbox 360)

GRID is the next game in the Race Drivers series, made famous by the Toca titles. It is no different from what we would expect, a combination between a simulator and an arcade with emphasis on the latter. The most shocking feature is, of course, the level of damage a car can endure and the movie-like quality of gamep...

29 May 2008
06:42 GMT

Drive Better than Schumacher with a New F1 Title from Codemasters

Formula One games have been largely neglected as of late, even as the Formula 1 Championship is becoming more and more entertaining, with the reign of Michael Schumacher finally over and a host of new, young, hungry for victory pilots battling it out of the title. So, it was only a matter of time till a publisher mad...

12 May 2008
18:11 GMT

GRID Shows Off in Demo

The people at Codemasters are faithful to the idea of "try before you buy", so they have decided to offer up a demo version of their latest racing game, called Race Driver: GRID. And, for good measure, they've also decided to launch a contest. Just go into Time Trial mode and execute the fastest lap, then get it...

9 May 2008
03:05 GMT

Codemasters Developing MMOs In-House

As Codemasters is preparing for the launch of the NetDevil-developed MMO Jumpgate, which it hopes will capture MMO players that love space more than they love orcs and elfs, David Solari, vice president of the company, has made a few remarks regarding the future of Codemasters as a player in the MMO market. As he put...

8 May 2008
03:25 GMT

MCV Awards for Excellence Go Nintendo's Way

The MCV Industry Excellence Awards are United Kingdom's highest honors when it comes to the videogames industry. They are awarded each year to gaming companies in a range of categories designed to paint a picture of the state of the gaming in the United Kingdom. The prizes were awarded in London and a lot of big...

14 April 2008
02:46 GMT

Jumpgate Evolution Wants You to Dig and Craft

Jumpgate Evolution is a MMO due to be released by NetDevil, and recently, its producer, Hermann Peterscheck, has answered a lot of questions related to the game. It's interesting to see how a new MMO is trying to explore niches and details that will make it a viable choice when it inevitably comes up to juggerna...

25 March 2008
16:06 GMT

Codemasters Targets MMO Market

Codemasters is prepared to reach out and touch someone. Or rather something, as its aim is in producing two MMOs targeted at the gaming consoles, especially the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. The Codemasters Online Gaming or COG division has already launched four MMO projects aimed at the PC market and there's ...

21 March 2008
10:24 GMT

There's a New Flashpoint on the Radar

Codemasters has signaled, using smoke signals and a two-key randomly generated code, that the Operation Flashpoint franchise is going to get a new installment sometime in winter. A spokesperson for Codemasters went on to say that "launch timing is to be revealed as a countdown over next couple of months."The first ga...

21 March 2008
06:18 GMT

Damnation Details out of the Blue

Damnation is billed as a shooter-gone-vertical game, in which the action is fought not only on the ground but also on vertical surfaces. Players will get a chance to climb up and take advantage of a good snipping position and a greater field of view, or stay low and enjoy the cover of vegetation and structures. After...

19 March 2008
04:25 GMT

Codemasters to Bring Us Jumpgate MMORPG

If you kept looking at the stars when you were younger and you continued to love everything space-related, Codemasters might have a little gift for you with the "coming soon" stamp on it. It is a space-based MMO that wishes to bring all the space-fans together for some great experience, for something they have never ...

30 January 2008
04:22 GMT

Emergency Mayhem to Strike Crisis City on Wii

Some people out there just know that most of us wanted, at one point in our life, to be a firefighter, or a police officer, or a medic. Therefore, we have games to cover each of these categories and fulfill, at least in a virtual manner, our aspirations. But wouldn't you like to have one game that lets you have ...

19 December 2007
06:43 GMT

Codemasters Strike with Project Strike Team

Codemasters have some ambitious plans regarding the game development, preparing a release for a brand new, original IP from the recently opened Codemasters Guildford. The mysterious game that's in the works, codenamed "Project Strike Team" will be a "character-driven action title" scheduled for release in 2009.I...

18 December 2007
05:52 GMT

Codemasters - Publishes the 2008 Game Lineup

After Sony and Nintendo, it's Codemasters' time to make public the list of games they are going to release in 2008. Even though, unlike the previously mentioned companies, Codemasters don't seem to have a big lineup coming for next year, all the titles look pretty interesting and they will surely attra...

13 December 2007
03:19 GMT

It's Official: Sensible World of Soccer to Be Released in December!

Rumors started yesterday when an information leaked on the official forums. Now everything is confirmed with the latest press release: Sensible World of Soccer will be released on the 19th of December for Xbox 360, on Xbox Live.The first game of Sensible World of Soccer enjoyed a great deal of success because it was ...

28 November 2007
02:55 GMT

Germany Is Only Getting the PC Version of Clive Barker's Jericho

Maybe you haven't heard it yet (this isn't exactly the freshest of news, but we have to share it with you even if it's a little bit late), but Clive Baker's Jericho has been banned in Germany. According to several gaming websites, Codemasters has also refused to edit the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360...

1 October 2007
04:47 GMT

Clive Barker's Jericho

Halloween is coming with its usual October launches of horror movies and games, so it's only obvious that we're bound to see an Xbox 360 title that makes us tremble and start losing sleep over it. It's not Silent Hill, nor is it Resident Evil 5, but it will land on the PC and PS3, delivering a terrifi...

28 September 2007
06:44 GMT

Girls Hope to Come Out on Top of the Boys in This Year's 'Battle of the Sexes - Part II'

Although the announcement comes a little late (in its official form), XboxGameZone is said to have recently revealed that The Battle of the Sexes - Part II is on its way. Since first hosted in the summer of 2005 in the UK (when Girls and Boys saw 25 matches played across 9 Xbox Live titles), the girls have been out f...

31 August 2007
03:32 GMT

IGA Worldwide Sticks with Codemasters for 3 More Years for In-Game Ads

Those who read news about development, publishing, distribution and advertising agreements between companies behind the big titles on the video games market today might be interested to know that IGA Worldwide (the largest independent in-game advertising network) has confirmed 3 more years of partnership with Codemas...

29 August 2007
05:09 GMT

Overlord

There is some kind of revolution going on in the games industry. I'm not sure if you've noticed, but games have begun or better yet have returned to the old ways of being simply fun and entertaining without having to worry about any other problems like experience and level ups. The entire gaming community h...

2 August 2007
10:50 GMT

Codemasters Signs with GameTap - Multi-Year Partnership

GameTap (broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System) has recently revealed an expanded partnership with Codemasters. The agreement is good for several years and it includes North American rights not only for the developer's new titles to be featured in GameTap's subscription service, bu...

2 August 2007
03:37 GMT

Rumors of Overlord's Rule over PS3

Everyone can agree that Sony needs to do something about the PS3's titles. There are just not enough out there to motivate potential buyers. However, just one great title could do the trick. One like Overlord. Yes, according to 1UP.com, "Triumph Studios, creators of Overlord, have a job posting where they'r...

1 August 2007
03:07 GMT

Colin McRae: DIRT: Damage System Video - Confirmed for PS3!

Those who are eagerly waiting for Codemasters' Colin McRae: DIRT know that the game is set for launch this September for the Xbox 360. What some of them might not know is that the highly anticipated rally-racing-title features an impressing damage system, possible only with the help of Codemasters' propriet...

31 July 2007
10:17 GMT

Buy Your Retail Copy of ArchLord Now and Get 6000 In-Game Credits!

This piece on ArchLord I stumbled upon today says something that I just could not believe. I'm sure that Codemasters Online Gaming know what they're doing having such a big fanbase for this game alone, but 6,000 in-game credits? Oh waaait, now I see it - 20 bucks. Not so hot now, huh? Oh well, I guess it�...

16 July 2007
09:05 GMT

Turning Point: Fall of Liberty Gets Score from Talented Michael Giacchino

Turning Point: Fall of Liberty is the upcoming alternate-reality WWII shooter in development at Spark Unlimited, as if the video games world didn't have enough WWII-based titles already. Nevertheless, both publisher (Codemasters) and developer have agreed they want to do a great job, thus hiring award-winning in...

27 June 2007
10:08 GMT

DS - Codemasters' Race Driver: Create & Race Adds New Features

Codemasters has just revealed further details on their Race Driver: Create & Race for the Nintendo DS. Apparently, there's new fun to be had with the game's custom circuit construction kit. You'll be able to make anything from simple but intense speed ovals, to tracks filled with hair-pins and chicanes...

21 June 2007
10:21 GMT

Get Your Own Peasant Girl in Overlord Playable Demo - Download Here!

Strap on your amour, assemble a team of fighter minions and head off for a session of serious destruction in the once tranquil area of The Mellow Hills, as Codemasters has released the Overlord playable PC demo, which, of course, is hosted right HERE, at Softpedia.In this action adventure PC title, players must desce...

12 June 2007
06:18 GMT

LOTR Online - Book 9: Shores of Evendim Unveiled

Just a few hours ago, Codemasters and Turbine have announced the details of the first free update for subscribers to The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. Book 9: Shores of Evendim is the first of many planned free updates to the world of Middle-earth, introducing an entirely new setting, over 100 addition...

5 June 2007
17:51 GMT

The Official 'Dirty Dancing' Video Game Unveiled by Codemasters

Codemasters Online Gaming has just revealed details on its next exciting casual game - Dirty Dancing - The Video Game! Through this action puzzler, Dirty Dancing enthusiasts now have the opportunity to experience the life of Baby and learn to dance with the resident dancing couple, Johnny and Penny.David Solari, Vice...

29 May 2007
10:32 GMT

Heatseeker

Most of us, young gamers, grew up watching Top Gun or the acclaimed TV series Airwolf and we all wanted to become jet fighter pilots some day. I guess that few made it into the Airforce since you're reading this review and I'm only flying a plane while playing Heatseeker. Codemasters try to bring us a tota...

11 May 2007
09:49 GMT

'Race Driver One' Dated - PC and Consoles

Codemasters announces Race Driver One, the third installment of the highly appreciated 8 million unit-selling motorsport series. The game is currently in development at Codemasters Studios and will be available in 2008 for console and PC. Race Driver One is said to be a superb evolution for the series, becoming an ul...

24 April 2007
11:15 GMT

Colin McRae: DIRT - Download Trailer Via XBLM

All terrain racers are in for the time of their lives as Codemasters releases Colin McRae: DIRT trailer, the first footage of the title to come on Xbox Live Marketplace Opening with cliff-edge cornering on Pikes Peak, one of the breathtaking Hill Climb events, the video trails the bump and grind of buggy racing and r...

28 March 2007
07:09 GMT

Maelstrom Cheats

About the same time the humankind seeks refugee on the orbital station of Laputa and the Red Planet in the UFO series - that's the year 2050 - Maelstrom presents a future Earth devastated by an apocalyptic ecological disaster. They called the times of chaos that followed this disaster Maelstorm - a word taken fr...

12 March 2007
09:54 GMT

Maelstrom

James Swallow is a British author, journalist and scriptwriter. He was the one behind the novel inspired by The Butterfly Effect. Among his writings there are a few Warhammer 40,000 novels, Halcyon (based on the Stargate Atlantis television series) and others. He even had a contribution to some episodes of the Star T...

12 March 2007
07:24 GMT




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