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Also known as Code Masters, The Codemasters Software Company Limited

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

via Wikipedia infobox

Company

Jurisdiction
GB
Headquarters
SOUTHAM, GB

via GLEIF

Wikidata facts

Headquarters
Warwickshire
Parent organization
Electronic Arts
Employees
800
Official website
www.codemasters.com
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Commons category
Codemasters
topic's main category
Category:Codemasters
inception
1986-00-00
location of formation
Warwickshire
product or material produced
software
social media followers
176485
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Codemasters” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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