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Read More »Codemasters co-founder opens smartphone studio
App specialists begin recruitment drive
Read More »VIDEO: See the F1 2011 debut ad
Codemasters kicks off its biggest TV campaign ever with this ad for F1 2011 – and you can watch it here first. The 30-second advertisement will runon ITV, Channel Four, Channel Five, E4, Film Four, Sky Atlantic and Sky Sports targeting men aged between 16 and 34 years old. It …
Read More »AMD confirms Dirt 3 code loss
Hardware manufacturer AMD has confirmed a data breach on servers housing codes for free copies of Codemasters racer Dirt 3. It was reported yesterday that anything in the region of 3m codes – which can be used to redeem a free copy of the game on Steam – had been …
Read More »Codemasters probe into Dirt 3 ‘digital theft’
Conflicting reports estimate that three million, or perhaps 250,000, game codes have been stolen
Read More »Vaizey keynote at Midlands games investment event
'2Digital Days' conference set for November
Read More »F1 2011 ad gets Champions League debut
Codemasters is to use ITV’s Champions League coverage to propel its upcoming console and PC title F1 2011 into the public limelight. The game’s debut 30” TV ad will be aired on the evening of Wednesday September 14th during ITV’s Champions League match. EA recently used the heavyweight Premier League …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Warner’s sales vacancy, Aikins joins Sony
In MCV’s latest rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Warner is looking for a new sales manager, THQ’s John Aikins heads to Sony and GAME hires a Knight. NEW SALES JOB AT WARNERWarner Bros Interactive Entertainment is hiring a new manager of sales analysis for the …
Read More »Codemasters dev boss quit for consultancy work
Decorated industry veteran heads up consultancy firm
Read More »Heavyweights Campbell and Rissik boost Codemasters senior exec team
Respected industry veterans Roy Campbell and Jon Rissik have joined Codemasters. Campbell has taken the role of senior VP of publishing. His job will see him look after Codemasters’ worldwide publishing business, directing the sales and distribution activities with the firm’s partners in the US, EMEA and other distributor territories. …
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