EA set to Acquire Codemasters for $1.2 Billion
EA set to Acquire Codemasters for $1.2 Billion EA and Codemasters today announced that EA has entered into an agreement to purchase the U.K. based racing studio. Codemasters, the developers behind racing franchises like Dirt and F1 among others, are joining EA’s profile of studios. The $1.2 billion purchase gives EA access to Codemaster’s stable of popular racing franchises, and a new developer to help them revitalize their racing IP. “Electronic Arts and Codemasters have a shared ambition to lead the video game racing category. The Board of Codemasters firmly believes the company would...