Codemasters – which uses Motorsport Games for its Esports activities around the DiRT Rally franchise – has produced and developed the official F1 game since 2009.
Following initial interest from 2k Sports franchise owner Take Two, plans advanced for Codemasters to be acquired by EA, which has a strong sporting portfolio including FIFA football, Madden NFL and the Need for Speed racing games.
Plans for the acquisition were approved by the Codemasters board earlier this month, with the deal being formally completed and announced on Thursday.
EA said in a statement that the deal meant it would “be positioned to bring fans a regular cadence of new and exciting racing content, in addition to reaching across more platforms and more regions of the world.”
The raft of Codemasters’ racing titles, including the F1 games, DiRT, DiRT Rally, GRID and Project Cars will “sit alongside Electronic…
