In yet another bit of unfortunate news for UK developers, the Codemasters studio behind the recently released first-person shooter Bodycount looks to close. This news comes after the publisher proposed its plan to retire the Guildford development facility. Bodycount released to generally poor and a very weak showing on the UK charts, placing 36th.
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Bodycount Developer Closing Its Doors After Poor Sales
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011Bodycount Stacks a Launch Trailer on the Pile
Thursday, September 1st, 2011Bodycount just released in NA and is coming out in Europe soon, and Codemasters is showing it off with a new launch trailer.
Bodycount’s Original Music to be Blood Pumping “Hybrid Soundtrack”
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011Bodycount intends to keep players on their toes, and the soundtrack from Codemasters composer Mick Kiely will help to maintain that intensity with a unique vibe.
Bodycount Dev Diary is About Guns, Guns, Guns!
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011The first game developed by Codemasters’ Guildford Studio, Bodycount is only weeks away from release. To raise gamers’ anticipation for the spiritual successor to Black, Codemasters is releasing a series of developer diaries, called “behind the bullet.” The first developer diary is focused around the most important aspect of the game – guns!
First Official F1 2011 Gameplay Trailer Drives In
Sunday, July 10th, 2011Codemasters has released the first official F1 2011 gameplay trailer
Bodycount Tallies Up a Release Date
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011It’s been a long wait, but now we finally know when we’ll get our hands on Bodycount, the spiritual successor to Black.
Bodycount Rated 15 by BBFC, 10 Minutes of Cutscenes
Monday, June 20th, 2011After being delayed, Codemasters’ spiritual successor to Black, the FPS Bodycount, is finally getting ready to come out this August. Ahead of the release, the British Board of Film Classification has rated the game.
Epic Games, Codemasters Sites Hacked
Friday, June 10th, 2011Hacking has become a growing threat in the games industry, most notably with Sony having been severely attacked, Nintendo’s and Square Enix’s sites hacked and more. The latest victims of attack are two great publishers, Codemasters and Epic Games.
DiRT 3′s Online Pass Can’t be Disabled For PS3 Owners
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011Due to the PlayStation Store’s outage, gamers cannot redeem online passes for games which require you to do so. However, Mortal Kombat developer Netherrealm made an exception to allow players of the fighter to connect to the multiplayer mode without redeeming a code. The same exception will unfortunately not apply to the PlayStation 3 version [...]
DiRT 3 Trailer Drives in DLC Details
Saturday, May 7th, 2011Codemasters has came a long way from the original Colin McRae Rally series on the PlayStation 1 and 2. Seeing as how many people presumably do not know who Colin McRae even is and what he has to do with a rally racing title, the British developers and publishers were smart to rename the franchise [...]
F1 2011 Racing to PS3 this September, NGP Version Announced
Friday, March 25th, 2011Codemasters has just announced that F1 2011, a sequel to the BAFTA awarding-winning F1 2010 is gearing up for release this September.
Sgt. Kirby is Dedicated in Red River
Monday, March 14th, 2011Operation Flashpoint: Red River has released a new trailer that describes the mind set of a marine in the field, and the upcoming conflict he’ll face.
Dirt 3 Dev Explains Why 3D is Not “Helpful” For Certain Racing Games
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011With 3D technology already starting to see price cuts, the vision of full immersion in video games is coming closer into view for many people. However, Codemasters, the development team behind the newest title in the racing series Dirt, have gone on the record saying they have no plans to offer 3D for their next [...]
DiRT 3 Game Designer Found Gran Turismo 5 Disappointing
Sunday, February 6th, 2011Gran Turismo 5 was one of the most hyped releases of the generation, and while it garnered massive commercial success with over five-million units sold and counting, some have criticized Polyphony Digital for its rudimentary design principles. Codemasters is currently developing DiRT 3, which is also a racing simulator and a competing product, so it [...]
DiRT 3 Gets Muddy in May
Sunday, February 6th, 2011The DiRT series is the most popular rally racing sim on the market. Codemasters has been making rally games since 1998, and they have nearly perfected the practice. Many gamers are eagerly awaiting the release of DiRT 3, and the wait is almost over.
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