EA clinches Codemasters in wave of sim-like racing games consolidations

摘要

Electronic Arts (EA) has agreed to buy UK-based racing game specialist,Codemasters, for $1.2 billion, swooping in on a deal originallybeing pursued by Take-Two. This move cements EA’s role as thebiggest third-party publisher of driving games, adding publishing anddevelopment capability for licenses such as Dirt, GRID, and F1 to itsstable.