DiRT Rally 2.0 Codemasters no more, acquisition by Take-Two.

[Deleted member 197115]

Codemasters In Talks With Take-Two Over Possible Sale

No firm offer has gone through, but the two companies are discussing a take over deal.

www.gamespot.com

 

[Majuh]

"No firm offer has gone through"

 

[David Wright]

Just because someone buys you, doesn't mean you are "no more" Kunos were bought by 505 Games, but they still exist. Rockstar games were bought by Take 2 but they still exist.

 

[Kenny Paton]

So if they do the we can probably expect to see some serious monetisation enter the world of sim racing.

 

[Deleted member 197115]

So if they do the we can probably expect to see some serious monetisation enter the world of sim racing.

Grid, Dirt5, PCars3, all recent titles from Codemasters gravitate heavily to arcade side.
Don't see it as a big loss for sim racing.

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

Grid, Dirt5, PCars3, all recent titles from Codemasters gravitate heavily to arcade side.
Don't see it as a big loss for sim racing.

pCars 3 were already well underway before Codemasters bought SMS, so that's probably more of an SMS decision than Codemasters.
Grid never was a sim, never meant to be.
The DiRT series alternate between sim-focused and arcade-focused. DR3 is coming.
The F1 series have moved more in to a fine middle-ground where they don't alienate the pick-up racers, while sim racers can have fun as well.

But like I said in another thread about Take Two and Codies here on RD. I can see this causes a big move from cosmetic MTX to "must have" MTX, unless you want a long long looong grind.

I don't like it.

 

[Deleted member 197115]

LOL, it's EA now.

EA To Buy Codemasters For $1.2 Billion

EA has taken the lead from Take-Two Interactive in the bidding race for Codemasters.

www.gamespot.com

 

[Rob Every]

The brand name only exists so you forget who actually owns it!

 

[kirmel]

new F1 game with neon and nitro ? (and return of grid girl) EA power