Codemasters

The Codemasters Software Company Limited
Trade name	Codemasters
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	October 1986 in Banbury, England
Founders	Richard Darling; David Darling;
Headquarters	Southam, England
Products	Brian Lara Cricket series; Colin McRae Rally and Dirt series; Dizzy series; F1 series; Grid series; LMA Manager series; Micro Machines series; Operation Flashpoint series; Overlord series; Project CARS series; TOCA series; WRC series;
Number of employees	700 (2019)
Parent	Reliance Entertainment (2010–2018); Electronic Arts (2021–present);
Divisions	Codemasters Birmingham; Codemasters Kuala Lumpur;
Website	www.ea.com/ea-studios/codemasters

The Codemasters Software Company Limited (trade name: Codemasters) is a British video game developer based in Southam, England, which is a subsidiary of American corporation Electronic Arts and managed under its EA Sports division. Founded by brothers Richard and David Darling in October 1986, Codemasters is one of the oldest British game studios, and in 2005 was named the best independent video game developer by magazine Develop. It formerly also published third-party games.

Codemasters Group Holdings plc was the holding company of Codemasters, which was publicly traded and owned Codemasters until being purchased by EA in 2021 for $1.2 billion.

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