I think Codemasters should be spending more money per title and work on less titles, rather than ‘wasting’ it on another studio.

It’s either that or it could be that they’re going to give up releasing games and focus on middleware from now on.

I wonder if either of those is a rude word somewhere in the world, or maybe “TIGA” sounds more aggressive.

One of the “roar” deals the organisation is seeking to address, and one it should be praised for, is the campaigning it undertakes on behalf of its members by lobbying the UK Government for the Games (Developer) industry to get similar advantages to those given to the British Film & TV sectors.

Before all industries can be treated equally (so that Games Developers can also qualify for ’state aid’ tax incentives, for instance), the games sector has to be a seen as a “cultural industry” under European Union laws.

Perhaps Codemasters have acquired the remainder of Swordfish Studios following the sale of their Manchester operation to Monumental Games (who described themselves as “the UK’s fastest growing developer of middleware technology for Massively Multi-Player Online gaming and Virtual Worlds”) to focus on new intellectual property to expand the Codemasters portfolio into genres previously untouched by the Company.

I hope they continue to develop titles such as the Spring 2009 release “Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising” as this was sounding like a very worthwhile addition to both the PS3 & Xbox 360 “shooter” titles.

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BFN,

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