Codemasters extends partnership with Bernie Ecclestone

Whether you are a petrol-head who can’t get enough of Formula 1, or if you are someone who simply enjoys playing racing games, the Formula 1 games’ developed by Codemasters will understandably be the crown jewel of your gaming catalogue.

It has been confirmed today that Codemasters has extended their partnership with Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One World Championship Limited, thus meaning the legendary Codemasters F1 games will continue for a further multi-year deal. After the success of their first two installments (F1 2010 and F1 2011), Formula 1 fans can now rejoice with the knowledge that these games will continue for many years to come.

“Codemasters has created some of the best and most successful Formula One games to date.” Said F1 supremo, Bernie Ecclestone, “We and the teams work closely with them and look forward to creating more award winning games together in the future.”

“We got off to a strong start with Formula One but we harbor ambitions to do much more.” Explained Codemasters CEO, Rod Cousens, “Formula One is front of mind at Codemasters and we give it the focus and attention it deserves. We have established close links across the sport and they know that, in Codemasters, they have a great partner. We remain ambitious with our plans and want to take the series forward. We want to take it to new geographies, make it available on new platforms to new audiences. We are taking Formula One to a new online platform this spring and our portfolio will be extended with a Formula One experience that will address a younger video game audience later in 2012. Our teams are hard at it, creating world class Formula One games across multiple genres for players irrespective of location or gaming platform and now, for many years to come.”

Whether you enjoy jumping straight into a quick race as one of your favorite drivers’, or whether the spectacle of creating your own driver and competing in a career mode is your thing, tighten your seat-belts as it seems Codemasters have more to come from their award winning Formula 1 games.

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