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Archlord's return heralded by extra buckling of swashes
Original at Massively
• Fri, Oct 9
By Eliot Lefebvre In addition, Webzen is offering a transfer service for all former players of the Codemasters servers, with the transfer scheduled to complete on the 14th of October and offering a small amount of in-game money as an incentive -- that is, the money usually reserved for microtransactions....
Archlord to transition from Codemasters to Webzen
Original at Massively
• Wed, Sep 2
By Seraphina Brennan Codemasters, while best known for running Lord of the Rings Online in Europe, was never a one-trick pony. While many people have been adventuring through Middle Earth, a brave few gamers were still calling the realm of Chantra, the continent of the archlord, their home. Sadly, however, al...
Ashes Cricket 2009 Coming To the Crease On August 7th News
Original at Total Video Games
• Fri, Jul 17
• 2 related articles
Codemasters reveals an August 7th release date for Ashes Cricket 2009 on the Xbox 360, PS3, PC, and Wii...
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Codemasters Dates DiRT 2 News
Original at Total Video Games
• Thu, Jul 16
Colin McRae DiRT 2 racing to UK shelves this September, unless you're a PC gamer...
DiRt 2 Gains Shiny DX11 Support News
Original at Total Video Games
• Mon, Jul 6
Codemasters confirms a slight push to enable DirectX 11 support for DiRT 2...
No comment from Codemasters on Warner Bros. buyout rumors
Original at Massively
• Wed, Jun 24
By William Dobson GamesIndustry.biz recently reached out to Codemasters, publisher of the European version of Lord of the Rings Online and the upcoming Jumpgate Evolution, for their comment on a rumor that Warner Bros. may be getting ready to buy them out. The rumor was first seen at VG247 (warning: link con...
Herr der Ringe Online Der Tyrann Gundzor
Original at OnlineWelten
• Wed, Jun 17
Germany Turbine und Codemasters veröffentlichten auf der europäischen Webseite von Der Herr der Ringe Online eine neue Ausgabe der Reihe „Charaktere in Mittelerde“. Diesmal geht es in die Ettenöden. Das Holzfällerlager im Grimmwald ist eine heiß umkämpfte ...
Hands on with the Overlord II Xbox 360 demo
Original at Examiner.com
• Thu, Jun 11
PC Games Hardware One answer to that call, in a very fun way, was Codemasters' "sleeper" hit Overlord. The first game in what is becoming a new franchise cast the gamer in the mold of the evil Overlord – an arch villain bent on comical destruction. ... Overlord II Demo Ve3d.com
Overlord II Demo Released For PC And PS3
Original at IncGamers.com
• Thu, Jun 11
UK Codemasters announced today that a playable demo of the upcoming game Overlord II is now available to download for the PS3 and PC. In addition to the Xbox 360 demo which we covered last week, players can now obtain a demo for the PlayStation 3 from the ...
Overlord II demo coming soon
Original at Destructoid
• Wed, Jun 3
Florida you all soon about the Overlord II demo, keep your ears to the ground my budding Overlord's..." Good times. I can't wait to play the thing myself, since Overlord was one of my hottest games of 2007. Maybe I can sneak to the Codemasters booth today ...
Codemasters bets on Wii success
Original at MCV
• Mon, May 25
UK The publisher is set to release Overlord Dark Legend, Cricket 09, Dirt 2 and Formula One for the Wii this year. “Nintendo benefits from broad support as demonstrated by the offerings piling into it,” Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens told MCV. ...
Codemasters' 2009 line-up previewed
Original at MCV
• Thu, May 21
UK by Tim Ingham | Email a friend | Print From Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising to Epic racer FUEL; Ashes Cricket 2009 to Colin McRae DiRT 2, Codemaster's release roster for 2009 is shaping up to be its strongest ever. line-up – revealing both ...
RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week
Original at MCV
• Mon, May 18
UK Codemasters also release new IP in the form of Damnation, a frantic third-person shooter set to shake up its genre with a more acrobatic take on combat. Other notable releases include Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), Night At The Museum 2 (Majesco) and Bob ...
Overlord Dark Legend Screens/Trailer
Original at Gamers Hell
• Sat, May 16
UK Codemasters also released a new trailer and screenshots from Overlord Dark Legend, an action adventure set in a time before the original game, Overlord. Players step into the role of a new younger Overlord and revel in command of the most vicious, ...
Pre-order any of the new Overlord games and get a minion figure
Original at pc.qj.net
• Tue, May 12
By Karl B. I like Overlord and I love freebies, so this pre-order promo from GameStop is definitely relevant to my interests. See, anyone who pre-orders a copy of Codemasters' Overlord II, Overlord Dark Legend and Overlord Minions from GameStop will receive one of four different minion figurine...
Opinion: Leisure Suit Larry : Box Office Bust,Pure suckage
Original at GameFocus
• Mon, May 11
Canada Codemasters picked up Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust and I must say I'ma fan of Codemasters and applauded their will to continue to expand its catalogue of games that included a few misunderstood but surprisingly good games like Overlord, ...
Codemasters unveils F1 line-up
Original at MCV
• Wed, Apr 22
• 7 related articles
UK “Formula One is the pinnacle of motorsport,” said Codemasters chief executive Rod Cousens. “We are producing a series of games that will deliver the passion, glamour and exhilaration that fans deserve and we know how to do that.
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Bargain bin gems; Overlord
Original at Examiner.com
• Thu, Apr 16
Here's another bargain bin gem to help out: Overlord. Developed by Trimuph Studios and published by Codemasters, Overlord is a good action game with real time strategy elements and a great sense of humor that costs under $20. ... Overlord Minions Hands-on Preview Videogamer.com
Patch: Leaves Of Lórien released for Lords of the Ring Online
Original at Zergwatch
• Sun, Mar 22
NJ Codemasters Online Unveil Volume II, Book 7: Leaves Of Lórien For The Lord Of The Rings Online. Best Overall Game of 2008 Introduces New Content Update for Subscribers. Tuesday March 17, 2009 – Codemasters Online and Turbine announced the details of ...
Rumor: Codemasters chief operating officer has left unexpectedly
Original at Massively
• Tue, Mar 17
By Colin Brennan Codemasters is responsible for publishing Jumpgate Evolution and Lord of the Rings Online Europe, as well as ArchLord in the United States.Rumor: Codemasters chief operating officer has left unexpectedly originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see ou...
New UK management team puts Codemasters in pole position
Original at MCV
• Wed, Feb 25
UK The publisher is building up to one of its most prolific years ever, with open world racer FUEL arriving in May, Operation Flashpoint 2 hitting in the summer followed by the return of Colin McRae DIRT – which sees the series’ biggest push ever, ...
Dirt 2 First-Look Preview (Xbox 360)
Original at TeamXbox
• Mon, Feb 23
CA In mid-2007, Codemasters extended that lineage with its Dirt release—which had the full title of Dirt: Colin McRae Off-Road—a game that furthered the franchise built off the driver’s name (and which earned a 9 in its TeamXbox review). ...
Codies Dish the DiRT Too
Original at Spong
• Fri, Feb 20
UK Crikey, Codemasters has been a busy company of late. First Fuel and now another racer gets more art. DiRT 2 gets some lovely new visuals - see the screens below - and some puff as well. Now, sadly, no longer replete with a Colin McRae tie-in for ...
Codemasters Gamers Day 2009 - Screens & Trailers
Original at WorthPlaying.com
• Fri, Feb 20
CA Codemasters announced that DiRT 2 has been scheduled to ship this September for the Xbox 360, PS3 PC, Wii, NDS and PSP. Set to deliver a thrilling off-roading experience with extreme sports attitude, new info released revealed that, in addition to Utah ...
Codemasters Online Unveil The Lord of the Rings Online™
Original at MCV
• Wed, Feb 4
UK - 4th February, 2009 - Codemasters Online have today unveiled a fantastic, new“Refer a Friend” programme for its award-winning, massively multiplayer online ... Amazon vouchers for LOTRO recruitment News Eurogamer all 3 news articles
Opinion: Rise of the Argonauts movie trailer (Fake)Original at YouTube
• Sat, Jan 17
By rss@youtube.com (bloodrunsclear) Based on the recent video game by Codemasters and Liquid Entertainment. This game had an admirable goal: to make a true role-playing game with a sympathetic series of characters each with their own histories, mannerisms, and abilities. This was not to be a pure hack and slash game, nor be a m...
Codemasters muestra su sorprendente Fuel en un vídeo y nuevas imágenes
Original at HardGame.net
• Thu, Jan 15
Spain - Además de Colin McRae DIRT 2, la editora británica prepara para este 2009 el nacimiento de una nueva franquicia, ¿su nombre? Fuel. ... Fuel acelera en el nuevo video CGI de Codemasters Cibersur.com all 2 news articles
Rise of the Argonauts Not Delayed to 2009… Kinda
Original at DigitalBattle
• Tue, Dec 9
By Rajiv Ashrafi The mythology-powered game is due out on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Related PostsRise of the Argonauts Delayed Once Again Codemasters sends word that Rise of the Argonauts, their upcoming mythology-laden action game, has…Argonauts Announced, First Trailer Codemasters officially announ...
Patch: The place get your wow gold :: Blog :: Social :: MOLI ::
Original at moli.com
• Sun, Nov 23
07/22/08 buying lotro gold · 07/21/08 Codemasters Online Celebrates Father's Day in The Lord of the Rings OnlineTM · 07/20/08 Patch report for Age of Conan's July 17th update · 07/17/08 Healer strife reaches Age of Conan ...
Rise of the Argonauts Delayed Again, More Screenshots and Trailers Arrive
Original at Shacknews
• Fri, Nov 21
The mythology-heavy PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 action-RPG was originally slated to hit in November, but was recently postponed. At the time, Codemasters expressed hope that the title would still be released before Christmas.
DiRT 2 Coming to Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP Too
Original at Shacknews
• Thu, Nov 20
After its revelation of DiRT 2 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, developer Codemasters today announced that the off-road racer will also hit Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP. DiRT 2 mirrors this new, exciting direction and, in a way, we'll be throwing off some of the shackles and constraints th...
Codemasters Fills Russia With Love
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Nov 11
By Mike Fahey Tuesday 11th November/... Further expanding its global drive, Codemasters® today announced that it will be fully supporting the Russian language localisation of all its upcoming key ‘AAA’ titles, including Rise of the Argonauts®, Damnation® and, for the first time on next-gen console...
Rhianna Pratchett Returns For Overlord Sequels [Overlord II]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Oct 16
• 4 related articles
By Mike Fahey Coming 2009, all new titles in the Overlord series include Overlord II for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and Games For Windows®, Overlord Dark Legend for Wii™ and Overlord Minions for Nintendo DS™. Prep...
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Overlord II, Overlord Dark Legend and Overlord Minions Coming From Codemasters In 2009
Original at Gaming Bits
• Sat, Aug 16
Codemasters are spawning more Minions on more gaming platforms in 2009. Codemasters has announced plans to release Overlord II on the PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360 and PC in 2009. In addition, the Overlord franchise will reach more gamers thanks to its upcoming games for the Wii and Nintendo DS w...
Opinion: Three Overlord Titles Announced for 2009
Original at Wired
• Thu, Aug 14
By Jean Snow Codemasters also announced two additional titles for the series. All three Overlord titles are expected to hit shelves in 2009, with Overlord II heading to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Image courtesy Codemasters Codemasters unveils Overlord II [Eurogamer]
Today in Joystiq: July 10, 2008
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Jul 10
By Ross Miller Nintendo's new hero (?): Captain Rainbow Madden '10, other EA games to include downloadable songs 2K Games bringing Champions Online to PC, 360 Microsoft bringing home Too Human demo next week Midway appoints Codemasters vet to drive Wheelman
Celebrate Father's Day In Middle Earth
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Jun 11
By Mike Fahey June 11th, 2008 - Codemasters Online are inviting fathers from across the UK to celebrate this year’s Father’s Day in virtual style by taking part in the Father’s Day celebrations set to take place across Middle-earth in The Lord of the Rings Online.
Codemasters Hopes to Make It Big in Japan
Original at Wired
• Wed, Jun 11
By Jean Snow As Codemasters continues to gain significant ground in the global videogame business, the release of Race Driver: GRID in Japan will also see the arrival of the Codemasters brand as a publishing label in the market," said Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens in a statement. Image: Codemasters
Codemasters Races GRID To Japan
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Jun 6
By Mike Fahey The PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® editions of game will now be adapted to include Japanese speech and text throughout in readiness for its arrival in the market this winter.
Over 500,000 People Play ArchLord
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, May 22
By Mike Fahey Ed Relf, Director of Marketing, Codemasters Online commented, “This is a key milestone in the growth of ArchLord. ArchLord is a premier free-to-play MMORPG offering significantly more depth and quality than most other free-to-play games and this recent achievement solidifies our co...
Race Driver: GRID Multiplayer Details
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, May 14
By Mike Fahey Race Driver: GRID is coming May 30th (Europe/PAL) for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Games For Windows®. A Nintendo DS™ edition will follow. Race Driver: GRID playable demos - featuring two online...
Today in Joystiq: February 12, 2008
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Feb 12
By Ross Miller Halo, Battlefield vets form Tyrant Studios Quake II homebrew released for DS Mass Effect to drop for the PC in May, EA to publish EA extends NFL lock to 2012 Devil May Cry 4 tears up UK charts Roogoo to puzzle on XBLA, PC Codemasters announces Race Driver: GRID for DS
Codemasters' New MMO Is...Jumpgate? [Surprise]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Jan 29
By Mike Fahey Codemasters Online set to release NetDevil's all-new space based MMORPG Jumpgate Evolution for North America / Europe. Codemasters Online have confirmed that they will be the exclusive publisher / operator of this next generation MMO across Europe and will be working along with NetDe...
Preview: Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
Original at Geek.com
• Thu, Jan 24
By James The team at Codemasters seems to feel the same way. Turning Point: Fall of Liberty has me excited, because it’s taken the WWII shooter genre and flipped it on its ear. You still battle Nazis, who I think are the ultimate videogame bad guys, and you still get to use some of the same 1940s era weapo...
From nerd to world domination, one great game at a time.
Original at syncaine (WordPress)
• Thu, Dec 20
By syncaine First off I think Codemasters publishing one MMO per year is entirely feasible. They did not say they are internally developing one MMO per year, simply publishing one. They had little to do with the development of LoTRO, they just handled the marketing and publishing in Europe in exchange...
LOTRO Book 11: More Cowbell
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Oct 18
By Mike Fahey Thursday, 18th October (2pm GMT) - Codemasters Online and Turbine, Inc. announced the details of the third free content update for subscribers to The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™. Book 11: Defenders of Eriador continues the epic story of The Lord of the Rings Online adding...
Codemasters Reveals GC07 Lineup
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Aug 15
Everyone within Codemasters is extremely excited to have both Clive Barker's Jericho and Turning Point: Fall of Liberty playable at this year's Games Convention in Leipzig," states Rod Cousens, CEO, Codemasters. Codemasters' Games Convention 2007 Lineup:
Codemasters Unleashes Fury On Europe
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Aug 7
By Mike Fahey David Solari, Vice President and General Manager of Codemasters Online commented, "We are pleased to announce our latest partnership with Auran to bring the long awaited Fury to Europe. We believe this unique and groundbreaking product will appeal to MMO and action shooter gamers alik...
Overlord 1.2 Patch Released
Original at Shacknews
• Tue, Jul 31
• 5 related articles
Codemasters has released a new patch for Overlord, updating the game to version 1.2. The 20mb patch fixes several singleplayer bugs and a multiplayer desync issue while also removing the 30fps cap among other changes. VERSION 1.2 * Version number reported on Title Screen. * Invert Y-axis M...
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Tim Woodley says no multiplayer in Clive Barker's Jericho
Original at Qj.net
• Wed, Jul 25
By Enrico S. The Vice President of branding at Codemasters Tim Woodley was recently interviewed by Pro-G, and gave a few details on the game. However, the big bomb he did drop was the fact that the game will not have multiplayer, which has become a staple in first person shooters such as this. However, the...