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Codemasters want F1 IP as important to them as 'FIFA is to EA'
Posted: 19.11.2010 13:54 by Simon Priest Comments: 11
Formula 1 racing is Codemasters hopeful 'ace in the hole' that will become as established for them and as crucial to annual schedules "as FIFA is to EA."

They "won this licence" for F1 because racers are "in the DNA" of their studios. Unsure anyone "out there" could top their F1 videogame performance.

"There's no reason why F1 can't be as established and important a part of our annual release schedule as FIFA is to EA. I believe we won this licence because racing games are in the DNA of Codemasters," said Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens.

"Other companies would have paid more, but it came down to the quality of the game." The current licensing deal for Formula 1 expires in 2012 but the publisher is super confident the commercial arm of the organisation will extend the deal.

“Someone would have to really go some way to beat us. And I’m not sure who’s out there that could do that.” F1 2010 released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC - it was not without serious glitches though as users complained of game breaking bugs.
Source: MCV

Comments

By MauroR (SI Newbie) on Nov 20, 2010
MauroR
Very nice. :)
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Nov 20, 2010
herodotus
Then they really ought to fix all the problems listed in the Forums. In addition, this is not a simulator but a racing game, so hardcore F1 enthusiasts were sadly let down. That's what you get for going cross-platform, though.
By hunter612 (SI Core) on Nov 22, 2010
hunter612
Cool!!
By Eversor (SI Elite) on Nov 22, 2010
Eversor
Racing games definitly part of Codemasters. Most of there games are about Racing. Some of them are good (TOCA 3, GRID, DIRT, etc). I think it would good for F1 games to be annual releases.
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Nov 22, 2010
herodotus
Liked TOCA 3, didn't like GRID or F1 far too buggy). I yet hold out hopes for a good F1 game (the last for me was done by Microprose).
By Eversor (SI Elite) on Nov 22, 2010
Eversor
They will eventually fix all of the bugs for F1. Most games that start out buggy will at some time get fixed.
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Nov 22, 2010
herodotus
Wish I could say that of "SW: Battlefront II". I still get game freezing that reuires rebooting. Problem is, noone really cares about PC gamers.
By Eversor (SI Elite) on Nov 22, 2010
Eversor
You might won't to try a different computer. I played FarCry (PC) on my old computer a long time ago and when I tried to pass a certain area in SP it crashes and restarted. It don't do that on my newer Rig. And yeah hardly nobody cares about PC gamers anymore.
By hunter612 (SI Core) on Nov 23, 2010
hunter612
Lol Hero you still play Battlefront II?? That game was a pain! Full of crashes!
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Nov 24, 2010
herodotus
Well I tried to play it (got it on Steam for five bucks).
By hunter612 (SI Core) on Nov 24, 2010
hunter612
That game was a failure. Messed up my day. I actually went out and searched all over the place for it and it ended up being a bit let down.