Racing games developer Codemastersis famous for creating impressive, yet somewhat niche games. With itsrecent acquisition by Electronic Arts, the studio aims to flex its new resources into making a game that will appeal to the masses.
Codemastersis the maker of the steadily consistentDiRTracing games series, theGridfranchise,Project Cars, and the more simulation-leaning yearlyFormula 1entries. According to some job listings for the developer, it is looking to fill two positions at the company. Both listings mention being a part of a team making a AAA game in development. One is for a non-creative “Development Manager” role described as a role that’s mostly task tracking and management, the other is a “Senior Manager - Engineering” position on the creative side of the game development. Both are based at Codemasters' Cheshire studio in Runcorn, England.
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Both job listings claim that this game is an unannounced AAA game, so Codemasters is not countingGrid Legendswhich was revealed at EA Play 2021as that AAA game, even though it is ambitious for the studio. That game looks to have multiple driver career modes throughout a variety of racing disciplines and a multiplayer mode that offers mixed discipline races.
EA may or may not be thinking about handing the reins of theNeed for Speedfranchise over to their newest studio. EA has been shuffling around who gets to develop that game since it decided to fully reboot theNeed of Speedseries in 2014 under Ghost Games, following two years of being made by Criterion Games. Criterion Games have been assisting withBattlefieldsince 2018. Alternatively, EA could turn over the IP for theBurnoutfranchise to Codemasters, but either of those prospects conflict withEA’s past statement of letting the studio remain independent.
Codemasters releasedDiRT 5in November 2020 while in the midst of a bidding war between Take-Two Interactive and EA, with the latter winning out at the price of $1.2 Billion, making the deal official in February. It thenreleasedF1 2021that featured its first full-fledged single-player story mode. Both games have steadfast communities backed by a solid history with Formula 1 fans and consistent content updates forDiRT 5,andGrid Legendsis slated for a 2022 release. So if it isn’t not staffing up for that game, whatever this new AAA project is, will surely come sometime after that game and that year’s F1 entry in 2023 or later.
