Racing aficionado Codemasters has today announced that it has acquired the developer behind the Project CARS franchise -- Slightly Mad Studios. The British publisher now owns the rights to what is one of the PlayStation 4's most hardcore racers and "an unannounced Hollywood blockbuster title". This description fits the bill for the rumoured Fast & Furious game the studio was said to be working on back in September 2017.
The Project CARS license now joins Codemasters' line-up of rich, racing IP which includes the likes of DIRT, GRID, and the F1 titles. Ian Bell, Founder and Chief Executive at Slightly Mad Studios, described the buyout as an exciting chance to forge a relationship based on creativity. "Our combined racing games portfolio is the envy of the industry and this new partnership will enable us to learn from each other, share resources and take advantage of emerging platforms and technology."
This expands Codemasters' grasp on the racing genre even further, but do you take this as good news? Would you rather have Slightly Mad Studios stay independent? Control the throttle in the comments below.
[source codemasters.com]
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"An unannounced Hollywood blockbuster title"
Avengers Karting confirmed
Alrighty then.
So when might we be expecting that Mad Box console, Mr. Bell?
@Gremio108 🤣 Thor don't need no Kart, he's got the power of Thunder.
I thought they were working on super powerful console to release in a few years time ? Guess that will shelved now..
Stifling the competition is never a good thing. Don’t get me wrong - I love most Codemasters racing games - but competition is always healthy for the market. Hopefully Codies will let Slightly Mad studios continue to do their own thing and simply publish their games, taking a “hands-off” approach.
Quite a surprise indeed! Really enjoyed both Project Cars games and Code asters games are usually stellar. Can't wait to see what they each do next!
Cool, so they've got people qualified to teach them that 40 cars (or more) actually are possible on platforms other than Stadia. 👍😋🤣
@Neolit Technically they didn't acquire Evo, just some of the staff,
Code masters only need Forza and GT, and they will corner the market
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