Editing Codemasters (section)

{{short description|British video game developer}}
{{About|the British video game developer||Codemaster (disambiguation){{!}}Codemaster}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}{{Infobox company
| name = The Codemasters Software Company Limited
| logo = [[File:Codemasters logo.svg|frameless|class=skin-invert]]
| trade_name = Codemasters
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1986|10}} in [[Banbury]], England
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Richard Darling|[[David Darling (entrepreneur)|David Darling]]}}
| hq_location_city = [[Southam]]
| hq_location_country = England
| key_people = 
| products = {{plainlist|
* ''[[Colin McRae Rally and Dirt]]'' series
* ''[[Dizzy (series)|Dizzy]]'' series
* ''[[F1 (video game series)|F1]]'' series
* ''[[Grid (series)|Grid]]'' series
* [[Game Genie| Game Genie]]
}}
| parent = {{Unbulleted list|[[Reliance Entertainment]] (2010–2018)|[[Electronic Arts]] (2021–present)}}
| num_employees = 700<ref name="sms acq"/>
| num_employees_year = 2019
| divisions = {{Unbulleted list|Codemasters Birmingham|Codemasters Kuala Lumpur|}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.ea.com/ea-studios/codemasters}}
}}

'''The Codemasters Software Company Limited''' ([[trade name]]: '''Codemasters''') is a British [[video game developer]] and former [[video game publisher|publisher]] based in [[Southam]], England, which is a subsidiary of American corporation [[Electronic Arts]] and managed under the [[EA Sports]] division. Founded by brothers Richard and [[David Darling (entrepreneur)|David Darling]] in October 1986, Codemasters is one of the oldest British game studios, and in 2005 was named the best independent video game developer by magazine ''[[Develop (UK magazine)|Develop]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/codemasters-lsquoon-top-of-the-worldrsquo-as-top-100-games-developers-league-is-revealed |title=Codemasters 'on top of the world' as top 100 games developers league is revealed. |author=GamesIndustry International |date=6 May 2005 |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |access-date=29 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030035601/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/codemasters-lsquoon-top-of-the-worldrsquo-as-top-100-games-developers-league-is-revealed |archive-date=30 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> It formerly also published third-party games.

'''Codemasters Group Holdings plc''' was the holding company of Codemasters, which was publicly traded and owned Codemasters until being purchased by EA in 2021 for $1.2 billion.