After many years of being under the control of Sony, the Formula One Championship license has been obtained by Codemasters. The creators of the Race Driver Series and Colin McCrae Rally series hope to have the first game of the new venture out sometime during 2009. In the press release Codemasters CEO, Rod Cousens said the following:
“As a world-leading creator of driving games, this alliance with Formula 1 is the jewel in Codemasters’ racing crown and creates an undisputed segment champion. Formula 1 has gone with the best, the segment leader. It has gone to the home of the EGO Engine for quality; it has gone to the company that can host Formula 1 Online, to the company that is streaking away from the pack.”
“Codemasters’ success and recent innovations in the racing game space makes the company more than appropriately tuned for the challenge,” said Chris Deering, Chairman of Codemasters. “The combination of Formula 1’s new momentum of expansion and Codemasters’ contemporary technology and past experience is the breaking of a new dawn for the sport, on the track and on the HD game screen.”