It was just yesterday that we learned 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Electronic Arts had entered into a last-minute bid to purchase Codemasters—creators of the racing games Dirt and F1. Early in the morning of December 14, it's confirmed that Codemasters has accepted the offer from EA and will not be purchased by 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Take-Two Interactive. The acquisition is still slated to be completed in 𓆉the first quarter of 2021.
Previously, it was reported that Codemasters had reached a preliminary agreement to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:be purchased by Take-Two Interactive. The purchase would have been just under $1 billion, however, the agreement needed to be approved by𓆏 the company's shareholders—m💫any of whom were reportedly less than happy with the structure of Take-Two's deal.
In a press release distributed on , EA announced a deal had been reached with Codemasters. The implied value of the purchase is $1.2 billion, with each shareholder being entitled to $7.98 per share. In the press release the Chairman of Codemasters, Gerhard Florin, said that EA and Codemasters have, "a shared ambition to lead the video game racing category."
He went on to say, "the Board of Codemasters firmly believes the company would benefit from EA’s knowledge, resources and💫 extensive global scale – both overall and specifically within the racing sector." The CEO of Electronic Arts, Andrew Wilson, echoed the sentiment, saying that for EA's part, "there is a deeply compelling opportunity in bringing together Codemasters and Electronic Arts to create amazing and innovative new racing games for fans."
The CEO, CFO, and other senior executives intend to say on with Cod😼emasters and continue to take part in the leadership of the studio. EA claims that the acquisition will allow for better racing games overall, and a more streamlined release of games, including those on mobile devices.
The acquisition is expected to be completed in the firs🐷t quarter of 2021 and will see Codemasಞters begin to operate under the EA logo with future game releases. The deal would also imply that Dirt will be available as part of EA's partnership with Xbox, in the form of Game Pass.