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Codemasters' Expansion To Create 125 New UK Jobs
Written Tuesday, April 03, 2012 By Richard Walker
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Codemasters has today confirmed ambitious expansion plans that'll see 125 UK jobs being created in Warwickshire and in Birmingham, where the developer's flagship racing studio responsible for the likes of DiRT and the F1 series is situated.

The majority of the positions will be opening up at Codies' Warwickshire studio, whereas 25 of the jobs will be based at the company's Birmingham offices.

"The success of our recent games and our plans for the future mean that Codemasters will continue to see growth as we expand our teams here in the Midlands," Talent Acquisition Manager, Simon Miles told Develop. "The skilled talent pool in Birmingham, along with the support available for developers in the area and across the Midlands generally, has created a dynamic and creative local business community.

"We're looking to recruit staff from across the region as well as enticing some new employees into the city."

Next up for Codemasters is DiRT Showdown and F1 2012. Check out our DiRT video feature for more.


 
 

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Comment #1 by THC BLUNTED
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 @ 01:58:06 PM
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Good to see expansion and not more closures.

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Comment #2 by Dark Seraphim77
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 @ 01:59:01 PM
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At last a happy story. Well done codemasters.

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Comment #3 by DarkWolf114
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 @ 02:08:03 PM
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Nice to see a happy story for the Gaming industry, makes a change. Hopefully the majority of developer closures and Game store closures are over for the foreseeable future.

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Comment #4 by TheTCD
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 @ 02:17:56 PM
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I could have sworn they only recently laid off some staff. Still, it's good to see the UK industry thriving.

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Comment #5 by Rekker09172194
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 @ 02:27:41 PM
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Its good to see the UK industry bouncing back.

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Comment #6 by ThrustfulSteve
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 @ 02:28:46 PM
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Good luck enticing anyone to Birmingham...place is a shithole...only reason to go there is the quality curried goat.
Still good to see games companies expanding despite economic turmoil.

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Comment #7 by Warfighter1000
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 @ 03:19:29 PM
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I wonder if we'll see another Operation Flashpoint.

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Comment #8 by loonyrob
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 @ 04:02:27 PM
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I would be very happy to work for codemasters!

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Comment #9 by NickA92
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 @ 04:18:10 PM
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Love their F1 series, can't wait to see what they implement into 2012.

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Comment #10 by B A R 4 D
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 @ 04:56:41 PM
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Great news and cannot wait for Showdown and F1 2010!

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Comment #11 by IXISHADOW
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 @ 05:29:42 PM
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Fantastic news! Provides jobs and hopefully more employees will mean that they games get even better! Can't wait for F1 2012.

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Comment #12 by francisrossi
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 @ 06:11:06 PM
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Given how many devs have lost their jobs ion recent months, they'll doubtless be beating applicants away with sticks.

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Comment #13 by kaiyo penguin
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 @ 06:14:50 PM
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@6 yeah your right it is a shit hole...i used to live there lol.

OT: glad to see companies hiring rather than firing.

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Comment #14 by Killa12
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 @ 11:05:29 PM
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Great companies = Great games

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Comment #15 by jtr1gg3r
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 @ 02:10:24 AM
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Not far from any of those too places at all, but im thick! Dream over. :(

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Comment #16 by FreiZeitGeipel
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 @ 04:11:09 AM
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Well done, Codies! Get them people off the streets!

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Comment #17 by NWH SHAGSTETR
Thursday, April 05, 2012 @ 07:23:45 PM
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LOVE A JOB

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Game Info
Developer:
Codemasters

Publisher:
Codemasters

Genre / Subgenre:
Racing / Sports and Fitness

Release:
US: June 12, 2012
Europe: May 24, 2012

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Wishlist:51
 
 
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