Rumor: Warner Bros. wants Codemasters

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jun 23rd 2009 at 11:59PM }

It appears that Codemasters could become a paid-for adopted sibling in the Warner Bros. Interactive family, if a VG247 article is to be believed. Meanwhile, a follow-up report by GI.biz indicates that a Codemasters rep declined to comment, saying, "Everything is fine here." Indeed!

In some ways, we're surprised it took this long for the story to drop. After all, at this year's E3 all of Codemasters' titles were shown at the Warner Bros. booth. We've yet to hear back from Codemasters, but WBIE was kind enough to inform us that it doesn't "comment on rumors or speculation." Shame, really. We were hoping to hear "everything is fine" there too. If true, Warner Bros. is on the acquisition warpath, which it hasn't been shy about. The company currently has a $33 million bid out for Midway. Hey WBIE, what do you know about Joystiq Publishing ...

Tags: acquisition, business, buyout, codemasters, purchase, rumor, warner-bros

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Rhamsey @ Jun 24th 2009 12:09AM

it was a boring conversation anyway.
i love that scene

Obie @ Jun 24th 2009 1:07AM

That scene alone had enough fun and charm than the prequel trilogy combined...

Deadpool @ Jun 24th 2009 6:47PM

I tried that before...it never works. By the way, that's what was missing from the prequels, normal people like Han Solo. Everyone was so unnatural in the prequels.

kacex @ Jun 24th 2009 12:28AM

Then you'll be able to sing happy birthday without any lawsuits WBJoystiq! Nice!

THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Jun 24th 2009 12:29AM

"Whats it like to want?" Best scene in the movie.

Uncontrol @ Jun 24th 2009 1:35AM

joystiq is already owned by aol time warner

The Dark Wayne @ Jun 24th 2009 3:27AM

IT'S A TRAP!

Optimaximal @ Jun 24th 2009 5:52AM

Wrong movie...

bluestriker @ Jun 24th 2009 7:37AM

Nice, lets see how quickly Warner can ruin some of Codemasters' racing franchises..

OldElvis @ Jun 24th 2009 8:40AM

Be careful what you wish for.

Ghen @ Jun 24th 2009 9:40AM

Hopefully that doesn't spell the end of developers who love games at codemasters. When that company started they put out all sorts of hype about the quality they thought they could produce and the ideas they had. Man did they deliver imo! I'm always excited now to see new stuff from codemasters, so I'm hoping for a hands-off approach by WB if this goes through.