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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Codemasters CEO: We're an attractive acquisition</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/17/codemasters-ceo-we-are-an-attractive-acquisition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/17/codemasters-ceo-we-are-an-attractive-acquisition/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/17/codemasters-ceo-we-are-an-attractive-acquisition/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/business/" rel="tag">Business</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.mcvuk.com/news/29358/Cousens-Were-the-best-buy-in-games"><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="243" border="1" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/codemastersselling.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens went full-out lady of the night in an <a href="http://www.mcvuk.com/news/29358/Cousens-Were-the-best-buy-in-games">MCV interview</a> speaking about industry consolidation, saying his company should be considered attractive to potential suiters. Cousens believes Codemasters is "the fastest growing company in the fastest growing entertainment sector" and believes it is "unrivaled" as a privately-owned company.<br /><br />Well then, wow, that's coming on strong. Codemasters did have an <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/19/codemasters-pushed-into-record-year-by-us-sales/">admittedly strong 2007</a> despite the mixed quality of games like <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Overlord/">Overlord</a></em>, <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/Dirt/">Dirt</a></em> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/24/metareview-clive-barkers-jericho-xbox-360-ps3-pc/"><em>Je</em><em>richo</em></a>. The company is also planning its <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/codemasters-online-launches-new-consumer-event-this-march-in-bir/">Codemasters Online convention</a> for Birmingham, England in March. We'll keep an eye on who is checking out Codemasters from the streets and certainly report if anybody puts money down for a good time.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/29358/Cousens-Were-the-best-buy-in-games>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/17/codemasters-ceo-we-are-an-attractive-acquisition/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1089734/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/17/codemasters-ceo-we-are-an-attractive-acquisition/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>codemasters</category><category>codemastersonline</category><category>codematers-online</category><category>cousens</category><category>danddonline</category><category>ddo</category><category>lordoftheringsonlne</category><category>lotro</category><category>rod-cousens</category><dc:creator>Alexander Sliwinski</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-01-17T22:15:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Codemasters Online launches new consumer event this March in Birmingham, England</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/codemasters-online-launches-new-consumer-event-this-march-in-bir/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/codemasters-online-launches-new-consumer-event-this-march-in-bir/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/codemasters-online-launches-new-consumer-event-this-march-in-bir/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/pc/" rel="tag">PC</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=31943"><img width="490" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="270" border="1" align="top" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/lotromain.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Codemasters Online is producing a <a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=31943">Blizzcon</a> style event called Codemasters Online Connect 2008 (that's just not a sexy name) featuring its lineup of MMO games. Attendees will log into the real world at <a href="http://www.omega-sektor.com/">Omega Sektor</a> in Birmingham, England on March 14 and 15 to log right back out again on 400 PCs running various Codemaster Online games. Alternatively, they can stick around the real world a little bit for round-table discussions and pose questions to the "Codemasters Online team." Ticket prices have yet to be announced.<br /><br />The event will <a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=31943">showcase</a> games already out like <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/lotro"><em>Lord of the Rings Online</em></a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/ddo"><em>Dungeons &amp; Dragons Online</em></a>, and will apparently offer some game announcements. So, if you're looking for a Blizzcon featuring the second tier MMOs currently on the market, get ready to pack your bags for <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=birmingham&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;um=1&amp;sa=N&amp;tab=wl">Birmingham</a>.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=31943>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/codemasters-online-launches-new-consumer-event-this-march-in-bir/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1080899/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/08/codemasters-online-launches-new-consumer-event-this-march-in-bir/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>codemasters</category><category>codemastersonline</category><category>codematers-online</category><category>danddonline</category><category>ddo</category><category>lordoftheringsonlne</category><category>lotro</category><dc:creator>Alexander Sliwinski</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-01-08T09:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item></channel></rss>