CODEMASTERS BRINGS BEST-SELLING TITLES TO
NINTENDO GAMECUBE
New York – May 20, 2002 –
Leading video game publisher, Codemasters, is
developing specific editions of its most successful gaming brands for the
Nintendo GameCube. Three of Codemasters’ key titles are confirmed for the
console to date, including Colin McRae Rally 3, Club Football, and the
recently announced Shoot to Kill.
“Codemasters’ ethos is to support the world’s most successful gaming formats.
Nintendo has produced an excellent machine and we believe it provides the base
for our developers to produce superb editions of these titles,” said Mike Hayes,
Codemasters’ marketing director. “Given Nintendo’s continued strength in the
global market, GameCube will become one of Codemasters’ key publishing
platforms.”
Racing game fans will be ecstatic to learn that a turbo charged edition of
Codemasters’ leading rally racing franchise Colin McRae Rally will appear
on the GameCube. This totally immersive edition of the best-selling rally racing
game puts the pedal to the metal as players take on the role of the world famous
driver as he’s given a three year contract to win a series of international
championships for Ford.
Codemasters’ reputation for delivering dynamic sports games will be evident in
Club Football, a series of team-specific soccer action games for
GameCube. Club Football is a unique concept in soccer gaming and will
offer 15 team-specific versions simultaneously when it launches. Delivering a
club specific game for every fan, it taps into the very soul of soccer – the
tribal fanaticism of club supporters. Each game will carry the headline brand of
an individual soccer club and the overall series will be sub-branded as Club
Football.
Club Football is being designed to be the most realistic, playable soccer
action title brought to market and will be published in the following editions:
Arsenal Club Football, Aston Villa Club Football, Chelsea Club Football,
Leeds United Club Football, Liverpool Club Football, Manchester United Club
Football, and Rangers Club Football, Borussia Dortmund Club Football, Hamburg SV
Club Football, FC Bayern Munich Club Football, Ajax Club Football, FC Barcelona
Club Football, AC Milan Club Football, Inter Milan Club Football, and Juventus
Club Football.
Codemasters’ shakes up the first-person shooter market with Shoot to
Kill. Shoot to Kill: Colombian Crackdown has a deep and gripping plot of
deception, betrayal and revenge, coupled with intense and refined gameplay.
With a modern-day setting, the game plunges players deep into Colombia’s drug
underworld as Drug Enforcement Administration Officers. The experience charges
players with uncovering and bringing to justice, individuals and gangs involved
in the trade and trafficking of cocaine.
Codemasters’ portfolio of Nintendo GameCube titles will launch during 2003 with
a detailed publishing schedule and further titles to be announced.
About Codemasters
Established in 1986, UK-based Codemasters is one
of Europe’s best-selling and profitable game-makers, developing and publishing
titles for the console platforms and PC. Codemasters’ products first appeared
on US retail shelves in 1999 and since then they have continued to provide
energetic, compelling and innovative entertainment to gaming fans of all genres.
The company’s 2001 offerings included Blade of Darkness and Operation
Flashpoint, both of which met with critical acclaim and enormous consumer
praise. Richard Darling, the company’s Design Director and co-founder, is
renowned as one of the most prolific game designers and has been involved in the
creation of 60 of the company’s staggering #1 titles in the UK. In keeping with
the company’s mission to remain on the crest of the gaming wave, Codemasters is
developing games for online and next generation platforms. Additional
information about the company and its products can be found at
www.codemasters.com
