Codemasters Steps up Licensing Push, Announces England International Football
For Xbox and PlayStation 2, no less.
Codemasters has gone through something of a revolution of late, with the UK stalwart’s focus seemingly shifting towards providing a mainstream audience with big name licensed games on safe platforms, a business model proven successful, if executed at the right level, time and time again.
The firm’s latest coup is the rights to develop England International Football, for which approval was given this week.
The license will see the entire England squad recreated in polygonal form, with the game scheduled to hit in the build up to this year’s Euro 2004 Championship.
"It's a massive coup to win the rights to the England team for England International Football," said Nick Wheelwright, Codemasters' Managing Director. "We can now provide the England football fan with the true England international match day experience."
England International Football will come equipped with online functionality in the Xbox version, though unfortunately not for the PlayStation 2, a deal further cementing Codemasters’ Xbox Live relationship it has been nurturing with Microsoft.
The firm’s latest coup is the rights to develop England International Football, for which approval was given this week.
The license will see the entire England squad recreated in polygonal form, with the game scheduled to hit in the build up to this year’s Euro 2004 Championship.
"It's a massive coup to win the rights to the England team for England International Football," said Nick Wheelwright, Codemasters' Managing Director. "We can now provide the England football fan with the true England international match day experience."
England International Football will come equipped with online functionality in the Xbox version, though unfortunately not for the PlayStation 2, a deal further cementing Codemasters’ Xbox Live relationship it has been nurturing with Microsoft.
Comments
Pierre_Pressure 4 Mar 2004 13:03
1/6
I am at the side of myself with feelings of angriness. Codemasters and England know France is King of football but there is no news of France International Footbnall
SPInGSPOnG 4 Mar 2004 13:34
2/6
Pierre Pressure wrote:
>I am at the side of myself with feelings of
>angriness. Codemasters and England know France is
>King of football but there is no news of France
>International Footbnall
Dude, Get real, they don't play football in France, do they? If they do, I bet French soccer moms r0x!
But, surely you Frenchers they don't need UK Spectrumeisters, Codemasters, to make a game for you. Surely Infogrames, Ubi Soft, Vivendi or Loriciels could knock up a quick soccer simulator.
Do soccer games sell well in Europe?
>I am at the side of myself with feelings of
>angriness. Codemasters and England know France is
>King of football but there is no news of France
>International Footbnall
Dude, Get real, they don't play football in France, do they? If they do, I bet French soccer moms r0x!
But, surely you Frenchers they don't need UK Spectrumeisters, Codemasters, to make a game for you. Surely Infogrames, Ubi Soft, Vivendi or Loriciels could knock up a quick soccer simulator.
Do soccer games sell well in Europe?
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NickSCFC 4 Mar 2004 15:45
3/6
Are you kidding, as much as I hate to admit it, France probably have the best team in the world. And as for soccer games selling well in Europe, the UK is the biggest buyer of soccer games in the world with Pro Evolution staying #1 in the PS2 charts for 3 weeks and FIFA Football 2004 staying #1 in the all formats charts for 4 weeks.
Where on Earth are you from?
Where on Earth are you from?
SPInGSPOnG 4 Mar 2004 16:17
4/6
NickSCFC wrote:
>Where on Earth are you from?
Dude, I'm from Baltimore originally. But I travel. A LOT!
Back home we have a soocer team called Baltimore Blast. But I rilly don't know toot about soccer.
I'm more into baseball! And cookies. Go Oreos!
>Where on Earth are you from?
Dude, I'm from Baltimore originally. But I travel. A LOT!
Back home we have a soocer team called Baltimore Blast. But I rilly don't know toot about soccer.
I'm more into baseball! And cookies. Go Oreos!
RiggerTheNigger 10 Mar 2004 11:51
5/6
I think is would be like club football
sue_raas 10 Mar 2004 13:14
6/6
NickSCFC?
Sir, you are celebrity Stoke City fan Nick Hancock and i claim my £5!
Sir, you are celebrity Stoke City fan Nick Hancock and i claim my £5!