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Namco Bandai extends Codemasters EU distribution deal through 2013

Namco Bandai Europe is continuing to distribute British developer/publisher Codemasters’ games throughout Europe, Australia, and New Zealand this year. That distribution now covers “all key” EU territories, including the UK & Ireland. The new agreement represents both an extension and expansion of the two companies’ distribution partnership, first cemented in 2010, and includes Grid 2 plus some “unannounced” Codemasters games.

The news follows the recent announcement of restructuring at Codemasters, with 80 people reportedly laid off as a result. As for this side of the ocean, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment handled Codemasters’ distribution in the Americas throughout last year after taking over from THQ – we can’t see Namco Bandai America going back, somehow.Continue reading Namco Bandai extends Codemasters EU distribution deal through 2013Namco Bandai extends Codemasters EU distribution deal through 2013 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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