Codemasters Acquire Swordfish Studios

Codemasters have acquired Birmingham-based Swordfish Studios as part of their expansion.

Said Gavin Cheshire, VP, Codemasters Studios:“There is a strong heritage and a compatible skill set, which has enabled us to fast track growth plans and allows for ease of management. Codemasters has ramped up as a UK games development powerhouse with a scalable support infrastructure that allows for rapid deployment of the highly versatile EGO Engine.”


Trevor Williams, founder and managing director of Swordfish Studios will be at the helm and will take control effective immediately.

Swordfish Studios have been creating games for the last 15 years as well as being voted the Best UK Studio (Develop Industry Excellence Awards) and Best Company (TIGA Awards)