Codemasters are hiring staff for a new browser based Formula 1 game. – encouraging news for Train2Game students keen to see jobs being created in the video games industry.

The new game development team will lead the development of what Codemasters describe as a ‘service-based online game.’ The announcement from Codemasters states:

“Set to deliver a fully official and high quality FORMULA ONE browser gaming experience, the as-yet-unnamed game will focus on being highly accessible, thanks to an innovative design approach to car control, while offering persistence and depth of gameplay for a mainstream online gaming audience.”

“FORMULA ONE is incredibly popular in many countries around the world, particularly in countries where online gaming is either already big or rapidly growing such as India, Brazil, Korea and China, the potential is clear” said David Solari, Vice President and General Manager for Codemasters Online.

“We have proven F1 is a major games brand and what we have planned will build upon that”.

No date has been given for the release of the newly announced project.

F1 2010 proved massively successful for Codemasters last year, with the game even taking top spot in the UK Charts during late September. The provided the Warwickshire based company with their most successful ever game.

What are your thoughts on the announcement? Are you pleased to see more jobs being created in the games industry? Do you think targeting a ‘mainstream online gaming audience’ could point towards Codemasters looking towards social media gaming?

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