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Codemasters unveils new logo

UK-based developer and publisher decides on new corporate identity.

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Kuju's Brighton studios raised a few eyebrows back in March when it announced it was rebranding itself as "fun and accessible" Zoë Mode. Today, UK publisher Codemasters has also decided on a corporate makeover, although it will be keeping the name and simply changing its logo.

The new logo will appear on all Codemasters' upcoming games, including soon-to-be-released Hospital Tycoon, DiRT, and Overlord.

Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens describes the new logo as "bold and enigmatic," and comments, "Much like our in-house talent, the new logo can flex its creative muscles. It doesn't have a set colour; it may appear in a wide range of colour or tonal combinations. To that end, it's a logo that always has an element of the maverick about it."

Codemasters was originally founded in 1985 by Richard and David Darling, and released games including the Dizzy series, and more recently the TOCA touring car series, the Colin McRae Rally series, and Brian Lara International Cricket. The company announced at its recent Code07 event--at an undisclosed location in the UK--that it was currently working on a number of titles, including Rise of the Argonauts, Operation Flashpoint 2, and Race Driver One. For all the news from Code 07, please see GameSpot's coverage of the event.

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hey thats a pretty kewl logo tho....at first i thought it was an E but now i see its an M along with the C for CodeMasters....BRILLIANT!

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logo gone bad to worse

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Who cares they say... and yet they still comment on it AHAaaHHahHHaHAA :P

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why is this news?

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this is news?

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Wait?....who....cares?

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Goze, your right it is a slow news day. I can already predict tomorrows breaking story headline: "Man Teaches Kitten to Play Super Mario Bros."

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Does it really matter whether the logo looks good or not? Frankly, when I fire up games, I could care less for logos, i wished they save all the logos and crap for the credits, that way i can start the game faster.

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It does look like a C3. I wonder what their thinking was there.

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Pretty nice!

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I understand what it's *supposed* to be, but it looks more like C3 then CM. Design principles ftw.

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Um… What is that M doing to the C? or, better yet, is the C cheating with a E while the M is off at work? I guess will never know...

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I only care When are they making a new game genie for my DS lite.

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Chainblast: What did you think this story was going to be about when you clicked on the headline?

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Maybe I'm just a pervert, but that looks overwhelmingly phallic to me : \

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it good and refreshed - because new logo means better services

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slow news day

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To Paul_TheGreat: if its not news worthy then why did u even bother of writing a comment.

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yeah... Not news...

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This is isn't news worthy.

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True Dat PostedOval, it is a slow day indeed. Peace

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You know it's a slow news day in Summer when a companies LOGO makes it to game sites... ...and I read it, and comment on it. :P

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Erm, looks a bit like a silly diagram of sex. :D

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i like it. although they'll never beat the yellow and blue logo from way back when they were still making Dizzy games!

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No DirtyRotten, I was thinking the same thing. The M & the C seem to be getting it on.

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Is it me or does it look like the M is getting it on with the C?

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It looks pretty good. But I like companies for games. Not saying that they're bad, but we have yet to see what they're come out with next.

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I prefer the old logo more.

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nice logo... and it says c m....

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It isn't C3, it's CM for CodeMasters

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nothing to shout about

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Nice logo, but...maybe there should be a separate news section for business related articles in the industry. Or some sort of filter? Unless that already exists, which in that case I'd feel like a tool. :P

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Good logo, slow news day.

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Why does the new logo seem to have a hint of innuendo?

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lame. Turn it on its side it says C3, turn it the other way it says MU. well done codemasters

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i like it

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meh, it still looks boring

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Looks like it says "C3" to me.

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That logo doesn't feel that special. Looks generic too.

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It looks nice, but feels odd that the name over lap a part of the the logo.

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Um, ok... Congrats?

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Meh... not so good.

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Looks odd… But we will get used to it anyway…

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I like it.

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its simple, which should be fine, logo doesn't make or break a company and it doesn't look too gay so it should work...

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Nice logo, I like it. Can't believe everyone seems to be abusing it. To the argumentative people, have you ever tried to create a logo yourself which is simple, clear and original?

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Yawn.

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