Codemasters Software Company Ltd., or Codemasters Birmingham or
CodeMasters (earlier known as
Code Masters) is a British
video game developer and
publisher founded by
David Darling and his brother Richard in 1986. Headquartered in
Southam,
Warwickshire, Codemasters is one of the oldest surviving British game studios, and in 2005 was named the top independent games developer by
Develop magazine.