In a surprise move, Electronic Arts came out of nowhere over the weekend to snatch Codemasters from Take-Two Interactive with an offer that the British studio could not refuse.
It was only a month ago that Take-Two confirmed that it was set to acquire Codemasters for $870 million and that the deal would finalized by Q1 2021. Late on Sunday, reports emerged that EA had made a lucrative offer of $1.2 billion, blocking Take-Two?s purchase. Both Codemasters and EA confirmed the news this morning.

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