Market report: Codemasters races ahead as sales rise

Lockdown drove many sofa speedsters to discover their inner Lewis Hamilton, sending sales zooming upwards at racing game developer Codemasters. The firm – which makes titles including the F1 racing series – rose 17.5p to 375p after saying its trading was “strong” during the six months to the end of September. The Warwickshire-based group anticipates revenues of approximately £80.5m for the period, compared with £39.8m for the first half of 2019. Video games ha