"NaturalMotion, the animation technology and game development studio behind the Euphoria Engine, has announced that Codemasters has licensed its morpheme animation middleware in a far-reaching deal covering upcoming titles and future game development."

It has been announced that the game, Cricket, which is produced by Codemasters and developed by Gusto Games, will be releasing November 5th, 2009 for the Nintendo Wii. Read on for more info.

"Morpheme is robust animation middleware designed to give developers and animators unprecedented creative control over the look of their final in-game animation by allowing them to author and preview blends, blend trees and transition graphs in real time. The middleware’s seamless integration with NVIDIA PhysX provides a unique toolset for creating lifelike characters."

"Codemasters’ Ashes Cricket 2009 got a promising innings underway on Tuesday as Aussie leg-spin legend Shane Warne wowed the Oxford Street crowds at HMV’s flagship store. The signing event drew massive crowds and witnessed a consummate display of bowling from Warne with the Wii Remote, as lucky punters took ‘Warnie’ on at his own game."

Atari Australia have announced today that Codemasters have signed up new talent to be involved in their upcoming game Ashes Cricket 2009 to be released in August.