Strong H1 performance boosts Codemasters shares

AIM-listed games publisher Codemasters (LON:CDM) saw its share price climb by 4.87% to 376.50p (as of 16:00 BST) after providing a trading update for the six months ended 30th September. Revenues for the half year were roughly double those for the comparative as the group benefited from a number of title launches as well as strong back catalogue performance.

Management anticipate performance to continue steadily during H2 with new product and console launches as well as Christmas and Black Friday demand expected to contribute to revenues.