Slightly Mad Studios

Slightly Mad Studios Ltd. was a British video game developer based in London. Founded in 2009, it was best known for the Project CARS series of racing games that it developed from 2015 until the series' discontinuation in 2022. Codemasters acquired Slightly Mad Studios in 2019 and was itself acquired by Electronic Arts in 2021. On 12 January 2009, Ian Bell acquired the business and assets of Blimey! Games from bankrupt parent 10tacle Studios. In September 2009, Slightly Mad Studios released Need for Speed: Shift with Electronic Arts. Its sequel Shift 2: Unleashed was announced in November 2010 and released in March 2011. The company uses a distributed development structure, with developers living across the world and working remotely. Slightly Mad was ranked as the 17th most successful developer in the Develop 100 list for 2010. In 2012, the company released Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends, which focuses on Ferrari's history across Formula One, rallying and sports cars.