This was already the case for a large portion of Criterion, which shifted its focus onto Battlefield in September 2023. A small portion of the team remained in Need for Speed's garage, however, to ...

Need For Speed Isn't Dead, But Criterion Is Focused On Road Ahead With Battlefield. The developer--also behind the Burnout series--is now under the Battlefield Studios banner.

Need for Speed Unbound released in 2022, and at time of writing it’s the beginning of 2025, and as far as we know Criterion has barely even started working on the next entry in the series.

The Need for Speed team at Criterion are joining their colleagues working on Battlefield. As a company, it was important to us to take the last year to listen to our Need for Speed community and ...

Criterion, the British studio behind recent Need for Speed titles and the classic Burnout series, will now focus the majority of its efforts on EA's Battlefield shooter franchise.

EA has confirmed the end of support for Need for Speed Unbound just over two years after the game came out as its developer goes all in on the next Battlefield.. UK studio Criterion Games, best ...

Criterion returns. In development since at least 2020, Need for Speed Unbound checks off many of the items on fan wishlists from previous years.

Need for Speed developer Criterion Games was among the four teams listed, which didn’t come as a huge surprise, as the studio has predominantly focused on Battlefield since September 2023.

Rutter wrote to Criterion Games staff about the hires, claiming it's an "incredibly exciting time for our group" following the launch of Need for Speed: Unbound. Need for Speed: Unbound has room ...

Need For Speed Unbound fully releases Friday, and it’s got quite a lot riding on its shoulders. It’s the first NFS since 2019's polarizing Heat; the first developed by arcade racing mavens ...

Need for Speed fans are in for a long wait before getting behind the wheel of a new game from the series. Developer Criterion Games, which has handled EA's venerable racer for years, has now ...