Need for Speed is effectively on hold while Criterion musters entirely around Battlefield, but EA assures players the racer will return in 'new and interesting ways'
Emergency stop.
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Need For Speed Isn't Dead, But Criterion Is Focused On Road Ahead With Battlefield
Pump the brakes on expectations for a new Need for Speed anytime soon. That's because Criterion, the developer behind the racing series, is all in on supporting the next Battlefield experience ...
Need for Speed Developers Address Franchise Break
Need for Speed is essentially on hiatus right now, while developer Criterion Games focuses on EA's next Battlefield game.
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Need for Speed will return, EA pledges, but team all-in on Battlefield for now
Need for Speed and Burnout developer Criterion is now entirely focused on developing EA's next Battlefield game, the publisher has told Eurogamer - but there are still plans for the studio to ...
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EA’s Vince Zampella Promises Need For Speed Will Come Back Someday, As Criterion Now Focuses On Battlefield
As reported by Eurogamer, Group GM for EA Studios Organization Vince Zampella made this statement: “The Need for Speed team at Criterion are joining their colleagues working on Battlefield. As a ...
TweakTown11d
EA's next Need for Speed game on hold as developer Criterion goes all in on Battlefield
EA has four of its biggest studios working on the next Battlefield game, and with that developer Criterion is putting Need for Speed on hold... for now.
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Need for Speed Put on Hold as Criterion Focuses on Battlefield - News
Development on the Need for Speed franchise has been put on hold as developer Criterion focuses on Battlefield, [...] ...
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Need For Speed Payback: Best Drag Cars, Ranked
Known for its cinematic narratives filled with engaging cutscenes, these are the best stories the Need for Speed series has to offer. Updated January 24, 2025 by Vlad Mazanko: The Need for Speed ...