Criterion Games has been part of the EA family since the early 2000s, working on a variety of franchises (and the occasional new IP) during that time.

Rivals servers on October 7. This will be the seventh Need for Speed game that the company has shut down in the ...

EA hasn't released an official statement on the fate of the Need for Speed franchise, but several internal decisions point to ...

Criterion Games has officially joined EA Entertainment, the half of EA in its new structure that deals with everything not EA Sports, and will focus on both the Battlefield franchise and Need For ...

Criterion Games joins EA Entertainment, moving the bulk of its work onto Battlefield. By Ricky Frech. September 20, 2023, 3:59pm. Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X; ...

Need for Speed and Burnout developer Criterion Games has been moved from EA Sports to the EA Entertainment, where it will assist on upcoming games in the Battlefield franchise. The move comes on ...

Iconic Need for Speed racing franchise, a cornerstone of Electronic Arts' gaming portfolio since its inception in 1994, is ...

EA is shutting down the servers of a AAA game for good this October, however, the game will remain available for purchase.

EA’s plans for Need For Speed seem to have been put on hold but Forza Horizon 5 has proven there’s still a strong appetite for racing games. Arcade racing series Need For Speed was once a juggernaut ...

A year after the release of Battlefield 2042, EA announced the formation of Ridgeline Games. Lehto was announced to be the studio’s founder, with a huge emphasis on his background on the Halo games.

Criterion “got back control” of the franchise, and they recently posted on Twitter that they were looking for new people to help join their team and make the new games in the franchise.

To that end, it has shifted Need for Speed developer Criterion Games over from its sports division to the EA Entertainment unit. Most of Criterion's team will be working with DICE, Ripple Effect ...