Battlefield, Need for Speed and Criterion Games

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.
EA Puts Criterion’s Need for Speed Team on Battlefield, Confirms No More Content Coming to NFS Unbound
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-known for the much-loved Burnout series,
Need for Speed Developer Criterion Games Fully Working on Battlefield, but Racing Franchise Will Return
Criterion has worked on the Need for Speed franchise since 2010 and has assisted development on Battlefield games since 2016’s Battlefield 1.
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 currently. But EA is promising that Need for Speed will return eventually.
Need for Speed franchise put on hold as Criterion Games works on Battlefield
Vince Zampella said that while Criterion is working on Battlefield, there are still plans to bring Need for Speed back in 'new and interesting ways.'
Need for Speed Slams the Brakes as Devs Detour to Help Out With Battlefield 6
All Need for Speed developers are now helping develop the upcoming Battlefield 6, with Vince Zampella promising a return to the franchise soon.
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 return to its racing roots at some point in the future.
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The Need For Speed series is pumping the brakes as "Criterion are joining their colleagues working on Battlefield" instead of tuning more cars
In a statement given to Eurogamer, EA's Battlefield boss Vince Zampella says: "The Need for Speed team at Criterion are ...
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Battlefield Studios rolls four studios working on the franchise into one global group
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Battlefield 6 Release Date Window Revealed
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"Campaign is back": Battlefield 6 suddenly emerges with 10 seconds of gameplay footage, 4 separate development studios, and a closed pre-alpha test
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Battlefield Labs: How to sign up, early access and what we know about the new Battlefield
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