Need For Speed is dropping EA for Criterion

ShiWarrior · 9 Jun 2020 at 18:13

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/artic...-need-for-speed-development-back-to-criterion

This is a good thing

NFS : Heat will EA last one before moving to Criterion for the next title

being as they made the underground series and Hot Pursuit (which i enjoyed the most)
hopefully we will start getting a good racing game again

Kenai · 9 Jun 2020 at 18:16

I thought EA own Criterion? So it'll still be EA, it'll just be developed by Criterion rather than whichever other studio EA had farmed the last few out to?

ShiWarrior · 9 Jun 2020 at 18:18

Kenai said:
I thought EA own Criterion? So it'll still be EA, it'll just be developed by Criterion rather than whichever other studio EA had farmed the last few out to?

i guess so
basically Criterion are going to start developing it again

something daft already!! · 9 Jun 2020 at 18:18

The last game was so bad I played about 5 minutes. No wheel support. That's a basic in a racing game. Shame I bought it from cdkeys or i'd get a refund.

Kenai · 9 Jun 2020 at 18:22

Doing a bit more digging, it looks like whilst the last few NFS weren't developed by Criterion but by Ghost Games (another EA subsid), 80% of Criterion's development staff moved to Ghost at that time, so it's effectively been the same actual people it would have been anyway. I wouldn't expect much to change

ShiWarrior · 9 Jun 2020 at 18:49

Kenai said:
Doing a bit more digging, it looks like whilst the last few NFS weren't developed by Criterion but by Ghost Games (another EA subsid), 80% of Criterion's development staff moved to Ghost at that time, so it's effectively been the same actual people it would have been anyway. I wouldn't expect much to change

hmmm

that doesen't sound good

TonyTurbo78 · 9 Jun 2020 at 19:33

All I want is NFS Underground 3, a proper modern day successor to the best NFS game. I fail to see how it can be so difficult when the formula for a successful NFS game is so obvious.

Kohaashi · 9 Jun 2020 at 20:07

Criterion's good name means nothing now. Just like Bioware. EA delivers rubbish and relies on the names of their studios to help sell games. Only works so many times.

LeMson · 9 Jun 2020 at 23:29

O m g L o L

Usual nfs rubbbishhhh these dayz

Emlyn_Dewar · 10 Jun 2020 at 03:46

Has there been a good NFS in the last 10 to 20 years?

Feels like every year, they promise it'll go back to greatness.
It's an IP that's been watered down to nothingness.