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“Big” Criterion news today at 4pm BST [Update]
Update: Or it might be about Burnout Paradise Big Surf Island DLC. Thanks, jonarob. Criterion’s confirmed that a “big” announcement regarding the studio is to be made at 4.00pm BST today. What is it?...
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Project Natal – Hands-on with Burnout and Ricochet
EG and IGN have posted up hands-on impressions of Project Natal, the 360 camera announced in MS’s E3 conference yesterday. Both sites got to look at Burnout and a game called Ricochet on the tech, and...
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Criterion working on a new “revolutionary” Need for Speed
John Riccitiello has confirmed that Criterion is working on a “revolutionary” new Need for Speed game. The Burnout team, led by Alex Ward, has been shifted to the series for the time being and the EA...
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Criterion-developed Need for Speed set to launch “next year”
During today’s Q2 EA conference call, EA Games label president Frank Gibeau confirmed the existence of a Need for Speed title developed by Burnout creator Criterion Games. “In recent years, we failed...
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Criterion interested in making more Burnout, Need for Speed
More Need for Speed from Criterion? That’s interesting. But more Burnout? You’ve got our attention. Criterion producer Craig Sullivan’s told Gamerzines it’s interested in making more Need for Speed...
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Australian Classification Board rates Burnout Crash
This came from left-field: the Australian Classification Board has rated something known as “Burnout Crash,” whilst LinkedIn CVs point towards a PS3 and 360 release. The listing appeared on the ratings...
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Friday Shorts: Gamocracy, KOTOR’s Revan, science, Sheen, sales, Suda, more
It’s Good Friday. It’s especially good if you got the day off to celebrate Jesus and bunnies and stuff. Here’s some shorts to make it even more of a good Friday. There’s a Gamocracy Dev Diary over on...
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Criterion hirings hint at new racer, possibly next-gen
Need for Speed and Burnout developer Criterion Games is apparently working on an open world racer for “new platforms”. Criterion is currently seeking a new lead software engineer and AI programmer....
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Criterion Games hiring for new arcade racer
If there was any doubt, all signs suggest Criterion Games is back at work on what it does best – high octane racing. Just in case you thought the specialist studio might have decided to lash out into...
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Burnout will be back, Criterion says
Criterion will return to the high-octane franchise that made us fall in love with it all over again: Burnout. For reasons unknown, The Guardian asked Criterion creative director Craig Sullivan what...
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Updated: Burnout, Need for Speed dev no longer making racers
Further to news that Criterion Games is not, in fact, making a Need for Speed Underground reboot, studio boss Alex Ward has revealed while he, personally won’t be making another racing game, that he...
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Truck Stop is a truck crashing game from former Burnout dev
Remember the Burnout series’ Crash mode? Remember how fun it was to smash a car into as many things as possible? Truck Stop lets you do that with a big rig. It’s the new game from Adam Sawkins, a...
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Criterion Games co-founders Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry leave EA to found new...
Criterion Games co-founders Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry have left Electronic Arts to found a new studio, according to an announcement from the firm. UPDATE: Dave just asked Alex Ward why he left...
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Criterion: new studio boss discusses road ahead, “beyond cars”
Criterion may have lost its two co-founders, but the Burnout studio’s new general manager Matt Webster has discussed what lies ahead for the Guildford outfit in the future. It’ll move “beyond cars,” he...
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Criterion’s new game among “nearly half a dozen” new EA games at E3 2014
E3 scheduling reveals EA is bringing whatever mystery title Criterion is working on to the show. According to the Spike TV E3 All Access schedule on GameTrailers, the publisher has a lot to show off....
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No Burnout HD collection in the works as Criterion is busy with new stuff
Burnout developer Criterion is busy working on new games to worry about remastering its classics. There are plenty of Burnout fans out there who would love to see an HD collection of all the classic...
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Criterion has “no plans” to bring Burnout Revenge to Xbox One backwards...
Burnout Paradise is the only thing you’re getting from Criterion’s back catalogue, it seems. Burnout Revenge, another classic Burnout game and favourite to many, will unfortunately not see a release...
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Next game from ex-Criterion devs will appeal to Burnout and Black fans, says...
One of the games former Criterion developers at Three Field Games are working on will probably be liked by Burnout and Black fans. Three Fields Entertainment, the indie team made up of former Criterion...
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Former Burnout devs begin work on new driving game
It’s official, Burnout creators at Three Fields are working on a driving game. Three Fields Entertainment is a small indie studio made up of Burnout and Black creators. Headed up by Alex Ward and Fiona...
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No new Burnout games or remasters in development, but Burnout Paradise is...
You probably won’t see any new Burnout games for a while, not event remasters of old ones. Criterion games, the studio behind Burnout, is currently busy with many things that aren’t fun car games. The...
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