Electronic Arts have announced that Criterion Games will be developing Need for Speed games once again. Criterion will take over the reins from Ghost Games. As EA has announced that Ghost Games is being downgraded and renamed to EA Gothenburg.
In a statement given to GamesIndustry.biz. The publisher further elaborated on this move. Stating “the engineering expertise in our Gothenburg team, some of whom are architects of the Frostbite engine, is vital to a number of our ongoing projects, and they would remain in that location.”
Furthermore, many staff members from Ghost Games will transfer over to Criterion. Increasing Need for Speed’s development team.
Ghost Games took over the franchise from Criterion in 2013. The first Need for Speed game they developed was the Need for Speed reboot released in 2015. Followed by Need for Speed: Payback in 2017.
The most recent installment, titled Need for Speed Heat, released back in November. It received many positive reviews, including from us.
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