Rob Leane Feb 12, 2020
EA is moving the Need for Speed franchise away from its Swedish studio back to the UK.
The Need for Speed franchise is reversing back to the studio that it used to be based at, with the publishers at EA deciding to rejig which developers are working on the iconic racing series. The Sweden-based Ghost Games developed last year's Need for Speed Heat game, but they won't be returning to work on the next entry in the franchise.
Instead, the UK-based team from Criterion Games will be stepping back into the fold to take custody of the Need for Speed series. Criterion previously developed numerous installments in the franchise, starting with 2010's Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. The last game in the series that Criterion worked on was Need for Speed: Rivals, which they actually co-developed with Ghost Games. That was the last game before Ghost Games took the wheel.
EA is moving the Need for Speed franchise away from its Swedish studio back to the UK.
The Need for Speed franchise is reversing back to the studio that it used to be based at, with the publishers at EA deciding to rejig which developers are working on the iconic racing series. The Sweden-based Ghost Games developed last year's Need for Speed Heat game, but they won't be returning to work on the next entry in the franchise.
Instead, the UK-based team from Criterion Games will be stepping back into the fold to take custody of the Need for Speed series. Criterion previously developed numerous installments in the franchise, starting with 2010's Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. The last game in the series that Criterion worked on was Need for Speed: Rivals, which they actually co-developed with Ghost Games. That was the last game before Ghost Games took the wheel.
- 2/12/2020
- Den of Geek
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