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Burnout dev to make next Need for Speed?

By Wesley Yin-Poole - 15/12/2008 - 10:21am GMT

The Buzz: Reports say racer hasn't been canned, but developer is in trouble.

A future Need for Speed game will be developed by Burnout Paradise developer Criterion Games, according to reports.

According to Joystiq, the Need for Speed series hasn't been axed, as previously rumoured, but developer EA Black Box has been given the chop, and the NFS and Skate teams have been moved to EA's Burnaby studio.

The latest Need for Speed, Undercover, has suffered from lower than expected sales and poor review scores. Tom wasn't particularly impressed, giving it a disappointing 6/10 in his review. The series has traditionally been a reliable sales success for EA, regularly achieving the coveted Christmas number one spot in the UK.

According to Joystiq's tipster, the three Need for Speed teams within Black Box will be consolidated into one, resulting in fewer releases. While the news is nothing more than a rumour at this point, it seems that change is indeed in store for the Need for Speed series.

We've contacted EA for comment and will update as soon as we have more.

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Posted at 10:24 on 15 December 2008
MrDo	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post God let's hope so, if anyone can do a better job it's them. Report Reply

Posted at 10:59 on 15 December 2008
burnout_fan	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post what, after the sh1t that was paradise? lol Reply

Posted at 12:06 on 15 December 2008
thpcplayer	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post COOL Report Reply

Posted at 12:51 on 15 December 2008
dreamhunk	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I think EA did the right move here, i think only worthy game devs should even given the chance to make great tittles Reply

Posted at 15:11 on 15 December 2008
xboxlive	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post just hopeing thay can see something good in the game as for the last few need for speeds as been crap. just hopeing thay can do a good job at it. Report Reply

Posted at 22:05 on 07 January 2009
rahmi	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post please need foor sped password Reply

Posted at 12:37 on 08 January 2009
needofthespeed	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post lets hope criterion dont make it to close to burnout paradise if so it'll be 3rd flop NFS hope criterion take it back to hotpursuit and make hp4 with cops Reply