Need for Speed fans are in for a long wait before getting behind the wheel of a new game from the series. Developer Criterion Games, which has handled EA's venerable racer for years, has now shifted entirely over to work on EA's next Battlefield title. In a statement to Eurogamer, Battlefield's three-star general Vince Zampella explained that "The Need for Speed team at Criterion are joining their colleagues working on Battlefield."
This was already the case for a large portion of Criterion, which shifted its focus onto Battlefield in September 2023. A small portion of the team remained in Need for Speed's garage, however, to provide support for the series' latest entry, Need for Speed Unbound. As Zampella elaborates in his statement: "It was important for us to take the last year to listen to our Need for Speed community and use their feedback to create content for Unbound."
