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• No new Burnout games or remasters in development, but Burnout Paradise is still coming to backwards compatibility

  You probably won’t see any new Burnout games for a while, not event remasters of old ones.

• Former Burnout devs begin work on new driving game

  It’s official, Burnout creators at Three Fields are working on a driving game.

• Next game from ex-Criterion devs will appeal to Burnout and Black fans, says Ward

  One of the games former Criterion developers at Three Field Games are working on will probably be liked by Burnout and Black fans.

• Criterion has "no plans" to bring Burnout Revenge to Xbox One backwards compatibility

  Burnout Paradise is the only thing you’re getting from Criterion’s back catalogue, it seems.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 says.

• Criterion Games co-founders Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry leave EA to found new studio

  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.

• 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 former Criterion dev who worked on several Burnout games.

• 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 wasn’t speaking on behalf of the whole team.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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”.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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-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 to put adequate resources behind the franchise and, as a result, quality suffered,” he admitted. Giving the series a good tune-up, as it […]

• 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 bossman seems pleased with the switch. “Alex is one of the people in the industry I would analogize to […]

• 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 both sites say it works. Controllers are so passé. Take a look.