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6 | Criterion Games is a video game developer situated in Guildford, England. It was founded in 1996 as a division of Criterion Software (founded in 1993) to develop games that could showcase the [=RenderWare=] engine, used in titles like the sixth-generation ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'', ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity'', ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'', and their own ''VideoGame/{{Burnout}}'' series. Their claims to fame are {{Racing Game}}s that are intense and exciting, like ''Burnout'' (natch) and ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed''. |
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8 | They are a subsidiary of Creator/ElectronicArts since August 2004. On 12 May 2022, [[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-05-12-ea-expands-criterion-with-codemasters-cheshire-team EA announced]] that Creator/{{Codemasters}}' Cheshire studio, formed from the remnants of ''VideoGame/MotorStorm'' developer Creator/EvolutionStudios, has merged into Criterion since both studios were already working together on ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnbound'' for months by then. |
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10 | !!Games and franchises developed by Criterion Games: |
11 | [[index]] |
12 | * ''Scorched Planet'' |
13 | * ''Sub Culture'' |
14 | * ''Redline Racer'' |
15 | * ''[=TrickStyle=]'' |
16 | * ''Suzuki Alstare Racing'' |
17 | * ''VideoGame/DeepFighter'' |
18 | * ''VideoGame/{{Burnout}}'' series |
19 | ** ''Burnout'' |
20 | ** ''Burnout 2: Point of Impact'' |
21 | ** ''Burnout 3: Takedown'' |
22 | ** ''Burnout Revenge'' |
23 | ** ''Burnout Legends'' |
24 | ** ''VideoGame/BurnoutParadise'' |
25 | *** ''Burnout Paradise Remastered''[[note]]Assisted Stellar Entertainment Software, a developer founded by former Criterion employees, in development[[/note]] |
26 | ** ''VideoGame/BurnoutCRASH'' |
27 | * ''[=AirBlade=]'' |
28 | * ''VideoGame/{{Black|2006}}'' |
29 | * ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' series (2010–2013, 2020–present) |
30 | ** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHotPursuit'' (2010) |
31 | *** ''Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered'' (2020)[[note]]Assisted Stellar Entertainment in development[[/note]] |
32 | ** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted2012'' |
33 | ** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedRivals'' (2013; in collaboration with [[Creator/EAGothenburg Ghost Games]]) |
34 | ** ''VideoGame/{{Need for Speed|2015}}'' (2015)[[note]]Assisted Ghost Games in development; mentioned in the credits alongside [[VideoGame/DeadSpace Visceral]] [[VideoGame/BattlefieldHardline Games]][[/note]] |
35 | ** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnbound'' (2022) |
36 | * ''VideoGame/BattlefieldHardline'' [[note]]Assisted Visceral Games in development[[/note]] |
37 | * ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefront2015'' [[note]]Assisted [[Creator/{{DICE}} EA DICE]] in developing the speeder bike tutorial[[/note]] |
38 | ** ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII2017'' [[note]]Main studio for Starfighter Assault and other starfighter gameplay[[/note]] |
39 | [[/index]] |
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