To av grunnleggerne bak Criterion Games, og skapere av Burnout-serien, har valgt å forlate selskapet. "Alex Ward, creative director hos Criterion Games, og Fiona Sperry, studio director, jobber ikke hos oss lenger," uttalte en talsperson hos EA i går.
"We appreciate their many contributions through the years and wish them well in their future endeavours."
Studioet har byttet mellom ulike prosjekter den siste tiden, og dette skal ha vært grunnen til at de to valgte å bevege seg videre.
Talspersonen fortsetter: "The incredibly creative and talented team at Criterion are hard at work on a new project for next-gen consoles as new IP continues to be a major priority across EA. Matt Webster is leading development of the new game and the Criterion studio moving forward. Matt has been part of Criterion for years and has an exciting vision for this new game."
Like etter at nyheten nådde Polygon skrev Alex Ward følgende på Twitter:
"@davescook Just decided to start afresh and form a new games company with @FionaSperry #freshstart"