During the last few years several studios have been working on the Need for Speed franchise, but Criterion's Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit has definitely been the most successful release, and Criterion recently revealed they have now been put in charge of the franchise and will be involved in charge of the design of future titles.
"It's not going to be spread anymore across different companies. Different studios have had a crack at it - it's definitely a Criterion gig now," Criterion head Alex Ward states in a recent interview.
The question that remains is what this means to the Burnout franchise.