the last good need for speed game was most wanted. If criterion is working on a new need for speed game what is going to happen to the burnout license?

I guess it's time to find out if I dislike need for speed because of the people who made it, or i simply dislike need for speed because the game mechanics do nothing for me.

True.

i doubt they will make another burnout game in next 2 years or so criterion takes there time with sequels e.g. black

Criterion should be able to do the series justice.

I don't know about you, but I just want to play Big Surf Island.

NFS:BO or BO:NFS?

A good Need for Speed game finally?

Doesn't EA have enough Need for Speed titles in the works?

not very excited, not sure how criterion will make the transition and not sure what this will do to the burnout series

@RHCPfan: Yeah, I concur. Though, it will be interesting to see what they do with the Need For Speed license.

I'm a bit skeptical about this one. Burnout Paradise was an excellent driving game but I'm not as into the NFS series, it'll be interesting to see how this one works out.

I just want Need for Speed to go back to how it should be.
Huge, varied open world.
Police chases.
Razor Callahan.

Need For Speed: Razor's Revenge - Totally Burnout Edition

Why not just let 'Burnout' become their flagship racing brand?  'Need For Speed' is totally Top Gun... and not in a good way.

EA is trying too hard to keep the Need For Speed license a live, let it die already most of those games suck anyway. Rather be playing Burnout!!!

I've personally lost interest with the Need for Speed franchise when they implemented driving for pink slips. It seemed that they were trying to cash-in on the The Fast and the Furious craze at the time which killed it for me. Burnout, on the other hand, was what I wanted and Paradise delivered. Whatever they do with NFS I don't care. I've got Burnout and that's all that matters right now. 

A burnout style game with cop chases in an open world would be very, very awesome.

Sounds like a TDU competitor.

I hope to God this doesn't mean the end of the Burnout series.  EA wouldn't go so far as to mess that up...   right?

Razor Callahan + Criterion = Best NFS ever

What is this? A possibly good Need For Speed game on the horizon?

Totally Speed, Totally Burnout.

Burnout Paradise cops/robbers expansion seemed to please you guys in the quick look. I trust these guys to make a good Need For Speed game, and if there is one thing Burnout is lacking it is characters like Razor and Cross (in place of DJ Annoy and Annoyer)

Awesome, the game will probably awesome. NFS needs that.

Criterion with licensed cars?  Im on board.

Man I just want a new Burnout game. The Need for Speed games are not for me, I have tried them but never liked any of  them. In fact the only racing games that I have been able to enjoy in recent years have been the Burnout games, mainly because when you crash it looks fucking awesome!

I'm glad Burnout is taking a break.  I don't need a new Burnout Paradise any time soon, and I know for certain that Criterion isn't going to give me what I really want with the next Burnout (Burnout Revenge 2).  I hope Criterion is going in the more ridiculous, white-knuckle run-from-the-cops style of NFS, though, since that's the only Need For Speed I like (or rather, Hot Pursuit 2 and Most Wanted are the only Need For Speeds I like).

This blows. Stay with Burnout, Paradise was the best racing game in existence.

@lordofultima: They shouldn't try something new and different from their wheelhouse just because their last game was awesome?  That's an incredibly stupid thing to say.

Burnout should stick to its crashes

We need more Razor Callahan.

We need a Need for Speed that isn't some bolt on wonder boy looking to get smoked by reviewers.

The last good NFS was Underground (1). Everything from there has been shit. The last good before NFS:U was Porche Challenge. And up until that, every main title was a hit.
I don't know if they can bring it back, or if the world has just evolved past the NFS franchise.

EA is just throwing everything at the wall and seeing if something sticks! To be honest i have not enjoyed a need for speed game in quite a while. the last NFS game i played and enjoyed was Underground, but mainly because the Fast and The Furious just came out, and the game satisfied that tuner craving i had after seeing that movie. I will remain optimistic though, i mean its criteron games. The news does make me a little sad, i really do want them to take another shot at making a Black game again.

Guys, this is actually a good thing if you think about it.  You might prefer Burnout but the average consumer doesn't.  Even with the last Need for Speed having the most disappointing sales ever, it still sold much better then Burnout Paradise.  This move just lets Criterion make another great racing game but find a bigger audience due to the more popular brand name.

Great. Now the cursed NFS franchise will infect Criterion with it's mainstream blandness and irritating Fast and Furious hiphop bullshit. Oh well, it was a good developer while it lasted.

Woah, I must have missed something. Since when is Patrick working for G4? That's awesome.

i hope they keep working on burnout. 

Ok... if this isn't just the next Burnout, with the NFS name, i'm gonna go cry in a corner for a little while.

Criterion should be making a new Road Rash game, and NFS should be left to Slightly Mad Studios. That is all.

Great, with Criterion at the reigns, this game has a chance to be good.

Meh, I've lost track of how many Need for Speeds there are...