Need for Speed franchise put on hold

Need for Speed is effectively on hold while Criterion musters entirely around Battlefield, but EA assures players the racer will return in 'new and interesting ways'
Emergency stop.
Need for Speed Developer Criterion Games Fully Working on Battlefield, but Racing Franchise Will Return
Criterion has worked on the Need for Speed franchise since 2010 and has assisted development on Battlefield games since 2016’s Battlefield 1.
Need for Speed franchise put on hold as Criterion Games works on Battlefield
Vince Zampella said that while Criterion is working on Battlefield, there are still plans to bring Need for Speed back in 'new and interesting ways.'
Need For Speed Isn't Dead, But Criterion Is Focused On Road Ahead With Battlefield
Pump the brakes on expectations for a new Need for Speed anytime soon. That's because Criterion, the developer behind the racing series, is all in on supporting the next Battlefield experience currently. But EA is promising that Need for Speed will return eventually.
The Need for Speed Franchise Will Continue, EA Promises
Electronic Arts pledges that the Need for Speed franchise has a future, but suggests that the next NFS game is still ways off.
EA Puts Criterion’s Need for Speed Team on Battlefield, Confirms No More Content Coming to NFS Unbound
EA has confirmed the end of support for Need for Speed Unbound just over two years after the game came out as its developer goes all in on the next Battlefield. UK studio Criterion Games, best-known for the much-loved Burnout series,
Need for Speed will return, EA pledges, but team all-in on Battlefield for now
Need for Speed and Burnout developer Criterion is now entirely focused on developing EA's next Battlefield game, the publisher has told Eurogamer - but there are still plans for the studio to return to its racing roots at some point in the future.
The Need For Speed series is pumping the brakes as "Criterion are joining their colleagues working on Battlefield" instead of tuning more cars
In a statement given to Eurogamer, EA's Battlefield boss Vince Zampella says: "The Need for Speed team at Criterion are ...
Need for Speed Developers Address Franchise Break
Need for Speed is essentially on hiatus right now, while developer Criterion Games focuses on EA's next Battlefield game.
Need For Speed-inspired Punk Runner is a cyberpunk racing game with flying cars
Despite its solo developer's love for Need For Speed, Punk Runner is an open-world racing game where wheels are ditched for ...
Game Rant2y
Need For Speed Heat: Best Off-Road Cars
These Need For Speed games stand out as the best of the lot when it comes to open worlds. Why does this old air-cooled clunker from '63 require Level 22? Because it's actually one of the most ...
Push Square4d
Need for Speed Series Isn't Dead, But Dev Now Fully Focused on Battlefield
EA then confirms that "we plan to bring the franchise back in new and interesting ways", but since Criterion doesn't have ...
purexbox4d
EA Says Need For Speed Is On Ice As Team Wraps Up Development On NFS Unbound
EA has put out a new statement (via Eurogamer) on the future of its Need for Speed series, as it ends support for 2022's Need ...