Need for Speed will return, EA pledges

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'
Need for Speed fans are in for a long wait before getting behind the wheel of a new game from the series. Developer Criterion Games, which has handled EA's venerable racer for years, has now shifted entirely over to work on EA's next Battlefield title.
Need for Speed is on hold, but EA says it ‘will return in new and interesting ways’
Electronic Arts has confirmed that Need for Speed developer Criterion Games is currently fully engaged with the Battlefield series. It seemingly means that plans for a new Need for Speed are on hold,
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.
EA’s Vince Zampella Promises Need For Speed Will Come Back Someday, As Criterion Now Focuses On Battlefield
As reported by Eurogamer, Group GM for EA Studios Organization Vince Zampella made this statement: “The Need for Speed team at Criterion are joining their colleagues working on Battlefield. As a company, it was important to us to take the last year to listen to our Need for Speed community and use their feedback to create content for Unbound.
EA's next Need for Speed game on hold as developer Criterion goes all in on Battlefield
EA has four of its biggest studios working on the next Battlefield game, and with that developer Criterion is putting Need for Speed on hold... for now.
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 for Speed Unbound. The last NFS entry had an extended life cycle, where EA went on to "use their [fans] feedback to create content for Unbound", but developer Criterion Games is now fully working on Battlefield 6.
A New Need For Speed Game Will Arrive Eventually, But Criterion Is Focusing On Battlefield For Now
A new Need for Speed game will arrive eventually, though it'll have to wait until after Criterion is done working on the next Battlefield game.
Need for Speed will be back, but not while Criterion is working on Battlefield
Criterion is currently helping wrap up work on the next major shooter instalment and then it will explore a new racing game.
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.
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.'
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,
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 ...
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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 ...
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.