Criterion Games

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Criterion Games is a British video game developer best known for creating the Burnout series and revitalizing the Need for Speed franchise with its high-octane racing titles.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Criterion Games canonical 8
Criterion Software 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf video game developer ⓘ
acquiredBy Electronic Arts ⓘ
acquisitionYear 2004 ⓘ
collaboratedWith Ghost Games ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
developedEngine RenderWare ⓘ
developedGame Black ⓘ
Burnout ⓘ
Burnout 2: Point of Impact ⓘ
Burnout 3: Takedown ⓘ
linked to: Burnout Revenge

Burnout Paradise ⓘ
Burnout Revenge ⓘ
Dangerous Driving ⓘ
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) ⓘ
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) ⓘ
Need for Speed: Rivals ⓘ
foundedIn 1993 ⓘ
founder Adam Billyard ⓘ
David Lau-Kee ⓘ
gameDesignFocus aggressive driving mechanics ⓘ
high-speed crashes ⓘ
genreFocus arcade racing ⓘ
industry video games ⓘ
knownFor Burnout series ⓘ
revitalizing the Need for Speed franchise ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Guildford ⓘ
notableEngineWork RenderWare middleware ⓘ
linked to: RenderWare
notableWork Black ⓘ
Burnout ⓘ
Burnout 2: Point of Impact ⓘ
Burnout 3: Takedown ⓘ
linked to: Burnout Revenge

Burnout Paradise ⓘ
Burnout Revenge ⓘ
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) ⓘ
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) ⓘ
Need for Speed: Rivals ⓘ
Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) – space combat ⓘ
owner Electronic Arts ⓘ
parentCompany Electronic Arts ⓘ
specializesIn driving physics ⓘ
racing games ⓘ
workedOnFranchise Burnout ⓘ
Need for Speed ⓘ
Star Wars Battlefront ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Need for Speed → developer → Criterion Games ⓘ
Electronic Arts → subsidiary → Criterion Games ⓘ
Electronic Arts Inc. → subsidiary → Criterion Games ⓘ
subject linked to: EA
Need for Speed: Rivals → developer → Criterion Games ⓘ
Need for Speed Unbound → developer → Criterion Games ⓘ
Star Wars: Battlefront II → developer → Criterion Games ⓘ
RenderWare → developer → Criterion Software ⓘ
linked to: Criterion Games