New Need for Speed in November 2011 from EA Black Box

Senior Vice President of EA Games Europe Patrick Soderlund revealed in a recent interview with Eurogamer what strategy the publisher now intends to follow regarding the Need for Speed franchise.

Senior Vice President of EA Games Europe Patrick Soderlund revealed in a recent interview with Eurogamer what strategy the publisher now intends to follow regarding the Need for Speed franchise.

Just as Infinity Ward and Treyarch work on the Call of Duty series simultaneously, spending two years on each installment, the Need for Speed series will now be developed by Criterion Games and EA Black Box. Although Soderlund could not confirm that Criterion Games will now work exclusively on Need for Speed, as the studio also has the Burnout series, which is greatly loved by many fans.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit from Criterion Games is coming out in a couple of weeks, and in November of next year, an as-yet-unannounced game currently being developed by the creators of Need for Speed: Undercover from the Canadian office of EA Black Box will go on sale.

In addition, EA plans to develop the series in the direction set by Need for Speed: Shift. The company wants the Need for Speed series to also feature entries in the realistic racing simulation genre.