Ghost Games no longer works as a lead developer on the Need For Speed series.

Need For Speed is showing signs of life, and there is a new post on Electronic Arts‘ website that confirms that Criterion is handling the development of the new title in the historic franchise that has been going strong for more than 25 years.

„At Criterion, we’ve always believed that games are better with friends. We don’t want your platform of choice to be a barrier for that experience. So we’re thrilled to let you all know that on June 9, Need for Speed Heat will be the first EA title to offer cross-play, meaning that players – regardless of their platform – can jump into Palm City together as one, united community. Once you’ve installed the update, you can opt in to race players across PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. You can search for your friends who are playing on any of the above systems, given they’ve opted in for cross-play as well, inside the Find Players menu. Then, go to the new EA Friends tab in the Party Menu to see who’s online to play with.

As we at Criterion shift gears into the future with full focus on developing the next Need for Speed game, this will be the final update for Need for Speed Heat. Since the launch of Need for Speed Heat and as players continue to tear it up in Palm City, we’re listening to what you love about this experience, and what you all believe could be even better. With these insights, we have a terrific foundation to create the most expressive, most socially connected, action-packed game yet for Need for Speed fans and beyond,” the post reads.

Need For Speed: Heat thus joins Star Wars: Battlefront II and Battlefield V getting the last update (1.1 GB on PC, 6.9 on Xbox One, and 7.16 on PlayStation 4). Still, NFS Heat is now the first cross-play supporting Electronic Arts game. The next Need For Speed might be announced on June 18, at EA Play Live 2020, which was delayed recently by a week. (They will likely announce UFC 4 here, too. It was already found on the PlayStation Network.)

Source: WCCFTech

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