together on a new title in the series together for months. On 6 October 2022, the project was revealed to be Need for Speed Unbound, which utilizes DICE's propietary Frostbite engine. Unbound was released on December 2, 2022, following which five senior members of Criterion announced their departures from the studio, including the current studio GM, Matt Webster. Games developed Accolades GamesIndustry.biz named Criterion Games among the "best places to work in the UK video games industry" in the "Best Mid-sized Companies" category in 2017, 2018, and 2019. References External links 1996 establishments in England 2004 mergers and acquisitions British companies established in 1996 British subsidiaries of foreign companies Companies based in Guildford Electronic Arts Video game companies established in 1996 Video game companies of the United Kingdom Video game development companies