Find game industry jobs working for Jagex, Lionhead or Criterion
Our weekly game industry jobs round-up highlights some of the recently advertised positions from Edge Jobs. Jagex has a number of positions open, including the roll of senior engine developer on its...
View ArticleCriterion fostered “more fear than confidence”, former Burnout artist reveals
Fireproof Studios co-founder and former Criterion senior artist Barry Meade has criticised the Burnout developer’s management style, revealing that a culture of fear, and not confidence, forced him...
View ArticleFireproof: the Criterion alumni who made the iPad game of the year
The Room is a series of smart logic puzzles with home-console-grade audiovisual sheen, made by a small studio of ex-Criterion staffers. It was a big hit on the App Store a few months ago, but in the...
View ArticleGame industry jobs: New roles at Criterion, Digit and Stainless Games
Our weekly game industry jobs round-up highlights some of the recently advertised positions from Edge Jobs. Criterion Games is looking for a senior audio engineer to help, among other things, capture...
View ArticleCriterion opens doors for student day and game jam
A-level and University students can meet the Criterion team to get a taste of what’s it’s like to work in the game industry at an open day on Thursday 11th April. Interested parties should register on...
View ArticleCriterion moving on from racing games, says studio boss
Criterion is ready to move on from the racing genre, according to a string of tweets from studio boss Alex Ward. Ward moved to debunk rumours that Criterion is working on a new Need For Speed...
View ArticleNeed For Speed Rivals confirmed for PS4, Xbox One and current gen
EA’s latest racer Need For Speed Rivals will arrive ‘this year’ on PS4 and Xbox One and on November 19 on current gen platforms. Rivals is being developed by new studio Ghost in collaboration with...
View ArticleE3 2013: Ghost Games’ announces Need for Speed Rivals
[UPDATE]: The original story stated that Criterion is the primary developer on Need For Speed Rivals. In fact, Ghost Games is the primary developer. We have updated the story to reflect that. Ghost...
View ArticleWhat is going on at Criterion? A speculative guide
Yesterday, Criterion showcased its top secret new project to the EA’s new CEO, Andrew Smith. No-one outside the studio exactly what it is, but we do know it’s certainly not a new Burnout or another...
View ArticleRetrospective – Burnout 2: Point of Impact
As much as everyone loves Criterion’s ongoing war against the Highway Code, part of many Burnout fans stays fiercely loyal to the second game, Point Of Impact. That was when Burnout didn’t need to sit...
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