The Vietnam version also shut down on January 31, 2009.

"Our goal is to provide players with the best possible experience of our gamers on whichever platform they chose," the developer said. "That means our teams take the time to optimize each game for each respective platform on which the game will be released, and that’s something we're committed to continuing to improve.

EA confirmed the changes with GamesIndustry.biz, advising that as many as 30 Ghost Games positions were impacted. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Phantoms will follow suit with a full shutdown on December 1. It developed Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and Need for Speed: Most Wanted, in 2010 and 2012 respectively. "As for what Ubisoft Singapore is making next, the studio The FAQ also contains a question that asks if Ubisoft cares about PC players and if they are considered "secondary" to console users. To learn more or opt-out, read our Ghost Games is once again EA Gothenburg, supporting Frostbite developmentGhost Games, makers of the last three Need for Speed games for Electronic Arts, has been dissolved and the racing series is being handed back to Criterion Games.A tipster identifying themselves as a former Ghost Games and future Criterion employee described the same arrangement to Polygon, adding that Ghost Games workers in Romania would reabsorbed into other teams working at that location.EA, in its statement, said it would transfer some positions from Gothenburg, Sweden to Criterion, located in Guildford, England. Need for Speed goes back to Criterion, ending Ghost GamesInfinity Ward working on a fix for Call of Duty: Warzone’s nightmare bugDestiny 2 guide: Solstice of Heroes 2020 armor upgrades and activitiesHow to level your armor up from Renewed, to Majestic, and Magnificent Criterion can also provide the consistent leadership that we need to continue creating and delivering new Need for Speed experiences for a long time to come.“Criterion is a fantastic studio, and we’re looking forward to adding to their talented team and building a great future for Need for Speed.

Gaming giant EA is to hand control of the Need for Speed franchise back to Criterion, dissolving Ghost Games altogetherEA is shutting down the game studio that developed the last four Need for Speed titles, putting 30 jobs at risk.

"Unfortunately, GRP was not as successful as we had hoped for, so we had to make the decision to close the game," the developer said. The reason for termination was that the three games were not producing enough revenue. Shutdown. Whether the Ghost team will continue to operate under that name or simply be absorbed into Criterion is not yet clear.“With a strong history and passion for racing games and vision for what we can create, the Criterion team is going to take Need for Speed into the next-generation,” EA stated.“Ghost Games have helped to bring some great Need for Speed experiences to our players. I also would rather not have to shut my computer down if I have to I will.

Stop Ghost from running in the background with a single command using Ghost-CLI. "This decision wasn't easy for us and we tried to find other ways. Criterion, best known for the Burnout series on the previous two console generations, developed 2010’s But studio co-founders Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry had

But in the end we decided to close the game and focus on other projects. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Consistently delivering that at AAA levels means we need teams with diverse skills in locations where we can continually support them and bring in new team members to join.“Despite our best efforts to establish an independent development group in Gothenburg over several years, it’s become clear that the breadth of talent we need to maintain a full AAA studio is just not available to us there.