Criterion wants to resurrect the long-dormant Burnout series, although it has no immediate plans to do so.
That’s according a Eurogamer interview with Kieran Crimmins, creative director of the developer’s upcoming title Need for Speed Unbound.
During a conversation about the studio and the upcoming release of Need for Speed Unbound, Crimmins was asked about the potential for Criterion to return to the Burnout series. Despite the franchise’s popularity, we haven’t seen a Burnout title since the 2018 remaster of Burnout Paradise. The wait for a brand-new game in the franchise has been even longer, as Burnout Crash launched in 2011.
While Crimmins was certainly passionate about the idea of returning to the classic racing series, it seems it’s not on the cards in the immediate future. Crimmins stated that it’s “not the next game I will work on” but stressed that Criterion is still hugely fond of Burnout, and that its “unique test on racing” would be “absolutely phenomenal now.”
“[I]f you’re talking about the two games that the studio has the most passion for, they’re obviously Need for Speed and Burnout,” said Crimmins. “We love those two franchises, and Burnout has a unique take on racing that I think would be absolutely phenomenal now.
