Earlier today we reported that rumored Need For Speed: Underground was not actually happening. With the info coming straight from developer Criterion's creative director, Alex Ward.
Well, as Destructoid points out, Ward decided to continue using Twitter as a platform to clear the air. Among the things mentioned is how Criterion's next game won't be a racer:
"After over a decade of making racing games it's time to make something new. It is early days thus I have nothing to 'announce' or talk about."
The statement above is sure to send shockwaves among their longtime fans. Criterion knows how to make a good racer, it's which why EA hired them in the first place to completely revive the flailing Need For Speed franchise in the first place, which they've done.
It's hard to imagine a non-racing Criterion game. Though they did try making a first person shooter, not too long ago, for the PS2. It was called Black and was… mostly all right.
Though clearly the game has its fans; when asked about the possibly of a sequel, Ward had this to say:
"No Black2 either folks. Volumes to tell on that topic, but will save that for when I get a book deal…"
It’ll be interesting to see what this new game might be. Destructoid speculates that they might be brought in to revive yet another stale EA franchise, in this case Medal of Honor.
And they would no double do a decent job, but it would even be nicer to see them actually do something different. Though whether EA would allow such a thing also remains to be seen.
