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| Rumor: New NFS on hold, Ghost Games with layoffs |
Sunday, 02.02.2014 |
 According to  Polygon EAs swedish studio Ghost Games was hit by layoffs earlier this week. Contractors were already let go and full-time staffers could either take compensation and leave or continue working on Visceral's rumored police-themed Battlefield title, code-named Havana.
While the studio made with Need for Speed Rivals it's first NFS title last year, the future doesn't look bright. In contradiction to earlier plans, that Ghost Games is in charge of future NFS titles, the new - yet unannounced - new Need for Speed seems to be set on hold.
Criterion Games, which developed two NFS games earlier, are already working on a completely new project after their staff was heavily reduced (and shifted to Ghost Games).
The official statement EA only mentioned that the company has "entered a consultation period for some positions in our Ghost Games U.K. studio."
So it'll be interesting what the future holds for the development studio and especially for the Need for Speed series.
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| #2: von Killjoy
(27.02.2014 21:48) |
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i don't mind...
I don't mind even if they cancel all NFS series.
After Porsche, Underground series, MW 2005, Carbon, Undercover and The Run....nothing can surprise me.
Lucky me, I haven't bought Rivals, that would be a wasted money.
No, no guys! You've destroyed entire series with: NEW MW, Rivals, Pro Street, Shift etc.
If they are making some reboots, they should try with Porsche Unleashed!
That game looks great with bad graphics (bad, comparing to new systems) and tons of Porsche.
Hell, I don't even like Porsche, but driving through HISTORY IS GREAT!
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| #1: von MrStalker
(04.02.2014 23:33) |
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As far as I understand from the original Polygon article the layoffs doesn't affect Ghost Games in Sweden, just its UK branch which was formed when a large portion of Criterion employees was re-tasked to Rivals. According to their website, they're in fact hiring new employees for their studio in Gothenburg.
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