# Need for Speed Studio Is 'Solely Focused on Battlefield' Now and Maybe Forever

> Just in case you held out any hope that EA was cooking up a new entry in the Need for Speed franchise, the boss in charge of Criterion Games, the team responsible for NFS Unbound, among other installments, has squashed…

- **Source:** [Thedrive](https://www.thedrive.com/news/need-for-speed-studio-is-solely-focused-on-battlefield-now-and-maybe-forever?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4e97a85afbe7a8e7c71ded)
- **Published:** 2026-07-08
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #speed #battlefield #criterion #focused #forever #maybe #solely #studio
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