Formerly | Criterion Studios |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | January 1996 |
Headquarters | , England |
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Number of employees | ≈90 (2017) |
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Subsidiaries | Criterion Cheshire |
Website | www |
Criterion Games is a British video game developer based in Guildford. Founded in January 1996 as a division of Criterion Software, it was owned by Canon Inc. until Criterion Software was sold to Electronic Arts in October 2004. Many of the studio's titles were built on the RenderWare engine, which Criterion Software developed.
Notable games developed by Criterion include entries in the Burnout and Need for Speed series of racing games. As of April 2017, Criterion Games employ approximately 90 people.[1]