Två av grundarna bakom Criterion Games, tillika skaparna av Burnout-serien, har valt att lämna företaget. "Alex Ward, creative director hos Criterion Games, och Fiona Sperry, studio director, jobbar inte längre med oss," var vad en talesperson hos EA meddelade under gårdagen.
"We appreciate their many contributions through the years and wish them well in their future endeavours."
Studion har under en tid bytt fokus mellan olika projekt och detta ska ha varit anledningen till att de båda valt att gå vidare med sina karriärer.
Talespersonen fortsätter: "The incredibly creative and talented team at Criterion are hard at work on a new project for next-gen consoles as new IP continues to be a major priority across EA. Matt Webster is leading development of the new game and the Criterion studio moving forward. Matt has been part of Criterion for years and has an exciting vision for this new game."
Strax efter att nyheten nått Polygon, publicerade Alex Ward ett Twitter-meddelande:
"@davescook Just decided to start afresh and form a new games company with @FionaSperry #freshstart"