With everything going on as we race to launch, we forgot to announce that weโve gone Gold with Need for Speedโข Unbound. And weโve got a new gameplay trailer.
Burnout Paradise fans, after over 11.5 years of service, the servers for the original 2008 game will be closing on August 1st 2019. That affects Xbox 360, PS3 and PC versions. Offline play will still be available of course, and Burnout Paradise Remastered servers are unaffected.
It is Launch day for Need for Speed Unbound.
We could not be more proud of what our incredible team has achieved and hope you all enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it!
#needforspeed
#criteriongames
#NeedforSpeedUnbound
It's Launch Week! ๐ Get ready to rip and run the block in Lakeshore!
Early Access begins later today (or early tomorrow for some) at 11PM PST / 8AM CET for players with the Palace Edition or EA Play Pro! ๐ซก๐๐พ๐
#needforspeed
Awesome to hear how youโre all enjoying
#Firestorm
!
@Criteriongames
is moving on to exciting new things leaving the DICE BF team as new Custodians of the Flames. Keep sending feedback, memes and movies to
@Battlefield
and
@EA_DICE
! This is
@Criteriongames
, over and out - for now!
2019 already?? Hope everyone is feeling fine this morning and you're looking forward to a great gaming year! We're back on the job with
#BFV
#firestorm
tomorrow and we're looking forward to giving you folks something super-fun really soon!
Need for Speed Unbound has been selected as a finalist for "Racing Game of the Year" Category in the 26th Annual
#DICEAwards
Thank you
@Official_AIAS
and thank you to our team and our fans!
See the full list of nominees here:
#NeedForSpeed
#NFSUnbound
The PC edition of Burnout Paradise Remastered is now available on Origin Access and Premier, and will be available for the rest of you Burners to buy on August 21st!
Thanks for your patience! Especially
@Twitnewb74
:-)
We meant to apologise to players of Most Wanted, not Most Wanted itself. Although we do apologise to the game for not being able to present it in its best light on this occasion. Sorry Most Wanted. We will always love you.
OK folks we've been Firestorming for a couple of days now and we've been blown away by all the positive messages and memes you guys have been sending us! Thanks for feeding back on what you like and don't like! And most of all, thanks for playing!
Happy Birthday
@NeedforSpeed
. Been going fast for 25 years now, looking forward to many more.
Far too many memories for me to share, but a special nod towards Most wanted, Underground and Hot Pursuit.
Over to you
#NFSHeat
...
Right now, while you guys are playing, we're putting the finishing touches to awesome new content that players will be able to download at no cost before the year is out. And there'll be plenty more to come!
Firestormโs map, Halvรธy, is the largest map in Battlefield, 10x bigger than Hamada!
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#Firestorm
#BattlefieldV
Thank you to the DICE team, to all the Starfighter Assault fans, and to
@CineCaptures
and the rest of the contributors for compiling this great tribute to a game we're all proud of here. May the Force be with you!
There are 16 primary weapons in Firestorm, all imported from BFVโs WW2 arsenal. Can you find the coveted Epic weapons around the map?
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#Firestorm
#BattlefieldV
RIGHT! Black Friday week means it's the week where we celebrate our awesome FPS Black appearing on Xbox One Backwards Compatibility. We're giving away two game codes every day from Monday to Friday...
We've already adjusted some of our plans for future DLC at Criterion because of the demand we've been hearing for more offline content since the game shipped. We're working on what that content might be, but we're certainly not deaf to what players are asking for more of.
We hear that the stats and milestone issues some Star Wars Battlefront 2 players have mentioned to us should be fixed in the next day or two. Faulty quotas should be fixed automatically. Sorry for the problem and thanks for your patience!
Star Wars Battlefront 2 is now rolling out to everyone... Starting with New Zealand again, because it's already Friday the 17th there. Kiwis you definitely do live in the future! Have fun folks!
Merry Christmas and very happy holidays to all our fans and followers around the world! We hope you have a fun, gaming Christmas and spread good cheer with family, friends and even folks you don't know yet! It can be a tough galaxy out there, but together we will make it better!
We've a massive wall of update ideas we hope to bring you in 2018 but there's a lot of planning, work and discussion with
@EA_DICE
and
@DisneyLucasfilm
to do before anything can be confirmed. And we're just looking at starfighter stuff.
@EA_DICE
are working on loads more updates.
At Criterion, we love games, and we love making games, so join us for our Summer Game Jam 2020! Play fun little games and support a good cause.
๐๐น๏ธ๐
We have a playable version of Steak4 ๐คซ
PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT ๐
We'll be giving away 3x
@NeedforSpeed
Heat Posters (signed by the amazing
@The_Kyza
) during our NFS playthrough on Friday.
Tune in at on 4th October 5pm GMT to get your hands on them!
#OneSpecialDay
@SpecialEffect
More to come!๐
If you ordered the Deluxe Edition of Star Wars Battlefront 2 your advance access is imminent! New Zealanders - we understand that, thanks to the Earth's rotation, you're the first!
#kiwiperks
That's all folks! The servers are now closed but of course you can still play offline, & Remastered continues to operate as usual. Thanks to everyone who wrote to tell us how they loved playing Burnout Paradise online and how it helped them make new gaming friends. We salute you!
Just one more day before the multiplayer servers for the original edition of Burnout Paradise will be closing after 11.5 years of service. BP: Remastered servers stay up though!
To celebrate Burnout Paradise Remastered launch day, here's our home video, with behind-the-scenes memories from the original Burnout Paradise team and thoughts on the remaster. Don't forget to like and subscribe if you want more of this type of thing :-)!
You DO know
@criteriongames
is hiring, right? Because we've got something big on. Like, BIG. And we know you're stuck at home but don't worry about that. You just take a look here and let us know if you're a superstar at any of these:
You can jump into 17 types of vehicles in Firestorm, including tanks, towables, a prototype helicopter and of course, the tractor!
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#Firestorm
#BattlefieldV
Attention! Remember to follow
@dan_mitre
for Battlefield V news and
@BenWalke
for the latest on updates to Star Wars Battlefront 2. Those guys are the Hot Update Daddies.
That's some nice work
@dbseven7
- and big thanks to everyone else who's been sending us nifty artwork and memes! They've been inspiring us through these final days of development! We can feel the burning passion so stay tuned for the real
#Firestorm
news... Not long now!
We see a few are having problems with Burnout Paradise Remastered for which we humbly apologise. Glad to see most of you are having a ton of fun with the game! Thanks for playing and, to the Burnout Fans out there, thanks for keeping the boost flame alive these past 10 years!
The Block is Hot ๐๐จ๐ฅ
New Activities, New Challenges, New Rewards await in NFS Unbound Vol. 2. Join the action and control the chase on March 21st!
#needforspeed
Weโre honoured to share that we won a 2022 UK Best Places to Work Award for the fifth year in a row! ๐๐ข
Congratulations, team! ๐
๐ฎ Join our team! Apply today โก๏ธ
We're humbled to once again be one of the winners of the
@gibiz
2020 UK Best Places to Work Awards. That's four years in a row - awesome job, team, you're on a roll! ๐
Since we launched, more Arcade content has been one of the most requested additions we've seen. We're listening to that feedback when planning future content. We all want to make this a killer game with as much Star Wars coolness in as possible, but we can't/won't just jam it in.
Weโre glad everyoneโs still enjoying Starfighter Assault. Hats off to
@DICE_FireWall
and the team at
@EA_DICE
. Star Wars Battlefront 2 just goes from strength to strength!
In Firestorm, work as a team to unlock high-risk, high reward Objectives and get powerful loot, from the Panzer IV to the V-1 Rocket.
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#Firestorm
#BattlefieldV
Had a couple of folks mention they were having lag issues on Star Wars Battlefront 2 over the weekend. We've got our best people on it, but stay updated here:
Hey everyone! To celebrate Firestorm's launch we're going to be hosting a very special
#CriterionPlays
where we'll be playing BFV: Firestorm LIVE for 5 hours! 12:00 - 17:00 GMT | Be sure to join us on your fav platform for laughs, giveaways and of course, tractors!
#Firestorm
Play Games, Change Lives!
Join us on our 4 hours charity livestream on Saturday Feb 27th starting at 15:00 GMT
Teaming up with
@SpecialEffect
to raise funds for
#Gameblast21
The Need for Speed Marathon starts now! Celebrating 25 Years of
@NeedforSpeed
I will play through EVERY Need for Speed Game, daily over the next 2 Months (including PC, Console, Handheld and Mobile Versions) In chronological Order!
That's really impressive but hacking the levels into the custom Arcade menu isn't the same as making the Starfighter Arcade mode. We can certainly see how desperate folks are to play this though. Keep the faith!