Meanwhile, EA's long-running road racing series Need For Speed has been fading for years but remains an influential legend. Criterion, the Guildford-based studio behind the magnificent Burnout series, has become famous for breathtakingly exciting handling, jaw-dropping crash physics and brilliantly devised game structures. They're currently rarer in games, however, where developers are often seen as anonymous and interchangeable technicians, lacking individual styles and idiosyncrasies.īut this is different. Moore and David Eick vs Battlestar Galactica: such high profile pairings have become a staple element of the modern film and TV industries. Christopher Nolan vs Batman, JJ Abrams vs Star Trek, Ronald D.
These days, in our endlessly self-referencing culture, we're used to the excitement of an intriguing 'series reboot'.
