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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Criterion Games</span></h1>
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<th colspan="2" class="hintergrundfarbe5" style="font-size:110%;">Criterion Games
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<td style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="Rechtsform" title="Rechtsform">Rechtsform</a>
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<td>Division von <a href="Electronic_Arts" title="Electronic Arts">Electronic Arts</a>
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<td style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="Gr%C3%BCndung_(Recht)" title="Gründung (Recht)">Gründung</a>
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<td>1993 als Criterion Software
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<td style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="Sitz_(juristische_Person)" title="Sitz (juristische Person)">Sitz</a>
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<td><a href="Guildford" title="Guildford">Guildford</a>, <a href="England" title="England">England</a>, <span style="display:none">Vereinigtes Konigreich</span><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Vereinigtes_K%C3%B6nigreich" title="Vereinigtes Königreich"></a></span> <a href="Vereinigtes_K%C3%B6nigreich" title="Vereinigtes Königreich">Vereinigtes Königreich</a>
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<td style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="Mitarbeiter" title="Mitarbeiter">Mitarbeiterzahl</a>
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<td>15
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<td style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="Wirtschaftszweig" title="Wirtschaftszweig">Branche</a>
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<td><a href="Softwareentwicklung" class="mw-redirect" title="Softwareentwicklung">Softwareentwicklung</a>
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<td style="font-weight:bold;">Website
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<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.criteriongames.com">www.criteriongames.com</a>
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<p><b>Criterion Games</b> (ehemals <b>Criterion Software</b>) ist ein englisches <a href="Entwicklungsstudio" class="mw-redirect" title="Entwicklungsstudio">Entwicklungsstudio</a> für <a href="Computerspiel" title="Computerspiel">Computerspiele</a> und <a href="Spiel-Engine" title="Spiel-Engine">Spiel-Engines</a> mit Hauptsitz in <a href="Guildford" title="Guildford">Guildford</a>. Die bekanntesten Spiele der Firma, welche von der Abteilung Criterion Games entwickelt werden, sind die <a href="Burnout_(Computerspielreihe)" title="Burnout (Computerspielreihe)"><i>Burnout</i>-Reihe</a> sowie der <a href="Ego-Shooter" title="Ego-Shooter">Ego-Shooter</a> <i><a href="Black_(Computerspiel)" title="Black (Computerspiel)">Black</a></i>. Des Weiteren hat Criterion die Spiel-Engine <i><a href="RenderWare" title="RenderWare">RenderWare</a></i> entwickelt, die in verschiedenen Spielen, wie z. B. <i><a href="Grand_Theft_Auto_III" title="Grand Theft Auto III">Grand Theft Auto III</a></i>, genutzt wird.
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<p>Im August 2004 wurde die Firma von <a href="Electronic_Arts" title="Electronic Arts">Electronic Arts</a> (EA) aufgekauft, nachdem Criterion vorher in vollständigem Besitz von <a href="Canon" title="Canon">Canon</a> UK war. Im September 2013 wurde bekannt, dass Criterion Games nur noch 17 Mitarbeiter beschäftigt.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Im Januar 2014 verließen die beiden Gründer Alexander Ward und Fiona Sperry das Studio.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Projekte">Projekte</h2></div>
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<th>Name</th>
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<td><i>Scorched Planet</i></td>
<td>1996</td>
<td><a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>
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<td><i><a href="Sub_Culture" title="Sub Culture">Sub Culture</a></i></td>
<td>1997</td>
<td><a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>
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<td><i>Redline Racer</i></td>
<td>1998</td>
<td><a href="Dreamcast" title="Dreamcast">Dreamcast</a> (nur Japan), <a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>
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<td><i>Trickstyle</i></td>
<td>1999</td>
<td><a href="Dreamcast" title="Dreamcast">Dreamcast</a>, <a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>
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<td><i>Deep Fighter</i></td>
<td>2000</td>
<td><a href="Dreamcast" title="Dreamcast">Dreamcast</a>, <a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>
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<td><i>Suzuki Alstare Racing</i></td>
<td>2000</td>
<td><a href="Dreamcast" title="Dreamcast">Dreamcast</a>, <a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>
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<td><i>Airblade</i></td>
<td>2001</td>
<td><a href="PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a>
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<td><i><a href="Burnout_(Computerspielreihe)" title="Burnout (Computerspielreihe)">Burnout</a></i></td>
<td>2001</td>
<td><a href="PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a>, <a href="Xbox" title="Xbox">Xbox</a>, <a href="GameCube" class="mw-redirect" title="GameCube">GameCube</a>
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<td><i><a href="Burnout_2%3A_Point_of_Impact" class="mw-redirect" title="Burnout 2: Point of Impact">Burnout 2: Point of Impact</a></i></td>
<td>2002</td>
<td><a href="PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a>, <a href="Xbox" title="Xbox">Xbox</a>, <a href="GameCube" class="mw-redirect" title="GameCube">GameCube</a>
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<td><i><a href="Burnout_3%3A_Takedown" class="mw-redirect" title="Burnout 3: Takedown">Burnout 3: Takedown</a></i></td>
<td>2004</td>
<td><a href="PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a>, <a href="Xbox" title="Xbox">Xbox</a>
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<td><i><a href="Burnout_Revenge" class="mw-redirect" title="Burnout Revenge">Burnout Revenge</a></i></td>
<td>2005</td>
<td><a href="PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a>, <a href="Xbox" title="Xbox">Xbox</a>
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<td><i><a href="Burnout_Legends" class="mw-redirect" title="Burnout Legends">Burnout Legends</a></i></td>
<td>2005</td>
<td><a href="PlayStation_Portable" title="PlayStation Portable">PlayStation Portable</a>, <a href="Nintendo_DS" title="Nintendo DS">Nintendo DS</a>
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<td><i><a href="Burnout_Revenge" class="mw-redirect" title="Burnout Revenge">Burnout Revenge</a></i></td>
<td>2006</td>
<td><a href="PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a>, <a href="Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a>
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<td><i><a href="Black_(Computerspiel)" title="Black (Computerspiel)">Black</a></i></td>
<td>2006</td>
<td><a href="PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a>, <a href="Xbox" title="Xbox">Xbox</a>
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<td><i><a href="Burnout_Paradise" title="Burnout Paradise">Burnout Paradise</a></i></td>
<td>2008</td>
<td><a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>, <a href="PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a>
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<td><i>Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box</i></td>
<td>2009</td>
<td><a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>, <a href="PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a>
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<td><i><a href="Need_for_Speed%3A_Hot_Pursuit" title="Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit">Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit</a></i></td>
<td>2010</td>
<td><a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>, <a href="PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a>
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<td><i><a href="Need_for_Speed%3A_Most_Wanted_(2012)" title="Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)">Need for Speed: Most Wanted</a></i></td>
<td>2012</td>
<td><a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>, <a href="PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a>, <a href="Wii_U" title="Wii U">Wii U</a>, <a href="PlayStation_Vita" title="PlayStation Vita">PlayStation Vita</a>
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<td><i><a href="Need_for_Speed%3A_Rivals" title="Need for Speed: Rivals">Need for Speed: Rivals</a></i></td>
<td>2013</td>
<td rowspan="2">Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, <a href="PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a>, Xbox 360, <a href="Xbox_One" title="Xbox One">Xbox One</a>
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<td><i><a href="Battlefield_Hardline" title="Battlefield Hardline">Battlefield Hardline</a></i></td>
<td>2015
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<td><i>Star Wars Battlefront: X-Wing VR Mission</i></td>
<td>2016</td>
<td><a href="PlayStation_VR" title="PlayStation VR">PlayStation VR</a>
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<td><i><a href="Star_Wars%3A_Battlefront_II_(2017)" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017)">Star Wars Battlefront II</a></i></td>
<td>2017</td>
<td><a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>, <a href="PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a>, <a href="Xbox_One" title="Xbox One">Xbox One</a>
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<td><i><a href="Burnout_Paradise_Remastered" title="Burnout Paradise Remastered">Burnout Paradise Remastered</a></i></td>
<td>2018</td>
<td>Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, <a href="Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">Nintendo Switch</a>
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<td><i><a href="Need_for_Speed%3A_Hot_Pursuit_Remastered" title="Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered">Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered</a></i></td>
<td>2020</td>
<td><a href="Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>, <a href="PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a>, <a href="Xbox_One" title="Xbox One">Xbox One</a>, <a href="Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">Nintendo Switch</a>
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<td><i><a href="Battlefield_2042" title="Battlefield 2042">Battlefield 2042</a></i> (Mitentwicklung)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td>
<td>2021</td>
<td>Microsoft Windows, <a href="PlayStation_5" title="PlayStation 5">PlayStation 5</a>, <a href="Xbox_Series" title="Xbox Series">Xbox Series S/X</a>
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<td><i><a href="Need_for_Speed_Unbound" title="Need for Speed Unbound">Need for Speed: Unbound</a></i></td>
<td>2022</td>
<td>Microsoft Windows, <a href="PlayStation_5" title="PlayStation 5">PlayStation 5</a>, <a href="Xbox_Series" title="Xbox Series">Xbox Series S/X</a>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.criteriongames.com/">Offizielle Website</a> (englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mobygames.com/company/1687"><span style="font-style:italic;">Criterion Games</span></a> bei <a href="MobyGames" title="MobyGames">MobyGames</a> (englisch)</li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/13/criterion-games-only-has-17-employees">Criterion Games Only Has 17 Employees</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Stephanie Schlottag: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/battlefield-6-need-for-speed-verschoben,3367521.html"><i>Battlefield 6: DICE braucht Hilfe und das hat Folgen für Need for Speed.</i></a> In: <i>GameStar.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 21. März 2021</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ACriterion+Games&rft.title=Battlefield+6%3A+DICE+braucht+Hilfe+und+das+hat+Folgen+f%C3%BCr+Need+for+Speed&rft.description=Battlefield+6%3A+DICE+braucht+Hilfe+und+das+hat+Folgen+f%C3%BCr+Need+for+Speed&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamestar.de%2Fartikel%2Fbattlefield-6-need-for-speed-verschoben%2C3367521.html&rft.creator=Stephanie+Schlottag"> </span></span>
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