Video game developer, known for the Burnout and Need for Speed series. Founded in 1996. In 2004, it became part of EA Games. In addition to the mentioned racing games, Criterion Games released the shooter Black, and also helped with the development of Star Wars: Battlefront 2 and parts of Battlefield.
Med posebnem dogodku, posvečenem 30. obletnici serije Need for Speed, je Criterion Games napovedal, da nameravajo v prihodnjih projektih znatno izboljšati možnosti prilagajanja notranjosti avtomobilov.