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Need for Speed developer Criterion Games is being moved to focus on the future of the Battlefield franchise under Vince Zampella. Racing will be still pursued by a "core group" within the studio.

Criterion Games has given a closer look at the brand-new Tags effect that envelope cars when they boost in Need for Speed Unbound. The studio has confirmed the effect can be turned off entirely.

The next Need for Speed game being published by Electronic Arts will be worked on by two studios. This time, both Criterion Games and Codemasters Cheshire are joining forces for the racing endeavor.

Dell's latest "gold standard" for entry storage provides enhanced management simplicity over PowerVault ME4. Dell PowerVault ME5 with valid configurations is available starting at $12,000.

Electronic Arts is bringing back the 2010 Criterion Games-developed racer Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit with a fresh coat of paint. It carries enhanced visuals, cross-play, and more.

Version 4.1 of the Network File System protocol is now supported on Azure Files. It will be provided to customers in the form of a fully managed NFS file system as a service, in preview for now.

The latest capability makes Blob storage the only such platform which supports NFS 3.0 over object storage natively. Microsoft has welcomed feedback to further improve the feature in the future.

EA and Criterion have announced that the latest Need for Speed entry from last year, Heat, is getting cross-play support across PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 platforms with a new update.

Ghost Games will no longer be in charge of developing games for the Need for Speed franchise as EA is moving the racing series back to Criterion Games. Ghost Games will become a support studio.