‘Burnout’ Dev’s Extreme Sports Game Cancelled Thanks To ‘Star Wars’

Remember “Burnout Revenge” and “Burnout Paradise?” The developer of those games, “Criterion Games” was going to create an extreme sports video game title, which they actually announced back in E3 2014. It ignited a firestorm of excitement among fans that fell in love with the chaotic madness that the vehicular destruction games wrought. Unfortunately, it was just announced that the game was cancelled because the studio’s efforts were being diverted to the development of a new “Star Wars” VR game.

For those who played and loved the car racing/flying/exploding games made by “Criterion Games,” anything the studio touches immediately has the potential to be a hit. After all, these are the people who made the “Need for Speed” franchise, and the fans of those games are legion.

So when it was announced that a title in the same vein as their smash hits but with a wider variety of vehicles and stuff to do was coming, the last thing the fans wanted to hear was that the game would be cancelled. As Gamespot reported, this is exactly what happened when a representative of “EA” confirmed the development.

"While they've moved on from the previous project they've spoken about and aren't pursuing it, they are continuing to build new ideas and experiment with new IP for EA, in addition to continuing to collaborate with other EA studios," the representative told Gamespot.

Whether or not this will appease fans who have been eagerly awaiting the extreme sports title that didn’t even get a name is yet to be seen. Considering that the game would have included stuff like helicopters, wingsuits, and planes, this is not likely.

On the other hand, there could be hope for fans of racing games. It’s possible that the “Star Wars” game that the studio will be working on will be a racing simulator as brought up by Digital Spy. If so, just imagine taking the “Millennium Falcon” for a speed run across the galaxy.