Criterion reduced to 17 staff

Racing specialist Criterion Games has seen its workforce shrink to 17 people, however studio head Alex Ward said it's all part of the plan.

The studio behind games such as Burnout and Need for Speed is now working on a new project.

Former staff at Criterion have been moved to a new studio in Sweden called Ghost Games.

"Criterion is just 17 people these days," said Ward on Twitter, "we would rather work a small team all focused on gameplay rather than a huge team split by discipline.

"We're still Criterion and that is what matters."

It's not been revealed what the new project is but it won't be something for the racing game genre.

We'll bring you more as soon as we hear it.