Ex-Criterion staff reveal scrapped plans for Black sequel

1 year 6 months ago

Former staff members at Burnout developer Criterion have revealed their scrapped plans for a sequel to the studio's first-person shooter project Black.

When Black launched in 2006 for PlayStation 2 and the original Xbox, it promised to be Criterion's revolutionary take on the FPS genre - just as Burnout had won legions of fans for the studio's version of racing.

The game recieved largely positive reviews, though early plans for a sequel never materialised. Some who worked on the game, including its namesake Stuart Black, later left to make Bodycount - a spiritual successor developed by Codemasters.

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Tom Phillips

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