Burnout Developer May Be Working on Open-World Game With Melee Based Combat

Criterion the developers of Burnout and some recent Need for Speed titles appear to be working on a new open-world melee-focused action adventure game.

PC Games News reports a job listing on the Criterion website calls for a lead combat designer who is passionate about "All types of combat in games but in particularly melee combat".

The job listing also drops "Action and Action Adventure games" and "Physics and physicality in games" as hints as to the new title. Other jobs listed state "experience in open world game production is a plus" and all listings tell Criterion is "pushing the boundaries with our own brand new IP."

One of the positions available is a concept art director, so it can be speculated this upcoming mystery game is very early on in the development process.

In 2016 EA said Criterion's "action sports" game known as "Beyond Cars" was still in the works, but whether or not this title is related is unclear.