Criterion Games
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Criterion Games is a British video game developer best known for creating the Burnout series and revitalizing the Need for Speed franchise with its high-octane racing titles.
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| Criterion Games canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10293340 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Criterion Games Context triple: [Need for Speed, developer, Criterion Games]
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Bethesda Game Studios
Bethesda Game Studios is an American video game developer best known for creating large-scale open-world role-playing games such as The Elder Scrolls and Fallout series.
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Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks is a prominent American video game publisher and developer best known for franchises like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.
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Midway Games
Midway Games was an American video game company best known for publishing and developing popular arcade and console titles such as the Mortal Kombat series.
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Take-Two Interactive
Take-Two Interactive is a major American video game publisher known for franchises like Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and NBA 2K.
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Tango Gameworks
Tango Gameworks is a Japanese video game development studio best known for creating the survival horror series The Evil Within and the action-adventure game Ghostwire: Tokyo.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Criterion Games Target entity description: Criterion Games is a British video game developer best known for creating the Burnout series and revitalizing the Need for Speed franchise with its high-octane racing titles.
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A.
Bethesda Game Studios
Bethesda Game Studios is an American video game developer best known for creating large-scale open-world role-playing games such as The Elder Scrolls and Fallout series.
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Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks is a prominent American video game publisher and developer best known for franchises like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.
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Midway Games
Midway Games was an American video game company best known for publishing and developing popular arcade and console titles such as the Mortal Kombat series.
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D.
Take-Two Interactive
Take-Two Interactive is a major American video game publisher known for franchises like Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and NBA 2K.
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E.
Tango Gameworks
Tango Gameworks is a Japanese video game development studio best known for creating the survival horror series The Evil Within and the action-adventure game Ghostwire: Tokyo.
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Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | video game developer ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Electronic Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Ghost Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developedEngine | RenderWare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedGame |
Black
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Burnout NERFINISHED ⓘ Burnout 2: Point of Impact NERFINISHED ⓘ Burnout 3: Takedown NERFINISHED ⓘ Burnout Paradise NERFINISHED ⓘ Burnout Revenge NERFINISHED ⓘ Dangerous Driving NERFINISHED ⓘ Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) NERFINISHED ⓘ Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) NERFINISHED ⓘ Need for Speed: Rivals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1993 ⓘ |
| founder |
Adam Billyard
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David Lau-Kee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameDesignFocus |
aggressive driving mechanics
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high-speed crashes ⓘ |
| genreFocus | arcade racing ⓘ |
| industry | video games ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Burnout series
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ⓘ
revitalizing the Need for Speed franchise ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Guildford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngineWork | RenderWare middleware GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Black
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Burnout NERFINISHED ⓘ Burnout 2: Point of Impact NERFINISHED ⓘ Burnout 3: Takedown NERFINISHED ⓘ Burnout Paradise NERFINISHED ⓘ Burnout Revenge NERFINISHED ⓘ Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) NERFINISHED ⓘ Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) NERFINISHED ⓘ Need for Speed: Rivals NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) – space combat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Electronic Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Electronic Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
driving physics
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racing games ⓘ |
| workedOnFranchise |
Burnout
NERFINISHED
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Need for Speed NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Wars Battlefront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Criterion Games Description of subject: Criterion Games is a British video game developer best known for creating the Burnout series and revitalizing the Need for Speed franchise with its high-octane racing titles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Need for Speed