Release Date : October 30, 2012 E10+ for Everyone 10 and older : Alcohol Reference, Comic Mischief, Violence Genre : Racing Publisher : Electronic Arts Developer : Criterion Games This is the newest edition of Need for speed game. Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012) is the 19 th installment in the long-running Need For Speed series of racing games, developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts. This game is not to be confused with the original Need For Speed: Most Wanted , which was released in 2005, even though both games share the same name. Most Wanted was officially announced during EA's press conference at E3 2012, and it was revealed by EA that this isn't a remake of the original game, but a kind of modern sequel. During the announcement of the game it was also revealed that now the Need For Speed series is in charge of Criterion Games, after the success of their Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010 , and the poor reception of Need For S