EA scoops up Criterion, grabbing rights to RenderWare

Industry giant, Electronic Arts, recently purchased Criterion, the British game developer.  The deal includes RenderWare, the company's studio, and its widely sought Renderware middleware technology—the RenderWare 4 system is already in the works for next generation consoles.  EA has also announced its plans to license out Renderware to competitors (for a good, ol' heap of cash no doubt). 
The purchase has also given EA the rights to the Burnout franchise and the upcoming first person shooter, Black.  Look for EA to change it's slogan from "Challenge Everything" to "Control Everything"
shortly.