It's not the same Criterion games that gave us Burnout 3, Revenge, Paradise, Black, and Hot Pursuit.
Only a select few of the original staff are left. That being said, A lot of Ghost was made up of former criterion employees anyways. Relocating to the UK, adding most of Ghost's development team to Criterion (which is 90+ as of 2017) seems like a good move. They'll have more manpower, and more potential talent in the area.
Heat is the best game in the series since HP2010, and in my top 5 of the series as well. I'm interested in what theyre doing next.