Electronic Arts is reportedly gearing up to reveal the next Need for Speed game this week.
That’s according to Giant Bomb reporter Jeff Grubb, who made the claim on a podcast last week.
“What I’ve heard recently, over the last week or so, is thatNeed for Speed Unboundis supposed to get announced next week and then it should still be coming out this year, so December,” hesaid.
Asked by a Twitter user on Monday if they could confirm claims that a new Need for Speed game will be revealed this week, officialEAsocial channels did little to dampen the speculation.
The Need for Speed account responded to the message with an ‘eyes’ emoji, which is often used to draw attention to something.
EA racing game studioCodemastersthen replied with: “Announce Need for Sp…. oh.”
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EA confirmed in May that the next Need for Speed gamewould be released in the fourth quarter of 2022.
The title will reportedly be set in a fictionalised version of Chicago called Lake Shore City and featurea photo-realistic art style mixed with anime elements.
A short gameplay clipof the title seemingly leaked in August, showing a car crashing while attempting to jump through an obstacle.
EA announced in February 2020 that it had handed Need for Speed development dutiesback to Criterion Gamesas it planned to restructureGhost Games, which made the previous four entries in the racing series
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UK-basedCriterionis best known for the Burnout series and has also developed two previous Need for Speed titles: 2010’s Hot Pursuit and 2012’s Most Wanted. It contributed to 2013’s Need for Speed Rivals too.
Codemasters’ Cheshire team, the outfit behindDirt 5, was integrated into Criterion earlier this year“to create the future of Need for Speed”.
