If the screens of an exotic product catalog are any indication, the next Need for Speed will lean hard into anime aesthetics.
On Wednesday, members of the Need for Speed subreddit spotted the leaked listing need for speed unbound Via Japanese retailer NeoYing. The listing says that the new game will launch in December. electronic arts is An announcement coming on Thursday 11 a.m. EDT, when it will reveal more about the next game.
Neoing site includes five screenshots, watermarked nfs unbound, presented realistically, but with sail-shaded, anime-style drivers and other NPCs in the frame, showing a variety of tuned-up vehicles. In one screen, a street racer throws a hand-drawn, star-shaped spark and its tires leave a two-dimensional smoke trail when taken to a corner.
According to the product description translated by machine need for speed unboundThe game will feature music (and an in-game appearance) by rapper A$AP Rocky, with a soundtrack produced by a French musician and DJ Brodinsky.
Rapper A$AP Rocky will apparently appear in NFS Unbound Image: Criterion/Electronic Arts
The description describes the unorthodox visual style as “bringing the graffiti to life in an entirely new visual style, mixing the latest street art with the most realistic cars in Need for Speed history.”
“Go to a meetup and show off your style with tons of items, including limited edition gear from the world’s latest fashions,” the listing said. “Then add the finishing touches to your car’s style, replace it with unique wraps and cut-out items to match your legendary custom car, and take the lead in the race and pose your winnings above the competition.”
Neoing’s page lists it for PlayStation 5 only need for speed unbound, Which suggests that the game could only be the launch of the new generation. Every mainline Need for Speed game, going back to the series that started in 1994, also launched on Windows PC. Need for Speed’s next reached out to an Electronic Arts representative Tuesday for more information, but the publisher declined to comment other than mentioning the countdown to Thursday’s reveal.
The leaked screen confirms that the game is developed by Criterion Games (which also includes Codemasters Cheshire, which EA acquired in 2021). Criterion’s latest Need for Speed originally targeted a 2021 launch, until EA assigned Criterion to support EA DICE as of last November. Battlefield 2042,
This image from a Japanese retailer’s early product catalog shows the merging of realistic vehicular presentation with anime-style highlights and accents in ‘Need for Speed Unbound’ Image: Criterion/Electronic Arts
Still, as of Tuesday’s teaser tweet, EA hasn’t made any announcements about the next Speed for Speed title other than letting investors know it’s coming by the end of 2022.
Need for Speed franchise was sent back to Criterion Games after 2019 need for speed: heat, The last of three titles developed by the now-disbanded Ghost Games. None of the three received the kind of critical or commercial reception that is standard need for Speed Hot Pursuit (in 2010) or 2012 need for Speed Most Wanted delivered.
Over the past 10 years, Criterion Games has been primarily known for supporting DICE. battlefield 5, Battle field 2042 And star wars battlefront 2, Its most recent racing title was the 2018 remaster of the open-world classic. burnout Paradise, and 2020 remaster fast chase.
