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A new Need for Speed game is on the way

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If you had to draft a top ten list of the best racing games of the last decade, Need for Speed…would not feature on it. Once the de facto name in the genre, EA’s signature driving series has fallen on hard times as of late. From the heady days of Underground and Hot Pursuit, Need for Speed as a brand just isn’t the powerhouse that it used to be and has been left in the dust by the likes of Forza Horizon, Gran Turismo and Project Cars.

It’s a pity, because while 2015’s Need for Speed was a much much better game after it patched out the annoying dudebros who’d call you every 23 seconds so that they could pretend to be extras in The Fast ‘n Furious, 2017’s Need for Speed Payback was a lesson in mediocrity. Buggy and driving around its sandbox with a checklist of open-world tropes, Payback felt like a version of Need for Speed that was going through the motions.

And hell, don’t even get me started on the CaRPG mechanics where you had to equip parts to your vehicle in order to up the vroom vroom. Two years later, EA is feeling the urge to slip into top gear (not that one) once again, as a new instalment in the franchise is on the horizon. That’s the news that came out of the latest quarterly earnings report, where EA revealed that a new Need for Speed game would be released in the near future. Probably end of this year. Probably.

And that’s it! Beyond the mention of a new Plants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare game (YASS KWEEN), EA didn’t mention anything else. Still, I’m always keen for a Need for Speed game if it’s done right. Just dial down the pale imitation of Fast ‘n Furious, add a proper upgrade system that requires you to purchase parts for your vehicles instead of playing cards and maybe tone down the predatory microtransactions that entice players to engage in some pay to win behaviour.

Or as Jeremy Clarkson would say:

I’ve just jinxed the game, haven’t I?

Last Updated: May 10, 2019

22 Comments

  1. Just give us what we’ve all been asking for. Underground 3. Or at least give me what I want with Carbon 2. Its really simple

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    • Gareth Lagesse (eXCheez)

      May 10, 2019 at 13:12

      Came here to say the same thing!

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    • Admiral Chief Flammenwerfer

      May 10, 2019 at 13:12

      NFSU3 yossssss

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    • The D

      May 10, 2019 at 13:12

      Each gear change in drag race mode costs $1.99, or get a loot box with one guaranteed rare stick shift for only $9.99.

      Reply

  2. Admiral Chief Flammenwerfer

    May 10, 2019 at 13:12

    Things to have:
    – Snoop Dogg soundtrack
    – Customization of cars
    – GOTTA GO FAST SANIC

    Things not to have:
    – Always online requirement
    – MTs
    – dudebros and girls in barely no clothing

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    • For the Emperor!

      May 10, 2019 at 13:29

      What is your issue with Manual Transmission systems?

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      • Admiral Chief Flammenwerfer

        May 10, 2019 at 13:35

        You mean normal mode?

        (MicroTransactions is my gripe)

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        • For the Emperor!

          May 10, 2019 at 13:36

          Hehe I don’t know how people can use AT in games, it just does not feel right. But in real life I am getting old enough to appreciate that AT while sitting in traffic!

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          • Admiral Chief Flammenwerfer

            May 10, 2019 at 13:43

            True dat dude.

            MT in gaming is fun, since you cannot pop the engine and break gearbox if you jaag kak aan

    • For the Emperor!

      May 10, 2019 at 13:29

      Always online = not interested for me!

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  3. G8crasha

    May 10, 2019 at 13:21

    I don’t know whether to be excited or not for this.

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  4. For the Emperor!

    May 10, 2019 at 13:29

    You wanna know what the BEST racing game ever was? Street Rod! https://media0.giphy.com/media/tGxGKNVk7WsE0/giphy.gif

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    • Pariah

      May 10, 2019 at 14:02

      The first racing game I ever played was some DOS F1 game on my 386. It had CGA graphics and everything.

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      • For the Emperor!

        May 10, 2019 at 14:11

        Loved that game! I felt I was a “pro” with that one!

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    • Kikmi

      May 13, 2019 at 13:36

      You better know, California Dreams were GODS!

      Reply

  5. CrAiGiSh

    May 10, 2019 at 14:30

    Who keeps funding this shit …

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  6. Yondaime

    May 10, 2019 at 14:57

    Need For Speed Payback was a complete piece of garbage.

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  7. Gr8_Balls_o_Fire

    May 27, 2019 at 15:23

    You know there will NEVER be another good NFS game right?

    Reply

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