Chicago has previously appeared in Need for Speed: ProStreet and Need for Speed: The Run. He reiterated a previous leak relating to the game's setting potentially being set in Miami, similar to the fictional setting of Need for Speed: Heat, but backtracked on the validity on the information given to him at the time, and denounced it in episode 42.įollowing the correction for the game's location, he began listing features and aspects he felt confident were present in the upcoming game, as well as the game taking place in a fictionalised rendition of Chicago called "Lake Shore City". We can confirm Criterion Games and the development team at Codemasters Cheshire are officially coming together to create the future of forming one Criterion studio with two location hubs.
They were formally Evolution Studios, having worked on the Motorstorm series and Drive Club. The Codemasters Cheshire team is based in Runcorn and developed DIRT 5. On May 11, 2022, the official Codemasters Twitter account posted a series of tweets announcing the Codemasters Chesire team would be integrating with Criterion Games to work on the Need for Speed series. The game's development was pushed back by a year in March 2021, with Criterion pausing development of their Need for Speed game to assist DICE and their in-development "Battlefield 6", which would later be revealed as Battlefield 2042. Alongside Criterion, Codemasters Cheshire is assisting in development of the game and the Need for Speed series as a whole. įirst announced on Jas part of Electronic Arts' "EA Play Live June 2020" presentation, it was shown during a section about the publisher's next generation series of games, targeting the then unreleased PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S hardware.įollowing its first official reveal in June 2020, it is being developed by Criterion and is described as to "include a new Need for Speed game that is bringing some astounding visual leaps, developed by the Criterion team, who have launched some of the most highly-rated games in franchise history". Heat up the cold city streets with some high octane, high speed racing, finding the fastest lines through a variety of open city racecourses.Need for Speed (2022) is an upcoming game in the Need for Speed series and has a targeted release window of between September to October 2022. Several unique racing and mission-based events including the following:Ī diverse collection of high-octane music keeps the game rolling. Over 100 unique events give racers the opportunity to earn cash, buy more upgrades, and unlock cars and tracks while increasing their street reputation. Online support for up to 4 players on the PlayStation 2 (broadband) and PC. Pick from major aftermarket parts manufacturers including AEM Inc., Audiobahn®., Bilstein®, Dazz Motorsport, DC Sports, Eibach® Enkei, GReddy Performance Products Inc., HKS®, Holley®, Injen™, Jackson Racing, MOMO, Neuspeed®, Nitrous Express Inc., O.Z®, PIAA, Skunk2 Racing, Sparco®, StreetGlow®, Turbonetics Inc. A new sensation of speed has been created in the game by the award winning Need For Speed team and an OSCAR® nominated Hollywood visual effects expert. The diverse urban nighttime environments are modeled after a variety of real-world urban landscapes. Need for Speed Underground's amazing graphics will immerse gamers in the world of after hours street racing.
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