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Need For Speed Unbound

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
Genre: Racing
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Criterion
Release Date: Dec. 2, 2022

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'Need For Speed Unbound' Explains Its Car Customization - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Oct. 25, 2022 @ 4:37 p.m. PDT

Need For Speed Unbound puts players in the driver seat of their own street racing fantasy as they outsmart cops and prove they have what it takes to win The Grand, Lakeshore's ultimate street racing challenge.

Need For Speed Unbound features an all-new, unique visual style blending elements of street art with the most realistic looking cars in the franchise’s history. The innovative single player campaign delivers thrills and consequences through an immersive narrative that engages players in the city of Lakeshore as they race, collect, upgrade, and customize the world's hottest performance cars on their way to the top of the scene.

Need For Speed Unbound challenges the conventions of the racing genre and ups the ante by introducing true consequence with impactful risk and reward for every race, decision and side bet made. Players uncover the world of Lakeshore when a robbery at a family auto-shop tears two friends apart and sets a rookie racer on a journey to win the ultimate street race and reclaim the priceless car that was stolen from them.

Need For Speed Unbound is built for the new generation of technology and will feature 4K resolution at 60 FPS for the first time in the series.

The race doesn’t end when the game launches! The world of Lakeshore never stands still through a series of free content updates that will be made available after launch and include new features, experiences, content drops and more. Additional details on post-launch content will be revealed soon.


Where’s the fun in winning if you don’t look good while doing it? Your ride is an extension of your personal style and Need for Speed Unbound brings new customization options to transform your car.

Show off your unique style with more than 10,000 customization options for your ride, including new wraps, cutaways, rims, and more.

Explore new ways to switch up your style with distinctive Driving Effects. Express yourself through sound using audio Samples, and tear through the streets with eye-catching visuals by adding signature Tags to your ride.

The most extreme expression of customization ever seen in Need for Speed. Legendary Customs are one-of-a-kind, showcasing silhouette changing parts that transform a cars appearance for the ultimate attention seeking ride.

Tune every inch of your car with fresh designs and new variations to turbofans bringing more personality to your wheels than ever before.

Deck out your ride using new wrap editor decals featuring content from leading fashion innovators, the best in car culture, new fonts, the freshest street art, and more!

Remove bumpers to reveal the inner workings of your ride and discover the hidden detail across every layer in NFS Unbound.

Key Features:

  • The World is Each Player's Canvas: Graffiti comes to life in a new art style as players ride through the city equipped with a brand-new toolkit of high-energy visual and sound effects, like Burst Nitrous, which rewards players with style-based boost, reflecting how they drive. 
  • Run the Streets: The more players race, the more heat they build up. Choose to outdrive or outsmart cops using new escape mechanics to take control of the chase to earn big rewards or even bigger consequences for getting busted.
  • Self-Expression and Style: Hundreds of cosmetic items including exclusive licensed gear from some of the world’s pioneering fashion innovators and custom automotive gear companies give players endless options to not only kit out their car but show off their personal style in game. 
  • Find Freedom in the Flow: Ride to a genre-defying soundtrack of trailblazing artists from the world of hip-hop led by multi-hyphenated artist, entrepreneur, actor and fashion icon A$AP Rocky and his creative agency AWGE, including the world premiere of A$AP Rocky’s brand new track  “Sh*ttin’ Me,” also featured in the reveal trailer. 
  • Takeover Scene featuring A$AP Rocky: A$AP Rocky will appear in-game as the leader of the Takeover Scene, a new replayable precision driving mode that brings together the community to take over parts of the city and celebrate driving with style over pure speed. AWGE also functioned as creative consultants on the game.

Need For Speed Unbound is available for pre-order through November 29, 2022. Players who pre-order now will receive an exclusive pack of Unbound content, including a driving effects pack, decals, license plate, banner artwork, stickers and $150,000 Bank in their wallet when they first join multiplayer and more. 

Need For Speed Unbound Palace Edition, a deluxe offering created in partnership with Palace Skateboards, will offer players exclusive content, including four stunning custom cars, a clothing pack, driving effect, decals and license plate, character pose and banner artwork for $79.99. More to be revealed at a later date.

EA Play members can also play Need For Speed Unbound early with a 10-hour trial starting November 29, and enjoy exclusive recurring in-game benefits. Additionally, EA Play Pro members on PC will enjoy unlimited access to the Need For Speed Unbound Palace Edition starting November 29, three days before the game officially launches. For more information on EA Play and EA Play Pro, see www.eaplay.com.

Need For Speed Unbound is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC (EA app, Origin, Steam and Epic Game Store) on December 2, 2022 at $69.99.


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