EA’s new Need for Speed leaks, looks full-on anime
The next Need for Speed will lean hard into an anime aesthetic, if the screens from an overseas product listing are any indication.
On Wednesday, members of the Need for Speed subreddit spotted the leaked listing for Need For Speed Unbound via Japanese retailer Neowing. The listing says the new game will launch in December. Electronic Arts has an announcement coming Thursday at 11 a.m. EDT, when it will reveal more about the next game.
The Neowing site included five screenshots, watermarked NFS Unbound, showing a variety of tuned-up vehicles, presented realistically, but with cel-shaded, anime-style drivers and other NPCs in the frame. In one screen, a street racer throws hand-drawn, star-shaped sparks and its tires leave a two-dimensional smoke trail as it takes a corner.
According to a machine-translated product description of Need for Speed Unbound, the game will feature music (and an in-game appearance) from rapper A$AP Rocky, with a soundtrack produced by Brodinski, a French composer and DJ.
“Bringing graffiti to life in a completely new visual style, merging the latest street art with the most realistic cars in Need for Speed history,” the description says, explaining the unorthodox visual style.
“Go to meetups and show off your style with many items, including limited edition gear, from the world’s latest fashion,” the listing adds. “Then add the finishing touches to your car’s style, transforming it with unique wraps and cut-out items to match your legendary custom car, and take the lead in races and put your winning pose above the competition.”
Neowing’s page lists only PlayStation 5 for Need for Speed Unbound, which suggests the game might be a new-generation launch only. Every mainline Need For Speed game,
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