Need for Speed Unbound Gets Surprise Second Year of Live Service
Need for Speed Unbound is back with a second year of live service.
Developer Criterion issued a year two roadmap blog post, saying: “Surprise! We're still here, and not just here — we have a whole year's worth of content coming to you!”
Another 12 months of content is planned from a small team, Criterion confirmed, although it warned players: “We’ll be honest and admit we can’t build everything everyone wants right now, but we can decide together what NFS should be in the future.”
“Our vision is that through our second year of live service, you can, for the first time, begin to play the ultimate NFS experience in one place,” Criterion said. “Your feedback and gameplay will help shape the future of this iconic franchise.”
Fans can expect four new volumes of content in the next year, each launching every few months. At least one new major mode, two new cars, and a new Speed Pass (with optional premium track) arrive as part of each volume. “And when we say cars, we mean cars in the NFS sense, like no one else creates,” Criterion teased. “We aren’t just talking base models here and stock paint there; we are talking cars that come with fully customizable body kits with a myriad of interchangeable parts so you can tweak your ride just the way you want it.”
More events, challenges, ranks to earn, and new progression are also part of the plan, as are bug fixes and improvements. “We see this as a year to test and learn and understand what works best for you,” Criterion added.
Need for Speed Unbound launched late 2022, receiving a 7/10 from IGN’s review. “Need for Speed Unbound hasn’t strayed very far from the fundamentals of 2019’s Heat, but its bold new animated style impresses,” we said.
EA has remained quiet on the future of the series since, and is yet to announce a brand new Need for Speed game for the future.
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