And because audiovisual flair is definitely a thing here, Unbound comes with another stellar soundtrack too. We’re also used to the game having an interesting real life-inspired backdrop, and this time it’s called Lakeshore City, which was modeled somewhat after Chicago, complete with the rain you’d associate with that.

Need for Speed Unbound focuses on street racing – which of course isn’t a first. It’s been almost a decade since they released a racing game though, so we were eager to see how they would treat their return to the series. Returning to the wheel for development duties on the game is Criterion, which we of course still associate mostly with the Burnout franchise even though they previously worked in NFS with Hot Pursuit, Most Wanted and Rivals all coming from the studio. It’s also the first time the series goes next/current gen only, as Unbound is only available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X – in addition to a PC version. Just when the release calendar for the holiday season looked set, a new entry in the long-running racing franchise was unveiled for an early December launch. Need for Speed Unbound was a surprise late announcement from EA back in October.

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