The video shows the use of punk art and pop art elements relating to the player's actions, with a skull and crossbones highlighting they've crashed, and multiple pedestrians walking around next to the artistic structure. Īlso included in the reddit post are images of a Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe against a structure with a set of punk rock aesthetic wings from either side of the car, and a second showing the game's setting with a harsh red monochrome and an all white body car with an overlaid image corruption.įollowing the post, a video was leaked onto imgur showing the video the images originate from, in which a Bel Air is failing a jump and crashing into an artistic structure. The post highlights the reintroduction of Speedcross, a game mode featured in Need for Speed: Payback an upgrade system with performance tiers, similar to car classes in Need for Speed: World and 'Car Meets', in which players can enter a car meet location to compete against other drivers and place wagers.

On August 25, 2022, a post on the r/GamingLeaksAndRoumours subreddit listed event types believed to be featured in Criterion's Need for Speed (2022) title.

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'. 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.

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