Want for Pace Unbound launches Dec. 2

“Want for Pace Unbound,” the primary new entry within the “Want for Pace” video-game franchise since 2019, will launch on Dec. 2, writer Digital Arts has introduced.

A trailer exhibits the identical emphasis on road racing, modifying automobiles, and outrunning the cops as earlier Want for Pace video games, however with a brand new artwork type that appears extra like animation. The storyline is a little more conventional for the franchise, although. Gamers will compete to win a street-racing problem referred to as The Grand within the fictional metropolis of Lakeshore.

Unbound may also be the primary Want for Pace recreation constructed for 4K decision at 60 fps. Its writer additionally guarantees a better emphasis on type, together with a big selection of customization choices for automobiles, in addition to licensed gadgets from trend manufacturers for participant avatars. Gamers also can earn Burst Nitrous primarily based on driving type—a literal model of fashion factors.

The trailer options rapper A$AP Rocky in a modified Mercedes-Benz 190E, in addition to a tuned S14 Nissan 240SX. So it seems like Unbound will deal with Nineteen Nineties-era fashionable classics, not in contrast to earlier Want for Pace street-racing titles like “Underground.”

The collection has been on a hiatus for the reason that launch of “Want for Pace Warmth” in 2019. Since then, developer Ghost Video games was taken off the Want for Pace franchise by EA and became a help studio referred to as EA Gothenburg. Unbound was developed by Criterion, which labored on some earlier Want for Pace video games, in addition to the “Burnout” collection.

Want for Pace Unbound is on the market for pre-order by means of Nov. 29, which nets gamers some unique customization gadgets and $150,000 of in-game money. A Palace Version, with add-ons impressed by Palace Skateboards, shall be obtainable as properly. The essential recreation prices $69.99, whereas the Palace Version is $79.99. The sport shall be obtainable for PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X and S, and PC.