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Tuesday20th Feb 2024
News EA Is Bringing Another Year Of Content Updates To Need For Speed Unbound
As the series celebrates a huge anniversary!
EA's latest Need for Speed title launched in late 2022, followed up by a solid year of free and premium content updates throughout last year. Well, as we move into 2024 the team has announced that it has plans for "another year of live service" for Need for Speed Unbound. That live service plan will...
Wednesday16th Aug 2023
News Need For Speed Unbound 'Volume 4' Now Available On Xbox Game Pass
The latest update is now live
Need for Speed Unbound arrived on Xbox Game Pass earlier this summer thanks to EA Play, and the dev team is still bringing content to the game via its 'Volume' updates - the latest of which adds a couple of cars and some other bits and pieces. The two new cars in question are the 'Custom Porsche 911 Carrera S' and the...
Thursday22nd Jun 2023
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (June 22)
"Race to the top, definitely don’t flop"
It's time for a couple more Xbox Game Pass additions! Today sees the arrival of Need for Speed Unbound on EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and we've also got a brand-new release in the form of The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales. Keep in mind that neither of these are available on the service at the time of...
Tuesday20th Jun 2023
News Need For Speed Unbound Receives Massive Free Update Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Release
"Racers, it's time to join the mayhem"
EA's excellent Need For Speed Unbound is officially coming to Xbox Game Pass in just two days' time on June 22nd, and its arrival coincides with a massive free update that's gone live today - as well as some new paid DLC packs! The update is called Need For Speed Unbound Volume 3, and it adds a new Speed Pass...
Wednesday15th Mar 2023
News Need For Speed Unbound Gets First Free Content Update This Month
Coming March 21
Criterion Games and EA have unveiled the first proper post-launch update for Need for Speed Unbound, arriving March 21st on all platforms. New content is coming with the "evolution of Lakeshore Online"; the game's multiplayer mode. As part of this, we're seeing a few new cars being added to the roster. You can unlock these via...
Thursday5th Jan 2023
News Xbox Is Offering 'Buy One, Get One Free' On Select EA Games This January
BOGOF
Just when we thought this week's 'Last Chance' sale would end up being the final major promotion for a good while, Xbox is now offering up a new 'buy one, get one free' sale focusing on recent EA releases. We spotted this one late last night here in the UK, with the promotion now live through the weekend and wrapping up on Monday, January...
Monday19th Dec 2022
News Criterion Loses Five Major Team Members Following Need For Speed Unbound Launch
Including the VP and GM of the studio
We don't know about you, but we've been having a great time with Need for Speed Unbound ever since it launched back in late November, but we get the feeling it perhaps hasn't sold as well as it deserves so far. The game is already 40% off as part of the Xbox Countdown Sale 2022 (it also made our "best deals"...
Monday5th Dec 2022
News NFS Unbound Dev Says Leaving Xbox One Behind Led To 'Transformative Racing Experience'
"I feel like anyone that plays it will totally understand"
Need for Speed Unbound is the first NFS title to arrive after the current-gen console launch in late 2020, with the teams at EA and Criterion deciding to drop last-gen systems with this release. While the development studio initially wanted to go with a cross-gen release for Unbound, it...
Friday2nd Dec 2022
News Need For Speed Unbound Impresses At Over 1080P, 60FPS On Xbox Series S
"It's pretty amazing"
We've been digging into Need For Speed Unbound over the past few days - in fact, we should have some of our own impressions to share on the game fairly shortly! Our time so far has been spent playing on Xbox Series X, where the game hits 4K / 60FPS for some sweet, smooth racing. However, it looks like Unbound is pretty...
Tuesday29th Nov 2022
News Need For Speed Unbound Getting Positive Early Reception, Xbox Game Pass Trial Now Live
Worth a try?
Need for Speed Unbound is beginning to roll out across Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, as the game's early access 'Palace Edition' has gone live alongside its EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 10-hour free trial. With the first batch of players now going hands-on, some initial impressions are beginning to crop up online, and the...
Monday28th Nov 2022
News Burnout Developer Criterion Believes A New Entry 'Would Be Absolutely Phenomenal Now'
"I would love to do that"
British developer Criterion Games may well be hard at work on this year's Need for Speed Unbound release, but the team hasn't forgot about its famous Burnout series. Burnout is still held in incredibly high regard by a lot of arcade racing fans, who eagerly await its potential return. Well, that could indeed happen at some...
Wednesday23rd Nov 2022
News Need For Speed Unbound Performance Details Confirmed For Xbox Series X|S
Smooth slidin'
Need For Speed Unbound is so close we can almost see it barrelling towards us through our rear-view mirrors. EA's latest open world racer hits the streets on December 2nd, unless you pick up the 'Palace Edition' which launches three days early on November 29th (the free Xbox Game Pass Ultimate trial also begins on November 29th!)...
Tuesday22nd Nov 2022
News EA Drops 'Most In-Depth' Look At Need For Speed Unbound Yet
Welcome to Lakeshore
The newest Need for Speed game was only announced in early October, and believe it or not, launch is almost here! Yes, Need for Speed Unbound hits Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on December 2nd, and ahead of launch, developer Criterion has put together a brand-new gameplay trailer. Unbound's 'Speed Race' gameplay video...
Wednesday19th Oct 2022
News Need For Speed Unbound Gives Off 'Underground' Vibes In New Gameplay Trailer
Going underground
Need For Speed Unbound heads to Xbox Series X and S in less than two months, and EA is finally beginning to reveal proper gameplay of Criterion's new racer. While we were treated to a few clips earlier this month, this new trailer shows some extended sequences in action and we're getting major NFS Underground vibes here. Something...
Tuesday11th Oct 2022
News Need For Speed Unbound Gameplay Reveal Shows In-Depth Customization
Choose your style
EA has just showcased its first look at Need for Speed Unbound gameplay ahead of the game's launch in December. The brief trailer — along with its accompanying Tweet — reveals some interesting info about what Unbound is aiming for. That objective appears to be customization, and lots of it. The snippets show different...
