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2nd Dec 2022
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Guide Need For Speed Unbound Release Date, Release Times, Xbox Game Pass Trial Details
Everything you need to know!
Need for Speed Unbound's launch is right around the corner, with long-time racing experts Criterion back behind the wheel for the upcoming title. As this is an EA release, there are a few separate launches depending on which version of the game you pick up, alongside an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate free trial via EA Play. So,...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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"...
Hands On Need For Speed Unbound Is A Next-Gen Return To Form For NFS
Gotta go fast
As soon as we caught wind that British developer Criterion was back behind the wheel of the latest Need for Speed title, you could say we were pretty excited to see the final result. A number of the series' recent entries have underwhelmed us, so a mix up in the dev department felt like a good choice with 2022's game. While the results...
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...
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...
Previews
Hands On Need For Speed Unbound Is A Next-Gen Return To Form For NFS
Gotta go fast
As soon as we caught wind that British developer Criterion was back behind the wheel of the latest Need for Speed title, you could say we were pretty excited to see the final result. A number of the series' recent entries have underwhelmed us, so a mix up in the dev department felt like a good choice with 2022's game. While the results...
About The Game
Race against the clock, outsmart the cops and qualify each week for the Lakeshore’s ultimate street racing challenge, the Grand. Fill your garage with precision-tuned custom machines, dress in your own unique style and exclusive attire and light up the streets with a soundtrack that echoes from every corner of the world.
- The World is Your Canvas – Bring graffiti to life with a completely new visual style, combining the latest street art with the most realistic cars ever seen in Need for Speed. Access a new toolkit full of energetic visual and sound effects, including Burst Nitrous, a new boosting element for dizzying speed.
- Express Yourself to the Full Extent of Your Abilities – Go to meet-ups and show off your style with a host of items from the world’s latest fashions, including exclusive gear. Then take your machine’s style to the next level and transform it with unique wraps and cut-outs to match your legendary custom machine, take the lead in races and strike your own winning pose to stand out from the crowd.
- Find Freedom as it Flows – A soundtrack featuring some of the pioneering artists of the modern hip-hop scene, including A$AP Rocky and AWGE, delivers an original, genre-defying selection of songs. The original music was created by French producer Brodinsky. The songs, which lean on various hip-hop expressions from around the world, embody the underground culture itself, which is the heart of Lakeshore.
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