For the first time since 2001, Need for Speed will skip an annual release, with no new version of the game planned for 2014.
Developer Ghost Games said it needs more time to create what will be the latest entry in the series, which is only due to be released in 2015.
Ghost Games general manager Marcus Nilsson shared a statement on Need for Speed’s website pledging to deliver the game fans want.
“We are already deep in development on our next game and want to make this promise to you: we will listen to you. We’re going to give you the game you’ve been asking for. It will be the game you deserve, but to do that will take us some time,” he said.
Nilsson talked up the new game, describing it as “highly innovative” and an “experience built on a foundation we know you’ll greatly look forward to”.
“We want your input on future gameplay and features we know you’re passionate about. We will keep innovating, always making sure to continue the celebration of cars and the joy they bring,” he said.
Need for Speed’s streak of annual releases extends back to the 90s if you count the spin-off games.
In 2001, EA released MMO racing game Motor City Online (which was at one time a Need for Speed game) in lieu of an official Need for Speed title. A year later, it released Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, kicking off a trend of releasing a proper Need for Speed game annually up until 2013, when it released Need for Speed Rivals.
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Finally. This is brilliant news. It’s about time they took the effort to go back to the drawing board with this. They NFSes were getting terribly boring and monotonous. Nothing new, just rehashes.