{"id":75924,"date":"2015-05-22T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T08:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=75924"},"modified":"2015-05-22T10:26:41","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T08:26:41","slug":"need-for-speeds-reboot-to-return-to-its-underground-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/75924-need-for-speeds-reboot-to-return-to-its-underground-roots","title":{"rendered":"Need for Speed&#8217;s Reboot to return to its underground roots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We never really need to tell you that there is a new <em>Need for Speed <\/em>on the horizon, that\u2019s a given at this point \u2013 a new <em>Need for Speed<\/em> is as indubitable as the sun rising.<\/p>\n<p>What is interesting, however, is the particular direction EA and whomever they rope in to develop this latest iteration will go with the franchise \u2013 <em>Need for Speed <\/em>has been down practically every avenue of racing genre.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ghostgames.com\" target=\"_blank\">Ghost Games<\/a>, formerly EA Gothenburg, are who\u2019s working on the next <em>Need for Speed<\/em>, a reboot of the entire franchise it seems, with its official reveal coming June 15<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_75932\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/NFS-Reboot-Screenshot-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75932\" class=\"wp-image-75932\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/NFS-Reboot-Screenshot-3.jpg\" alt=\"Need for Speed Reboot\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-75932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Need for Speed Reboot<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Ghost Games<\/em> is responsible for <em><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Need_for_Speed_Rivals\" target=\"_blank\">Need for Speed Rivals<\/a><\/em>, one of the better received <em>Need for Speed<\/em> titles of late, so there\u2019s the possibility that this will be a worthwhile title.<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s this teaser trailer:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lS6O6Rtl-rY\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The modded cars; the dingy, dimly lit streets; the handy-cam recording; <em>Need for Speed\u2019s<\/em> reboot is almost certainly taking the underground approach.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>With over 20 years of history in its rear view mirror, Need for Speed returns with a reboot that delivers on what Need for Speed stands for \u2013 rich customization, authentic urban car culture, a nocturnal open world, and an immersive narrative that drives your NFS game.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s a wise choice given that the franchise does fairly well when focussed around street racing.<\/p>\n<p>As much as we loved <em>Need for Speed: Shift<\/em>, <em>Project CARS<\/em> and the forthcoming <em>Forza 6<\/em> have the simulator racer genre locked down.<\/p>\n<p>Expect <em>Need for Speed\u2019s<\/em> reboot to incorporate the <a href=\"https:\/\/network.needforspeed.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Need for Speed Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Just don\u2019t expect the game to release too soon, Ghost Games are still in the <a href=\"http:\/\/ghostgames.com\/jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\">process of hiring a number of staff<\/a>, many of which we suspect will be working on this title.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php 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href=\"http:\/\/ghostgames.com\/news\/need-for-speed-returns\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ghost Games<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Forthcoming games aplenty<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/75842-assassins-creed-syndicate-7-new-things-to-expect.html\">Assassin\u2019s Creed Syndicate: 7 new things to expect<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/75806-why-the-cybersquatters-are-wrong-and-why-we-cant-wait-for-star-wars-battlefront.html\">The cybersquatters are wrong: we can\u2019t wait for Star Wars: Battlefront<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/75596-what-microsoft-needs-to-do-to-impress-at-e3.html\">What Microsoft needs to do to impress at E3<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need for Speed is about to be rebooted, and it&#8217;s returning to its 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