Need for Speed Payback | |
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Developer(s) | Ghost Games |
Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
Director(s) | William Ho |
Series | Need for Speed |
Engine | Frostbite |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
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Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Need for Speed Payback is an upcoming open world racing video game developed by Ghost Games, and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is the twenty-third installment in the Need for Speed series. The game was revealed with a trailer released on June 2, 2017. The game is set to be released worldwide on November 10, 2017.
Creative director William Ho, revealed that Payback will have three playable characters, who have different set of skills. The game will be focused on "action driving" and will have the three main characters working together to pull off action movie like sequences. Payback will also include five different car classes: Race, Off-Road, Drift, Drag, and Runner. Ho also revealed that the game will have car customization and a day/night cycle. Unlike Need for Speed, Payback will have offline single-player.
The game takes place in Fortune Valley and follows the three main characters: Tyler (The Racer), Mac (The Showman), and Jess (The Wheelman) as they attempt to take down "The House", a cartel who controls Fortune Valley's underworld.