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A day after a screenshot leak spoiled the shock, Digital Arts has formally unveiled Want for Pace Unbound, a brand new addition to the long-running racing collection coming in December that guarantees to mix “components of the freshest road artwork with probably the most real looking trying automobiles in Want for Pace historical past.”

I used to be slightly iffy on Want for Pace Unbound’s look after I first noticed the leaked screens, however the trailer has me lots nearer to purchasing in. Preserving the automobiles as real looking as attainable (a minimum of visually) whereas surrounding them with highly-stylized characters and decidedly-unrealistic visuals is certainly an fascinating strategy to the style: On the very least, it is a distinct break from the all-out hyper-realism that racing sims sometimes pursue.  

The marketing campaign, sadly, sounds rather less than modern: “A theft at a household auto-shop tears two mates aside and marks the rise from rookie to high racer on a journey to win the last word road race and reclaim the priceless automobile that was stolen.” I imply, that is principally only a plot from one of many early Quick and Livid motion pictures, right?

Multiplayer will even be an enormous a part of Unbound, as gamers “join with the web road racing neighborhood in underground meetups” and tear-ass by town of Lakeshore in an internet freeroam mode. Naturally, there might be cops.

A$AP Rocky, who will function prominently within the Want for Pace Unbound soundtrack—that is his new monitor within the trailer, known as Shittin Me—will even be within the game as a part of a brand-new occasion by which you will need to “show your abilities… in fashion.” Talking of which, there’ll in fact be all types of customization choices up for grabs, for each your automobile and your driver, though there is no indication of how they will be earned or what kind of monetization scheme (if any) Unbound will make use of.

Want for Pace Unbound is ready to launch on December 2 and might be accessible for PC on Steam, Epic, and Origin. For a better have a look at what’s in retailer, together with some Lakeshore factors of curiosity and a full record of in-game automobiles, head over to ea.com.

(Picture credit score: Digital Arts)

(Picture credit score: Digital Arts)

(Picture credit score: Digital Arts)

(Picture credit score: Digital Arts)

(Picture credit score: Digital Arts)