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Need for Speed: The Run revealed in teaser trailer

by Mike Schramm on Apr 28th 2011 6:50PM

EA's official Need for Speed YouTube account has posted a teaser trailer for yet another iteration of the racing series, this one called Need for Speed: The Run. Most of the Need for Speed series titles have focused on the cars, but this one seems to be hinting at a story specifically about the drivers in what looks to be a cross-country race a la The Cannonball Run.

As cityscapes flash across the screen (San Francisco, Vegas, Denver and New York) we see police officers and vehicles; a man crashed in a car who ends up in a precarious situation; and a series of disasters, both natural and manmade. Finally, a tagline on the screen reads "The Race for your life," before changing the "for" to "of," followed by "11-15-11" -- a likely release date.

See the trailer for yourself after the break.

Tags: ea, Electronic-Arts, need-for-speed, need-for-speed-the-run, racing, teaser-trailer, trailer, youtube

Reader Comments (45)

Seems like underground/most wanted... with a story and cast of characters.

I'm easy... I just want something Burnouty. Whoever does that gets my money.

@Truant

This one looks more like a fugitive thing than a cannonball race.....

@Truant Those were my favorite NFS's...

Lookin' good...

I'm interested, which is more then I can say for any Need for Speed game that's not made by Criterion.

If the cars handle well, this could be a really cool idea for a game.

@Mcmax3000
agreed, hot pursuit is the only good nfs since most wanted in my opinion.
i just hope this is being made by a new developer or even criterion rather than the traditional company EA black box.

@jr0cha - I believe they said a while ago that this fall's Need for Speed game was being done by Black Box.

Hopefully them having quite a while to work on it since they haven't done a Need for Speed game in a couple of years will mean good things.

@Mcmax3000

while it was a long time ago, Black Box did Hot Pursuit 2, my favorite racing game (though admittedly i don't play a lot of racing games). so i'm somewhat optimistic.

NfS is EA's Mountain Dew. Slap a suffix on it. Ship it.

@bittermang

To keep it E for Everyone, I would love for the game to be you take a trailer full of Mountain Dew from Texarkana to Atlanta.

Eastbound and down, we're going to do what they say can't be done.

man they need to slow down with this series! eh? ehh??

@electricfuture
Seriously, barely halfway through hot pursuit.

I thought EA said they didn't want to flood the market with NFS games. I guess not since they've had 2 games in 5 months. this'll make 3 in one year.

Was I the only one who was severely disappointed in Hot Pursuit?

The car handling wasn't good, there were a whole THREE EVENTS to play, the weapons felt weak, and the open environment was utterly useless. And also, leaderboards are a terrible way to keep you coming back to a game; this isn't the mid-80s anymore. I want a lot of content in my game, thank you very much. Hot Pursuit, as a whole, felt like a huge step backwards for the racing genre, and if more racing games take its approach to game design, then count me out.

@OneManFreakShow
"Was I the only one who was severely disappointed in Hot Pursuit?"

Apparently.

@OneManFreakShow Didn't do much for me, either. All the cars felt too float-y for my liking, to the point where I ended up powersliding into pretty much any turn.

Plus, I'm one of those codgers who appreciates a splitscreen option (main reason why I've clocked WAY more hours on Revenge and Takedown than I have on Paradise). But I guess that issue's been beaten to death already, so nevermind.

I thought EA said they didn't want to flood the market with NFS games. I guess not since they've had 2 games in 5 months. this'll make 3 in one year.

1. Make NFS: Underground 3
2. ???
3. PROFIT.

I should be on the EA dev team...

@Babaloo I'd love to see this. Underground 2 was my favorite NFS game after Hot Pursuit 2.

@Tarball

honestly, i would love to get just an HD remake of Hot Pursuit 2. i'm tempted to buy a ps2 just so i can play it.

@Babaloo I'll gladly take another Underground as long as they move away from the annoying street tuner culture for the sequel.

@Babaloo

Yes please! Underf=ground series was so awesome, Plus we need Drag racing like underground had in it not Pro Street.

This is relevant to my interests.

NFS Most Wanted + NFS Shift 2's helmet cam = NFS Awesome

Maybe they will focus on split-screen multiplayer mode for once????

WIthout Criterion, will it fare well?

Let me guess;

The goal of the game is go from one side of the US to the other. Who ever gets there first, wins. You can use trains are perks to kill your teammates.

The trip will take 1.75 days to complete, so you can't move from your PC or console.

Have a friend ready to pass the controller/wheel...or else YOU LOSE!!!

@xiLeShadow

as perks*

Spelling bobos

@xiLeShadow

this does sounds like an pretty noice idea mate!

How's about they focus on one need for speed series instead of ... I don't even know what to call what they are currently doing.

@Batman "Franchise padding". Need for Speed isn't a series anymore, it's a brand.

Hopefully Criterion Games is making it otherwise i don't think i will pick it up.

I just can't keep track of the NFS games anymore. I lost my way after Hot Pursuit on the PSX way back when.

NFS: Carbon much?
so siked!

Looks like a must buy.

Hmmm, gonna have to see more to form an initial opinion.

What I really want is a Hot Pursuit sequel to last year's HP, but with all the stuff that NFS vets had complained was missing from the first, added in. Last year's NFS HP was my first NFS game ever and I loved every minute of my way to Platinum.

@KenobiEagle If you have the possibility to play some of the olders NFS games you should, Most Wanted and the NFSU series are great.

If that's the concept, I'm in, regardless of who's developing it.

So do you drive a Delorean in this?

Looks pretty good. I'm interested.

Hey EA, I'm still waiting for NFS Underground 3...

Haha. Too many Need for Speed games. Cool trailer though. They're pushing towards story driven NFS. xD. Can we drive a Prius or the Nissan Leaf in this game? LOL!

@isotrex i'd love to drive a tesla roadster or fisker karma in a game. i don't think it's as hard to get a license for those since they're smaller company. that'd be sick.

I'm game!

They're going to try and do the narrative thing again?
Keep at it boys.

Lol, I must be the only one left that still likes imports. Not to say that I didn't like any hot pursuit game, it's just my top spot is held by underground 2.

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