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SERIES · ESTABLISHED 1994
Need for Speed
ArcadeRacingSimulationSports
COVERED BY 84 WRITERS
MK
SB
FG
LC
MR
Matthew Kato, Sammy Barker, Fraser Gilbert and 81 more across 14 outlets
Writers indexed
84
Entries
29
Articles
120
Reviews
52
Outlets
14
29 ENTRIES
Every game in the series
★ Flagship
Need for Speed: Unbound
2022·34articles
Need for Speed: Heat
2019·25articles
Need for Speed: Payback
2017·24articles
Need for Speed
2015·23articles
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
2012·18articles
Need for Speed: Rivals
2013·16articles
Need for Speed: The Run
2011·8articles
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
2010·6articles
Need for Speed: Underground 2
2004·3articles
Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed
2011·2articles
Need for Speed: No Limits
2015·2articles
The Need for Speed
1994·1articles
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
2000·1articles
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
2005·1articles
Need for Speed: Carbon
2006·1articles
Need for Speed: World
2010·1articles
WRITER INDEX
Covering Need for Speed
Each writer's count reflects their lifetime indexed pieces on any Need for Speed entry.
LATEST COVERAGE
Across the series
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Julian Benson Rock Paper Shotgun·15 Jul
"Never say never": Criterion aren't ruling out a return to Need For Speed, but Battlefield is their only focus for nownewsMentiononBattlefield
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Cheri Faulkner GameSpot·14 Jul
Sorry, You’re (Probably) Never Going To Get Another Need For Speed GamenewsComparisononNeed for Speed
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Luke Reilly IGN·2 Jun
Forza Horizon and Need for Speed Meet in Maverick Games’ Debut Driving ProjectnewsComparisononForza Horizon
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Nicholas Becher Screen Rant·11 Jan
PlayStation Plus Gamers Can Grab A $70 Freebie Right NownewsonNeed for Speed: Unbound
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Robert Ramsey Push Square·10 Jan
Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for January 2026?featureonNeed for Speed: Unbound+ 2 more
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Stephen Tailby Push Square·6 Jan
January 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Are Available to Download NownewsonNeed for Speed: Unbound+ 2 more
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Stephen Tailby Push Square·31 Dec 2025
PS Plus Essential Games for January 2026 AnnouncednewsonNeed for Speed: Unbound+ 2 more
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Adam Bankhurst IGN·31 Dec 2025
PlayStation Plus January 2026 Game Line-Up Confirmed, Includes Need for Speed UnboundnewsonNeed for Speed: Unbound
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Pj O'Reilly Nintendo Life·25 Nov 2025
20 Years Later, Need For Speed: Most Wanted Is Still The Series' Best OutingfeatureonNeed for Speed: Most Wanted
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Liam Croft Push Square·14 Jul 2025
EA to Kill Another PS4 Game's Online ServersnewsonNeed for Speed: Rivals
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Ben Kerry Pure Xbox·14 Jul 2025
Need For Speed Supposedly 'Shelved' As EA-Backed Fan Site Winds DownnewsonNeed for Speed
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Rick Lane PC Gamer·4 Feb 2025
Need for Speed is effectively on hold while Criterion musters entirely around Battlefield, but EA assures players the racer will return in 'new and interesting ways'newsonNeed for Speed: Unbound
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Liam Croft Push Square·3 Feb 2025
Need for Speed Series Isn't Dead, But Dev Now Fully Focused on BattlefieldnewsonNeed for Speed
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Ben Kerry Pure Xbox·3 Feb 2025
EA Says Need For Speed Is On Ice As Team Wraps Up Development On NFS UnboundnewsonNeed for Speed: Unbound
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Wesley Yin-Poole IGN·3 Feb 2025
EA Puts Criterion’s Need for Speed Team on Battlefield, Confirms No More Content Coming to NFS UnboundnewsonNeed for Speed: Unbound
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Issy van der Velde GamesRadar+·3 Feb 2025
The Need For Speed series is pumping the brakes as "Criterion are joining their colleagues working on Battlefield" instead of tuning more carsnewsonNeed for Speed: Unbound+ 1 more
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Tom Phillips Eurogamer·3 Feb 2025
Need for Speed will return, EA pledges, but team all-in on Battlefield for nownewsonNeed for Speed
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Liam Croft Push Square·7 Jan 2025
PS Plus Essential's January 2025 PS5, PS4 Games Available to DownloadnewsonSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League+ 2 more
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Robert Ramsey Push Square·4 Jan 2025
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Liam Croft Push Square·1 Jan 2025
PS Plus Essential Games for January 2025 AnnouncednewsonSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League+ 2 more