Need for Speed Rivals Announced for Current and Next-Gen Systems

<p>EA has announced the next entry in the <em>Need for Speed<&sol;em> franchise&comma; <em>Need for Speed Rivals<&sol;em>&period; The game&comma; developed by Ghosts Games &lpar;used to be EA Gothenburg&rpar;&comma; in collaboration with Criterion Games&comma; is set to come to PS3&comma; Xbox 360 and PC on November 19th and Xbox One and PS4 later this year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Need for Speed Rivals<&sol;em> almost sounds like a fusion of ideas from <em>Need for Speed&colon; Hot Pursuit<&sol;em> and <em>Need for Speed&colon; Most Wanted<&sol;em>&comma; as it will also deal with the ongoing fight between cops and racers&period; While in the role of a racer&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;ll be behind the wheel of fast cars made for high speed racing and faster cop pursuits&period; Turbo boosts&comma; jammers and EMPs are your tools of the trade&comma; while Speedpoints are earned by driving without a car for the rules of the road and can then be used to unlock new cars and items&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; as a cop&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;ll work as part of a team to bust racers and get them off the road&period; The more people you take down&comma; the higher you progress in rank&comma; which results in better cars and tech&period; Shockwaves&comma; roadblocks and helicopters are at your disposal while chasing down racers&period; In the single-player game&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;ll be able to easily switch between the two roles&period; Just in case you get an itch to call in a Helicopter while doing a race or want to let loose the Turbo while being a cop&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><iframe src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;83JZmu5rzgI" width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" frameborder&equals;"0" allowfullscreen&equals;"allowfullscreen"><&sol;iframe><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Need for Speed Rivals<&sol;em> also takes <em>Need for Speed&colon; Most Wanted<&sol;em>&&num;8216&semi;s Easy Drive feature and gives it an update with the new AllDrive&period; A feature that allows players to seamlessly change from playing solo to playing with others&comma; to the point that your friends will&sol;could show up in your game while you&&num;8217&semi;re drifting around Redview County&period; Autolog makes a return as well&comma; meaning the good ol&&num;8217&semi; spirit of competition and spending 45 mins trying to be a friend&&num;8217&semi;s time will carry over from previous Need for Speed titles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Upgradeable gadgets for both cops ad racers&comma; customization options &&num;8211&semi;including fresh paintjobs&comma; liveries&comma; custom license plates&comma; rims&comma; and decals&&num;8211&semi; and more will be in <em>Need for Speed Rivals<&sol;em>&semi; all powered by the Frostbite 3 Engine&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;needforspeed&period;com&sol;rivals&sol;buy">Pre-orders are being taken now<&sol;a> and will give players access to the <em>Ultimate Cop Car Pack<&sol;em>&comma; which contains the Nissan GT-R Black Edition&comma; level 2 cop gadget technology and exclusive cop liveries&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;