Need for Speed: Heat

Need for Speed: Heat

Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed Heat, a white-knuckle street racer, where the lines of the law fade as the sun starts to set. By day, Palm City hosts the Speedhunter Showdown,

Need For Speed Heat Will Take You Back To The Good Old Days Of Illegal Racing

Need For Speed Heat Will Take You Back To The Good Old Days Of Illegal Racing

Check out this awesome trailer of Need For Speed Heat which will be released later this year and features most of the features which fans have adored about the franchise

Need for Speed: Heat will never have loot boxes

Need for Speed: Heat will never have loot boxes

Need for Speed: Heat is apparently avoiding one of its predecessor's mistakes and, thankfully, will be free of loot boxes, the scourge of progression systems. Like Star Wars: Battlefront 2, Need for Speed: Payback put its loot box system front and centre, essentially making you use it to upgrade your cars. After the backlash against Battlefront 2, changes were made so more rep and cash were doled out by races, making loot boxes less essential. They weren't removed, though.  body .hawk-widget{--trd-blue:#2f6e91;width:100%;letter-spacing:normal;}._hawk.subtitle~.hawk-widget[data-widget-type=price]{margin:16px 0;}@media (min-width:600px){._hawk.subtitle~.hawk-widget[data-widget-type=price]{margin:0;min-height:128px;float:right;clear:none;width:50%;}.fancy_box_body ._hawk.subtitle~.hawk-widget[data-widget-type=price]{float:none;width:100%;}}.icon~.hawk-widget{clear:both;}@media (min-width:400px){body .buyingguide .product .hawk-widget.bg-price{float:right;width:40%;}}Heat won't have any loot boxes, according to EA community manager Ben Walke. He confirmed their absence on Reddit. "There are no lootboxes in NFS Heat and there won't be," he told a sceptical Reddit user. Walke also touched on Heat's post-launch plans, which include DLC car packs and a time-saving pack that will be released this year and will reveal all the collectables on the map. That, however, is all EA is currently planning. These time-saving packs always seem pretty cheeky, though, like an acknowledgement that, yes, this all a bit grindy and boring and maybe if you throw them a few bucks you'll be allowed to skip it. I'm ashamed to admit I spent money on a map so I could find resources that I could then spend on loot boxes in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. No amount of showering will make me feel clean again. This probably isn't quite the beginning of the end for loot boxes, but their grip on games seems to be getting looser. While publishers like EA and organisations like the ESA argue that loot boxes aren't gambling, some concessions have at least been made. From next year, for instance, Microsoft, EA and Ubisoft will start sharing loot box odds across all of their games. Others, like THQ Nordic, have no plans to use them at all. Cheers, VG24/7.

Need for Speed Heat won't feature loot boxes

Need for Speed Heat won't feature loot boxes

It looks like Need for Speed Heat, EA's upcoming sequel in the long-running racing series, will be ditching loot boxes. After announcing the game yesterday, EA community manager Ben Walke held a Q&A on the Need for Speed subreddit to an...

6 Things Need for Speed Heat Needs to Do to Get Back Up to Speed

6 Things Need for Speed Heat Needs to Do to Get Back Up to Speed

With the announcement for Need for Speed Heat, we have compiled the six biggest improvements that the game must include in order to be a success.

News: Need For Speed Heat will not use loot boxes to unlock car customisation options

News: Need For Speed Heat will not use loot boxes to unlock car customisation options

Surprise mechanics grind to a halt

Need For Speed Heat ditches any form of loot boxes

Need For Speed Heat ditches any form of loot boxes

As Need For Speed: Heat ditches "surprise mechanics" altogether, could EA be moving away from the controversial monetisation method?

Need for Speed Heat trailer arrives with a nitrous-fuelled November release

Need for Speed Heat trailer arrives with a nitrous-fuelled November release

The Need for Speed Heat trailer has emerged showcasing EA's latest speedster title, and promises a short release window for November 8th.

Need for Speed: Heat Is The Next New Entry Coming To PS4, Xbox One, PC On November 8

Need for Speed: Heat Is The Next New Entry Coming To PS4, Xbox One, PC On November 8

Electronic Arts revealed Need for Speed: Heat as the next new Need for Speed game, headed to PS4, Xbox One, and PC as the ultimate street racer-versus-cop fantasy by developer Ghost Games.

Need for Speed Heat is Dropping Loot Boxes, Customization Gear Gained by Winning Races

Need for Speed Heat is Dropping Loot Boxes, Customization Gear Gained by Winning Races

Concerned about the monetization plans for Need for Speed Heat? It seems EA may have learned their lesson.

Need for Speed Heat Won’t Have Loot Boxes, Post-Launch Paid DLC to Include Car Packs and More

Need for Speed Heat Won’t Have Loot Boxes, Post-Launch Paid DLC to Include Car Packs and More

Earlier today, EA finally revealed Need for Speed Heat with more gameplay details set to be revealed at gamescom. Given EA is the publisher, some might be assuming that we’ll see Need for Speed Heat loot boxes at launch or sometime after. In a rather surprising move, that won’t happen at all. Over on the …