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EA is reportedly hitting the brakes on the Need for Speed franchise
WORLDWIDE, JUL 15 – Electronic Arts will disable all online features for Need for Speed: Rivals, ending multiplayer and achievements after 13 years as the company shifts focus to new projects.
- Electronic Arts announced it will disable Need for Speed Rivals online servers on October 7, 2025, ending multiplayer access worldwide.
- This shutdown follows EA's recent layoffs and the shelving of Need for Speed development, as Criterion Games shifts focus to Battlefield.
- Launched in late 2013, Need for Speed Rivals received positive feedback for its innovative integration of single-player and multiplayer modes, despite facing initial technical issues and server instability.
- The franchise, which began in 1994, has produced over 20 installments, with the most recent entry, Need for Speed Unbound, launching at the end of 2022 and receiving mixed feedback from players.
- The shutdown highlights EA's gradual retirement of older racing titles and indicates an uncertain near-term future for the Need for Speed franchise.
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Electronic Arts would have decided to pause the development of the famous series Need for Speed. This strategic choice would come as the franchise, emblematic of the racing game, faces a period of uncertainty about its future.
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