Electronic Arts have announced this evening the latest installment to the Need for Speed franchise is heading to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. In Need for Speed Rivals gamers play as either a cop or racer, where each side of the law has its own set of high stakes challenges, rewards and consequences. As a racer, the goal is to become infamous for taking risks behind the wheel and capturing your most intense escapes on video for the world to see. The more cops players evade, the more Speed Points they collect, enabling them to unlock new cars and items. Keep raising the stakes race after race to become an ever-more valuable target to the cops – but risk losing it all if busted. As a cop, players work together as part of a team in pursuit of racers, earning prominence and rising in the ranks of the Police Force with every bust. Achieving higher ranks unlocks new police-only cars and more powerful pursuit tech.

The game is being developed by EA’s newest studio in Gothenburg, Ghost Games, who are working with the racing team at Criteron Games.

The Need for Speed franchise has been an industry leader bringing social competition to the forefront in games, For the first time, players will have the freedom to seamlessly go from single player to co-op to multiplayer. In Need for Speed Rivals we are creating one game experience with one progression, where the freedom to play with friends is more fluid and accessible than ever before.”

– Marcus Nilsson, Executive Producer, Ghost Games.

Need for Speed rivals is due to be released on PS3 on November 19th, 2013, and will be available on PS4 later this year.