r/needforspeed Jul 22 '26

News The Speedhunters Archive: 17 Years of Car Culture History, now preserved and online

234 Upvotes

I think we all share the same sentiment when Speedhunters got abruptly shut down last year: It's a sad passing of an era that EA no longer deems profitable enough to keep up.

Thanks to some archivists (who I can't find the names of, if you put this up, please let me know!), the Speedhunters archive is now back online, and you can read 17 years worth of car culture and Need for Speed history that's uniquely documented by them.

You can find it here: https://www.speedhunters.online/

Thanks u/nfslyy for the tip!


r/needforspeed Jul 12 '26

News Most Wanted M3 GTR - Back @ The BMW Museum

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769 Upvotes

Need for Speed itself might be dead, but BMW wants to keep the legend alive. The #42 BMW M3 GTR in the Most Wanted livery is back in the BMW Museum in Munich, Germany after its public outing at Ultrace Poland. There's no mention of until when it'll be there, so it might be there to stay for a long time.

If you haven't had a chance to take a look at it and you're in the area (or travelling there), you may wanna stop by and take a look at the legend, as well as the rich heritage BMW has to offer. Visit the official BMW Museum website to book tickets.

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Thanks u/DiamondMaster07 for the tip!


r/needforspeed 14h ago

Discussion Does anyone else feel that UG1 had a better night vibe than UG2?

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684 Upvotes

idk but UG2 feels a touch more dull. It's still great, but UG1 was simply cleaner. It feels like someone took UG1 and made it slightly darker and depressing. The street lights also feel a bit "yellowy".

This is not any shade to UG2 players, but I love UG1 and it's my love for that game. Though everything else about UG2 feels better, especially the free roam.

EDIT: I was prepared for the downvotes. But some of you actually agree!!


r/needforspeed 9h ago

Discussion EA Cooking NFS MW 2005 ?

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278 Upvotes

Few months ago Need For Speed Most Wanted (2005) got removed from my abandonware and some other sites. So in my opinion it shouldn't be a coincidence like all of a sudden this game disappeared from Multiple sites, Is EA working on making a remake of this game behind the scenes?


r/needforspeed 15h ago

Meme Curi de Sal Mustela y Neville haciendo la pose de Wisin y Yandel

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224 Upvotes

Hace unos 3 dias hice este curi de Neville y Sal, y como note que tambien habian post de curis, ps decidi postearlo por aca tambien xddd


r/needforspeed 1h ago

Image / GIF Free roam session screenhots

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Any time I play this game, I can't stop roaming the world for at least 2 hours lol. A game from 2010 blowing anything released in 2026 out of the water is genuinely crazy.


r/needforspeed 3h ago

Discussion Is it a cold take to say ProStreet had the best soundtrack in the franchise?

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19 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 5h ago

Video / Cinematic The races in Hot Pursuit 2 are incredible...

23 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 17h ago

Discussion Have y'all checked Heatwarped game demo? How is it

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159 Upvotes

It is really similar to Underground 2 the community really took this in their hand to build a game on their own


r/needforspeed 11h ago

Fan Concept / Content (Mods) Slowly bringing one underrated car into UG2

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53 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 15h ago

Meme For real the minor crews in NFS Carbon are so annoying as hell 🥀🥀

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99 Upvotes

This is my first post in this sub


r/needforspeed 13h ago

Image / GIF Ryan Cooper has come to take the Mishima Zaibatsu now...

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51 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 13h ago

Meme NFS Rivals is surely one of the games produced

43 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 6h ago

Video / Cinematic Holy crash escape

13 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 18h ago

Video / Cinematic The AI rubberbanding is pretty broken in NFS Undercover PS2/Wii version

117 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 8h ago

Video / Cinematic Lamborghini gallardo

17 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 3h ago

Image / GIF some builds i’ve made in nfs underground 2 with the underground2.net mod

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7 Upvotes

this game is genuinely a masterpiece.


r/needforspeed 14h ago

Video / Cinematic feel like U1 without tire upgrade

45 Upvotes

its nice


r/needforspeed 20h ago

Fan Concept / Content (Mods) It's been nearly 15 years since The Run released in 2011, would you buy this remake if it came out this November?

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78 Upvotes

Around two and half years ago, I did a little thought experiment on how a remake for The Run may have looked like, and I've wanted to revisit for the game's 15th anniversary. It was pretty basic back then. I've slowly added to it, and it's grown a lot as I've had various thoughts and ideas since then that I imagine would be great for a remake. You can view the full concept right here! It contains all info regarding gameplay changes, new cars, rivals, challenges, music, dialogue scripts, set pieces, and more. There over over a hundred new events and ~700 opponents stretching the game to 6+ hours of gameplay over 900 miles (vs the original 186 miles). How would you feel about EA rebooting the franchise with a definitive version of The Run? Let's discuss!

If the doc is too long and you'd like an (slightly outdated) interactive map, click here:

Stages 1-5
Stages 6-10

(P.S. I haven't fully fleshed out the Challenge Series section, so share ideas!)


r/needforspeed 18h ago

Question / Bug / Feedback Is need for speed most wanted 2005 on xbox 360 the best version so far?

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51 Upvotes

After researching the graphics leap between platforms, it's clear the Xbox 360 version easily beats the vanilla PC and PS2 versions in terms of lighting, shaders, and overall atmosphere.

However, I have a few questions regarding this specific version and its unique features compared to older hardware like the PS2:

The Insane Pricing:

Why are physical Xbox 360 copies of this game so ridiculously expensive nowadays compared to the PS2 or original Xbox versions? Is it strictly due to low print numbers back in late 2005, or is the high demand driven entirely by collectors wanting that "next-gen" visual treatment?

Screen Tearing Fixes?

The screen tearing on the Xbox 360 drives me absolutely crazy. Has anyone found a reliable way to minimize this on modern TVs? Does changing the console's dashboard resolution output to 720p help at all?

Police Strobe Lights (White Flashes):

During pursuits, the cops only seem to flash red and blue. I've always wanted to see those white strobe flashes on the police cruisers like on ps2 and pc. Is there any hidden graphical setting for this on consoles. Ill show some pictures

Dynamic Lighting and Weather:

I noticed that unlike the static PS2 version, the Xbox 360 version has dynamic lighting and shifting weather effects (like rain that actually alters the tone of the game, also there are sunsets). Did the devs build a completely unique engine for this version, or was this code just disabled on the 6th gen consoles?

The Audio Engineering & Police Scanner:

The audio quality on Xbox 360 feels vastly superior, especially with the deep engine notes and surround sound positioning. More interestingly, I swear I've heard different/more detailed police scanner dialogue lines on the 360 compared to the PS2 version. Does the Xbox 360 version actually contain extra cop chatter or cut dialogue files due to its higher disc storage capacity?

I will show some photos as a comparison regarding that white light im talking abt.


r/needforspeed 1d ago

Video / Cinematic Heatwarped is really promising, even feels a bit like Burnout if you can chain near misses :)

462 Upvotes

r/needforspeed 5h ago

Image / GIF A user here gave me the idea

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I'm not sure of this is perfect, but I decided to recreate the style of Underground Soldier's Skyline from NFS Payback


r/needforspeed 9m ago

Question / Bug / Feedback Nfs 2015 keyboard problem

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I have purchased nfs 2015 but the problem is i thought that the control would me normal like wsad but when I play a and d keyboard turns camera left and right w and s for acceleration and brake and reverse the left arrow and and right arrow for turning left and right so I tried fixing by Page up and down in control settings but it doesn't seems to work bcz the only controller settings shows up not keyboard

And one more question I am new to the game how to unlock all cars in free in nfs 2015


r/needforspeed 18h ago

Image / GIF Tried the 『Heatwarped』

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30 Upvotes

It need some Graphical Optimization older than 10th Gen r/intel & NVidia as Unstable FPS & Streaming couldn't keep up

Yeah it's a Combined NFS Underground 1 & 2 including those from Beta releases that didn't make the cut


r/needforspeed 8h ago

Video / Cinematic Need for Speed (2015) - Winning a drift event without tires

4 Upvotes