Need For Speed MMO release date confirmed

EA has announced that its long-awaited
Need For Speed MMO will be available for PC download on July 27.

Those
that pre-order the Need for Speed World Starter Pack will gain early
access to the game on July 20.

They
will also unlock exclusive cars, earn double XP, reserve their driver
names and have VIP status permanently displayed in their driver profile
before the game officially launches.

The Need for Speed World
Starter Pack will go on sale on July 20 for £14.99. The Starter Pack
includes an-game credit of the same value of SpeedBoost (the in-game
currency), as well as full access up to level 50 and a bundled
assortment of power-ups including Nitrous and Traffic Magnet.


Players can also purchase additional items like power-ups, double XP
periods and rental cars.

Need for Speed World - which has been
developed by Canada studio Black Box - offers a combination of street
racing with RPG-style progression.

It houses both online battles
and police pursuits across 150 miles of sprawling open world terrain.

A free client download of Need for Speed World will also be available
at the website below. This gives access to all races, pursuits and
career progression up to level 10.