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The World of Need for Speed Payback EA has dropped a new trailer for Need for Speed Payback that exhibits the game’s world and those who inhabit it. At over two minutes long we are shown the areas, locations and hot spots that are to be discovered in Fortune Valley along with the crews to be challenged. Amongst the lowdown on locations and briefings on who players will face as they progress through the game, we are catered to scenes of cars just eating up the miles on the road, customised rides parked up in a car meet, drifters kicking up lots of smoke as they attack canyon turns, drag racers popping wheelies, and the having of some fun with the local law enforcement, it’s all on show here and hints at a game that can be enjoyed by many a NFS player, no matter what their preference. Racing game fans will no doubt be taking notes of the nods made towards, and the mechanics that have been borrowed from, other games. And this is great, because we as fans are always asking for or wanting developers to take inspiration from their competitors for their own titles. Not just because it was fun to have but in the hope that they may make it even better. Take for instance how players have to discover the dealers and tuning shops as well as purchase garages to house their collection, this is very much like Test Drive Unlimited (TDU). The ‘Derelicts’ are essentially their own version of the wrecks and barn finds that are found in TDU 2 and the Forza Horizon series of games. And more recently it looks like the crate deliveries found in The Crew, has become a good way of getting some police attention. Considering the base they are starting with, these additions make for a mighty attractive prospect. All that's required now is to nail the handling and they'll have an even bigger winner than they already look to have. [gallery type=rectangular" link="file" size="seven-post-image" ids="7370,7371,7372] There’s more information and details about what and who will be found as well as places of interest to look out for, on the official website for the game.

The Fate of the Furious Is Coming To Forza 7 Turn 10 have announced that Forza Motorsport 7 will receive a ‘The Fate of the Furious Car Pack’ at launch and that it will be free to the Deluxe and Ultimate Editions of the game, or available standalone for a price. Created in collaboration with Universal Brand Development, the pack features ten cars all authentically reproduced from those found in the latest of the action-packed blockbuster series. Reaction to the pack has been mixed, with some scratching their heads and questioning whether the ‘Motorsport’ branch of Forza is fitting for a pack like this, especially as the 'Day One' pack that is given as one of the bonuses for those who have bought the more expensive versions - feeling that it’s more suited to the Horizon games than it’s track based brethren. Forza Motorsport 7 - ‘The Fate of the Furious' Car Pack 1951 Chevrolet Fleetline Special The Fate of the Furious Edition 1966 Chevrolet Corvette The Fate of the Furious Edition 1968 Dodge Charger The Fate of the Furious Edition 1971 Plymouth GTX The Fate of the Furious Edition 2013 Subaru BRZ The Fate of the Furious Edition 2014 Local Motors Rally Fighter The Fate of the Furious Edition 2015 Jaguar F-TYPE R Coupe The Fate of the Furious Edition 2015 Mercedes-AMG GT S The Fate of the Furious Edition 2016 Subaru WRX STI The Fate of the Furious Edition 2018 Dodge Demon The Fate of the Furious Edition Amid the mad machinery in the pack is Dom’s all-wheel-drive (!) Dodge Charger in all its battle armoured glory, a gorgeous Jaguar F-TYPE R Coupe, a slightly heavily worse for wear Chevrolet Fleetline Special, and several more. [gallery type=rectangular" link="file" size="seven-post-image" ids="7356,7355,7357,7362,7363,7360,7359,7361,7364,7358] It is what it is though, and so if you are a big 'FnF' fan then this is very likely right up your street racing avenue. [via Forzamotorsport.net]