Overview

• The Need for Speed franchise is on indefinite hiatus with no new titles in active development
• Servers for 2013’s Need for Speed Rivals will shut down on October 7, ending online play for one of the series’ most enduring entries
• EA pulled funding for the Speedhunters car-culture site in April, forcing the platform to halt posts tied to the franchise
• Fans and contributors have voiced concern and disappointment over the series’ shelving and upcoming service discontinuations
• Reports from Speedhunters suggest Need for Speed might eventually return in a new form, though no concrete revival plans have been confirmed