Need for Speed: Heat gameplay video premieres at Gamescom

EA has released the first Need for Speed: Heat gameplay video.

The newest instalment in the racing series is developed by Ghost Games and set for release on November 8, 2019, although EA Access and Origin Access members will get to play the title from November 5.

EA has also announced the Need for Speed Studio app, which allows players to customise cars before release. It’s out now for iOS and Android

Billed as the “ultimate street racer versus cop fantasy”, Heat promises to deliver “expressive customization, authentic urban car culture, and an immersive narrative” in an open world setting called Palm City.

EA says: “By day, players compete in the Speedhunters Showdown, a sanctioned competition where they earn Bank to customize and upgrade their garage of high-performance cars.

“At night, players risk it all to build their Rep in underground races where a rogue police task force roams the streets, ready to take racers down and swipe all their earnings.

“The roads, the risks, and the rides never end in this street racer where a player can roll deep with their crew, build their garage full of hot cars, and make the city their nonstop playground.”