It’s been a busy few days since the Need for Speed Unbound reveal trailer dropped, along with it a bunch of new information including details on the campaign, narrative, map and all-new driving physics - all of which we’ve covered in our reveal breakdown - as well as a full car list reveal.

However in between this have been several smaller details that surfaced online, whether through official product information or throughout the trailer, that many have yet to pick up on.

Below we’ve compiled all these details you may have missed!

Single Player and Multiplayer Will Have ‘Separate Campaigns’

While its been confirmed Need for Speed Unbound will have its single player component fully playable offline, it appears that not only will Multiplayer be its own separate thing but will also have a campaign mode to play through.

In the product description listing for the game, a sentence clearly states that it will feature “separate single and multiplayer campaigns”, in addition to a pre-order bonus offering $150,000 Bank which can only be used in multiplayer.

While this could just be wording to suggest that single player and multiplayer are split from one another and your single player cars and bank don’t carry over, its exciting to hear that multiplayer may have its own campaign to play with through friends and others online.

The Eclipse Robocar Bodykit Is In The Game

Dom Dub, who is known online for his recreation’s of classic Fast & Furious cars, has revealed that his replica of Brian O’Connor’s Eclipse from the first film has been used to create the digital car model in Need for Speed Unbound.

Posting over on his Instagram account, he confirmed that Speedhunters reached out to him ‘more than two years ago’ to 3D scan his car in for a secret Need for Speed project, comparing the press screenshot to his own car undergoing the scan process.

Not only this, but Dom also confirmed that the Robocar bodykit that was featured on the Fast & Furious Eclipse will be in Need for Speed Unbound as a customization option.

New License Plates

While new customization options are to be expected, license plates in previous Ghost Need for Speed titles rarely received any new additions outside of new one’s based on the games location, and a nod to previous titles such as Rivals, 2015 and Payback.

With Unbound so far, two new license plates have been spotted throughout the trailer, with an additional one coming as a pre-order bonus. A$AP Rocky’s 190E features a New York plate, while the S14 prominently features a Japanese temporary plate - a fan-favourite plate style that has been modded into the PC version over previous entries.

The pre-order bonus plate will feature the similar grey texture with green text as shown throughout the teasers, with a ‘Mashman’ License Plate coming as part of the PALACE Edition, however images or details on what Mashman is have yet to be shared.

The UI Might Be Customizable

Over on an EA Play product page for Need for Speed Unbound, one of the benefits for EA Play Pro subscribers seems to suggest the game will feature a customizable UI of some form.

Scrolling through the list of in-game benefits Pro subscribers will receive, one of those benefits are an exclusive ‘Custom Game Interface’, alongside an exclusive Streetwear Collection, Car Customization Toolkit, Style Pack and clothing collection.

While it’s yet to be confirmed what exactly a ‘custom game interface’ could be in this context, this could potentially mean alongside car and character customization, we can also customize how the speedometer gauge and mini map look while on screen.

AEM Parts Appear To Be Returning to the Franchise

Aftermarket car performance parts brand AEM appear to be featured in Need for Speed Unbound, based on a disclaimer at the end of the reveal trailer.

At the end of the reveal trailer is disclaimer text reading “Vehicles may have been customized by EA using fictitious AEM parts” indicating we’ll see performance parts and decals with AEM branding used in Unbound’s car customization.

AEM performance parts were used in various NFS titles such as the Underground games, with the last appearance in the franchise being with Need for Speed The Run, which featured a signature AEM Nissan 370Z and Challenge Series event.

(Special Thanks to Kadaras | Mundo Motorsport for pointing this out!)

Map Location Named After A$AP Mob Founder

EA have posted an interactive map over on the Need for Speed website, letting you visit key points of interest around the Lakeshore City map including the city center, mountain district and more.

One key detail that’s been revealed from this map is one of the names of the districts around Lakeshore is called ‘Yams Park’. With A$AP Rocky so heavily engrained into NFS Unbound, Yams Park is a clear reference to A$AP Mob Collective founder ‘A$AP Yams’, who had passed away in January 2015.

The Map Features An Airport

After Palm City lacked one in Need for Speed Heat, Lakeshore City appears to have an airport on the map that players will be able to go to. At the beginning of the reveal trailer, you can see cars heading to an underground Meetup which to the side of the tunnel is a sign reading ‘Airport Way’ pointing left.

People online have seemingly found where this airport will be on the map using the online Interactive Map, with it potentially in the bottom South East side of the map south of the city district.

Whether or not this is the actual location and if it can be accessed remains to be determined, however after lacking a runway playground area in Heat, this would be great fun in Unbound multiplayer.

Four Exclusive Palace Edition Cars

Need for Speed Unbound’s premium edition, the Palace Edition, offers four ‘stunningly intense new Custom Cars’. While these types of custom cars aren’t yet known, the wording of them almost certainly sound akin to KS Edition cars that were featured in the Need for Speed Heat Deluxe Edition.

Images teasing these new cars have been shown on the product page, which are variants of: Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series, Mercedes-AMG G63, Volkswagen Golf GTI MK1 and BMW M3 Evolution II.

Confirmed Clothing Brands So Far

Need for Speed Heat introduced character customization into the franchise for the first time back in 2019, featuring various big name brands such as Adidas, PUMA and Givenchy. With Unbound, EA appears to be going all-in on introducing modern fashion to the game.

The Need for Speed Twitter account goes out of its way to outline A$AP Rocky’s fit showcased in the reveal trailer, which is made up of clothing from MARINE SERRE and shoes from Vans, with clothing from these brands almost certain to feature in the games character customization.

PALACE Skateboards streetwear is also confirmed to make an appearing, with a special edition of the game revolving around PALACE and including 20 unique clothing items.

Need for Speed Unbound launches on December 2nd, 2022 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, or three days earlier on November 29th for the Palace Edition purchasers and EA Play subscribers.

If you missed it, check out our Need for Speed Unbound reveal article detailing the first bits of info, including the map, multiplayer, all-new physics model and more, as well as the full car list featuring over 140 cars.

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Need for Speed Unbound: Hidden Reveal Details You May Have Missed