| Need for Speed Payback | |
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 Cover art featuring a Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V·Spec, BMW M5 and Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe 265 V8 escaping from the police | |
| Developer(s) | Ghost Games[a] |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Director(s) | William Ho |
| Producer(s) |
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| Designer(s) | Riley Cooper |
| Programmer(s) | Jonathan Janesjö |
| Artist(s) | Abdul Khaliq |
| Writer(s) |
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| Composer(s) | Joseph Trapanese |
| Series | Need for Speed |
| Engine | Frostbite 3 |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 Windows Xbox One |
| Release | November 10, 2017 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Need for Speed Payback is a 2017 racing video game developed by Ghost Games and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on November 10, 2017.[1] It is the twenty-third installment in the Need for Speed series.
Upon release, Payback received mixed reviews from critics, who welcomed the return of offline gameplay modes, but criticized the game's loot box mechanics and use of microtransactions.
Payback was succeeded by Need for Speed Heat in 2019.
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- ^ McCormick, Rich (2017-06-02). "EA's new Need for Speed: Payback looks very fast and fairly furious". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-12-17.