Need for Speed The Run confirmed

Today EA confirmed the rumor surrounding this title and tells us what is so special about this game of illicit high stakes racing.

The Run is the next installment of the Need for Speed series brought to you by EA's Black Box Studio. It is being built using Frostbite 2, the same engine that's behind the imense looking Battlefield 3, so we can expect some amazing visuals and effects.

What else can we expect from this installment? Well The Run brings story mode back to the Need for Speed franchise, telling a continent-crossing tale that will have the game's protagonist (you) running from the cops as well as some shadier traffic enforcement organizations that'll do much more that toss a tire spike in front of your ride.

For the more competitive racer amongst you, The Run also sees the return of Need for Speed Hot Pursuit's Autolog, upgraded to provide a more enticing social gaming experience than ever before.

"This is the year that Need for Speed goes to the next level," said Jason DeLong, Executive Producer at EA. "We think that Need for Speed The Run is going to surprise people with its intense, thrilling story and big action feel. But the game would be nothing without hot cars and crazy-fast chases. So that is what we're delivering — explosive racing that will have players flirting with disaster at 200-miles an hour."

Need for Speed The Run will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Wii, and 3DS on November 1225 in North America, November 17 in Europe.