Ready to get behind the wheel? Revealed today during EA Play Live, welcome to Grid Legends, launching in 2022 on PS5 and PS4.
An exciting and unpredictable driving experience from Codemasters and EA Games, Grid Legends combines thrilling motorsport action, an incredible variety of races and an immersive story that puts the player at the heart of the action. Combining all-new features with a legacy of a quarter-century of fantastic racing experiences, today’s official trailer opens a new chapter for a legendary racing series.
So, before we really dive into this trailer, let’s take a cruise down memory lane …
Grid Legends: a legacy of racing continues
The Grid franchise has been busy tearing the circuits and streets apart since 2008, when Race Driver: Grid burst onto the scene and received critical acclaim – though in reality the roots of our racing series stretch back years. 1990. TOCA Touring Car Championship in 1997 created a buzz with its impressive handling and gameplay, and at the turn of the millennium TOCA Race Driver took things to another level. A wide array of racing experiences and a compelling story, featuring Nathan and Ryan McKane, have set the tone for four Grid games to date, expanding the roster of cars, racing disciplines, locations, action in line and captivating solo options.
While the series has taken on many different forms over the past 24 years, each title has stuck with three key factors: action-packed racing, an incredible variety of motorsports, and creating memorable racing stories on and off the track. Grid Legends offers these key features – and more. Take a closer look at today’s trailer, and you’ll see what I mean …
Distribution of the trailer
The history of Grid Legends
A first for the franchise, the story of Grid Legends will unfold through an innovative virtual production, mixing a fantastic and real cast, a stunning setting and exciting gameplay to bring you closer than ever to the action. As the legendary Grid World Series returns for another year, you’ll be in the spotlight, as a mind-boggling documentary captures every showdown, all the politics of the paddock, and every pivotal moment of the championship, as you challenge the infamous Ravenwest Motorsport and the McKanes, for their dominance on and off the track.
The whole team here is incredibly excited to bring this new form of storytelling to Grid, hosted by a world-class crew and actors, including the brilliant Ncuti Gatwa (Netflix’s “Sex Education”). Get ready to watch the drama unfold off the track, but also be prepared to run your business, as a unique racing story unfolds – with you in the middle of it all.
Race variety
While our story is what weaves this trailer together, there’s So much more to unbox – including a first look at some of the cars you’ll be getting behind the wheel next year. Continuing the franchise’s legacy of racing variety, over 100 cars will feature in Grid Legends, ranging from single seaters to big trucks, classic touring cars and more. Expect machines from a range of motorsport eras, illustrated in our trailer by Shelby Cobra 289 FIA, Audi A4 Quattro BTCC and Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro Concept. All cars can also be upgraded as you progress through Grid Legends; more on th is in the near future.
It’s a taste of what you’ll be running, but what about or are you going to run? The Grid series has always excelled in offering a diverse combination of real and unique fictional locations to compete against, and Grid Legends is no different. In fact, it’s even better.
130 routes will be waiting for you at launch, including iconic real-life tracks like Indianapolis, Grid favorites like San Francisco and Paris, and brand new places like Moscow and London, which you may have spotted in the strip- announcement. From purpose-built tracks, to high-speed ovals, to narrow, winding streets, the racing challenges on offer in Grid Legends are wider than ever.
Grid Legends Race Creator
The possible car, class, and track combinations for a Grid Legends event are clearly vast, but the options don’t end there. By popular demand, the Drift events return, exemplified in the trailer by the impressive Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Drift-Tuned getting seriously sidelined.
All of this and more can be used in our race builder tool to create the race event of your dreams. Want to ride a single-seater against big rigs, in the snow, for 50 laps? How about putting several GT classes on the track for a rainy sprint around Brands Hatch? Dark. We give you the tools to create amazing races – and allow you to take those events online and challenge the world.
Grid Legends launches 2022
All of this only scratches the surface of what Grid Legends will be offering next year. In the coming months, we’ll be sharing more about the story and its characters, more cars, more locations, and more new features that make it the most customizable and social Grid experience ever. See you.
For now, I’m going to watch the 146 trailere time… can you blame me?
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