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"The Need for Speed franchise will be overseen by the EA Sports boss, it has been revealed. In an interview with Polygon, EA&amp;#039;s Patrick Soderlund said that the Need for Speed franchise will now be overseen by Matt Bilbey, who also looks after titles such as FIFA, NHL and UFC.  &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re also putting Need for Speed and our driving business under Matt,&amp;quot; explained Soderlund. &amp;quot;We think that could benefit from from fresh eyes, could benefit from some different thinking, and we think that Matt is the right guy to do that.&amp;quot;  Soderlund said that Bilbey&amp;#039;s viewpoint on what makes a great game would benefit the series. &amp;quot;I think that we can learn a lot from the sports games and what they&amp;#039;ve done. When you play a sports game, the controller in your hand will dictate how good the game is.  &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s all about player control and input and how it feels. It&amp;#039;s a feeling, right? I think that focus on pure gameplay, is something that can benefit the Need for Speed brand in a very positive way.&amp;quot;  Despite the shift in direction, Soderlund said that doubts the series will abandon its arcade sensibilities, believing instead that it will become more innovative. The next game in the series, Need for Speed: Rivals, will be available on November 19 on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, and on launch day for Xbox One and PS4. The racer was recently confirmed to run at 30 frames per second on current and next-gen for the new AllDrive multiplayer feature to run properly. &amp;gt; Need for Speed: Rivals interview: Ghost talks All Drive and next-gen Watch a trailer for Need for Speed: Rivals on PS4:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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