Need for Speed is a racing video game franchise created by Electronic Arts and currently developed by Ghost Games. The series centers around illicit street racing and includes elements of action, arcade, and simulation game genres. The series has been successful, with over 150 million copies sold.

Need for Speed: The Run is the eighteenth title in the series. The game was announced on April 26, 2010, by EA. It was released on November 15, 2011, in North America and November 17, 2011, in Europe. The game was developed by EA Black Box and Criterion Games, and published by Electronic …