Sony has Gran Turismo and Twisted Metal. EA has Dirt, Burnout, Need for Speed, and the NASCAR series. Nintendo has F-Zero and Mario Kart. Ubisoft has Driver. But what about 2K Games? It’s been over 12 years since the last Midnight Club game was released, but if we’re lucky, we might not have to wait too much longer for Midnight Club to return.
ResetEra notes that 2K studio Visual Concepts is hiring for an open-world vehicle game with several job listings providing at least a few key details. The listings are all on LinkedIn and are for some top-level talent such as Producer, Senior Technical Artist, Senior Build and Automation Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, and Senior Software Engineer - Multiplayer.
Read the listings and you'll find that this unknown vehicle game is aiming to be a triple-A title targeting multiple platforms. PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch were all mentioned, although a PC release seems likely as well. The game will run on Unreal Engine, have multiplayer components, and be "fun for all ages." It'll also feature open-world-based driving.
Visual Concepts is perhaps best known for making games using the WWE and NBA licenses, but this next game will use some other "major license" that wasn't disclosed. Many in the replies are guessing this will the triumphant return of Midnight Club, Rockstar's underground racing game, but a few are suggesting this might be a brand new Fast & Furious game.
The last Midnight Club game was 2009's Midnight Club: Los Angeles – Complete Edition. It included all previous DLC and updates, and it allowed players to continue a save from older versions of Midnight Club: Los Angeles if they wanted to upgrade. Fast & Furious, meanwhile, has spawned a few video games and video game tie-ins, the most recent being Fast & Furious Crossroads. Which Bella thought was fine, but apparently, she was one of the few.
Fast & Furious already makes plenty of money from its movies. Let’s give Midnight Club some love.