Eddie

A legend from the Underground returns in the 2015 reboot's post-launch content.

Eddie is a character introduced in the 2015 Need for Speed reboot, appearing in the Legends Update released on 9 December 2015. This update added a new event series featuring Eddie and Melissa from Need for Speed: Underground. Upon completion of this event series, the player unlocks Eddie's 1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec. Eddie is one of several figures from the franchise's past brought back as part of the game's post-launch content, which Ghost Games called the "Living Game" approach.

Quick Facts

Role: Rival Racer

Lore & Background

Eddie appears in the Legends Update for the 2015 Need for Speed game, released on 9 December 2015. This update added songs from previous Need for Speed games, a maximum rep level increase to 70, new collectables and wraps, and the ability to mute phone calls. The update also introduced a new event series featuring Eddie and Melissa from Need for Speed: Underground. Upon completion of this event series, the player will unlock Eddie's 1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec. The 2015 Need for Speed takes place in the fictional city of Ventura Bay, California, and its surroundings which is based on Los Angeles. The game features five gameplay types: Speed, Style, Crew, Build, and Outlaw, where players earn points to progress through five overlapping storylines. The story revolves around the player and a small ragtag group of racers waiting to be noticed by any of the game's five icons, all of them being real-world motorsport and street racing figures.

Reader's Guide

To encounter Eddie in the 2015 Need for Speed reboot, players must have the Legends Update installed, which was released on 9 December 2015. This update introduced a new event series featuring Eddie and Melissa from Need for Speed: Underground. The 2015 game requires an always-online internet connection to play, which was met with criticism from critics. The game received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the game's visuals and customization but criticized it for being always-online with the inability to pause, which would also lead to performance issues on all platforms. The game was succeeded by Need for Speed Payback in 2017.

Did You Know?

The 2015 Need for Speed reboot includes paid DLC such as the 'Deluxe Edition' upgrade, while the 'Speedhunters' car pack was free DLC. Speed Points were earned in-game and were not purchasable with real money.
The game's always-online requirement was criticized, with critics pointing to 2013's SimCity which was unplayable at launch due to the same requirement.