A job posting seems to confirm that a new Midnight Club is in development. Here's what we know about Midnight Club 5 really happening.
Another job listing leak, this time coming from Take-Two's very own Visual Concepts, which, for the uninitiated, is the dev behind the NBA 2K franchise. Here's the revealing tweet:
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Midnight Club 5 In Development?
So let's unwrap this: A Triple-A title that is coming to multiple platforms has been in development since 2019. It's a major franchise, multiplayer, and for all ages... and it's an open-world driving game? Yes, that's definitely Midnight Club 5. Oh, and if you're thinking "duh, there's a picture, fool", the picture in the tweet, and above, is not official artwork, hence why I pointed at the writing on the wall from the official job listing.
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If you're interested in the job listing, you can view it here. The link links to the producer position, but Visual Concept is also looking for a Senior Technical Artist, a Senior Build and Automation Engineer, a Senior Software Engineer, and an Engineer for Multiplayer.
If you're not familiar with Midnight Club, then think something along the lines of Need for Speed, and Fast & Furious, and you're right on the money. What will be interesting to see is if we finally get a racing game that switches the formula up a little for once. Too many racing games just have you racing around an open world, getting from one race to another. Why not take the Fast & Furious formula a step further, and actually include outside-of-the-car-gameplay? I guess that would make it a lot like GTA, but who's to say a more racing-focused GTA in the vein of Fast & Furious would be a bad thing? Besides, Rockstar is involved in the development of Midnight Club, so there's literally no game better suited.
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