EA has high hopes of changing the racing game genre forever with Need For Speed World, a brand new type of racing MMO with RPG style progression. You can pre-order the game through EA or any number of brick and mortar retailers beginning now for $19.99 or you can wait and play the game for “free” beginning July 20th. (I say “free” because you can only progress to level 10 before you’ll have to fork out the one-time fee to continue.)

It seems like a solid idea. The game is based on the same premise as the Most Wanted and Carbon series entries.