On August 17, LIGO sent alerts for a gravitational wave detection from
colliding neutron stars to observatories around the
world, firing a «starter's pistol» in the
race to spot the source of the space - time ripples.
The online modes of Rivals don't end there, though - as expected from an open -
world racing game, Redview County can be filled with online players, allowing you to (in the words of EA themselves) «share the same game, same
race, same chase», where there's always the possibility of «your
race and your friend's pursuit
colliding», As with the critically - acclaimed Hot Pursuit from 2010 (which Rivals appears to emulate in more ways than one...), power - ups play a significant role in how the game is played for both sides, under the banners of «Pursuit and Evasion Tech».