Without Toyota

Need for Speed Heat on PS4, Xbox One, and PC won't feature cars from Toyota. And last night, the official and cheeky Toyota UK account suggested it was because the game promotes "illegal street racing." As would expect, the comment earned it a bit of criticism from the Need for Speed community, so much so that it has walked back the comment and issued a further explanation of the situation.

The hooplah began when Twitter user Jacoja06 asked why the car maker was missing from the new Need for Speed game. The account then replied, noting you can find its cars in GT Sport, "which doesn't promote street racing." The tweet has since been deleted, but you can see the interaction below, courtesy of a screengrab.