Almost everyone must know by now that Criterion Games, the developer responsible for gracing our PS3's with legendary arcade street racer Burnout Paradise, is working alongside Electronic Arts to create the next instalment in the longstanding Need for Speed series - rumoured to be titled NFS: Out of the Law.

Today, the Guildford-based design team tweeted that they would be presenting their efforts thus far at an internal EA meeting, but you can get a glimpse of their work right now; some early concept art samples from the project have already been leaked.

Because we've yet to receive a response from Criterion confirming the legitimacy of these stunning images, we cannot guarantee these are 'the real deal', but we know you'll want a peak anyway. "Put the pedal to the metal", so to speak, and race over to the Neogaf forums!