{
  "id": 18085537,
  "title": "Someone used Claude Code to get Need for Speed: Underground 2 running in browsers with online multiplayer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/someone-used-claude-code-to-get-need-for-speed-underground-2-running",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-04T07:04:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "XDA Developers",
    "slug": "xda-developers",
    "url": "https://www.xda-developers.com/someone-used-claude-code-to-get-need-for-speed-underground-2-running-in-browsers-with-online-multiplayer/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A person has managed to resurrect the online multiplayer functionality of the classic Need for Speed: Underground 2 game and run it in web browsers. This achievement was accomplished by leveraging a Claude Code-powered port of the game, as reported by Notebook Check.\n\nTh0mk, the developer behind the project, utilized NFSU2Recomp, a repository maintained by TalhaMudo, to adapt the game for Apple Silicon Macs. By building upon NFSU2Recomp, th0mk successfully integrated Claude Code to enable browser-based gameplay. The port boasts impressive features, including online multiplayer races with up to 120 FPS, widescreen support, and various control options such as controllers, wheels, and touch controls.\n\nThe game is accessible through the Underground 2 Revived website, which performs an automatic check to ensure compatibility between the user's PC and browser. As of now, around 5,000 players are engaged in the game, with approximately 2,000 actively participating in free roam mode and 400 engaged in races and lobbies. Players can expect a vibrant and competitive online community to join them in their virtual racing adventures.",
  "summary": "People are starting to bring back online play with their fave games.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dev.to",
        "title": "I measured whether my Claude skills help. One of them made the code worse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/i-measured-whether-my-claude-skills-help-one-of-them-made-the-code",
        "published": "2026-11-03T19:23:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}