Need For Speed : Carbon is an Electronic Arts videogame that belongs to the Need for Speed series . Need for Speed : Carbon , also known as NFS Carbon or NFSC , is an Electronic Arts video game belonging to the Need for Speed series . Released in 2006 , it is the tenth installment , preceded by Need for Speed : Most Wanted , succeeded by Need for Speed : ProStreet in release order and succeeded by Need for Speed : Undercover in chronological order .