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Say what you like about EA and their annual release of the Need For Speed franchise, but at least they have the good sense to inject some variety into their racing cash-cow. While purists may enjoy NFS Shift more, those of us looking for a more arcadey experience will be lining up on Friday for NFS: The Run.
Criterion, who reinvigorated ... [»]
Another year, another Need for Speed game, right? Love or hate the franchise, it’s always nice to know that we can expect a new racing game from EA and their development studios at the same time every year.
Last year, we had the return of Hot Pursuit, while earlier this year, we went back to the tracks. Now, NFS: The Run looks set to carve a new direction for the franchise, ... [»]
Need for Speed may fall under some heavy-handed criticism for their habit of annual releases and general lack of creativity, but at least the games ... [»]
Featuring the 2010 Formula Drift Champion, Vaughn Gittin Jr. taking on Team Need for Speed driver Matt Powers, the latest Shift 2 Unleashed trailer puts these two heavyweights battling it out over the Autolog network in the new Autolog Drift Challenge.The drivers hooked up to the Autolog network, customized their rides and took to the track to see who could knock up the ... [»]
Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to announce that Need for Speed is finally back. If there has been anyone that has bitched and moaned about the last couple of Need for Speed games, it's been me.
I'm specifically speaking on pretty much all of the street racing rehashes that were released ... [»]
Burnout developer Criterion’s upcoming Need for Speed reboot – an attempt to bring the series back to its halcyon Hot Pursuit days – will release in November this year. It looks pretty damned good so far – and if any developer can revive the flagging racer it’s probably them. They’ve ... [»]
After looking at that header image, I'm sure that Ginny Weasley from Harry Potter ain't seeming so bad anymore, right?
A lot of people seemed to have come away from the Incredible Connection sale pretty happy with their cheap purchases, although we have also heard that a lot of the stores had ... [»]
Thanks to EA execs we have a list of the games they’ll be showing at their conference at E3 this year. The big news is that one of their premier titles will be making the jump to 3D. There’s nothing new or revelatory in the list which you’ll find after the jump, but I would ... [»]
Way back in June of last year, I posted up this article about a rumour that Criterion were working on a new Need for Speed game.
The rumour has proven to be completely true as we have now gotten our hands on some more information about the game, ... [»]
Need for Speed: Nitro arrives as it's own unique game made especially for the Wii.
It is incredibly different to other NFS games as it hopes to bring something special to the Wii instead of being a direct port from one of the other titles released by targeting a different type of gamer. How does this unique version stack ... [»]
Now here is an announcement that gave me somewhat of a surprise.
Burnout developers, Criterion, are working on a brand new Need for Speed title. Criterion are already known for their great and lengthy support of games, as there is still content coming ... [»]
A press release has just hit the internet from EA confirming that Need for Speed Shift will e released later this year.
Anyone who was disappointed with the last few efforts from EA and is looking for something new will be happy to know that it will ... [»]
The Need for Speed series is going to be moving in a new direction with the upcoming title Need for Speed: Shift and this video interview takes a first look at the game as well as what it will entail.
It seems as though EA are looking to release a ProStreet-done-right title, it still leaves me wondering why in the heck they aren't just listening to the fans and taking the series back to the good old days of Hot Pursuit that made ... [»]
The Need for Speed series is an ailing one; Recent entries in to the franchise – Undercover, ProStreet and Carbon – have garnered neither the critical ... [»]
News has come in from Elecplay.com saying that they have received word that EA has cancelled future Need for Speed titles.While we are still waiting for an official word from EA, this could be ... [»]
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