Posts Tagged ‘Need For Speed’

UK Retailer GAME Outs Need For Speed 13 & Medal of Honor 2
Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Someone with access to British retailer GAME’s twitter account accidentally let the cat out of the bag regarding a new entry in the Need For Speed franchise. The twitter post detailed a trip to Electronic Arts’ offices attended by GAME representatives. During their time at Electronic Arts, the GAME employees took part in a presentation [...]

Dragon Age 2 And Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Coming to PSN Next Week
Friday, December 2nd, 2011

The PSN store has been releasing full PS3 games the last few weeks lately, and this coming update will be no different – perhaps Sony’s new policy regarding game downloads from the store has persuaded more publishers and developers to release their games digitally. After releasing Modern Warfare 2, the store will continue its streak by [...]

Drive for Your Life in Need for Speed: The Run
Friday, April 29th, 2011

Fast on the heels of Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed comes the next installment of the long running racing franchise. Have you got the need?

Shift 2 Unleashed Limited Edition Gets its Own Supercharged Trailer
Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

If you’re a racing fan, then EA’s upcoming Shift 2 Unleashed is likely on your radar. If you fancy a solid racing simulator in the coming months, then the Shift 2 Unleashed Limited Edition isn’t a bad choice. Similar to Bad Company 2, the Limited Edition is the pre-order ONLY version of the title, and [...]

Criterion Not Burned Out Yet on Need for Speed
Thursday, October 7th, 2010

With a well established pedigree in racing titles including Burnout: Paradise and the upcoming Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit for the PlayStation 3, the PS2 Black developers would pre-emptively want to branch back out into other genres, right? Not even the slightest says the Electronic Arts studio.

Pre-Order Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and Get Shift for Free
Monday, August 16th, 2010

For almost the entirety of the current and previous generations of Need for Speed, a key feature was absent from the popular racing franchise. This is none-other-than the police pursuit game mode that fans of the PSone NFS iterations had come to know and love. Thankfully, the “pursuit” in “Hot Pursuit” is back with a [...]

Need For Speed Shifts Again in 2011
Thursday, August 5th, 2010

EA’s Need For Speed series has had quite the ‘ride’ throughout its history. Everything from the ‘Underground’ to ‘Carbon’ to ‘Undercover’ has been experienced by fans of the series. 2009′s entry, Need For Speed: Shift was more of a ‘Gran Turismo’ take on the series and was popular among NFS fans. Even though Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is going to tear up the streets this year with Burnout developers Critierion at the helm, EA has already announced 2011′s NFS title and fans better be ready to ‘Shift’ once again to a more realistic take on the franchise.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit E3 Impressions
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Criterion Games, the folks behind the popular Burnout series, are developing this “revolutionary” take on the Need for Speed games. PSLS got some hands-on time with the racer during this year’s E3, so all you speed junkies take a pit stop and check out our impressions.

Need For Speed Nabs Porsche Exclusive
Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Porsche. One of the few car manufacturers remaining who have not succumbed to the leveraging power the all-mighty Gran Turismo franchise has to offer. Even with Gran Turismo 5 boasting over 1,000 cars, die-hard fans have cited the lack of the prestigious high-end luxury car manufacturer. According to a recent tweet by the official Criterion Games twitter feed, that may never become a reality.

NFS: Hot Pursuit Screens Will Rush Your Senses
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Electronic Art’s newly announced racer captivated its audience members at E3, and now they plan to captivate you.  We’ve just received some detailed shots of this adrenaline induced title, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, and so far, it is definitely speeding in the right direction.

Criterion Countdown; Need For Speed Reveal Imminent
Friday, June 11th, 2010

A new mysterious (not really) countdown has appeared on Burnout Paradise developer Criterion’s website. What could the countdown be hinting at?

Criterion to Reveal Their Game Very Soon
Friday, June 4th, 2010

Criterion Games are the developers behind the hugely popular Burnout series and the FPS game BLACK. Since their last game, the UK based developer has been subject to mystery as to what their producing next. Adding to the enigma is their cryptic tweets from their twitter account, which has been giving out mixed messages. But today Criterion [...]

This Week in PlayStation – June 4th
Friday, June 4th, 2010

This Week in PlayStation highlights Sony’s rich video game heritage which dates back into the 1980′s.

EA’s Fiscal Results Reveals Juicy Info; New Blockbuster Titles Confirmed
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Electronic Arts had one hell of a year in 2009. Their football title, FIFA 10, became the fastest and best selling sports game in video game history. Along with that milestone, EA published a handful of other wildly successful games from various developers including Bioware, Valve, and many more. Now, Electronic Arts has released its [...]

Black 2 Interest is Flattering to Electronic Arts
Sunday, March 21st, 2010

After four years with the Burnout series, developer Criterion Games surprised fans with their first-person shooter Black. Stuart Black, the game’s creator, debuted a title that changed things up for the genre, and introduced the term “Gun-Porn.” While Stuart’s latest title, Bodycount, had garnered much positive attention, fans of Black are disappointed he is not [...]