Need for Speed Carbon

EA has announced that the Need for Speed franchise has surpassed 100 million units sold life to date. The recent release of Need for Speed Shift pushed the franchise over the 100M mark, making it the best-selling racing brand in the gaming world. The franchise has generated over $2.7 billion in life-to-date sales.

Many years ago there was a video games crash in which any developers and publishers went bust almost every week. It was a slump for video gaming and the industry took years to recover. With the current economic crisis it has been speculated that we too would see a crash in the market, and it looks true.

Here is the list of the latest review scores from Famitsu. The complete list: Motorstorm (PS3, Sony): 8 / 8 / 8 / 6 - (30/40) Sonic The Hedgehog (PS3, Sega): 8 / 7 / 7 / 7 - (29/40) Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (Xbox 360, Capcom): 9 / 9 / 9 / 9 - (36/40) Sonic The Hedgehog (Xbox 360, Sega): 8 / 7 / 7 / 8 - (30/40) Seiken Densetsu 4 (PS2, Square Enix): 7 / 8 / 8 / 7 - (30/40) Madden NFL 07 (PS2, EA): 7 / 8 / 7 / 5 - (27/40) Monster 4X4: World Circuit (Wii, Ubisoft): 7 / 6 / 7 / 8 - (28/40) A Ressha de Ikou HX (Xbox 360, Artdink): 7 / 6 / 7 / 7 - (27/40) Metal Gear Portable Ops (PSP, Konami): 9 / 10 / 9 / 9 - (37/40) Tales of The World: Radiant Mythology (PSP, Bandai Namco): 8 / 7 / 8 / 7 - (30/40) Nounai Aesthe: IQ Suppli DS (NDS, Spike): 7 / 7 / 6 / 6 - (26/40) Heisei Kyouiku Iinkai DS (NDS, Bandai Namco): 6 / 9 / 7 / 6 - (28/40) Need for Speed Carbon (PS2, EA): 8 / 8 / 7 / 7 - (30/40) Need for Speed Carbon (PS3/Xbox 360, EA): 9 / 9 / 8 / 8 - (34/40) Need for Speed Carbon (Wii, EA): 8 / 7 / 6 / 7 - (28/40) Need for Speed Carbon (PSP, EA): 8 / 8 / 7 / 8 - (31/40) School Love! (PS2, Views): 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 - (24/40) Intelligent License 2 (PSP, Now Production): 7 / 9 / 7 / 8 - (31/40) NBA Live 07 (PSP, EA): 7 / 8 / 7 / 7 - (29/40) Hamster to Kurasou (NDS, Interchannel): 6 / 6 / 5 / 5 - (22/40)

DS doesn't have many racing games to its name but it can still keep up with the big boys, as this trailer for Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City proves. Just hit the Movies tab to see it. The movie shows flashy street racing action, comic-style cutscenes (much like those in the PSP version of the game) and also gives us a taster of the car modification options. Of course, it's unlikely the incredibly comprehensive Autosculpt mode from the console versions will feature fully, but it's nice to

EA today announced the soundtrack for their upcoming game Need For Speed Carbon. Developed in Vancouver, B.C. by EA Blackbox Need for Speed Carbon will be available on November 1, 2006 in North America and Europe.

The star of Saw 2, 40 Days and 40 Nights and the sitcom Two and a Half Men has landed a starring role in Need for Speed Carbon. Vaugier will play Nikki, the ex-girlfriend of Need for Speed Carbon's hero. The actress was directed by Hollywood veteran David Footman on the recent live action shoot for the game. The green screen shoot used techniques to make the live action actors appear computer generated yet retain as much of their performance as possible

There's hardly a rim left to tweak in the Need for Speed universe, so perhaps that's why the series is once again wandering into the wilderness in search of new thrills. EA's newly announced Need for Speed Carbon slams you onto perilous canyon roads that twist and turn through dusty, gusty outdoor settings, but don't worry, you'll still be managing a pimped-out runnin'

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