EA has told IncGamers it has no plans to release the upcoming Team Racing Pack DLC for Need for Speed SHIFT on PC.
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TVGB: "EA is releasing their Q2 results today and within come lots of interesting tidbits of news, as these things always do. Among them is the sales numbers for Need for Speed: Shift, which has proven to do quite well for the company - 2.5 million copies sold and counting kind of well."
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Speaking to VideoGamer.com on the back of the Need for Speed franchise reaching 100 million units sold, Keith Munro, Vice President Global Marketing for Electronic Arts, revealed that the recently released racing simulation Need for Speed Shift has met the publisher's sales expectations.

"I think it's done pretty much what we had expected. As you know, it's the first Need for Speed game in many years to launch into the September window, traditionally we launch in November, the holiday window. So we're excited yes," said Munro.
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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.
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The Need For Speed Shift developers have decided to go further with proving how 'hardcore' their racing simulator is by producing a very technical trailer. The trailer shows the gamer how far they can go high tuning their car. [You can even buy a multitude of spoilers!]
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The SELL (French Trade union of the Entertainment Software Publishers) has published the latest software sales figures from France, which include the numbers for Need for Speed Shift and Dirt 2 on PS3.
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Electronic Arts has teamed up with GAME to create the ultimate videogame driving challenge, the Need For Speed SHIFT UK Championships, offering race fans the chance to win a Nissan 350gt. With heats taking place from 28th August to 20th September, the final rounds took place this weekend.
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With the initial buzz about the release of Need for Speed Shift slowly easing off, clever PC modders have started looking for ways to further improve Slightly Mad Studio's newest title.

Basis for all modding is a tool named QuickBMS that allows packing and unpacking of Shift's files. More info on the tool and support can be found in the XeNTaX forums.

One of the first guys to take advantage of the new possibilities is Tobias Kluge who has released two Need for Speed Shift mods. The first one reduces or completely removes the depth of field blur at high speeds as you can see on the comparison shots below. The second reduces the AI aggression to 55%, resulting in much cleaner racing. Optionally, the mod also reduces the grip level for those who feel that the cars in Shift are too grippy.

Those of you who are still struggling with the right settings for their wheels might want to try Techade's FFB profile. The guys knows what he's doing, being the author of the RealFeel plugin for rFactor. And if you have other issues with Shift, EA has posted a Q&A that provides solutions to the most common problems.
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The first patch for Need for Speed Shift is now available. It covers a LAN-mode for the PC version.
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Nine Over Ten 9/10 has posted up details on Mission One for the Need for Speed M3 Mission Sweepstakes, held by EA and Need for Speed.

There will be 34 daily winners today and 33 will get a copy of Need for Speed SHIFT, while one lucky winner will walk away with an Xbox 360 console AND a wireless racing wheel.
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EA's Need for Speed Shift has driven its way to the top of the UK All Formats Chart, with the PS3 version taking the top position.

Topping last week's new entry Guitar Hero 5, Need for Speed: Shift, which marks a departure for EA's racing series, debuts at number one this week.

Developed by the London Studio, Slightly Mad, the game brings a simulated feel to the series, rather than its previous arcade roots.
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The demo for Need Need for Speed Shift is now available for PC. It's 1.1 GB big.
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Nine Over Ten 9/10 has posted up a new Need for Speed trailer and details on how to get invites to an exclusive Need for Speed: Shift event on the 17th of September in The Geisha House, Hollywood Boulevard.

Not only do participants get to try out the game, but they have the chance to speak with members of the Need for Speed team.
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Electronic Arts Inc. Today announced the track list that will propel players to the finish line in Need for Speed SHIFT when it hits retail stores in the UK on September 18. The SHIFT soundtrack features some of today's most influential hip hop and rock artists including Kanye West, The Prodigy, Kasabian, and MSTRKRFT. Each song was hand selected to provide a pounding score that matches the intensity and bone-crushing power of this year's Need for Speed.
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Need for Speed SHIFT, the all-new authentic Racing game in the Need for Speed series, will hit stores on September 18th 2009. And for those who can't wait until then, Electronic Arts have revealed a very special treat.
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Slightly Mad Studios' Andy Tudor has suggested that Gran Turismo 5's damage modelling isn't "quite so realistic" as Need For Speed: Shift's.
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EA's upcoming 'realistic action racing' game Need For Speed: Shift initially started life as a direct sequel to 2007's Need For Speed: ProStreet, the game's Lead Designer Andy Tudor has told GamerZines.

"Yeah. It [Shift] actually started out as ProStreet 2.

"You'll see the obvious references, like we've got the Tokyo track in there, albeit a bit more mature; there's no balloons or anything like that. The thing with ProStreet was that they couldn't go straight from street racing to a track racer - that would have annoyed a few people. So it was really the first stage of the transition, mixing courses with the street stuff, and this is where they (EA) always wanted it to go.
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Today the Need for Speed team released the official minimum system requirements for Need for Speed: Shift. It turns out they're a bit different than the specs that were floating around the Internet a few months back.
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Following yesterday's announcement that Electronic Arts has teamed up with retailer GAME to create the Need For Speed SHIFT UK Championships, Electronic Theatre can today reveal the venues at which players will be able to participate. Starting today, August 28th 2009, gamers will be able to put their racing skills to the test as they compete to post the fastest lap times on the forthcoming Need for Speed SHIFT, the latest edition of EA Games' renowned Need for Speed series.
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The guys at PCGH tested NfS Shift @ Gamescom with Uber hardware configs like Triple head 2 Go and D-Box racing seats. While Shift obviously made a lot of fun, the graphics especially on the Xbox 360 was a disappointment.
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