EA has released a brand new trailer for the upcoming racer, Need For Speed: Pro Street. And this one's all about the smoke effects. There's not that long to go now until the launch of EA's new Need For Speed title; it's out around October. This time round the focus is on realism, but it's not really going after the likes of GT or Forza. "We're definitely not looking to make a simulation. I think 'simulation' is a bit of a dirty word," producer John Doyle recently told us. Check out the movie ... » Read More

30 Jul 2007

NFS: ProStreet smoking trailer

PS3 News | Need for Speed ProStreet

You know what's always been missing from Need For Speed? Smoke. Lots and lots of smoke. Fortunately, that's just what we're treated to in this fresh footage from NFS Pro Street, the semi-reinvention of the flashy racing series. We have to say we like what we see. Regular videogame smoke/steam/mist can be so, well, wispy - but this is top-grade billowing clouds of the stuff, like the spouting steam of a red-hot kettle trapped at boiling point or a smoldering tire wedged in a roasting ... » Read More

25 Jul 2007

"Simulation" is a dirty word, says Need for Speed...

PS3 News | Need for Speed ProStreet

Our early impression of Need for Speed: ProStreet is that its more of a simulator gunning for the Forzas and GTs out there, but that's not the case says producer, John Doyle. "We're definitely not looking to make a simulation. I think 'simulation' is a bit of a dirty word," said Doyle, who made it clear ProStreet is not EA's answer to Forza at all. "There's some baggage involved in [simulations] in that it's punishing or not fun." Doyle explains that it's not a simulation that EA is aiming ... » Read More

10 Jul 2007

E3 07: New NFS Pro Street video

PS3 News | Need for Speed ProStreet

Need For Speed: ProStreet is a real leap for the long-running series. Not only does it take place on race tracks (not streets), in the harsh light of day (not of neon-riven night), but it's now aiming for realism too as this new video shows. While the data taken by the team will no doubt be accurate, it's telling that Jacques Kerner, physics lead on the game, mentions the handling will be "forgiving." So while the cars will hint at realistic understeer or oversteer, you're unlikely to find ... » Read More

8 Jul 2007

Need for Speed: ProStreet - Nissan GT Showcase

PS3 News from N4G | Need for Speed ProStreet

PS3 - Need for Speed ProStreet - Need for Speed: ProStreet - Nissan GT Showcase

Here is an ingame model of the Nissan GT for upcoming Electronics Arts racing game Need for Speed: ProStreet which is due out on all nextgen consoles.

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6 Jul 2007

Need For Speed ProStreet - Car List (Part 1)

PS3 News from N4G | Need for Speed ProStreet

PS3 - Need for Speed ProStreet - Need For Speed ProStreet - Car List (Part 1)

Need for Speed ProStreet boasts an impressive and unique car list that spans over 40 years of the automotive spectrum. Today, EA unveils the first set of vehicles to be featured in the game with the Nissan GT-R PROTO leading the pack.
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22 Jun 2007

NFS Pro Street images pit in

PS3 News | Need for Speed ProStreet

Our first question is: Where're the streets? But, wait, this is about professional street racers - not your baseball cap-wearing boy racers spinning their poor Novas around a deserted supermarket car park. Need For Speed is now a serious racer. Who saw that one coming? But it's a development we're sure to welcome. Not only does ProStreet look far better than any other NFS game, it's also promising handling and race gameplay, as it positions itself to take on the might of Gran Turismo. Just ... » Read More

3 Jun 2007

Digital Krystal in big Need For Speed break

PS3 News from N4G | Need for Speed ProStreet

PS3 - Need for Speed ProStreet - Digital Krystal in big Need For Speed break

Former Big Brother contestant Krystal Forscutt has taken her first step towards international fame by being chosen as a character in a popular video game.

Forscutt is one of two females who feature as a digital version of themselves in Need For Speed's new ProStreet computer game, to be released later this year, with a potential worldwide audience of 40 million gamers.

"It's my first sort of international appearance, I guess," Forscutt told the Sunday Telegraph.
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31 May 2007

Need for Speed ProStreet: movie, pics and info

PS3 News | Need for Speed ProStreet

Street racing fans rejoice: this new trailer (below) and a batch of screenshots show some achingly fast looking, customized-to-the-wipers, adorned-in-decals automobiles from the newly announced Need for Speed ProStreet. As the title suggests, street racing will be the order of the day, while pimping your ride promises to be an even bigger factor than in previous games. Indeed, prangs, smashes and collisions will apparently all leave their mark - be it a dent, scratch or crumpled panel - so ... » Read More