Need for Speed Undercover

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.

GCO had a chance to speak to an EA spokesperson and according to them, Black box studios is not closed. It is going to relocate to [EA's] Burnaby facility in June 2009.

Black box, the studio responsible for the Need for Speed and Skate franchises has officially been given the chop. EA has said in a press release

ELSPA (Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) today announced the list of videogames vying for the number one spot this Christmas. And leading bookmaker Ladbrokes makes Call of Duty: World at War its 1/3 favourite for the festive accolade...

Need for Speed Undercover maybe is not the best racing game but the Japanese distributor is doing a great job with a promotional web game based on Google Maps. The first who will fin a Porsche in the tokyo map will win 1 million yen!

November the 18th is finally here and the 12th installation of Need for Speed, NFS: Undercover, is finally here. Unfortunately only North Americans are getting to enjoy the game, but don't despair because the European release is less than 3 days away from now.

Electronic Arts Inc., the world's leading publisher and developer of interactive entertainment, and Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced a joint promotion for Need for Speed Undercover available on the site www.kingston.com/taiwan. This is the latest promotion in the global launch of Need for Speed Undercover which will ship this winter in over 35 countries and 20 languages making it the most prolific action racing title of the year.

Black Box unveiled today the online modes in Need for Speed: Undercover. The newest mode is called Cops and Robbers. This team-based mode pits two teams of four players against each other in the ultimate battle-royale. Robbers must pick up the package and take it to the drop-off point while the cops attempt to prevent the delivery. Each game consists of two rounds giving the players the chance to play as cops and robbers. Up to eight players will also be able to prove their driving prowess in sprint and circuit multiplayer race modes.

Gamertell has posted an image gallery, videos and an audio file (MP3) captured from EA's Need for Speed Undercover event held August 14, 2008, in San Francisco, CA (USA). From the article: [The night's event began when Scott Neilsen, director of Need for Speed Undercover, took charge of the mic to introduce the game's story, setting, and game play aspects. Following his announcements, Maggie Q was invited to share a few words with the crowd regarding her involvement with the game's development. Their words about this highly anticipated game can be listened to [on the site]. The images include some cars, the game and Maggie Q. One of the videos is of live gameplay and the audio is Maggie Q.