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The Top 7 - Fruitless Endeavors (Feature)

May 26, 2008

Ever slogged away at a game for hours only to find that there's nothing waiting for you at the end of it? Or just the chance of doing it all again with a different character? Here are our top 7 worst rewards in gaming ...

Xbox 360 adverts warn against drink driving (News)

Dec 24, 2007

As part of a seasonal anti drunk-driving campaign, the Scottish Government is this week allocating some £10,000 GBP to the integration of advisory public information adverts onto videogame billboards found in the likes of Project Gotham Racing 4, Need for Speed: Carbon, and Pro Evolution Soccer 2008.

MI5 recruits Sam Fisher (News)

Oct 18, 2007

Oct 18, 2007 Science (by which we mean the few 'facts' we've picked up on Wikipedia) suggests that gaming improves hand-eye-coordination and problem solving. Even so, defeating alien invasions or rearranging pipes to hack vending machines isn't going to bag you a career. Or is it? In actual fact, it seems online gaming might land you a job as a spook. The government's secret services have teamed up with in-game ad company Massive, and during October they aim to target recruitment adverts at ...

New Need for Speed revealed (News)

May 9, 2007

EA financials have shown that a new addition to the racing series is on its
A rather lengthy document detailing EA's financials has highlighted the fact that a new Need For Speed game is set for release at some point in 2007. When Pro-G contacted EA no other details on the game were available.

New Year's solutions (Feature)

Jan 4, 2007

Did you behave well enough last year for Santa to bring you some new games for Christmas? Stuck on them already? Well, don't worry, we've put together a little something for you to unwrap now - that's right, the best cheats, hints and easter eggs for the top-selling Christmas games. Just hit the tabs on the left for the games you want to know about. Many of these cheats were sent in by our readers through CheatPlanet.com (thank you kindly) - so why not share your own best cheats and tricks ...

Top Ten Microtransactions Of 2006 (News)

Jan 2, 2007

This list was compiled by Gamersfeast using data from Microsoft's website.

1. Need for Speed Carbon - $35.73 - Electronic Arts
2. The Godfather - $30.80 - Electronic Arts
3. Test Drive Unlimited - $30.61 - Atari
4. Oblivion - $24.11 - Bethesda
5. Chromehounds - $23.74 - Sega
6. Call of Duty 2 - $14.99 - Activision
7. Tiger Woods 07 - $14.24 - Electronic Arts
8. Ridge Racer 6 - $11.99 - Namco
9. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell - $11.24 - Ubisoft
10. Eragon - $10.00 - Vivendi Games
10. Kameo - $10.00 - Microsoft
10. PGR 3 - $10.00 - Microsoft

Latest Famitsu Review Scores (News)

Dec 13, 2006

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)

Need for Speed Carbon (Screenshots)

Nov 15, 2006

Need for Speed Carbon (Review)

Nov 8, 2006

You can be forgiven for cynically thinking "Another year, another Need for Speed." Frankly, that's what we thought when the latest title in the series was announced. After all, the damn good Most Wanted just came out a year ago, so what could Carbon possibly offer so soon afterwards that would get our motors runnin'? It turns out that the answer comes in two parts. First off is the Wingman - not the buddy who'll sit with your hot date's ugly girlfriend at the bar - but a crazy fool who for ...

Burning Need for Speed pics (News)

Oct 24, 2006

Need for Speed Carbon is streaking to Xbox 360 next month - and PS3 next year - and so we've hauled out a garageful of images that show off the next-gen speedster's gleaming visuals and super-sharp supercars in action. Cruise over the Images tab above to see them all. With the game's "crew" add-on, where you can call in a member of your growing underground clique to disrupt rivals or help your racing, Carbon at least steps away from the pattern of previous games. And the new canyon racing is ...

Burning Need for Speed pics (News)

Oct 24, 2006

Tuesday 24 October 2006 Need for Speed Carbon is streaking to Xbox 360 next month - and PS3 next year - and so we've hauled out a gridful of images that show off the next-gen speedster's gleaming visuals and super-sharp supercars in action. With the game's 'crew' add-on, where you can call in a member of your growing underground clique to disrupt rivals or help your racing, Carbon at least steps away from the pattern of previous games. And the new canyon racing is also a neat addition, ...

Need For Speed: Carbon - hands on (Preview)

Oct 19, 2006

When we popped Need For Speed: Carbon into our Xbox 360, we were looking forward to some white knuckle excitement in the underworld of illegal street racing. Sadly, we found a somewhat stripped down version of the previous Need For Speed: Most Wanted with a couple of gimmicky additions slapped ...

Need for Speed Carbon Achievements (News)

Oct 11, 2006

The Need for Speed Carbon achievements has been revealed. The game has 50 achievements with a great variety. Get the achievements in both online and offline mode. The total score is 1000 points. Read more to view the full list

Need For Speed demo hauls ass (News)

Oct 4, 2006

A demo version of upcoming illegal street racer Need For Speed: Carbon has been released today on the Xbox Live Marketplace. You can download this demo for free, although, the huge size of the demo takes a bit of time to suck out of Microsoft's network (unless you've got a fat broadband pipe installed in your house, that ...

Need for Speed Carbon Demo (News)

Oct 4, 2006

EA's latest Need For Speed skids on to the Marketplace today.

Need for Speed Carbon - Gameplay 4 (Video)

Oct 3, 2006

Need for Speed Carbon - Online features (Video)

Oct 3, 2006

Need for Speed Carbon - gameplay 3 (Video)

Sep 27, 2006

More NFS Carbon screens pull up (News)

Sep 27, 2006

Wednesday 27 September 2006 We've scraped a few more Need for Speed Carbon screens as the game boosts towards its November release - check the images tab above for the new shots, and, if you missed them, last week's round of speed camera outtakes. It's been a fast turnaround for Carbon, with the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions set to be the highlights of its all-formats auto show - and with only a month to go, expect a hands-on appraisal ...

Need for Speed Carbon Soundtrack (News)

Sep 20, 2006

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.

Date some NFS: Carbon screens (News)

Sep 20, 2006

Wednesday 20 September 2006 The latest blinged-up, lights-down racer in the Need For Speed series will be skidding on to every format in gaming later in the year - but for those of you impatiently revving your engines, here's a selection of shots from the Xbox 360 version and a trailer for the game, which you can find by hitting the movies tab above. Unlike previous NFS entry Most Wanted, the next-gen versions of Carbon have been built from scratch rather than just given a lick of pixel-shader ...

Truckload of Need For Speed Carbon screens (News)

Sep 18, 2006

After seeing Need For Speed Carbon at EA's Studio Showcase '06, we are aching to get our hands on it again. With the release date looming in November of this year, we're hoping to have it in the GamesRadar offices very soon. At the moment, it looks we'll all have to settle for this titanic load of new screens and the nifty intro video you can view by clicking on the Movies tab above. Still, we'd like to point out that a most of these screens lack any sort of interface (the part that shows you ...

55DSL Collaborate with NFS: Carbon (News)

Aug 3, 2006

Electronic Arts Inc. today announced that fashion street wear brand 55DSL will be coming to Need for Speed Carbon.

EA on Next Generation Systems (News)

Aug 2, 2006

Following Electronic Arts' financial announcement the company held a media and analyst conference call, during which executives elaborated on plans for current and upcoming consoles.

In regards to Sony's PlayStation 3, the company expects to have four or five titles available within the console's launch period, which EA defines as lasting from the date of the machine's retail availability until the end of the calendar year. Among these titles will be EA Tiburon's Madden NFL 07, EA Black Box's Need for Speed Carbon (preview, interview), and EA Redwood Shores' Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07. The other one or two titles were not named.

EA seems confident in the long term prospects of PlayStation 3, even if it takes developers some time to get accustomed to the machine. "This Christmas, it's going to be difficult to harness the full power of the PS3 on first generation software versus what will be second generation 360 games, so they're going to be more alike than different, is our opinion at this time," said an executive. "As those machines develop over time, there's a lot of horsepower inside the PS3 that we'll be able to unlock over years two, three, and four that we're very excited about." Speaking in terms of development progress on PS3 versus Xbox 360, an exec added, "We're slightly ahead of where we were on 360 at this time last year."

Need for Speed Carbon (Preview)

Jul 17, 2006

Monday 17 July 2006 Earlier today we brought you the latest on Need for Speed Carbon's new features, but now we can give you the lowdown on how it plays after a session behind the wheel with EA's mod-happy racer on Xbox 360. First, the bad news. Though Carbon's array of autos looks fantastically smooth in 360's mega-sharp hi-def, the rest of Need for Speed's world hasn't been given the same quality finish. The city track we raced was an uninspired experience, with lazy turns and a dull-looking ...

NFS Carbon crew coverage (News)

Jul 17, 2006

Monday 17 July 2006 Need for Speed is one of the longest running racing series in gaming, but EA is constantly trying to make the experience as fresh and exciting as possible, which means the latest addition, Need for Speed Carbon, will be bursting with new features. It's looking pretty tasty, too, as these new screens show. One of these is the addition of 'crews' where you can employ AI allies to help you in certain races. These drivers come in three different classes: Blockers, Scouts and ...

Need For Speed Carbon (Preview)

Jul 14, 2006

At EA's recent Studio Showcase 06, we got a glimpse of the future of one of the most popular racing franchises in gaming history (next to Gran Turismo, of course). The tricked-out racing rides of Need For Speed are back and even more customizable than ever - with hyper-tense, high stakes tracks to match. To start, EA has added a new feature called Auto Sculpt that blows the doors off of the term "vehicle customization." Instead of simply strapping on pre-formed after-market parts to your sleek ...

Emmanuelle Vaugier's Need for Speed (News)

Jul 11, 2006

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

Need for Speed leaves the city (News)

Jun 23, 2006

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' ...

Need for Speed: Carbon Press Release (News)

Jun 23, 2006

Best-Selling Racing Title to Hit the Streets this Autumn

NFS Carbon is supercharged (News)

Jun 23, 2006

• Need for Speed Carbon (WMV, 7.74MB) Friday 23 June 2006 Need for Speed Carbon will bring super-powered sports cars back to the modding racing series in style this November - starting with the stunning Lamborghini Gallardo and Porsche Carrera GT, which you can see in these brand new screens. Just hit the images tab for more of the every-format racer. This time around, NFS Carbon will be demanding you risk more than just your carefully-waxed metal bride for each race. The high-speed ...

Need For Speed Carbon details (News)

Jun 20, 2006

Details on Need For Speed Carbon have been monoxidously thin since its name first appeared at E3 last month, but a few scans have popped up from US and UK magazines this week offering more of an outline.

NFS Carbon - apparently so called due of its relationship with "Carbon Canyon" in California, where racers often meet up to drive around very fast and probably "race for pinks" and the like - is due out on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PS2, Xbox and PSP this winter.

Those of you wondering whether it shares more in common with the ludicrously popular Need For Speed Underground games or the recent Most Wanted digression will probably find elements of both, by the sound of it, with lots of cop chases but also a definite sense of building up a "crew".

Canyon Crashes (Hint)

Feb 8, 2007