The next Need for Speed game from EA will be titled Need for Speed Undercover, EA boss man John Riccitello has confirmed.Little-to-no gameplay details were given when we contacted EA, but Riccitello did reveal during a recent speech that the game would feature a "very strong mission structure," and an embedded storyline, according to various reports.Riccitello also admitted that the previous game, ProStreet, wasn't quite up to ...
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GamesIndustry.biz writes: "EA's John Riccitiello says that the company was torturing its Vancouver team with a rigorous 12 month development cycle, but that has now been changed for the better.
At EA's "Meet the Makers" event held in Singapore yesterday, Tech2 had a chance to talk to John Doyle from EA's Black Box studios, Vancouver, Canada. In case you didn't know, Doyle and his team are the people behind both the Need for Speed series as well as last year's Skate.
EA announced today the LIVE Race Weekend for Need for Speed ProStreet, a series of activities for Xbox 360 gamers including a Xbox LIVE Leaderboard tournament to crown a champion on the Portland International Raceway, a 72-hour Play & Win Sweepstakes where a prize is won every hour, a multiplayer showdown that pits gamers against the developers of ProStreet, an opportunity to challenge the PMS clan, and a chance at even more exclusive content.
XBOX360 Fanboy writes: "The Need for Speed team just revealed the first ProStreet Community Race Day will be going down on December 19th where you can play with the developers, win prizes and be all blissful n' such. Not a huge deal though, right? It's just one of those corporate sponsored (Castrol Syntec) online "events" that is aimed at getting you to play their game."
Kotaku's Brian Crecente has a leaked copy of the National Institute on Media and the Family's annual Media Wise Video Game Report Card, set to be officially released tomorrow. This year's report card is broken into five parts:
Electronic Arts has said that it regrets a promotion for its latest Need for Speed game which used Page 3 porn models for a topless photo shoot.
Shiny sport cars and ladies lacking clothes go together like¿ errrr selling and sex, so it wasn't entirely surprisingly to see EA promoting the latest version of Need For Speed in conjunction with The Sun's Page 3 girls Becky and Amii.
Electronic Arts believes its forthcoming racing title Need for Speed ProStreet will win the race to become this year's Christmas number one video game.
The game will feature 48 achievements worth 1000 points.
These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. The arcade list is based on full versions purchased. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.
EA's forthcoming mod-heavy racer Need For Speed ProStreet enables players to pimp their virtual rides using real cash, Gamer can reveal.
Major Nelson is reporting that the 655 MB long demo of Need for Speed ProStreet has arrived to Xbox Live and it is available in all regions.
Grab the free Need for Speed ProStreet demo from Xbox LIVE® Marketplace and take the wheel for two of the four racing disciplines included in the full game. Test your skills in grip racing with a two-lap race against seven other opponents in the Nissan GT-R Prototype on the A-43 Interloop of Germany's Autobahn. Experience the all-new Speed Challenge mode with BMW's M3 E92 on the Nevada Highway. Finally, be among the first in the world to check out the all-new 2009 Nissan GT-R, which will be available (and automatically replace the GT-R Proto) on October 23, coinciding with the GT-R's unveiling at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show.
It was recently announced that those who pre-order a copy of Need For Speed: ProStreet will receive an unlock code. This unlock code allows you to go to the Need For Speed website, www.needforspeed.com, and customize your very own Subaru Impreza WRX STi with the Blueprint Demo.
Electronic Arts announced today that Need for Speed ProStreet, the latest version of the blockbuster franchise, will hit stores in North America on October 31 and across Europe on November 1, 2007. In Need for Speed ProStreet, you have to build the ultimate battle machine, take it to multi-disciplinary showdowns and pit your skills and reputation against the world's best street racers.