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Monday, Jun 15
Electronic Arts: Blur Is Underwhelming, Forza Is Inferior
Romania It's interesting to note that Electronic Arts, after the less than stellar performance of Need for Speed: Undercover, has decided to double down its bet on the franchise, with apparently five new games using the name set to arrive in late 2009 and 2010 ...
Saturday, Jun 13
Announcements, controversy and big disclosures
Romania One of the big announcements this week was made on Thursday, when EA President John Riccitiello revealed that the developers of the Burnout series were working on a new Need For Speed title, which would revolutionize the franchise. ...
Thursday, Jun 11
Sims 3 Manages to Sell Over 1.4 Million Copies in the First Week
Romania By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor Electronic Arts has a lot of best-selling franchises, with the likes of Need for Speed or its famed sports series, Madden or FIFA. But none of them have a longer-lasting appeal and the opportunity to generate further ...
Saturday, Jun 6
A Gamer's Week: May 30 – June 6
Romania For the long running Need for Speed games, Electronic Arts announced the cover image, the BMW M3 GT2, and a full list of cars and tracks players would be able to enjoy. Tuesday was about sequels for long running series, with Konami finally talking ...
Tuesday, Jun 2
E3: Forza Motorsport 3 Announced by Microsoft
Romania By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor Racing games are becoming more and more important these days as not only is Electronic Arts trying to corner the market with three Need For Speed titles this year, but Microsoft has just announced that its prestigious ...
Thursday, May 28
EA Throws In Six New Games for iPhone, iPod touch
EA Mobile is also responsible for what is probably the best racing game to ever hit the iPhone and iPod touch, Need for Speed Undercover. Use the links below to check out EA Mobile's latest additions to the iTunes App Store. EA Mobile Unleashes Six New Games on Apple App Store Business Wire (pr...
Saturday, May 23
Metal Gear speculation
Romania Thursday saw Warner Bros. announce the first Lord of the Rings game it would release, called Aragorn's Quest, while Need For Speed Nitro, the new racing title coming to the Nintendo Wii and DS, received its first screenshots and some more information. ...
Thursday, May 21
NFS Nitro Gets First Video and Screenshots Revealed
Romania By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor The Need for Speed franchise has been one of the most popular racing series of video games for quite some time. Owned by Electronic Arts, it has entertained gamers for a lot of years and satisfied their need for high-speed ...
Wednesday, May 20
NFS Shift Is an Authentic Driving Game, Not a Simulator
Romania By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor The Need for Speed franchise has been for a long time the benchmark series for any racing game that appeared on the market. It crossed genres from action to simulation and arcade, thus creating experiences that gamers ...
Friday, May 15
NFS World Online Arrives This Year in North America, in 2010 in Europe
Romania By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor The Need for Speed franchise has been one of the most appreciated racing series for quite some time. But sadly, in recent years, this popularity has declined, as the yearly titles haven't managed to bring anything new to ...
Friday, May 8
Challenge Series DLC For NFS Undercover Is Now Available for ...
By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor For quite some time, the Need For Speed franchise has been the benchmark for any racing game that appeared. But, sadly, in the last few years, things haven't been going so well for the series, as its iterations have begun ...
Wii Sports Resort Is the Most Wanted Wii Videogame
Romania Mario & Sonic and the Olympic Winter Games from SEGA is the second game in the chart, with Need For Speed Nitro, which is also set to arrive during fall, taking third spot. The Wii version of Madden NFL 10 from EA Sports, which should offer a new ...
Thursday, May 7
EA Formally Announces NFS UC, Tiger Woods PGA Tour for iPhone ...
Romania reported yesterday that Need for Speed Undercover had appeared in the App Store, priced at $9.99. EA reveals that gamers can get behind the wheel of 20 of the world's hottest cars, including the Porsche Carrera GT, and the Lamborghini ...
Wednesday, May 6
Final Fantasy XIII Is the Most Wanted Game for the PlayStation 3
Romania - Andrei Dumitrescu The new Need For Speed is at number nine, while Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time is at number ten. The other half of the chart is made up off BioShock 2; Batman: Arkham Asylum; Fight Night Round 4; NCAA Football 10; Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10; ...
Tuesday, May 5
Need For Speed Shift Gets Delayed
By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor The Need for Speed franchise is known across the world as one of the best racing series of titles. Published by Electronic Arts, these games have pushed the whole genre forward through implementing new and interesting ways ...
Monday, May 4
ODST and Modern Warfare 2 - Most Wanted Xbox 360 Titles
Romania - Andrei Dumitrescu The list compiled by OTX has twenty positions and they go on like this: BioShock 2; Mass Effect 2; NCAA Football 10; X-Men Origins: Wolverine; Fight Night Round 4; Need for Speed: Shift; Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction; Fallout 3: Broken Steel; ...
Saturday, May 2
A Gamer's Week: April 26 – May 2
Romania - Andrei Dobra Friday saw Electronic Arts reveal another piece of interesting information, in regard to its Need For Speed: Undercover title, which will receive another piece of Downloadable Content in the near future, in the form of the Boss Car Bundle. ...
Wednesday, Apr 29
Need For Speed: Most Wanted Unlockables (DS)
Romania By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor The Need For Speed franchise is probably one of the best-known series of racing games out there. Developed by the Black Box studio of Electronic Arts, the game puts players into the driving seat of the hottest and fastest ...
Thursday, Apr 23
Racing Genre Is Dying, Split/Second Will Save It
But, sadly, things haven't been going so well recently, with the flagship Need For Speed franchise getting caught in the dust of other titles. However, things will change for the whole racing genre, at least according to Disney's Black Rock Studios, ...
Saturday, Apr 18
Sales charts, announcements and predictions
Romania Friday saw producer Jesse Abney, who is hard at work on the upcoming Need For Speed Shift game, talk about some of the features that would be implemented. Besides the confirmations of drifting and NOS, the EA employee also teased about some big ...
Thursday, Apr 9
Spore and Sims Creator Will Wright Leaves Electronic Arts
Need for Speed or Madden develop huge fanbases, but none of them are more popular than the Sims franchise. Arguably one of the most profitable ventures in the world, the series has brought massive amounts of money to Electronic Arts, its publisher, ...
Saturday, Mar 28
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Romania Keeping up with Electronic Arts games, it seems that Shift, one of the three Need For Speed titles recently announced, is set to arrive on September 17. Speed junkies, mark that date down in your calendars! The gore quote for the day is offered by the ...
Saturday, Mar 21
Announcements, statements and charts
Romania The next day, Tuesday, saw two smaller announcements about two very big upcoming titles, Need For Speed Shift and The Old Republic. The producer of Electronic Arts' future racer revealed to fans that Shift would recreate a true cockpit experience, ...
Thursday, Mar 19
N-Gage Has Need For Speed: Undercover
By Ionut Arghire, Mobile Editor Those who own an N-Gage-compatible mobile phone have now even more reasons to rejoice, as another attractive game title is fast heading towards them, Need For Speed: Undercover. Racing enthusiasts will certainly enjoy ...
Tuesday, Mar 17
New NFS Shift Screenshots Appear, More Details Revealed
Romania That is why Electronic Arts' Need For Speed franchise has been so popular over the years, gaining a huge number of fans around the world. But sadly, all those fans were quite disappointed with the latest few titles in the series, as they didn't bring ...
Tuesday, Mar 10
First Need For Speed World Online Trailer and Interface Details ...
Romania By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor For quite some time people have mistaken Electronic Arts' Need For Speed franchise with the whole genre of racing games. The historical series has entertained a lot of racers with its adrenaline-filled competitions, ...
Burnout Paradise Gets Boost Specials This Week, Will Arrive on Steam
Romania By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor Racing games haven't been extremely popular in recent years, largely due to Electronic Arts' Need For Speed franchise, which embedded gamers with the sense of yearly installments with no support after the release. ...
Saturday, Mar 7
A lot of hype about new games
Romania Thursday saw the release of some new screenshots from the upcoming Need For Speed Shift title, which promises to deliver the most realistic pro-racing experience on the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this fall. The pictures show at least three vehicles ...
Thursday, Mar 5
New Need For Speed Shift Screenshots Revealed
By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor For quite some time, the racing genre of videogames has been synonymous with Electronic Arts' flagship Need For Speed franchise, as it has single-handedly introduced elements that we now take for granted in almost any ...
Wednesday, Mar 4
Toy Cars to Arrive to Burnout Paradise This Thursday
Romania By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor Racing games haven't been extremely original lately, as a lot of people held the tried-and-true recipe of EA's Need For Speed franchise as their favorite type of racing. But all that changed when Criterion launched Burnout ...
NVIDIA 3D Vision, Highly Appreciated by Game Developers
Romania It had me grinning from ear to ear, frothing superlatives like a lover on Valentine’s Day,” said Stephen Viljoen, chief operating officer, Slightly Mad Studios, developer of the upcoming Electronic Arts title, Need for Speed: Shift. ...
Saturday, Feb 28
PSP rumors galore and Dawn of War II
Romania Thursday brought definitive proof that Electronic Arts is getting lazy. The new Need for Speed Online game is set to feature the cities you've already raced through in NFS Carbon and NFS Most Wanted. Let's hope they at least add new cars. ...
Thursday, Feb 26
South Central DLC for Midnight Club: Los Angeles Gets Dated and Priced
Romania For a long time, this genre has been identified with Electronic Arts' Need For Speed franchise, but there are other developers that have released games in this genre. Such is the case with Rockstar, which released before the holiday season its latest ...
Wednesday, Feb 18
Legendary Cars Drive onto Burnout Paradise This Thursday
Romania By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor For quite some time racing games have been synonymous with Electronic Arts' Need For Speed franchise, until Criterion Games has proved that you can also have fun in other titles, leaving aside its Burnout series of games. ...
Tuesday, Feb 17
NFS World Online Will Begin Testing in March
Romania By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor For quite a lot of years, the racing game genre has been synonymous with Electronic Arts' Need For Speed franchise, but lately things haven't been going so well for the long running series. ...
Saturday, Feb 14
New games and a lot of announcements
Romania - The prayers of a lot of Need For Speed fans were answered on Wednesday, when EA finally launched the much awaited patch for the latest iteration in the ...
Friday, Feb 13
Racing Games Make You Buy Real Cars, Says Study
Romania But hopefully we will get to see real cars in a lot of other games, not only in Need For Speed for example, but also in titles such as Grand Theft Auto or Burnout Paradise, which featured imaginary vehicles that only hinted at some of the models found ...
Wednesday, Feb 11
Need For Speed: Undercover Patch Released, Download Here
Romania Need For Speed: Undercover is the latest iteration in the long running NFS franchise that belongs to Electronic Arts. The game promised to take the whole series to its roots, with street racing at the center of the story. While it sold pretty good, ...
New Details on Dante's Inferno Appear The new title from EA seems ...
Romania - But while Electronic Arts has announced that it will release four new titles in its long running Need For Speed franchise, it doesn't mean that it will not ...
Saturday, Feb 7
One Hour With: Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box My adventures ...
By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor Racing games on the PC have been for quite some time synonymous with Electronic Arts' Need For Speed franchise, largely due to the fact that it was the longest running and had the greatest number of fans. ...
Friday, Feb 6
Skate 2 Sales Going Down, Wii Fit on Top
Romania - Tom Raider: Underworld is holding on to ninth place, on the strength of the PlayStation 2 version, while Need For Speed Undercover is at number ten.
Wednesday, Feb 4
Electronic Arts Is Bleeding Money, Slashes Studios
Electronic Arts still believes that it's the biggest publisher in North America, with a market share of 20%. It nominated games like FIFA 09, which sold 7.8 million copies, Need For Speed: Undercover, and Mythic's Warhammer Online as the most ...
Monday, Feb 2
A Fourth Need For Speed Title Incoming from EA Black Box
By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor One of the most long-running franchises in the gaming industry is Electronic Arts' racing series Need For Speed, which offered top-notch races and licensed cars that could be modified in almost any way and then compete ...
