Two years ago, Xbox Live gave away 72 limited edition Xbox 360 faceplates with a Need For Speed: ProStreet design. Some guy decided to get rid of his on eBay and has found it commands a price above $US200. More »
If the best things in life really are free, then it might be worth your while to check out Need for Speed ProStreet’s free collection of downloads at the PlayStation Store. The Energizer Lithium Extender Pack offers two new cars (the Plymouth Road Runner and the SEAT Leon Cupra) and two new tracks (Leipzig Test Track and Tokyo Expressway). The Extender Pack also give you access to purchase 14 other new cars, including two of my favorites, the Bugatti Veyron and the Aston Martin DBR9. I can’t help but succumb to daydreams of being an international spy when I hear the name “Aston Martin.”
If that’s not enough Need for Speed ProStreet for you, EA has also announced Energizer’s Community Race Weekend, starting February 22. PS3 and Xbox 360 racers can compete for prizes and bragging rights, once they’re registered at the official Race Day page.
At CES, Samsung is showing off the “World’s First 3D Ready Plasma TV” complete with three-dimensional versions of Madden NFL 08 and Need For Speed ProStreet. After watching another CES attendee take the Samsung—and its required 3D goggles—for a spin, seemingly walking away unimpressed, I decided to take the wheel. After picking my Volkswagen GT and hitting the track, the goggle shutters kicked in, going into full 3D mode.
Unfortunately, the experience of driving in 3D on a plasma television with oversized glasses fails to impress. Samsung claims that with the tech, “you can feel you are in the game” the only feeling I got was one of nausea. The constant flicker and ghosting of your ride doesn’t do much for the sensation of depth. It’s hard to imagine the product being anything more than a novelty or lending itself to long gaming sessions.. but it’s perfect for a five minute distraction at CES!
Each year the helplessly out of touch National Institute for Media and the Family puts together a very brief buying guide for parents, hoping to help them steer clear of games that the institute sees as some sort of threat to family values and toward more wholesome games. This year’s guide recommends games like Need For Speed: Pro Street last seen being promoted by naked Page 3 girls and 1990′s classic Super Mario Bros. 3. Go NIMF:
Parent Alert! Games to Avoid for your Children and Teens Assassin’s Creed M Call to Duty 4 M Conan M The Darkness M Jericho M Kane & Lynch: Dead Men M Manhunt 2 M Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles M Stranglehold M Time Shift M
MediaWise Recommended Games for Children and Teens FIFA Soccer 08 E Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock T Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour E Madden NFL 08 E Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games E Need for Speed Pro Street E+10 The Sims 2: Castaway T Super Mario Bros. 3 E Super Mario Galaxy E Viva Pinta E More »
And here we thought the UK marketing team for EA’s Need For Speed ProStreet were geniuses, combining fast cars with naked women in order to appeal to the male demographic. I thought their only fault was not having one of the girls holding a pizza and some beer, thus completing the holy trinity of testosteronic power. It turns out the whole thing was just some sort of fluke. “We regret that these images slipped through the proper EA approval process,” said a spokesperson for the publisher, speaking to GamesIndustry.biz. “They were not appropriate for our brand. The original site has been taken down this morning.”
Hopefully they will be replaced with naked brunettes, who would lend a much more intelligent-yet-mysterious air to the advertisements, which I feel would be completely appropriate for their brand.
EA regrets Need for Speed porn promotion [GamesIndustry.biz] More »
The marketing geniuses at, I assume, at EA’s UK offices may be on the receiving end of some advertising awards this year, as they’ve cleverly combined breasts and cars for a recent promotion for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 racer Need For Speed ProStreet. The promotion, featuring Page 3 girls Amii and Becky, explores what happens with four breasts are positioned within posing distance of a red Ferrari. We’re still studying the results here at the Kotaku Media Labs, but at first blush, it seems that EA may have something here. We applaud them for being brave enough to think outside the box, looking forward to more bold endeavours from those responsible for this important Need For Speed ProStreet promo.
It should go without saying that this is 100% not safe for work. Observe scientifically only when off the clock, as some folks just aren’t ready for something this progressive.
Need For Speed ProStreet (NSFW) [Page 3 via Polygamia] More »
In a rare moment of synergy between the two competitors, EA and Activision have managed to bring the delicious combination of fast cars and rock and roll together on Xbox Live today, as demos for both Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Need for Speed ProStreet are both now available for your tiny dose of gaming pleasure. The GHII demo is a modest 545MB while the racer clocks in at 655MB. I’m currently downloading both, so if I any of my posts show up later on with missing images or spelling errors, you can blame one or both of them. Also live today is the European demo for Eternal Sonata, easily the prettiest RPG on the Xbox 360, and the best video game Chopin learning tool in the history of the gaming. More »
Sick of invincible cars? Seems EA Black Box is too, judging from this Need for Speed ProStreet clip.
We should of had real-time vehicular deformation in games like NfS a long time ago. Check out the side shot of the silver car towards the end. I don’t think I’ve seen dents that realistic before.
As an added bonus, a few bumpers and spoilers can be seen explosively vacating their berthings as well. More »
October 31st is quickly becoming a very crowded release date. Timeshift, Naruto, Virtua Fighter 5 for the 360, Hellgate: London, the Simpsons game and of course Barbie Island Princess for the Wii. Now we can add another USD$30-$60 to our Halloween budget as EA announces Need For Speed ProStreet is dropping on the hellish holiday as well. In classic NFS fashion it is coming out on just about every system imaginable, with the PSP being the only notable absence from the list. Yes friends, that time of year is rapidly approaching, when the games we want begin to outweigh the cash on hand. The holidays are so depressing. More »
