Need For Speed

In Real Life

The Gaming Gifts I Gave This Holiday Season

3:00PM December 28, 2011 | Mike Fahey

As a gamer that regularly reviews big titles and otherwise has the means to procure his own video game entertainment, it isn’t often I get to experience the joy of a thoughtful video game related gift. Instead, I give things to my family and live vicariously through them. What did they get this year? More »


PC

Good News! $100 Need For Speed Car On Sale For Just $75!

8:00AM December 19, 2011 | Owen Good

Need for Speed World introduced its first “premium elite” car and, yeah, based on the sticker price, we’d say it qualifies. The Koenigsegg CCX Elite Edition is on sale in the in-game store for $US100. But wait! If you act now, you can get this car for only $US75! They’ll even throw in a passenger-side floormat (I think.) More »


In Real Life

You Try Playing A Video Game In Crazy High Heels

12:20AM December 9, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

This is Rola. Born of mixed Japanese, Russian and Bengali heritage, Rola is one of Japan’s most popular fashion models. It isn’t only on the runway that Rola straps on dangerously high heels. More »


News

Online Pass Codes Expire, But Shouldn’t, Says EA

11:00PM December 3, 2011 | Owen Good

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit released more than a year ago, but a NeoGAF member recently picked up a new, shrinkwrapped copy. He was upset to learn that the code inside for his online pass, which provides access to the game’s multiplayer features, had expired. That’s right: New-in-the-box game, unused code and no multiplayer for you. More »


PC

Should You Buy Need For Speed: The Run? No.

7:30PM November 18, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

With a cinematic slant, a Gumball Rally premise and the in-game assets of Mad Men star Christina Hendricks, Need for Speed: The Run is EA’s latest and in many ways most interesting attempt at keeping the ageing racing brand relevant. More »


Nintendo

Need For Speed: The Run Crashes Into A Wall Of Criticism

4:00AM November 17, 2011 | Mike Fahey

In their constant quest to turn the Need for Speed franchise into something more than just a racing game, EA tapped it’s Black Box studio to create The Run, a game driven by equal parts speed and narrative. How’d that turn out? See for yourself. More »


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Go For A Run With The Launch Trailer For New Need For Speed

4:40AM November 16, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

Black Box’s Frostbite two-powered racer puts the pedal to the metal today and EA’s released a trailer that’ll take you from 0-60 as far as Need for Speed The Run‘s story and gameplay features. More »


PC

Michael Bay’s New Trailer For Need For Speed: The Run Is… Awesome, Actually

4:30PM November 5, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

This new trailer for Need for Speed: The Run was directed by none other than Mr Bad Boys himself, Michael Bay. It’s got cars, and racing and quick-quick-quick cuts! More »


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Need For Speed The Run’s New Multiplayer Trailer Puts The Pedal To The Medal

6:40AM November 3, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

The newest video for EA Black Box’s cross-country racer shuns all that out-of-car stuff for some good ol’ online drafting-and-passing action. The ability to create playlists of the various race types gets shown off, as well as some apparently new Autolog functionality. More »


News

Vampire Diaries Star Joins Hendricks In Need For Speed: The Run

12:30PM October 19, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

We already knew that Mad Men‘s Christina Hendricks will be voicing the female lead in the upcoming Need For Speed: The Run. Electronic Arts is now saying that Sean Faris, star of The Vampire Diaries, will be assuming the role of the male lead, Jack Rourke. More »