need for speed
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Need For Speed Unbound Is Killing Me, But I Can’t Put it Down
Giving you everything, only to take it away, is perhaps gaming’s favourite narrative trope — followed closely by introductory amnesia before creating your character and the best things happening in cutscenes. Racing game fans know it well, in part because of 2005’s Need For Speed Most Wanted, which gave you a few short races with…
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How A Small Change In Camera Angle Completely Transforms Art Of Rally
Few racing games are more therapeutic than Funselektor’s Art of Rally, a minimalist, top-down arcade rally racer with an emphasis on driving feel and pleasant vibes. It’s a singular experience — the kind of racing game that rightfully garnered plenty of attention and praise from novices and experts alike. An interview posted today with the…
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The Late-Summer Game Pass Lineup Is Stacked
2Xbox Game Pass’ initial August additions were somewhat of a letdown, thanks to a lineup anchored by Hades (amazing) but not much else. For the back half of the month, Microsoft seems to have turned up the heat…with a cloud version of Need for Speed Heat. (I’m so sorry. I can’t help myself.) Anyway, here’s…
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EA Is Buying Racing Dev Codemasters For $1.6 Billion
Despite a nearly $US1 ($1.4) billion bid from Take-Two Interactive last month, Electronic Arts has announced an agreement to purchase English racing game developer Codemasters for $US1.2 ($1.6) billion. The purchase will put popular racing series Dirt, Dirt Rally, Grid, F1, Project Cars, Burnout, and Need for Speed under one world-encompassing roof.