Tag: Need For Speed
News NFS Unbound Dev Says Leaving Xbox One Behind Led To 'Transformative Racing Experience'
"I feel like anyone that plays it will totally understand"
Need for Speed Unbound is the first NFS title to arrive after the current-gen console launch in late 2020, with the teams at EA and Criterion deciding to drop last-gen systems with this release. While the development studio initially wanted to go with a cross-gen release for Unbound, it...
News Need For Speed Unbound Getting Positive Early Reception, Xbox Game Pass Trial Now Live
Worth a try?
Need for Speed Unbound is beginning to roll out across Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, as the game's early access 'Palace Edition' has gone live alongside its EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 10-hour free trial. With the first batch of players now going hands-on, some initial impressions are beginning to crop up online, and the...
News Burnout Developer Criterion Believes A New Entry 'Would Be Absolutely Phenomenal Now'
"I would love to do that"
British developer Criterion Games may well be hard at work on this year's Need for Speed Unbound release, but the team hasn't forgot about its famous Burnout series. Burnout is still held in incredibly high regard by a lot of arcade racing fans, who eagerly await its potential return. Well, that could indeed happen at some...
Pick One Which Need For Speed Xbox Game Is Your Favourite?
You've got plenty to choose from!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the announcement of Need for Speed: Unbound, we thought we'd go back and look at the history of the series on Xbox, which extends to almost 20 years. If you recall, we ran this poll last year when Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered arrived on Xbox...
Pick One What's The Best Racing Series In Xbox History?
C'mon, it's PGR!
Right, after our recent rant about Forza Horizon's current direction and the greatness of the PGR series, we started to think about some of the most popular racing series' on Xbox, past and present. Forza, as a whole, has been a platform mainstay for years now and is absolutely one of the best racers out there when you look at the...
News Need For Speed 2022 Detailed In New Report, EA Set To Reveal 3 Games In July
NFS, Skate and FIFA incoming
EA's Need for Speed series has taken a short break as of late, with NFS Heat being the publisher's latest entry in 2019. However, its return appears to be right around the corner, as EA looks set to reveal the upcoming entry next month. A recent exputer report via Tom Henderson showcases some fairly major details on the...
News New Report Details Six Upcoming Racing Games In Development At EA
Codemasters more than pulling its weight
Once EA managed to successfully acquire developer Codemasters last year, we knew we'd be in for a bit of a racing game bonanza. Codemasters is known for its consistent work in the genre, and now the studio is a part of EA, the publisher has a pretty robust lineup of racing games in the pipeline. Some of...
News 2022's Need For Speed Is Reportedly Current-Gen Only
Last-gen consoles seemingly no longer family
It seems as though the next chapter in EA's long-running Need For Speed street racing franchise may be set to release on current-gen consoles only. As reported by the fine folk over at VGC, Venturebeat's Jeff Grubb, speaking on his GiantBomb show Grubbsnax, remarked that the latest in the bombastic r
News New Need For Speed Likely To Be Arriving On Xbox This Year
EA expects street racing action to return in late 2022
As first reported by VGC, and initially flagged up by journalist Tom Henderson on Twitter, it appears as though we'll be getting our hands on a brand new Need for Speed in Q4 of this year. The latest entry in the racing franchise was first announced back in 2020 and set to arrive last year, but...
News Three More Games Are Now Available With Xbox Game Pass (June 24)
Hope you've got the Need for Speed!
It's Game Pass day! Three titles out of the latest batch of Game Pass announcements are available today (June 24) and they're highlighted by the EA Play addition of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered for GP Ultimate members. EA Play games typically don't get added until later in the day, so if you can't...
Pick One Which Of These Need For Speed Games Is Your Favourite?
Remember, you can only pick one!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, following the reveal that Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is coming to EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate this month, we're looking back at the history of the series on Xbox. As there are so many, we've reduced to the list to a handful of the most popular...
News Five Need For Speed Games Have Been Removed From The Xbox Store
With their servers shutting down this August
EA has announced that five Xbox 360 Need for Speed games have been delisted, along with the news that their online servers will be shutting down on August 31. While none of these titles were backwards compatible, if you were looking to collect them for your Xbox 360, it seems a physical copy is the only...
News Sorry, No New Need For Speed This Year As EA Adds Support To Battlefield 6
“We’re going to put all the resources we have on this”
EA is reportedly delaying its upcoming Need for Speed game by a year to shift its developer, Criterion Games, towards assisting on Battlefield 6. Speaking to Polygon, chief studio officer, Laura Miele, acknowledged that the EA Dice team developing Battlefield 6 is “working incredibly...
News Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered Drifts In With Some Xbox Series X Enhancements
We feel the need, the need for next-gen upgrades
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered has been available since late last year and now EA has updated the game, complete with Xbox Series X enhancements. As part of its February update, which also comes bundled with a new wrap editor, next-gen is also getting a boost (no pun intended) with some slick...
News Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered Drifts Onto Xbox This November
Reignite the pursuit
Update: Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered is now available to pre-order on the Microsoft Store
News That Need For Speed Remaster Might Finally Be Revealed Next Week
EA prepares to start its engines
Remember all those rumours and listings for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered? It looks like EA is finally preparing to reveal the game next Monday, October 5th according to a new countdown on its
News Early Footage Of The Next Need For Speed Has Seemingly Leaked
Being developed by Criterion Games
It looks like very early gameplay footage of the next entry in the Need for Speed series has leaked online, as shared (but not sourced) by popular YouTuber BlackPanthaa in the video above. The build of the game is apparently taken from May or June of this year, although it looks to be extremely early in...
News Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Is Reportedly Getting A Remaster
Ten-year celebration?
According to a new report from VentureBeat, a Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit remaster is in the works. The website says that similarly to what EA did with Burnout Paradise Remastered, the company is next going to update the 2010 Xbox 360 racer. It's worth noting that Criterion Games, the original developer of Need for Speed: Hot...
News Here's Your First Look At The New Need For Speed By Criterion Games
Get ready to burn some next-gen rubber
Towards the end of EA Play - the company's chief studios officer Laura Miele spoke about the future and what's ahead. She explained how all of EA's studios were creating new stories, experiences, and gameplay - all enabled by new console technology. One of these, as you might have guessed, is the...
Review Need for Speed (Xbox One)
Monsterous
We thought we'd take the "in-your-face" approach to reviewing Ghost Games' apparent "reboot" of the Need for Speed franchise, which we were disappointed to learn has very little to do with 1994's Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed. We will not apologise for it because nothing can hold us back. We're edgy. We're cool. We're...
Review Need for Speed: Rivals (Xbox One)
We fought the law.
Though it’s a far less technical and therefore more arcade feeling racer than Forza, Need for Speed: Rivals isn’t something you want to miss as part of the Xbox One launch offering. Its schizophrenic identity of law breaker versus law maker, provides a dual experience of fast cars, dangerous pursuits and intense road battles...
