Electronic Arts and developer Ghost Games spent a lot of effort over 2015 relaunching their Need for Speed brand. So where is it now? In storage, for the time being. The reason is understandable, though….Ghost wishes not to rush the sequel. “We are now building upon the foundations that have been laid with Need for […]
A big update is coming for EA’s Need for Speed game. The biggest news: hot rods! Classic bulbous racers from the 1930s will become yours to command, starting with the 1932 model. Each Hot Rod will come with four Bodykits which will let you alternate between the Soft Top, Coupe, Sedan and Pickup looks. And […]
Feel like playing some games, but lack a currently running Playstation Plus subscription? It’s on the house starting Friday, because Sony just revealed it plans to discount the price to take the PS4 online to zero. This weekend only, you will not need a Playstation Plus account to go online in ANY game the console […]
Electronic Arts announced today its Need For Speed reboot would finally be coming to the PC platform next month, around St. Patrick’s Day. They’ll be delivering the game one week earlier for members of Origin, on March 10, but then you have to buy it from Origin (no thanks). Some additions will make their debuts […]
Electronic Arts has an online marketplace similar to Steam but with tons more DRM. Because of this, it isn’t popular. EA would like to change this not by removing some of the DRM but by giving away free games to account holders, through a monthly promotion called On The House. You don’t have to be […]
Need For Speed will be updated February 3 with a new patch. The coolest thing about this update is that it introduces the online option of “wrap sharing,” or downloading custom paint jobs that others have applied to their cars. See something you like? Grab it! You’ll also be able to stage snapshots, apply filters […]
For those of you who’ve been playing Ghost Games’ Need For Speed, do you ever feel like your competitors have a slightly larger Need For Speed than you do? It’s due to a programming trick called rubber banding, common in racing games of the past and the bane of those who play them. What it […]
The reviews for the latest Need For Speed may not have been what EA or developer Ghost Games were hoping for, but for those who do buy the “average” game, creative director Craig Sullivan promises this: they’ll never pay for DLC. According to Sullivan, players “deserve free DLC.” “Everything we’re doing is focusing on listening […]
How is the Need For Speed reboot doing with the critics? Probably not as well as EA had hoped it would. Most review sites are scoring the game a middling 5 out of 10. Destructoid’s Chris Carter (not the X-Files creator) gave Need For Speed a 6 and said, “When you factor in Need for […]
Ghost Games, current developers of EA’s Need For Speed reboot, has released the full list of cars you’ll be able to take for a spin in the game. There are 51 in all, with more undoubtedly coming as DLC. And you’ll be able to pick them up for nothing — Ghost Games claims all the […]