EA’s Need For Speed: Rivals appears to be one of the better third-party titles launching for both PlayStation 4 and Xbox one at launch. It’s unfortunate, then, that the series’ movie adaptation looks like a budget attempt to cash-in on…
This Is What Need For Speed: Rivals Looks Like On The Xbox One
Resolutiongate – that’s the term given to the current controversy regarding Call of Duty: Ghosts being rendered at 720p on the Xbox One and 1080p on the PS4. Despite the fact that both versions look nearly identical, this is apparently…
Need For Speed Rivals Will Apparently Have A Silly Story
Do racing games need a story? Need For Speed: The Run proved that story modes in racing games are actually kind of lame. All you need is some fast cars and great track design to make a great racing game.…
Need For Speed Rivals Wants To Reinvent Multiplayer With AllDrive
Ever since Burnout Paradise, Criterion and EA have been experimenting with the idea of seamlessly integrating multiplayer into racing games. There was still a disconnect, however, as players would have to open a small menu to find a multiplayer game.…
Check Out Some New Need For Speed Rivals Gameplay
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from EA regarding its annual racing game franchise – Need for Speed Rivals. With it being the first game in the series to grace next-gen consoles, you’d think EA would be a…
Aaron Paul Stars in New ‘Need For Speed’ Movie Trailer
Back in the summer of 2012, video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA) officially announced that DreamWorks Studios had acquired the rights to a movie based on the Need For Speed video game franchise. At the time, the studio stated it…
Need For Speed: Rivals Is EA’s Next-Gen Racing Game
Both Sony and Microsoft will be launching their next-gen consoles with a racing game. EA will be joining them with its own racing franchise later this year. EA announced today that it’s new studio – Ghost Games – is knee-deep…
Need For Speed: Most Wanted Speeds To Retail October 30
The best decision EA ever made regarding Need for Speed was putting Criterion Games in charge of the franchise. They are arguably the best racing studio around, and their talents put Need for Speed back on the map with a…
Need For Speed Only Has One Driver Now
EA used to catch a lot of flak for putting out annual iterations of their core franchises. One could argue that people still hold the publisher in contempt for annual releases, but I would argue back that they have improved…
A Need For Speed Movie is Racing to Theatres
Electronic Arts (EA) announced today that the feature film rights to its Need For Speed franchise have been acquired by DreamWorks Studios. A screenplay, written by “Real Steel” writer John Gatins’ brother George Gatins, has already been completed and the…
“Need For Speed” Racing To The Theaters
I enjoy EA’s Need for Speed franchise as much as the next guy. They’re fun racing games that know their audience without going too far into arcade or simulation gameplay. I never played the games for any kind of story,…
EA’s Freemium Business Hits 25 Million Players
EA wants you to know that their Play4Free, or Freemium, titles are all the rage these days. EA took time out of its busy schedule today to announce that the community of players enjoying their free-to-play browser-based games has reached…