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December 3rd, 2009 at 05:00pm
Under Xbox 360
EA has opened the garage door and rolled out its
Team Racing Pack for
Need For Speed: Shift, adding five new cars and a cooperative online racing mode to its superb driving game. Available today for Xbox 360 and PC, the DLC is priced at … wait, it’s free? Five cars and a new mode are
free? This is obviously an error and the DLC should be downloaded before EA starts asking like 1500 space bucks for it. Oh, EA did this
intentionally? Kudos, giant publisher. (We’re still not sure if this is some kind of trick.)
XBL Gold members can grab the expansion from the Xbox Live Marketplace at this link. PS3 owners in the UK will find the free DLC on PSN today, with the US PlayStation Store getting it next Thursday, December 10.
PSA: Free NFS Shift ‘team racing’ DLC out for 360, PC originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 02:00pm
Under Xbox 360
EA’s preparing a new pack of cars for your virtual garage in Need for Speed: Shift. On December 1st, Xbox 360 owners worldwide will be given five classic rides to race around in, free of charge, while PS3 owners in Europe and North America gain access on December 3rd and 10th, respectively. Dubbed the Legendary Car pack, this new bit of DLC puts gamers behind the wheel of these five classic rides:
- 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427
- 1967 Shelby GT-500 (Nicolas Cage not included)
- 1969 Dodge Charger R/T
- 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T
- 1998 Toyota Supra Mark IV
The free update will also bring with it a new Team Racing mode, which will allow two teams of up to six racers to compete against each other online. You’ve got some time, so find a few friends and get ready to shake and bake.
Free Need for Speed: Shift DLC adds new cars, team racing originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 29th, 2009 at 05:15pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
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Despite being an arcade racer, Need for Speed: Nitro will boast some very real rides when it releases next month. The latest update from EA focuses on some of the higher-end automobiles you’ll be able to get behind the virtual wheel of — including a Mustang, Charger and a Corvette. There are even a couple of Audis and the Lamborghini above, if you prefer to zip around in something you could probably never afford in real life. Hit up the gallery below to check ‘em all out.
Need for Speed: Nitro’s Class A cars revealed originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 21st, 2009 at 04:15pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
We always thought Rio was only good as a backdrop for gritty crime dramas or a place to shop for gigantic Jesus statues. Alas, the tropical climate is also very suitable for street racing — at least, according to this new trailer for EA’s arcade racer, Need for Speed: Nitro. The racing looks intense enough and it seems EA did a good job getting the sense of speed aspect down. However, even though EA is willing to take a risk on the platform, we hope the company is prepared should Nitro suffer the same fate as our beloved Dead Space Girl.
Need for Speed: Nitro trailer heads down to Rio originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 19th, 2009 at 01:01pm
Under DS
Need for Speed Nitro, the graffiti-laced second entry in EA’s “fresh” Need for Speed trio, has pulled out of the garage sooner than expected. Promising a mixture of “the franchise’s trademark attitude, sense of speed and addictive gameplay,” the colorful Nitro has gone gold, with both Wii and DS versions now set to ship on November 3 in North America and November 6 in Europe.
Capitalizing on its Unique Art Style, the game will drape in-game vehicles with skins designed by popular “lifestyle brands,” including Upper Playground, tokidoki, and i am 8-bit. You’d be right in calling it a product of marketing, but it’s preferable to the alternative conjured up by the Dante’s Inferno promotional team: in-game vehicles draped in human skins.
Need for Speed Nitro rushes to retail in early November originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 29th, 2009 at 07:00pm
Under Xbox 360
Attention, race fans: EA’s Need for Speed: Shift will have a demo ready for a qualifying run this Thursday, October 1. The demo features two tracks (Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and London River) as well as five different vehicles to master:
- BMW M3 (E46)
- 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10
- 2006 Lotus Elise 111R
- 2008 Nissan GT-R
- 2006 Pagani Zonda F (unlockable)
As for that last car, you’ll need to excel on the two courses and earn enough points to unlock it. And remember: The demo is not limited to Blur developers, so feel free to make with the loading down!
Need for Speed: Shift demo drifts to Xbox Live, PSN on Thursday originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 18th, 2009 at 06:40pm
Under Xbox 360
Electronic Arts has announced that a demo for Need for Speed: Shift is now available for PC. You can grab the demo from Big Download right here. The demo offers five different cars, including the BMW M3 (E46), the 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10, the 2006 Lotus Elise 111R, the 2008 Nissan GT-R. The fifth car, the 2006 Pagani Zonda F is included in the demo as an unlockable.
While the demo is currently confined to the PC, take heart, console owners. A demo is scheduled to hit the Xbox 360 and PS3 in early October.
NFS: Shift demo on PC now, 360 and PS3 in October originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 13th, 2009 at 05:31pm
Under DS
EA has partnered with three “lifestyle brands” to create art assets for the Wii/DS racer Need for Speed Nitro. Upper Playground, tokidoki, and i am 8-bit will contribute custom skins for in-game vehicles, as well as a set of over 140 “brushes” that players can use to customize their cars. After the break, see a video demonstrating some of the customization options! Examples of the art groups’ skins can be seen in the gallery below. i am 8-bit’s cars don’t look terribly … 8-bit, but we love tokidoki’s Lamborghini Gallardo, which is now some kind of Day-Glo land shark.
Using creative texture work to offer a distinctive look is one of the smartest things EA could do for a Wii or DS game in a genre that is so often used as a graphical showcase.
Designers give Need for Speed Nitro cars a fresh coat of paint originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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July 30th, 2009 at 11:00pm
Under PC+ Xbox 360
The folks at EA dropped a teaser video on us today (seen above) for Need for Speed: Shift’s tie-in video series, “The Driver’s Experience.” Premiering this Friday evening/Saturday morning on YouTube — and likely here, dearest readers — the show is said to profile various race car drivers associated with the game.
More specifically, it will focus on the experience of speeding around places like the Nürburgring. A personal look into the human face behind those who drive multi-million dollar sponsored race cars sounds like a hoot, but we’re not sure how much it’ll effect our need to play the final product over those other perfectly competent (and proven) racing sims. We’ll just have to tune in on Friday at midnight (EST) to find out.
NFS: Shift ‘Driver’s Experience’ video profiles begin this Friday night originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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July 22nd, 2009 at 10:45am
Under DS
EA is ready to take Need for Speed Nitro out of the garage and onto the road on November 17th. The Wii- and DS-exclusive title is designed to offer “fun and intense competition for every type of gamer.” This wouldn’t be the first time a more casual approach reinvigorated a franchise.
Nitro, like upcoming scarefest Dead Space Extraction, is part of EA’s ongoing effort to establish some big hits on Nintendo’s console. Other titles from the test lab, like EA Sports Active and the Tiger Woods 10, have already proven to be quite successful. Let’s see if EA can keep up the Wii streak!
Need for Speed Nitro boosts into stores Nov. 17 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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