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[Anticitizen One]

has me interested especially after how well Hot Pursuit was done.

That depends on what studio is making it

 

[AlphaTwo00]

It's the only way the series could keep going. It's not like it is a multi million mainstream hit.

I was betting on "Need For Speed: Burnout" to cross the stream at somepoint.

Hasn't happened yet.

 

[SafeinSound]

The trailer has me interested. I really enjoyed Hot Pursuit even though I hardly played it.

 

[Vinterbird]

I was betting on "Need For Speed: Burnout" to cross the stream at somepoint.

Hasn't happened yet.

It's the most obvious game that hasn't been made yet.

 

[fernoca]

Two.

The trailers date puts it exactly one year after Hot Pursuit.

3, though:
July 2010-July 2011:
Need for Speed: World
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Shift 2: Unleashed (Need for Speed: Shift 2)

November 2010-November 2011
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Shift 2: Unleashed (Need for Speed: Shift 2)
Need for Speed: The Run

 

[AlphaTwo00]

Then... Three.

That's a terrible way of looking at it? It's like arguing that there are too many Call of Duty games out at the same time, even if they're all exactly one year apart in release.

 

[Brazil]

Hopefully the fact that this game isn't made by Criterion means that they're working on a new Burnout.

That's a terrible way of looking at it? It's like arguing that there are too many Call of Duty games out at the same time, even if they're all exactly one year apart in release.

I don't think three completely different Need for Speed games in a year is "too much". I'm just saying that, well, he was right.

 

[JWong]

I imagine a initial-d kind of game, wouldn't mind that

More like Wangan, but that's a stretch.

Gonna be like Fast and Furious really.

 

[AlphaTwo00]

Need for Speed: World

Did anyone play it? Does it even count? All I've remembered reading about it is that it's basically the map of Most Wanted + Carbon mashed together.

 

[Gareth Bale]

Seems like another story focused NFS. I spotted Denver and New York in the trailer, and the ending makes it seem like you travel across America on the run from the police.

 

[Metalmurphy]

Hopefully the fact that this game isn't made by Criterion means that they're working on a new Burnout.


I don't think three completely different Need for Speed games in a year is "too much". I'm just saying that, well, he was right.

They're working on Hot Pursuit II ofc.

 

[Gareth Bale]

Two.

The trailers date puts it exactly one year after Hot Pursuit.

NFS: Hot Pursuit
Shift 2: Unleashed
NFS: The Run

 

[twinturbo2]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqu7u2ITfRM

That's the vibe I'm getting from the premise.

 

[daviyoung]

Need for Speed: Campaign Mode

 

[ukas]

Looks like it's got a story. Which means it will suck.

 

[fernoca]

Did anyone play it? Does it even count? All I've remembered reading about it is that it's basically the map of Most Wanted + Carbon mashed together.

Was released on July 2010, not many people playing it doesn't change the fact that it was released as a Need for Speed game. Which is what the other poster argued about "too many Need for Speed games". Probably why they released Shift 2 without the 'Need for Speed' name in the title, but with the logo anyway (and the name at the bottom of the cover like to remind people it's a NFS-game).

Is like not counting Guitar Hero On Tour because it was released on the DS, or GH: Van Halen because not many got it. You can bet that people will include those names in the "Guitar Hero-milking lists".

 

[Mileena]

EA thinks they're Activision

 

[Grecco]

Gotta milk that franchise. Squeeze blood out of stones.

 

[SolidSnakex]

So November looks fun. Uncharted 3, Skyrim, Battlefield 3 and NFS: The Run. A new Assassin's Creed will probably come out that month also.

 

[AlphaTwo00]

So November looks fun. Uncharted 3, Skyrim, Battlefield 3 and NFS: The Run. A new Assassin's Creed will probably come out that month also.

I swear every november it gets worse and worse.

 

[op_ivy]

a lot of split second-ish stuff in the teaser

 

[Wario64]

So November looks fun. Uncharted 3, Skyrim, Battlefield 3 and NFS: The Run. A new Assassin's Creed will probably come out that month also.

Mass Effect 3
Call of Duty (probably)

 

[Kentpaul]

The last need for speed game i enjoyed was Underground 2, i doubt i'l enjoy this

 

[obonicus]

So you start off the game in a coma after a train hits you?

 

[SolidSnakex]

Mass Effect 3
Call of Duty (probably)

Forgot about those. CoD is a definite for November. I think EA could try to slip ME3 into December where it could receive all the press attention. November is looking really mess though. Publishers really need to stop targeting that month so much. It's fine to release games in October and December also.

 

[DiscoJer]

Mmmmm, Shelby Mustang.

All racing games should have them on the cover.

 

[kylej]

Nice to see Chell doing well.

 

[Attack You]

Criterion ?

I was kind of expecting a running with your bare feet game, lol

Before I clicked the thread, I thought for sure this was what Mirror's Edge was being rebranded as.

 

[arnoldocastillo2003]

It looks nices, is this from criterion or black box?

 

[jlai]

Could sworn a Need for Speed just came out..

 

[AlphaTwo00]

Could sworn a Need for Speed just came out..

Shift 2 was last month.

 

[EternalDarko]

Yeah, they're cutting down on releases for quality control.

that cracked me up :-D

 

[Raxus]

Nice to see Chell doing well.

Glad I am not the only one to notice. Need for Speed: Portal

Actually, that sounds really good. Scratch that, the idea is MINE EA, MINE!

 

[Silex]

Here it is in better quality, posted on EA's account:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_23HBXNZi40

Hope they won't focus on the story too much...

 

[Nirolak]

Presumably this is Black Box's game and built on Frostbite 2.0 judging by their resumes and job postings.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

So it's NFS does the Cannonball Run.

 

[SolidSnakex]

It's called The Run. An illicit, high-stakes race across the country. The only way to get your life back is to be the first from San Francisco to New York. No speed limits. No rules. No allies. All you have are your driving skills and sheer determination as you battle hundreds of the world's most notorious drivers on the country's most dangerous roads.

So it's like an extreme version of Gumball 3000.

 

[Nirolak]

Well it seems like Criterion was a one-off thing where they needed to give Black Box more time.

It seems EA is trying hard to separate Shift away from the Arcad-y racing that is from Black Box, so that's ok, I guess.

Criterion wasn't a one off event, but rather they're doing the Treyarch/Infinity Ward thing.

I was betting on "Need For Speed: Burnout" to cross the stream at somepoint.

Hasn't happened yet.

Actually, they're making an XBLA/PSN Burnout: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=426186

 

[V_Ben]

Presumably this is Black Box's game and built on Frostbite 2.0 judging by their resumes and job postings.

A NFS on Frostbite? That'd be pretty sweet.

 

[SolidSnakex]

A NFS on Frostbite? That'd be pretty sweet.

It would also make a lot of sense considering that this game looks like it's going to have a lot of destruction and that's one of the areas that 2.0 excells at.

 

[odhiex]

Why this is not Most Wanted 2? (NFS:MW2)

I think it would work as a brand... anyway, looking forward for E3..

 

[Net_Wrecker]

So uhh, EA going for a record for most games from one franchise released in a 2 year period?

 

[low-G]

I want less urban more happy Hot Pursuit 2010 style NFS...

I'd love a Cruis'n USA style, but this doesn't seem like that.

 

[Square Triangle]

If this isn't from Criterion than I want nothing of it.

 

[mik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqu7u2ITfRM

That's the vibe I'm getting from the premise.

That is my fantasy. I was just saying the other day that my hope for the next Motorstorm is nothing but point-to-point races across the USA. This will do nicely--if that's what it's doing.

 

[DonMigs85]

I wonder if it continues the storyline from Most Wanted/Carbon/Undercover.

 

[AlphaTwo00]

So uhh, EA going for a record for most games from one franchise released in a 2 year period?

Activision still holds the record with Guitar Hero.

Criterion wasn't a one off event, but rather they're doing the Treyarch/Infinity Ward thing.

Really? Criterion and Black Box is on a two year cycle to pump out a NFS, yet Slightly Mad gets to put one out every year? I'd imagine Criterion move back into Burnout in some capacity, or onto something else. I can't see anybody keeping more than 2 studios just for racing games, and EA has 3.

 

[C-Jo]

It looks nices, is this from criterion or black box?

It's Black Box.

 

[Wario64]

btw, superrerogatory tweeted this last week

http://jahnnarandall.blogspot.com/2011/03/video-game-audition-and-school.html

 

[C-Jo]

Playbook as in Blackberry?