Criterion released a new game play trailer this week showcasing some new single player features in Need For Speed Most Wanted. One feature that really stood out was the ability to modify your car’s performance parts on the fly. Some of the modifications that can be made to your car include a reinforced chaise to help you take down your rivals and a nitrous boost to leave other racers in the dust. If the cops are on your tail you can foil their tactics by equipping re-inflating tires to be able to run over spike strips or equip impact protection to your car to blast through their roadblocks. Unlike many other racing games all cars will be unlocked from the start of the game. Read More...

EA has released the single player footage from Gamescom to the public. The footage is five minutes and shows off some white knuckle racing and new features such as the new Autolog and the new Jack Spot feature. The Jack Spot feature is simple if you find a parked car just press Y to jump right in and add it to your collection of cars. The trailer also shows that the customization from 2005’s Most Wanted may be coming back. Note the side bar after selecting your car. Read More...

Criterion has released the full multiplayer trailer for Need For Speed Most Wanted at Gamescom. The trailer shows that the multiplayer will be filled with multiple challenges that you can face your friends with. The challenges include jump, takedown and drift. Most Wanted’s multiplayer will support up to 12 players and will feature free roam. Just as Criterion has said in the past the game will have no lobbies and will have players meet up between events. This feature will eliminate any waiting and will always have you driving and exploring Fairhaven City. Read More...

If you are anticipating the release of Need For Speed Most Wanted you are in luck. If you are attending Gamecom next week you will be able to get some hands on time with the game. Criterion announced that they will be in attendance to give people an early look at the game. If you can't make it we will keep you updated on any new released information. To get you ready I have compiled a list of confirmed cars that will be in the game. Criterion also released a teaser for a new multiplayer trailer that you can see below. Read More...

This October if you are a fan of racing there are two great franchises set to duke it out Need For Speed Most Wanted and Forza Horizon. Not sure which one is for you? I got you covered here I will break down the features of both to help you decide. Hold on as we race into these previews. Need For Speed Most Wanted Developed by Criterion Games Need For Speed Most Wanted seems to be the spiritual successor to Burnout Paradise. Criterion stated that this is a reboot of 2005's Most Wanted and not a sequel. Most Wanted takes place in fictional Fairhaven City, which was filled with jumps and personality. Read More...

If you missed EA's E3 2012 Press Conference, then I'll help give you the gist of the experience. Dead Space 3 was announced Teaser Trailer Live Demo Features drop in and drop out co-op Firefights The ability to dodge / roll Huge boss fights Looks a bit like Lost Planet Comes out February 2013 New Madden NFL 2013 SimCity Social A New SimCity for PC Battlefield 3Call Of Duty Elite for Battlefield. New patch for Star Wars: The Old Republic coming this year. A trailer was shown. Read More...

I don't know how but I managed to stumble across a television commercial for a game series I forgot existed, the Need For Speed franchise. This one is about the latest one, Need For Speed: The Run. The commercial hit like one for a large Hollywood blockbuster. If it weren't for the CGI people you would have a hard time convincing me that this was for a video game. This is likely because it was directed by the one and only Michael Bay, who can tell a story with explosions like no other. The environments and vehicles look phenomenal! Read More...

Let's be honest, NFS Undercover was bad, and EA knew it, that's why they handed development of the latest game in the series to Slightly Mad Studios, who had previously made the GTR series. The game encounters problems that aren't necessarily it's own fault. The driving is good, great even, the issue is that both Forza 3 and Gran Turismo 5 are coming out around the corner, and with most people's opinions about Need For Speed soured by the last iteration, it'll be hard to convince them to go with Shift. That said, EA does a really good job. It's nice to see EA ditch the ridiculous story mode (IE: undercover cop looking to bust an illegal drug trade by infiltrating some illegal street racing club) in favor of what a racing game should be about: THE RACING. Read More...

Racing titles are ever-evolving. With the intoduction of the open world to the genre, it has seemed that subsequent titles especially after Burnout Paradise have followed suit. While Burnout Paradise was a glowing example of the open world mechanic done right, many of the games it has inspired have been less-than-stellar entries to their respective franchises. The latest evidence of this is Need for Speed Underground. While it aspires to be a “thrilling”, open exercise in evading the cops and rising above the ranks, it falls short in a number of ways, making the other racing contenders available right now the better choice, most definitely. Read More...