It was just over a month ago that Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of both Grand Theft Auto’s Rockstar Games and Borderland’s 2K Games, looked set to acquire UK studio Codemasters. While the deal was yet to be finalised, a fee of $994 million had been agreed and it looked as though it was all
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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit remains one of the high watermarks for the long-running series. It was Criterion Games’ first game since releasing the wildly successful Burnout Paradise and the studio’s first go at the Need for Speed property. Hot Pursuit built on that successful foundation while also taking the series back its roots. Well,
EA Play is happening later today and we’re sure to see several exciting, new announcements. One of those could be some type of remake or remaster of Need for Speed: Underground and its sequel. The Need for Speed Twitter account posted a new video today that’s just the Need for Speed: Heat logo with Lil’
Need for Speed Heat launched late last year as the twenty-fourth installment in the long-running NFS franchise. At the time, racers were only able to compete against other players on their console. With its final update, developer Criterion is opening the world up to everybody. Starting tomorrow, racers will enjoy cross-play support on PC, PS4,
EA just recently released its earnings report, but there was no report on BioWare or any of its titles. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was an obvious success for EA, and other titles like FIFA were listed for their consistency. However, there was no word on BioWare or anything related to the studio. This seems
This generation has not been too kind to the Need for Speed franchise. While its debut to the Xbox One and PS4 was strong with Need for Speed: Rivals, the entries that proceeded it garnered mixed or downright negative reviews. While our own review of the latest entry wasn’t the most positive, it seems the
The Need for Speed franchise has had its share of great titles over the years. The original Hot Pursuit was an incredible showcase for the PS1. Most Wanted brought cop chases back to the franchise in a fun open world. And Underground 2 remains one of my personal favorite racing games of all time. Unfortunately,
Last week we saw the launch trailer for the upcoming Need for Speed: Heat which was filled with cars, a tunnel, the police, and vroom noises. On November 1, PlayStation Underground showed off Ghost Games’ third Need for Speed title with gameplay showing the game in both day and night settings. The video kicks off with a
Backing up comments from Respawn Entertainment, EA confirmed today a commitment to not only more Titanfall content, but also Plants vs. Zombies and Need for Speed experiences. All three of these specific franchises were mentioned in EA’s report on their Q3 performance, which the company admitted was a “difficult quarter.” The full quote came from