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| NFS World open for Public! |
Tuesday, 27.07.2010 |
 After the der head-start phase for all who preordered the starterpack, now the online-racinggame Need for Speed Word is open for everyone. If you don't play yet, go and create and account and download the game!
You can find more information on the official website:
 http://world.needforspeed.com
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| NFS Shift: Catalyst 10.7 |
Tuesday, 27.07.2010 |
 Just a short note: The new driver for ATI graphic cards Catalyst v10.7 was released. Apart from support for GPU acceleration of the VLC-player and several minor performance-improvements, this driver introduces a small bugfix for Need for Speed Shift under Windows XP:
Flickering no longer observed when task switching between game and desktop with Alt+Tab in "Need for Speed: Shift" game
You can download the latest driver on the AMD website:
http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx
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| Team Need for Speed Drift |
Saturday, 24.07.2010 |
With the latest short movie from Will Roegge, the two drift-members of Team Need for Speed Mad Mike and Matt Powers are being introduced. The video was shot at the first two rounds of the Formula Drift Series in Long Beach and Atlanta.
You can find Will Roegge's article at Speedhunters.
Introducing Team Need for Speed Drift @ Speedhunters
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| NFS Hot Pursuit Interview with Darin Perfonic |
Wednesday, 21.07.2010 |
 The videoportal Gametrailers made an video interview with NFS Producer Darin Perfonic, where he talks about some details of Need for Speed Hot Pursuit.
There will be around 65 cars in the game - until now mostly the Lamborghini Reventon and Lamborghini Murcielago were shown. He also talks about the weapons of the cops, "Bounty" - the currentcy and the philosophy of Criterion Games behind the Need for Speed development. You can watch the interview here or download it under the following link:
NFS HP: Interview with Darin Perfonic @ Gametrailers
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| NFS World has launched for Starter Pack Preorders! |
Tuesday, 20.07.2010 |
Today Need for Speed World is opening his gates for the head-start phase. Everyone who preordered the Starter Pack has already access to Need for Speed World, before the game is being released on July 27th.
If you want to join now, you can order the Starter Pack at the following websites:
Europe:
- EA Store
- Direct 2 Drive
- GAME UK
- Metaboli UK
- Nexway UK
- GamersGate UK
- Gamesload Germany
North America:
- EA Store
- Direct2Drive
- GameStop
- Best Buy
- Impulse
Otherwise, just wait until July 27th, where the game will be opened for public. See you online!
Official NFS World Webseite
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| NFS ProStreet Modding makes Progress |
Monday, 19.07.2010 |
 nfsu360 steadily surprises with new ways to mod and integrate custom cars in Need for Speed games. His latest project is a mod for Need for Speed ProStreet, and he published the first pictures of his new addon-car:
Even the damage model should be supported. The mod is still work in progress, but we can expect to hear more from nfsu360 in the near future.
http://nfs-tools.blogspot.com
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| NFS World: Two-Day Stress Test |
Tuesday, 13.07.2010 |
Last friday the open beta ended, but EA is opening the doors Need for Speed World one last time before the Head-Start next week. A two-day stress test from Tuesday until Wednesday (7/13 – 7/14) should test the server's durability.
For this special test everyone gets 8000 SpeedBoost and you will be able to rent any car you want from level 1. Additionally EA is running a community sprint race competition for tier 1, 2 and 3 - the best 5 times from each tier will win a pre-order starter pack!
You can find more information on the official NFS World website:
Official NFS World Website
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| NFS World: Launch date delayed |
Sunday, 11.07.2010 |
Electronic Arts announced that the launch of Need for Speed World will be delayed by one week until July 27th. However,  Starter Pack orderers retain their head start advantage and are free to start racing on July 20th.
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| Rumours about NFS 2011 |
Friday, 02.07.2010 |
A new Need for Speed is in development for the first quarter 2011, which we already reported here. It seemed, that this new title could be Need for Speed Shift 2. The former EA employee Chris Mcclure poured some oil into the fire, by writing in his LinkedIn CV, that he worked from August 2009 until February 2010 on an open world technology as well as on Need for Speed Shift 2. Shortly after that, the number "2" disappeared and Mcclure apologizes and explained it was a typo...well, maybe it was, maybe not...
Apart from that, another EA employee, Rees Savidis, posted in his profile on LinkedIn the following:
Recently, I've worked on world concepts and narrative fiction for a new IP at Electronic Arts Blackbox and helped to develop the fiction and characters for the 2011 instalment in the AAA "Need For Speed" franchise.
It's hard to say if this is really NFS Shift 2, since the classic NFS Shift didn't have any characters, so it's not likely, that NFS Shift suddenly becomes a narrative story.
Anyway, we'll keep you updated.
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| NFS World: Open Beta announced! |
Thursday, 01.07.2010 |
Everyone who didn't get a chance yet, to partiicpate at the closed beta of Need for Speed World, now can try out the game as well before the release: the OPEN BETA has been announced!
Starting on Friday, Juli 2nd at 10:00 PST, the Open Beta starts for everyone, who signed up on world.needforspeed.com.
You have time until Monday, July 5th to drive on the streets of NFS World.
A nice detail: the accounts from the recently finished closed beta don't get wiped and you can continue from where you left in the open beta!
Official NFS World Website
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| NFS Hot Pursuit 7-City Tour |
Thursday, 01.07.2010 |
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit goes on tour! Throughout the summer until its release NFS Hot Pursuit will be brought directly to fans in a seven-city event:
Each stop on the Need for Speed Hot Pursuit On Tour will take place at a hot local venue, will feature world renowned hip hop and rock artists and will showcase an assortment of the world’s sexiest exotic cars including a one-of-a-kind Lamborghini cop car. The tour runs from July to November, culminating with the game’s launch on Nov. 16. Attendees will get hands-on with the game, making them the first to play the game before it hits stores this holiday. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit recently won the prestigious ‘Best Racing Game’ award at the Electronic Entertainment Expo from top media outlets including Game Informer, X-Play and G4tv.com, IGN, 1UP.com and Electric Playground.
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit On Tour kicks off on July 14 at the Manhattan Classic Car Club in New York City, headlined by the ‘godfather of mash-ups,’ DJ Z-Trip. To attend an event, register at http://www.needforspeed.com. Space is limited.
The full 7-city tour includes:
* New York, July 14
* Chicago, Aug. 5
* Seattle, Sept. 4
* San Francisco, Sept. 11
* Austin, Oct. 7
* Miami, Oct. 21
* Los Angeles, Nov. 16
If you happen to be in these cities on the dates above, make sure to step by!
Official website of Need for Speed
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| NFS World: Beta Release Notes |
Sunday, 27.06.2010 |
EA announced for tomorrow's Closed Beta of Need for Speed World the release notes, where you can read what you can expect in the upcoming beta:
Release Notes
-New Region: Players can now explore the new Camden region in addition to taking part in the new race events located here.
-New Races: A variety of new race events, both circuit and sprint, have been made available throughout the world.
-Driver Level Increase: The max Driver Level has been raised to level 50, with new unlocks and Driver Skills now available.
-Performance Packages: Players can now customize their vehicle with a variety of Performance Packages that contain performance upgrades, as well as body kits, spoilers etc.
-New Cars: New cars have been added including the Audi R8 and Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06
-New Car Rentals: New rental cars have been made available. These vehicles now come pre-installed with Performance Packages and body kits
-Private Match: Players can now invite up to 7 of their friends into private multiplayer races
-Meeting Place: The stadium in Rosewood now functions as a Meeting Place. This is a non-race events that grants access to a photo mode camera for taking photos to show off your own car, or to host your own car show
-Time of Day: A new Time of Day system has been added. Watch as the world cycles from dawn to dusk as you play
-Event Improvements: Previously unlocked events will now remain playable regardless of Driver Level. Events closer to a Player’s Driver Level will be highlighted, but older events will remain available for racing
-Help System: An improved help system has been added that displays tips and tutorials throughout the game. In addition, the Game Guide (previously available from the website) has been made accessible from within the game
-Group Chat: Players can now invite friends to participate in private group chat. To do this, bring-up the context menu by right-clicking on a player name or car and select “Invite to Group”
-World Map/Mini Map Improvements: Both the World Map and Minimap have been remodeled. In addition, the World Map now displays event activity levels allowing Players to find matches even easier
-SpeedBoost Catalog Improvements: The SpeedBoost catalog has been expanded with even more items available for purchase
-Tier Restricted Races: Some events have now been limited to a specific Tier of vehicles
Known Issues
-As this is Beta Software, it is recommended to uninstall previous versions of the game before installing the latest game launcher
-Players can continue to spend Boost on Rep Progression Amplifiers after reaching level 50 but this will have no effect
-Quitting out of a single player race currently counts as a DNF in the Player’s statistics
-Rarely, the Standings screen will report inaccurate/no times, or a ‘Retrieving Profile’ message
-Blocking a Player does not prevent that Player from being added to your Friends List
-Occasionally, spamming certain keys while entering/exiting the Safehouse will cause the game to crash
-The Nissan 350Z will occasionally lose its headlight texture when smashing into an object
-If a Player attempts to purchase a Powerup with insufficient SpeedBoost from the post-race/pursuit screen, the game will hang
-There is a known issue preventing some supported controllers from functioning on 32-bit Operation Systems
Official NFS World Webseite
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| NFS World: Carlist for the next Beta |
Friday, 25.06.2010 |
EA announced a preliminary carlist for Need for Speed World! These cars will be available on monday, when the next beta launches, including the Audi R8 and Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06:
TIER 1
Mazdaspeed3
1969 Dodge Charger R/T
Nissan Silvia S15
Volkswagen Scirocco
Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
Nissan 240SX
Toyota Corolla AE86
1971 Dodge Challenger
TIER 2
BMW Z4 M Coupe
Lotus Elise
Nissan 350Z
Mazda RX-7
Audi S5
Porsche Cayman S
2008 Dodge Charger R/T
Volkswagen Golf R32
Lexus IS-F
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
Nissan 370Z
Subaru WRX STi
TIER 3
BMW M3 GTR (E46)
Nissan GT-R (R35)
Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560
Audi R8
Every car has performance packages tailored to its specific needs available for purchase as well.
These cars will be available in our NFS World Showcase as well.
Official NFS World Website
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