Need for Speed

PlayStation has revealed its best-selling digital games across PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 for 2021 – and racing games prominently feature throughout the list. Based upon PlayStation Store sales across the last 12 months, and split across US/Canada and Europe, plus PS4 and PS5, there are some very intriguing results. On Sony’s latest flagship console,…Continue reading “Racing games were very popular on PlayStation in 2021”»

As of the 1st December 2021, Amazon Prime subscribing PC games will be able to claim a free digital copy of Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered thanks to Prime Gaming. Yes, Prime Gaming still exists. To recap, you receive rewards, such as free character skins or in-game currency, for set games each month and…Continue reading “Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered will be free via Prime Gaming”»

Need For Speed Shift 2: Unleashed is the latest game to turn 10 years old, and highlights the decade’s shift in racing game values more than any other. I reviewed it in period, though I tested the PS3 version – which was technically underwhelming and suffered from input lag on the TVs I tested it…Continue reading “Need for Speed Shift 2: Unleashed, 10 years on”»

Good news EA Play subscribers, you will be able to play the latest Need for Speed release, Hot Pursuit Remastered, for no additional cost starting from later today. It now means that all current-era Need for Speed titles are on the service, joining the likes of Need for Speed Rivals, the 2015 Need for Speed…Continue reading “Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is now part of EA Play”»

There comes a point in every video game’s life cycle where there’s just no more than can be done to keep the game alive at a contemporary level. Whether it’s in the form of shutting down online servers, ending content updates, releasing newer games or just removing the game from the shelves, nothing lasts forever, and the same is true…Continue reading “Older Need for Speed titles delisted from digital stores”»

24 primary games spanning 25 years and countless spin-offs, mobile games and even an actual movie. It’s fair to say the Need for Speed series of video games by EA has had a significant impact on the racing genre.  It doesn’t always hit the mark. Across so many releases, there are bright sparks and outright duds, but at least…Continue reading “WATCH: The History of Need for Speed”»

The Switch has done so many things right in its life, but while platformers, RPGs and so many indie games keep their fans well served, there haven’t been so many options for having a great time racing cars on Nintendo’s hybrid machine. Sure, the lack of analogue shoulder buttons isn’t ideal, and there’s no support…Continue reading “Seven great racing games on Nintendo Switch”»

Sorry, peeps, they’ll be no new Need for Speed game in 2021, as EA has taken the decision to place developer Criterion Games – who is well underway in developing a new addition to the popular racing franchise – on the next Battlefield game as EA DICE closes in on completion. With both a new…Continue reading “There will be no new Need for Speed game this year”»

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered came at a strange time. A mildly refreshed version of a PS3/360 era game for PS4/Xbox One/PC/Switch around the time the PS5/Xbox Series arrived. That’s a lot of console generations in one sentence, apologies. The point is, NfS HPR felt like a left-over takeaway and not in a cold…Continue reading “60fps and wrap editor arrive today in Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered”»