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SHOCKING: Need for speed - What They Never Told You

The Need For Speed Franchise May Be On Life Support

The studio behind the latest installment in the racing series is 'solely focused on Battlefield.'

Motor1

Need for Speed doesn't look like it's got a future and I think it's the most boneheaded move EA could make right now

As EA studio Criterion celebrates its 30th anniversary, its new role as "a Battlefield Studio" leaves the storied Need for Speed franchise with a bleak outlook.

Windows Central

Former Forza Horizon director finally unveils "Clutch": A story-driven racing game looking to be serious competition for Xbox's flagship

Former Forza Horizon creative director Mike Brown has officially unveiled Clutch, the debut racing game from Maverick Games. Developed in Unreal Engine 5, the title features a story-driven racing series, extensive vehicle customization, and talent from both the Forza Horizon and Need for Speed franchises.

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Escaping the Cops in Need for Speed: Most Wanted Felt Better Than Winning Races

Nothing like it.

Operation Sports

PlayStation Plus Just Added The Most Stylish Street Racing Game Ever

The incredibly stylish racing game 'Need for Speed: Unbound' joins the PlayStation Plus free lineup in January.

Inverse

Need for Speed: Unbound Wasn't the Reboot the Series Needed, So What's Next?

A failed attempt!

Operation Sports

Need For Speed (2015), 10 Years Later: Underwhelming or Underrated?

Was the 2015 NFS reboot as bad as people said?

Operation Sports

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Need for Speed Fans Debate Franchise’s Future After EA Buyout News

Where does Need For Speed stand following the monumental EA sale?

Operation Sports

Arcade Racers Aren’t Dead, They’ve Just Gone Underground

If you’re lucky like me, you’ve probably grown up in the golden age of arcade racers, when the likes of Burnout, Midnight Club, and Need for Speed dominated shelves. They weren’t just racing games; these were pure theaters – Roaring engines, vibrant scenes, pounding music, and pure thrills.

Operation Sports

Need for Speed: The Run - When EA Tried to Turn Racing Into an Action Movie

EA's attempt at cinematic racing action is one of the oddest decisions ever.

Operation Sports

Best PS5 Arcade Racing Games, Ranked

Sony's best arcade racing offerings.

Operation Sports

The 5 Best Need For Speed Soundtracks

Which NFS soundtrack slaps the most?

Operation Sports

Need for Speed ProStreet: The Forgotten Blueprint for Modern Racing Games

Where arcade met simulation

Operation Sports

The Best Need For Speed Games, Ranked

Here are the 10 best Need for Speed games ranked in terms of gameplay, customization, and pure fun.

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Best Open World Maps in the Need For Speed Franchise

Which open-world maps stand out in the Need for Speed series?

Operation Sports

10 Best Cars in The Need for Speed Franchise

The most iconic cars in the Need for Speed series.

Operation Sports

10 Best Need for Speed Heat Mods

These mods can greatly improve your experience in Need for Speed: Heat.

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I've been playing Need for Speed Underground 2 and Midnight Club 3 – 20 years later, they're still awesome

Now Playing | These franchises may have run out of road, but they're well worth revisiting

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EA Shelves 'Need for Speed' Franchise, Raising Concerns About Its Uncertain Future—Report

Electronic Arts is taking a break from developing the Need for Speed franchise, which is sad news for the fans of the racing game.

Tom’s Hardware

Gamer turns 2012 Honda CR-V into Need for Speed Underground controller — laptop reads throttle input using OBD and a Python library, even the steering works

Forget expensive simracing setups with carbon fiber seats and podium racing wheels, this is what driving in games should look like.

GamesRadar

Battlefield 6's first teaser takes me back to the days of Modern Warfare 2 lobbies and 24/7 Metro matches, proving we all crave a return to shooters' simpler times

Opinion | Entering my 'old man yells at cloud' era

Inverse

Steam Just Quietly Added The Best Need For Speed Competitor On The Market

Tokyo Xtreme Racer is back, and I can’t stop playing it.

PC Gamer

Need for Speed is effectively on hold while Criterion musters entirely around Battlefield, but EA assures players the racer will return in 'new and interesting ways'

Emergency stop.

GamesRadar

The Need For Speed series is pumping the brakes as "Criterion are joining their colleagues working on Battlefield" instead of tuning more cars

A devastating day for me

Motor1

BMW Nerds Rejoice: The Need for Speed M3 GTR Is Now a Real Car

BMW and Electronic Arts have partnered to recreate a video game icon—the M3 GTR from 2005’s Need for Speed: Most Wanted. The car joins the latest installment in the racing franchise, 2022’s Unbound, as part of the Vol 9: Prepare for the Lockdown update that’s available now.

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