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Read More »EA pulls five Need for Speed games from storefronts as maintaining servers is “no longer feasible”
Need for Speed Payback release date confirmed for November 10th
EA has revealed the title of its latest Need for Speed title, Need for Speed Payback – and it’s coming later this year on PS4, Xbox One and PC on November 10th. Developed by EA’s in-house studio Ghost Games, Payback is "about building the perfect ride, getting behind the wheel …
Read More »Need for Speed is returning in 2017
It looks like Assassin’s Creed is not be the only big IP returning this year. Developer Ghost Games has confirmed that its new Need for Speed title will be out by year end. The last console NFS title was 2015’s simply titled ‘Need for Speed’. Ghost has also confirmed that, …
Read More »Q&A With Amazon Game Studios Craig Sullivan
Amazon Game Studios newest hire talks new technology and swapping snow for sun
Read More »Amazon Game Studios hires Craig Sullivan from EA as Creative Director
Sullivan leaves Ghost Games EA and Need for Speed franchise for Orange County
Read More »Need for Speed Arena registered by EA
A new trademark application suggests something Need for Speed related is on the horizon. VG247 reports that EA has filed a trademark registration for Need for Speed Arena with the European Union Intellectual Property Office. The filing pertains to computer game software; downloadable computer game software via a global computer …
Read More »EA stops trying to trademark ‘ghost’ for Need for Speed dev
Attempt to make word exclusive for Ghost Games met with opposition from Ghost Recon maker Ubisoft
Read More »Need for Speed racing to PC, complete with improvements
EA has announced a PC version of the latest Need for Speed, and promised it will feature a range of enhancements. Among the perks include support for 4K visuals and an unlocked frame rate. Previous PC Need for Speed titles have suffered from a 30fps cap, much to the irritation …
Read More »Star Wars and digital boosts EA’s Q3
13m copies of Star Wars Battlefront has been sold into stores, boosting EA’s revenue to 1.8bn. The company boasts it was the No.1 publisher on PS4 and Xbox One during the quarter as it exceeded its own expectations, although that 1.8bn is broadly in-line with what the market had predicted. …
Read More »Need for Speed will not have microtransactions, no premium DLC planned
Developer Ghost Games has said that microtransactions will not be included in the upcoming Need for Speed, nor does it plan to charge for DLC. We plan to release a series of free content updates for Need for Speed. We currently have no plans for any paid DLC,” it said …
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