EA And Criterion have announced Need For Speed Most Wanted is coming to the Wii U and it will come out in the USA on 19th March and across Europe on 21st March. the game will come with the Ultimate Speed Pack.
The game will feature a new local co-op mode called Co-Driver. in this mode, one player is driving with the Wii Remote whilst the other player can use the GamePad to interact with the map, providing control and navigation assistance. for example, the GamePad user can distract cops or enhance the performance of cars or even control traffic lights. The Wii U GamePad can also be used to change the mods on a car, switch to their favourite cars and uncover hidden gems on the fly.
Need For Speed Most Wanted on the Wii U features Autolog 2 and it will connect to other Most Wanted players on other platforms. any speed points earned on the Wii U version will be added to your existing total.
EA have released a new trailer for Need For Speed: The Run. this is a launch trailer made up of in-game action. it shows the diversity of tracks in the game as well as several cars.
EA have released a new Need For Speed: The Run trailer showing action from Million Dollar Highway, Colorado. this trailer shows how you can use other traffic on the road to your advantage.
EA have released a new game trailer for Need For Speed: The Run. this trailer is called buried and it shows gameplay up a snowy mountain. the trailer also shows that whilst you have race against an opponent, you also have to race against an avalanche to get to safety.
EA have released a new gameplay trailer for Need For Speed: The Run. this new trailer is called Run For The Hills and shows the player having to race across a mountain with a target of over taking 10 cars. the video shows that as well as normal road, there are short cuts along the way you can use.
EA have released new screenshots for Need For Speed The Run. the screenshots hint towards some free running sections in the game as well as some sort of fighting. the screenshots do show some cars and helicopter chases.
EA have announced a new Need For Speed Game. Need For Speed The Run is set to come out on the Xbox 360, PS3. PC, Wii, And Nintendo 3DS on 15th November. Need For Speed The Run is set in the world of illicit racing. players will join the underground racers and race across state borders, up mountains, and through canyons. Need For Speed The Run will also feature The Autolog.
Press Release
Guildoford, UK. – April 29, 2011 – Get ready to rip up the road! Adrenaline junkies and speed fiends will find themselves on the wrong side of the law this November when they race for their lives in Need for Speed™ The Run from Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS). The hottest blockbuster this holiday is a game that takes players on a heart-pounding cross-country race from San Francisco to New York. Launching on November 15, Need for Speed The Run lures players into an underground world of illicit, high-stakes racing. The heat is on – and it isn’t just the fuzz who are after you. Entering the race is just the beginning as you blow across borders, weave through dense urban traffic, rocket down icy mountain passes and navigate narrow canyons at breakneck speeds. Powered by DICE’s state-of-the-art Frostbite ™ 2 engine, Need for Speed The Run takes the action racing genre to new heights with stunning visuals and car physics that hug the road even at top speeds all built around a gripping storyline. The cars are hot, the racing is intense and the story will have you at the edge of your seat… all the way from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Empire State building.
“This is the year that Need for Speed goes to the next level,” said Jason DeLong, Executive Producer at EA. “We think that Need for Speed The Run is going to surprise people with its intense, thrilling story and big action feel. But the game would be nothing without hot cars and crazy-fast chases. So that is what we’re delivering -- explosive racing that will have players flirting with disaster at 200-miles an hour.”
Using the groundbreaking Frostbite 2 engine, Need for Speed The Run will set the bar with unparalleled visual quality and enhanced physics. Need for Speed The Run will also take immersive storytelling to a new level with cutting edge performances that will draw the player into a world with no speed limits, rules or allies. Autolog, the Need for Speed franchise’s revolutionary social competition functionality, is back and better in Need for Speed The Run as it will continue to reinvent how people play games, track career progression and compare game stats.
Developed by Black Box , a studio of Electronic Arts , Need for Speed The Run will be available November 18, 2011 in the UK for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PC, Wii™ and Nintendo 3DS™. For more information on Need for Speed, visit http://www.needforspeed.com or become a fan on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/needforspeed and follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/needforspeed.
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