Need For Speed - Out Now!

[detective392]

Need for Speed first look coming May 21st

[Groo The Perverted]

*fingers crossed for Criterion/Ghost Games*

[rajeevalone]

:d

[Groo The Perverted]

From Neogaf:

I think it's Underground, guys.

Redacted identifiable information for privacy—but this person does not appear in the credits for the original game and has only been in this position since 2007 (long after the release of Underground 2).

Also....an updated image:

[Havok83]

Ghost Games? Never heard of them. Hopefully this means Criterion is back on Burnout

[RaijinUT]

Originally Posted by Havok83

Ghost Games? Never heard of them. Hopefully this means Criterion is back on Burnout

Ghost Games is the Criterion... well basically about 80% of the staff left Criterion to start up that studio.

Much like other studios where this has happened, the developer keeps the old studio open and hopes that any future games sell off the name of the defunct studio.

[Blu Ian]

Please be Underground 3.

[Havok83]

Originally Posted by RaijinUT

Ghost Games is the Criterion... well basically about 80% of the staff left Criterion to start up that studio.

Much like other studios where this has happened, the developer keeps the old studio open and hopes that any future games sell off the name of the defunct studio.

Why? It would be one thing if they created this studio to make their own original games but they are still making the same EA games they were doing before

[Hayabusa85]

Originally Posted by RaijinUT

Ghost Games is the Criterion... well basically about 80% of the staff left Criterion to start up that studio.

Much like other studios where this has happened, the developer keeps the old studio open and hopes that any future games sell off the name of the defunct studio.

Not totally accurate. Ghost Games UK is who you are talking about so that is true but the main Ghost Games studio is in Sweden and had nothing to do with the Criterion split. More a branch off of D.I.C.E. if anything. Ghost Games UK is also pretty much non-existent now with the major layoffs they were hit with last year. The team that is left at Ghost Games UK is basically just there to provide support which they did with Rivals & BF Hardline. But they don't have a team large enough to be the lead developers of any projects. I think the original plan was for Ghost Games & Ghost Games UK to rotate yearly NFS games before EA pretty much killed Ghost Games UK with the layoffs.

Hopefully this is much better than Rivals. With the racing history D.I.C.E. had and developers from those games at Ghost Games I had high hopes but as a racing game it was a complete turd. There was fun to be had in the pursuits and stuff but hopefully this is good as a racing game this time. The teaser doesn't make me too optimistic that will be the case though.

[Mavrick]

Looks like this is going to require us to be online to play

NFS will require an online connection, but the benefits are nice. More variety and a more rewarding experience with friends.

https://twitter.com/NeedforSpeed/sta...60988673929216

[Derb]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

Looks like this is going to require us to be online to play

NFS will require an online connection, but the benefits are nice. More variety and a more rewarding experience with friends.

https://twitter.com/NeedforSpeed/sta...60988673929216

That's just sad.

[Trace17]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

Looks like this is going to require us to be online to play

NFS will require an online connection, but the benefits are nice. More variety and a more rewarding experience with friends.

https://twitter.com/NeedforSpeed/sta...60988673929216

I can't.

[Groo The Perverted]

I had to chime in on that one... smh

[Groo The Perverted]

So does that mean it's going to be like NFS: Rivals or even FURTHER where like someone said with The Crew, if you have no internet connection, it just sits at the menu trying to connect?

This may be the 1st NFS arcade title (not counting sims like NFS: Shift) that I just altogether said eff it to, since Critereon took over.

[Trace17]

Originally Posted by Groo The Perverted

So does that mean it's going to be like NFS: Rivals or even FURTHER where like someone said with The Crew, if you have no internet connection, it just sits at the menu trying to connect?

This may be the 1st NFS arcade title (not counting sims like NFS: Shift) that I just altogether said eff it to, since Critereon took over.

Sounds like Rivals, but didn't that boot you if you had no connection too (like Crew)? I can't remember. I know if you were in the middle of a race and it wanted to change server connections, it'd kick you before reconnecting, and cut your race progress. Beyond frustrating.

[leburn98]

Long story short for me is:

Offline = I will keep my copy (2 copies sold, E3 30% off sale)

Online-only = Game Shared with friend/roommate (1 copy sold, will cut cost by an additional $10)

This is the approach I will take with online-only games going forward, assuming I still want it of course.

[Grim Reaper]

beta

http://www.needforspeed.com/en_GB/beta-sign-up

[Blu Lemmy]

Got my Beta code this afternoon, will try it at weekend.

I really enjoyed it when playing at EGX

[Grim Reaper]

[RJ MacReady]

Hmmm, I didn't get a code yet, but I signed up for Xbox One because I have a racing wheel. I wonder if the PS4 codes are going out before the Xbox codes.