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Rumor: Electronic Arts cancels Need for Speed series |
Listed in: PS3, PSP, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 Tags: Electronic Arts, NPD
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The recession may have hooked its pincers into another victim. A report
from the Electronic Playground is claiming that Electronic Arts has
canceled the Need for Speed series.While we wait for official confirmation on this one, we're still tagging it as a rumor. The Electronic Playground offered no proof to its claim, but it's not what I'd call unbelievable.
Need for Speed: Undercover (PS3, Xbox 360, DS, Wii, PSP), the latest in the series, wasn't even able to enter the top 20 in the NPD charts for November. Electronic Arts is also suffering some financial troubles, and there are talks that we may see some layoffs from the studio soon. We'll keep you posted when (and if) confirmation comes in.
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Undercover had some extreme performance issues. On PS3 even the cutscenes had framerate issues (they are not even realtime).
The best version of undercover is ironically the on for PS2 (yes, two).
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I think they pretty much deserve it. They also used the tactic to split up the team so that one team would create one and another would create another. Saying it as in "to have more time to make them," but in my opinion, it's to get the series pushed out more quickly, as if the series wasn't already a rush job as it is.
Undercover looked so awesome though. Had potential. Thanks EA. Great going for ruining a series that started off amazing.
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I liked some of the NFS Games.
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But Underground 1+2, Most Wanted and Undercover were wicked.
NFS is what I know EA for. They better not touch it.
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I think NFS III: hot pursuit was the best of the series, I played that game on the pc with a keyboard that's how much it rocked! XD
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Aka the best video game show ever. F*** that XPlay crap - EP has had it beat since day one.
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......everybody knows that these games have been sucking for the longest time now. I hope that the demise of this series will spawn a genesis of GOOD games that will now release.
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I liked underground as well, but not in the same way for obvious reasons.
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I played Undercover for maybe 1 hour, then went back to LA REMIX and have not gone back. Now that I have beat remix I may have to give NFS another shot. Mostly because there are no other "good" games for psp right now
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Flatout, Burnout, Ridge Racer, Midnight Club, etc., they're ALL better than this subpar series.
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*****t i hate people who talk like that, i feel like kicking your ass
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Actually EA NFS TUNNING and everything car games are getting boring. the same idea the same concept they carry for all these years. Year after Year. Game after game. Focusing on Features and little details but not on good gameplay and fun. Sorry EA we do no need anymore if things keep that way.
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But noo, they introduce this garbage street racing culture BS. That's what killed the series.
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