EA Cooking Up A Plethora of Need For Speed Titles

Many gamers agreed that the last of the Need For Speed games was shameful, but EA seem to think it is still a stong franchise and are not giving up. Among a few new Need For Speed titles are two PC games.

One will be a free to play massively multiplayer online game called Need For Speed World Online. Yes, you read it right, free to play. Can't complain with a free game, especially one from a respectable firm, lets just hope they don't screw it up.

The second will be a new game following in the series called Need For Speed: Shift. This will be a first person racing simulation.

EA is basically splitting the brand into a few different genres, which may work out and seems like a decent idea if played out correctly.

2 New Spore Games Coming

Maxis have announced that they will be releasing four new Spore games, 2 of which will be for PC. The others are on the Wii and the DS. These new PC titles are to be released before the end of the year.

The first of the two is called Spore Galactic Adventures which will be an expansion on the Space portion of the game and will allow more ways to experience the space game. Players will now be able to beam down onto planets and earn rewards for completing challenging missions.

The second new game is called Spore Creature Keeper and is being developed as a stand alone product. This game is aimed at a younger audience and brings in new elements of nurturing, teaching and caring for your creations.

New PC Release Dates, Great Games Coming Soon

January 23, 2009 - Age of Booty - Capcom - Strategy
January 26, 2009 - MLB Front Office Manager - 2K Sports - Sports Simulation
February 2, 2009 - Pristontale 2: The Second Enigma - Wicked Interactive - RPG
February 3, 2009 - Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box - Electronic Arts - Racing
February 6, 2009 - Women's Murder Club: A Darker Shade of Grey - Elephant... Entertainment - Adventure
February 6, 2009 - Zeno Clash - TBA - Action
February 10, 2009 - F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin - Warner Bros. Interactive - Shooter
February 10, 2009 - X-Blades - SouthPeak Games - Action
February 10, 2009 - Perimeter II: New Earth - Strategy First - Strategy
February 10, 2009 - Warfare - GFI - Action
February 10, 2009 - Officers - Tri Synergy - Strategy
February 18, 2009 - Drakensang: The Dark Eye - DTP - RPG
February 19, 2009 - Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - THQ - Strategy
February 20, 2009 - The Sims 3 Collector's Edition - Electronic Arts - Simulation
February 20, 2009 - The Sims 3 - Electronic Arts - Simulation
February 24, 2009 - Codename: Panzers - TBA - Cold War - Strategy
February 24, 2009 - Godfather II, The - Electronic Arts - Action
February 24, 2009 - ShellShock 2: Blood Trails - Eidos Interactive - Shooter
February 25, 2009 - Puzzle Quest: Galactrix - D3 Publisher - Puzzle
February 27, 2009 - East India Company - Lighthouse Interactive - Strategy

Need For Speed Undercover Details...

The next installment of the ever popular racing franchise is set to hit North America in mid November. EA's Black Box development studio, based out of Vancouver, BC, has released details on some of the games online multiplayer modes.

Cops and Robbers pits 4 players from each team against eachother in a chase style game. The Robbers must pick-up and deliver a package to a specified destination, while the cops are trying to prevent that from happening all the while.

There are also sprint and circuit modes available for up to 8 players to show off their skills. High intensity chases and adrenaline pumping battles are the main premise of the new game that will differentiate it from its predecessors.

Spore Cracks Its 1 Millionth Sale In Its First Week!

As it stands, the sporepedia holds over 26.5 million creations by users across the world. There were an astounding 3 million creations already online leading up the games launch. Thanks to the early release of the Spore Creature Creator as a seperate package, a very smart move indeed. The Sporepedia is an online collection of user created content for EA Maxis' amazing new Spore PC game. The Game's creator being the legendary game guru and founder of Maxis games, Mr. Will Wright. Wright has brought us such famous titles as Sim City and The Sims.

EA Cancels Tiberium

The Game was set in the Command and Conquer atmosphere and fans were already starting
to hype it up when they set sights on the screenshots that were previously released. EA suspending the game also means some EA employees will be taking the long walk home.

"It is with a heavy heart that I announce the end to all work on 'Tiberium,' effective immediately," Mike Verdu, head of the Electronic Arts studio who is creating the game, said, "The game had fundamental design challenges from the start."

EA is on a mission and is dedicated to bringing the consumer the best quality games possible. Somehow, "Tiberium" is getting in the way of that.


thanks to Marketwatch.com for the quote.