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Need for Speed is the iconic racing franchise from Electronic Arts. Since the first release in 1994, EA published 24 Need for Speed games on PC and consoles. Need for Speed games are developed by Criterion Games and Ghost Games.

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Need for Speed Heat PC system requirements revealed

EA have officially revealed the minimum and recommended PC specs for the upcoming racer Need for Speed Heat. The specs are pretty reasonable and require GTX 1070 for 1080p 60 FPS gameplay.

EA are teasing an imminent Need For Speed announcement

Need For Speed fans rejoice, a new title is likely on the way. The official website is already teasing an announcement that is due on 14 August 2019. There are hints that this is a new entry in the series, courtesy of a conference call.

New Need for Speed has been leaked by Austrian retailer

According to the latest listing by Austrian online retailer Gameware, new Need for Speed game is named Heat and it's coming in 2019. Gameware's website shows the full title of the game along with a placeholder cover art and release window.

EA Access is coming to PlayStation 4 not too far in the future

EA announced that EA Access would be coming to PlayStation 4 a while ago but now it's official along with the release window. As it turns out, the subscription service is just around the corner, slated for a July 2019 release window.

New Need for Speed won't be at E3, but it's coming in 2019

Electronic Arts have officially confirmed that a new Need for Speed game in development and it's set to launch sometime in November 2019. However, EA don't have plans to reveal the game just yet, they won't even talk about it on E3 2019.

Need for Speed Payback is rolling out a free roam mode

Need for Speed Payback's new game mode named Alldrive will let people explore Fortune Valley and encounter up to 7 other players in the same session. This will allow for small scale car meets with your crew.

5-ish Need For Speed games that fared better than Payback

Need For Speed Payback is out now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The game didn't do very well with the critics so I took it upon myself to bring you a list of other NFS games that did a bit better.

Need For Speed Payback customisation showcase

Need For Speed Payback will have somewhat deeper customisation options than the last few series entries, at least according to the latest trailer. The arcade racing juggernaut is scheduled for a 10 November 2017 release.

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EA Play 2017 | A Way Out - in more ways than one

EA Play 2017 has brought a lot of talk about innovation, but the bulk of the company's live stream was spent on their sports line-up and safe bet sequels. Here is a short and strongly opinionated rundown of the stream.