With Sony unloading more than 1 million PS4s in its launch week, the next volley in the early next-gen console battle comes this week, when Microsoft releases its Xbox One in North America. Forza Motorsport 5 has gotten a lot of first-party attention, but our favorite next-gen racing game at E3 was by far EA's Need for Speed Rivals. As if you needed another reason to get excited for it, EA has sent along this Need for Speed Rivals Xbox One gameplay video for your viewing pleasure. Whereas Forza 5 is more on the … [Read more...]
Need for Speed Rivals Release Date Meshes with Xbox One, Not PS4
Speculation has run rampant that Electronic Arts is in cahoots with Microsoft, leading to EA executives actually stating that the second-largest game publisher doesn't favor the Xbox One over the PS4 in any way. Still, today's announcement from EA about the Need for Speed Rivals release date for both next-gen consoles is enough to make one wonder whether the statement was sincere. In North America, Need for Speed Rivals will be in stores Nov. 22 for Xbox One, making it a day-and-date Xbox One launch title. The … [Read more...]
Need for Speed Rivals Gameplay Video: Progression and Pursuit Tech
I've been a huge fan of the Need for Speed series for years now, and Need for Speed Rivals looks to put the series on steroids. For 15 minutes of behind-closed-doors time at E3, I got to play the Cops vs. Racers mode on the PS4. It left me with many thoughts, but one word kept coming to mind: stunning. EA has released a new Need for Speed Rivals gameplay video, which we wanted to share below. This new Need for Speed Rivals gameplay video focuses on the game'progression and pursuit technology. In Need for Speed … [Read more...]
Best of E3 2013: Six Weeks Later Awards
E3 2013 provided some phenomenal sights, sounds and experiences thanks to the upcoming launch of the PS4 and Xbox One. Yet identifying the best games of E3 can’t really be done on the last day of the show or the following week. With all the big screens and bigger marketing campaigns, it’s too tempting to blindly follow the pretty blinking thing. That’s why, for the second year in a row, we’ve purposefully held our Best of E3 awards for six weeks – long enough to be immune to the multimedia blitz, and far enough away … [Read more...]
Need for Speed Rivals PS4 Demo Video Footage from E3
Forza Motorsport 5 and The Crew got a lot of attention at E3, but I couldn't resist the all-out arcade fun of Need for Speed Rivals. I've been a fan of the NFS series for years now, and Rivals looks to put the NFS series on steroids. For 15 minutes of behind-closed-doors time at E3, I got to play the Cops vs. Racers mode, and I did pretty well for the first two-thirds of the demo. By "pretty well," I mean I had the most points on the Racer team, avoiding the Cops with (surprising) skill and racking up points along … [Read more...]