To celebrate the milestone of 100 million copies of Need for Speed sold over the last 16 years, the team is giving anyone a 25% coupon code for any Need for Speed title, including the new and excellent NFS: Shift and NFS Nitro.

Head over to the official Need for Speed fan page on Facebook, click “Become a Fan,” then leave a comment in the comments box. You’ll be able to use the code at the EA Store, which takes the 25% off and snags you a cheap copy of the game.

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To launch the all-new 2010 GTI, VW teamed up with Firemint, the creators of the excellent iPhone racing game Real Racing to produce a free game based off of Real Racing, but with the 2010 GTI the only drivable car. The game is available worldwide in the iTunes App Store.

Play the game regularly and you could win a customized GTI MkVI. VW will be giving away six of these cars, one per week, to players of the game. The customized version of the 2010 GTI includes a performance tuned suspension, all-new 18-inch wheels, and special interior touches including carbon fiber-look trim, a numbered dash plaque, and unique stitching in the front headrests.
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With the iPhone’s accelerometer controls at their disposal, developers have been making all sorts of racing games for the platform. The ability to simply tilt your iPhone right and left to steer is an incredibly useful feature, and game makers are crowding the category in the iTunes App Store with countless racing games, from bikes to slot cars, boats to supercars.

As you may know, I’m a racing game fanatic. I prefer the road-racing, realistic games with an arcade feel that use real street cars (none of that NASCAR BS.) Project Gotham Racing 4 is my current favorite, and I’m very much looking forward to Need for Speed: Shift. But when I’m away from my Xbox 360, of course I need an iPhone racing game to keep me entertained. I’ve played quite a few iPhone racing games, and while most of them are at least somewhat good, Real Racing by Firemint promises to overtake them all, and provide the most console-like racing game for the iPhone to date. That’s a big statement to make…did they pull it off? Continue Reading…

The folks at EA just sent us some more info on Need for Speed Shift, including a few pictures of the Nissan GT-R SpecV and a new high-res video of Laguna Seca, one of the featured tracks in the new game.

First of all, the long-awaited Nissan GT-R SpecV, as you know, is the mega version of the already insane GT-R supercar. Nissan will be removing the rear seats, lightening up the whole car with carbon fiber, giving it a special paint job, and changing the wheels out for lightweight Nismo racers. Any power increase will be minimal, which makes me wonder where the $100K price difference comes in. Regardless, the Spec-V will be a beast, and it will be fun to drive it in the game. Continue Reading…

The Citroen GT Supercar Concept was designed by Polyphony Digital - creators of the Gran Turismo video game series, for the latest iteration of the game, GT5. Apparently the concept was popular, because they made a real version of it, and below is a video of the supercar driving around London.

Autocar got word from Citroen insiders that they will be doing a limited run of the GT Concept with only six to be produced. Expect to pay north of $1.8 million for this ultra-rare car, which would make it one of the most expensive production cars in the world. Continue Reading…

The Need for Speed gaming franchise has been around for a long time. Starting with “The Need for Speed” in 1994 for the 3DO, Sony Playstation, and Sega Saturn gaming consoles, they’ve released 15 installments since then. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 for PS2 was my favorite; still one of the best racing games ever made. After that game, Need for Speed: Underground changed the overall direction to a more “Fast & Furious”-type game with lots of tuner import cars, all races at night for an illegal street-race feel, and a focus on that lifestyle.

But now, the NFS team has truly outdone themselves with an all-new simulation racer - Need for Speed: Shift.

This racer, based on the screenshots and preview video I’ve seen, looks photo-realistic as if you’re really there. During development, the NFS team focused on realism and mapped every one of the 70 available cars down to the last detail, including the interiors for a real-life driving experience. 15 real-world locations including Willow Springs and Laguna Seca have been mapped to the closest detail… Continue Reading…