Destructoid: Massively multiplayer online games aren't only "massive" because thousands of people play with ea ch other at the same time, but also because of the immense game worlds that they offer. Need for Speed World, an upcoming PC-exclusive racing MMO, is no different. EA showed off a closed beta version of the game at a recent press event in New York City, and when I asked producer Marc De Vellis about the game's main draw, he proudly proclaimed, "It's the biggest Need for Speed arena ever."
The game world in NFS World is an amalgam of new areas and of cities from the Need for Speed franchise's greatest hits: the beta I saw included such places as Palmont (from 2006's Need for Speed: Carbon) and Rockport (Need for Speed: Most Wanted, 2005). The regions are connected as one seamless entity; you can race from one end to the other without any loading screens. And when the game launches this summer, EA expects tens of thousands of players to be driving around at once inside it.
For almost two months the Need for Speed World community has been waiting for the Porsche Carrera GT to be released in Need for Speed World. The wait is finally over and the GT will be available on Thursday, September 27th.
The Porsche Carrera GT is a mid-engine monster with 612 horsepower and 435 lb•ft produced by a 5.7 liter V10 engine. It can hit 60 MPH in just 3.6 seconds, 100 MPH in 7.3 seconds and achieve speeds over 220 MPH! Its development can be traced all the way back to the 911 GT1 and LMP1-98 racing cars. An interesting fact about the Carrera GT is that it was originally supposed to be built using a Flat-6 engine but was later redesigned for their new V10. All Carrera GT's are were built at Porsche's manufacturing facility in Leipzig and by the end of their run a total of 1,270 of them were built
VVV: "For most people, the name 'Marussia' springs to mind thoughts of the relatively new Formula One team. However, Marussia is also a maker of high performance sports cars, and has just announced a new partnership with the free-to-play online racer 'Need for Speed World'."
for once it would be nice if NEED FOR SPEED car could actully out run a damn cop car without catching up shit!
TheBottomTicker writes, "The Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV and its show-stoping V12 power is now available in Need for Speed World. The Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV features the iconic scissor lift doors and well over 400hp on tap, giving you the extra power to launch you off hte line and take you into first place."
Read somewhere criterions next NFS title is: NEED FOR SPEED WORLD hope it was flamebait.
Seriously, im never playing this game till they have a massive HD update, or release a HD mod or something.
"the biggest Need for Speed arena ever"
and the quality will suck..
I've just been accepted to their closed beta starting this Friday.
can you imagine tri-city and bayview also added?
pure awesomeness!
Just need to get a better gaming rig. My pc sucks.
Black Box is a crappy dev imo, they are the ones who made Most Wanted where when you were flying down the road the screen would turn white for like 10 seconds while the rest of the game caught up and you ended up in the wall because of it. I am more interested in the Criterion NFS game then anything Black Box is working on.