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Shift 2 Unleashed Takes Some Gorgeous Screenshots

The first step in creating a new Need for Speed game is making sure the screenshots look amazing. Slightly Mad Studios nails it with these screens for Shift 2 Unleashed.

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MGRogue20174915d ago (Edited 4915d ago )

It looks alot like the first Shift .. except more grittier & dirty.

UnbiasedTroll4915d ago

This game does look like a huge improvement from the first one.

Should be a great racing game. In car view is unrivalled experience.

dgroundwater4915d ago

Unrivaled in-car view hands down. The devs took inspiration straight from Mirror's Edge, according to an early interview of the first Shift.

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eliasg4915d ago

wow ,this is the best looking racing game from EA by far

Quagmire4915d ago

I dunno, Hot Pursuit is pretty darn fun! :)

Dylantalon14915d ago

I remember the fake screens that were released for the first game and fanboys were screaming about how impressive the graphics were when they were mediocre . Anyway, its a multiplatform game so expect a mediocre game at best .

Neckbear4915d ago (Edited 4915d ago )

What's funny is how you say multiplatform games are mediocre, yet some of the best games this generation are multiplatform.

Not only that, but the whole "fake screens" somewhat reminds me of Gra- oh, nevermind. I really don't feel like starting some flame war.

@Pyscho_Mantis

Actually, if we focus on this generation alone, there are alot, ALOT of incredible games that are multiplatform.

I'm too lazy to do a list, but honestly? just look at your game collection.

There's at least a good chunck of multiplatforms in there.

On a side-note: Games like God of War, Gears of War, MGS4 (Emphazis on "4", IMO it's the worst the series have to offer), Halo and GTA don't quite fit my tastes.

In fact, my game collection consists of mostly multiplatforms because of that. Games like Bioshock, Dead Space, Burnout Paradise, Red Dead Redemption, Bayonetta, Vanquish...ehm, just to name some, are of the best titles this generation has to offer.

Pyscho_Mantis4915d ago

no say it cuz the cockpit view in GT5 is so much more better. And the greatest franchises are exclusive or once were:
Gran Turismo
Halo
Uncharted
God of War
GTA (was exclusive)
MGS4
Gears of War

Ducky4915d ago (Edited 4915d ago )

Exclusives aren't really that must better than multiplats.
It's just the hype either side gives them because they want something to brag about for their system.

Though, some exclusives get an advantage by only having to focus on one system, but for each exclusive, there is another multiplat that was equally mind-blowing.

With that said,
*puts on fanboy hat* the best exclusive ever is STALKER!!

nycredude4915d ago (Edited 4915d ago )

Neckbear

On a side-note: Games like God of War, Gears of War, MGS4 (Emphazis on "4", IMO it's the worst the series have to offer), Halo and GTA don't quite fit my tastes.

so you are saying that hack & slash, 3rd person cover shooter, stealth action, fps, and open world games don't suit your taste?

What games do suit your taste? Only racers and rpg?

Seems to me like you just have a thing against exclusives.
Bioshock was decent, Dead Space were excellent, Burnout Paradise is just fun, Red Dead was very good, Bayonetta (meh), Vanquish (meh). These might be the best multiplats this gen has to offer but the exclusives you mentioned are better than these imo.

Also don't tell me you missed out on Uncharted 1 and 2, Killzone 2, Valkyria Chronicles, Demons Souls, Mass Effect 1 and 2, Motorstorm 1 and 2, Heavy Rain, GT5, Warhawk, Mag

Neckbear4915d ago (Edited 4915d ago )

I don't judge games for the genre, I judge the game itself.

You could say I hated God of War, but I love DMC and Bayonetta. I dislike Gears of War, yet I like Uncharted and Vanquish.

I hated GTAIV, yet I liked Red Dead Redemption (Oh, the irony here). I didn't like MGS4, yet I loved the other entries of the series.

I don't like genres, I like the games themselves. Two games might share the same genre, however, one suits my tastes and the other doesn't, since one is fast, frenetic and fun, while the other is MASSHH SQUAAREEEE.

I'm open minded when it comes down to genres, after all.

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Also, I do NOT have a thing against exclusives. As I said, a good lot of them don't suit my tastes.

I played (and loved) Uncharted 1 and 2, Mass Effect 1 and 2, Valkyria Chronicles and Demon's Souls.

Games that I did not like, out of your list: Killzone 2, Heavy Rain, Warhawk and MAG.

Games I feel indifferent about: Motorstorm. They're fun, but not that fun.

Game I did not play yet: Gran Turismo 5.

However! I completly loved Bayonetta and Vanquish. Both were of the best action games I've played this generation, although that (and in fact, everything in my posts) consists of my personal opinion.

It's not too hard to realize that we all have different tastes when it comes down to games, bro.

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Vesemir4915d ago (Edited 4915d ago )

You know what... I have been analyzing those screens, very detailed.
Those pics were probably took with a 580gtx and the cars doesn't look better than GT5 premium cars...

What's the problem ??

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Report: Sexual Misconduct Investigation Conducted at EA, Suspects Named and What They Did Revealed

EA senior staff has been investigated for sexual misconduct involving female coworkers, and these said people have been named publicly.

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isarai3d ago

Aye just call Phil, i mean he somehow made Bobby Kotick's scandal disappear and gave him a few million dollar high five on the way out.

Cacabunga3d ago

I wonder if it will be censored with some in game ads.

MrBaskerville1d 5h ago (Edited 1d 5h ago )

Microsoft did, Phil Spencer played a minor part. He instigated the buyout that led to Kotick escaping all his controversies while getting a golden handshake.

Someone on Twitter calculated that the people hired in Tango and Arkane Austin could get a decent salary for roughly 17 years for the money Kotick was paid.

InUrFoxHole14h ago

Yeah some thing tells me Kotics $ was already guaranteed before MS made the deal. As for the studios... Let's be honest here... none of those studios made system sellers.

XiNatsuDragnel3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

EA about to go down like Activision and then Phil saves the day saying.this is good for the industry and consolidation will help create competition. /s.

MrBaskerville1d 5h ago

Then they shutdown Codemasters and studio behind Jedi Survivor.

Atleast they could hardly do much damage that EA hadn't allready done. EA has shut down most of their studios by now.

ravens523d ago

What's up with all these horny creeps. You gon be horny, fine. Just not at work take care of that shit before you go in. Rub one out if you have to. Don't be a creep at all. ESPECIALLY at work. But don't be one AT ALL.

Extermin8or3_3d ago

I mean part of the issue is that things transpired outside of work....

MrBaskerville1d 5h ago

That's the thing he mentioned about not being a creep at all.

KwietStorm_BLM3d ago

You think deviants care where they are? Work sometimes makes it an even better situation for them because they can abuse their power.

mudakoshaka2d ago

Nerds think they are Gods when they are making video games.

NotoriousWhiz3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

"it seems that according to EA, given the events transpired outside of work between two adults, and the fact that once investigation has started that the alleged perpetrators didn’t do it again, the investigation is considered closed. [...] The victim still has to work with the people that harassed her."

Yep, EA is disgusting.

Extermin8or3_3d ago

I mean the fact stuff happened outside of work puts EA in quite a difficult position legally. These women don't seem to have reported the matter to the police which kinda ties EA's hands on what they can do. If they don't file reports of the crimes then yeah from EA's perspective it is stuff that happened outside of work. The only exception is the guy that apparently referenced things in the slack channel for work, spending on what he said proving it may be very hard and he may well be able to get away with plausible deniability. I don't like EA and I think these people need to be dismissed but without any legal action being taken, EA can't really do much without risk of being sued themselves for unfair dismissal etc.

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EA to Spend Billions Boosting Share Prices After Mass Layoffs

EA has announced it will engage in a shareholder-pleasing share buyback program just a couple of months after mass layoffs at the studio.

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Yi-Long6d ago

Well, anything to make those shareholders happy, I guess. They're all that matters in this industry nowadays.

badboyz096d ago (Edited 6d ago )

EA stocks haven't been profitable in over 5yrs. They better hope Take-two don't get the FIFA license lol.

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EA Hopes to Use Generative AI to Drive Monetization and Make Development 30% More Efficient

Today Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson provided a look into his ideas for the use of generative AI in the company's development processes.

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thorstein69d ago

I wonder what the next buzz word they'll slap in front of AI to make it sound exciting next? "Generative" as if it's creating its own content. Lol.

Cacabunga69d ago

EA is already dying a painful death..

peppeaccardo69d ago

i have a better idea .. why the whole exec team doesn't get replaced by chat bots ?

just_looken69d ago

Though i agree the ai thing is already in other forms of media there have been ai translations/scripts/voice over and even full ai commercials aired on tv. Ubisoft has created a ai game creator story/vo/music except the building of the game

The new unreal engine has auto terrain creation tools

In the world of greed in which it is winning without any major blow back ai is our future.

everyone want's biden dead on the mic or a criminal instead of a woman and now we are getting ai everything because no one will stop watching/playing ai created media.

GamerRN69d ago

Maybe they should just focus on making good games?

Just a thought...

Kiryu199268d ago

Exactly EA are just pure evil. When they are beating Bank of America to be voted the worst company to work for that’s saying a lot

Good thing I don’t buy their games day one and wait for deep deep sale years after launch (the select few games I am actually interested in)

Gaming is making so much money yet the greed of these companies is never ending

CEO’s and people on board making millions yet cutting jobs to those who are actually making the products

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Knightofelemia69d ago (Edited 69d ago )

EA is still a shady shitty company even with or without the help of Skynet. All they will use AI for is new ways to milk loot boxes and come up with the same sports title with a different year on the label. They are one company I truly do hate with a passion. They single handedly ruined some great franchise with their death touch. ME, Dead Space, Alice Returns, Dante's Inferno.

Stuart575669d ago

EA layoffs followed by 'Generative AI to Drive Monetization'

I knew it. Wonder what AI salary looks like? Nothing.

ChasterMies69d ago

I having a feeling that most of the layoffs in the industry are based on the idea that AI will do the same job for less.

DarXyde68d ago

Very likely, yes.

Made worse by the fact that the execs aren't changing their compensations.

My deepest fear at this point is that we are now in the capitalism endgame.

At this point, we really should just burn AI to the ground. Executives cannot be trusted to do the right thing.
How are those people expected to support families if everything gets automated?

Barlos69d ago (Edited 69d ago )

And take away creativity, and people's jobs as we've been seeing. Got it.

No thanks. I want my games created by people, not AI.

CobraKai69d ago

Exactly. If or when games start becoming more AI than people, im done with gaming. AI and companies like EA can suck donkey d***k.

just_looken69d ago

Though i agree remember this is no ps3/360 era were we got up to 3 games in one generation from on developer like gears/halo/bioware/sony/ms

The people today are pro esg/sweet baby for the most part AAA gaming is imploding right now.

We should be stepping back re evaluate everything as a whole this year xmen 97 written/directed by a woman that is nuts and its also being made by a group reshaping bodies to be less sexual like wtf. A dam famous cartoon from the 90's is being rebuilt with millions spent to be worse in everyway.

Gaming/movies/tv shows made today are worse than what we had 7years ago ai won't change this but that ai is also being made by these groups so either way we are screwed.
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Eonjay68d ago

Don't be of afraid of women. Sexy characters in games and movies still exist. Got my Stellar Blade on preorder!!! Everything all the time doesn't need to be sexual...that's stupid, childish and dull.

Chocoburger69d ago (Edited 69d ago )

EA doesn't want to lose their title of worst gaming company ever, always trying their best to remain the champs!
What's sad is that they have so much potential to be a decent publisher.

SSX Tricky / SSX 3
Def Jam Vendetta / Fight for New York
NBA Street
NFL Steet
Mirror's Edge
Bad Company
Burnout 3 / 4 / 5

Remember when EA used to be awesome? It's all over with now. Unpolished, if not out-right broken games these days. Endless monetization and gambling in their sports games, and let's not forget wasting hours of your life trying to unlock characters or equipment using "surprise boxes!"

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