EA confident of becoming Christmas number one

Electronic Arts believes its forthcoming racing title Need for Speed ProStreet will win the race to become this year's Christmas number one video game.

"A Need for Speed game has been Christmas number one for four of the last five years, with FIFA only pipping it to the post last year in a debatable count back," said Steve Farrell, senior product manager at EA.

"We are confident the increased quality of the game this year – as well as our extensive marketing campaign, with support throughout the run-up to Christmas – will help to re-establish a Need For Speed game at number one."

(By David Gibbon for Digital Spy)

[Neurotoxin]

I`ll be damned if i buy from EA..

However i do own a PS3 which is probably why. LoL.

[jack who]

oh burn

[CRIMS0N_W0LF]

EA What?

Mass Effect
Uncharted
COD4
AC
SMG

blablabla

[KillJoi99]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[picker332]

nfs:ps is boring!
Just point that out.lol

[blu3print]

I got bored after playing the 1st race day in battle machine. usually when i got bored in the others i just drive around the city recklessly but that's gone now

[FCOLitsjustagame]

NFS has been #1 for 4 out of the last 5 christmass?
I assume this is because non-gamers are trying to buy for their gamer kids, family, friends. I mean its never even the best racer on the consoles let alone the best game out right now.

[Coffin87]

oh lord how do they suck..

[kornbeaner]

With the Next-Gen push in full effect now, We have Mario for the Wii, Halo 3 will still be strong this holiday and maybe Mass Effect will get some love, PS3 has Ratchet and clank, and Drake fortune. Not to mention all the Multi-plats, like Call of Duty 4, Guitar Hero 3 and more. The only game that might be a runaway success is Rock Band, but that all depends on if people are ready to shallow 4/5 the price of the Wii for a game.

[Meus Renaissance]

EA = no quality

[Rattles]

3 disagrees

[supermandead666]

lol ^^^

5 disagrees and counting.

[bluecapone]

wont happen this year people are tired of buying EA crappy games

[Beren]

EA used to be good in the past.

[americanGTA]

insted of making many crappy games, they should just make one really good game. then MAYBE i would but it, but thats a big MAYBE

[ikkokucrisis]

EA should consider renaming themselves, I've come up with a few suggestions:

EG = Electronic Garbage
EP = Electronic Ports
ER = Electronic Re-Hashes
ES = Electronic Sequels

I thought of doing all of the alphabets, but then decided not to out of respect for the alphabets...

[BloodySinner]

Keep dreaming.

[KyonoRocks]

What a joke. I can't believe NFS got Xmas number 1 for the whole 'last 4/5 years'. With pretty much 'The Best Year of Gaming' currently in full effect, I can't even believe NFS will get in the Top 10 games of Xmas.

Although now EA own Bioware maybe they will dominate this thing. EA need to look at their current licenses though and weep themselves to death

[Skerj]

And I'm confident I'll naturally evolve with the ability of nightvision and teleportation, doesn't mean it's going to happen to either of us.

[GIJeff]

its not all bad, i just wish the burnout mini game was a bit easier. but the upgrading and the wind tunnel thing is really cool. and the damage is perfect. bring on the disagrees for my honesty. *sigh*

[Antiomo]

But there is really nothing wrong with the NFS's series.

Odd thing the only nfs I did not like was the porsche one.
Maybe cuz it only focused on brand of cars.

[hotrider12]

I give all you guys bubbles on EA they suck fvcking big time!!
only way EA be back on top with nfs is if they re-make hotpursuit2 and high stakes with cops in it. make it hp3 and hs2. and porshe unlease 2 with 200 muscle and exotic cars in all three games.

[Skynetone]

very impressed there best effort in a while

[Young Capwn]

they took out free roam, so i dont want it, MIDNIGHT CLUB TIME TO SHINE.

I wont be buying NFSPS.

[lodossrage]

They have the audacity to think they'll be the number one company this holiday season?

Is this a joke?

[hotrider12]

DOWN WITH EA!!!! BLOODY BASTARDS HOW COULD THEY COME UP WITH SUCH A CRAPPY GAME!!!! PROSTREET MY A.S.S!!! HOT PURSUIT 3 YES!!!!!!!

[R2-JD]

Arrogant and lazy=EA!

Keep it up Ea and you'll be closing more than 2 studios!

JD

[GIJeff]

If you guys are so awesome, why dont you make games? Truth is, you are all clueless, pathetic, and uneducated. Give them a freaking break. It takes larger companies to take action and change things, EA isnt quite as agile as smaller companies. They have released very nice games in the past, Fight Night, Madden(say what you want, the game sells MILLIONS every year), NFS, BF series(deved my DICE sure, but EA has a huge part in its success, and BF2 and 2142 were very successful), Black, Skate, the simpsons (probably the best movie game of the year with ease), etc... The list goes on. They have accomplished a lot for a gaming dev company, and are a huge reason games are so popular now. Give it a little time, the PS3 improvements will come.

[hotrider12]

we are talking about nfs on here not EA personally the fvcking game sucks!! follow the drift we as gamers dont like the curent nfs. how hard is that to follow?? we are trying to get EA to do better on nfs
so we can brag about it not put it down, got dam!!!! what a lamo

[GIJeff]

I didnt know i was not a gamer, pardon me. If having a brain makes me not a gamer, then so be it, i reall dont care. The fact of the matter is you spew $hit from your worthless mouth. I personally like NFS this year much more than carbon. So suck on my big hard opinion.

PS. blow it.

[Tru_Blu]

Ya average joe still thinks they are ok. They keep up the flow of crap and lets hope they get a big stick in the face from joe.

Not sure about others, but I will not buy any EA Crap this year. Why should we pay just as much for games that are made for the 3fixme? and they can't get them to work right..IW send a team to EA, cause they are a buncha tards that work for the minimum wage of devs.

[TheExodus]

ProStreet is spectacularly awesome! Yes, I'm biased to the point of forgiving it all it's "sins" simply because it lets me climb behind the wheel of a GTI Mk V instead of forcing me to grit my teeth & pick from the traditional list of Japanese tuner cars (I hate those friggin' things!) My only complaint with ProStreet is that the "road frame" is missing from the GTI's "cøckpit" view, because it's what draws me into the road & compels me to multiply posted speed limits by 2 when I climb behind the wheel of the one parked in my driveway.

[xaphanze]

EA=Eat Ass

[PMR_21]

up

[ROCCOZILLA]

i love the game just for the drag racing and wheelie contest!it is worth the money and the customizing is great.pick this one up.

[Strife Lives]

Yay ! I was so intrigued. So excited. Wow so much hype. 'compete at the higest level of street racing' 'this is where we see racing in 5 years,its getting organised' ,really? Organised to the point where u teleport to the race venue without drivin there? Why take a stupid step back. Sorry EA, Just me, carbon, my ride and few cop chases till u make a better game next year

[Slayer OP]

I played the prostreet demo and that game goes the complete opposite way of the previous game. Just atrocious.