Great news.
We have just announced that the Need for Speed™ franchise has surpassed 100M units sold life to date. The newest release, Need for Speed SHIFT, pushes the franchise over the 100M mark, making it the best-selling racing brand in the gaming world. Need for Speed has become a driving force for innovation in the racing genre. Known for delivering unparalleled white-knuckle racing, creative customization and street style, the Need for Speed series has generated over $2.7B in life-to-date sales and has become a powerful pop culture phenomenon.
Since the release of Need for Speed in 1994, the franchise has…
• Launched 15 blockbuster titles across more than 14 platforms
• Released in 22 languages in over 60 countries
• Players have raced over 279 billion miles of roads & race tracks
• Generated over 17 trillion user-generated vehicle customizations
• Featured actors, models & musicians including: Brooke Burke (Wild On), Christina Milian (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past), Emmanuelle Vaugier (Two and a Half Men), Josie Maran (Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and actress), Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III), Kanye West, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Prodigy
• Debuted exclusive remix from Snoop Dogg of The Door’s classic song Riders on the Storm
• Sold more games than all new passenger cars sales in the U.S since 1994**
• If Need for Speed boxes were laid out end-to-end, it would span 173,609 football fields
• 100M units represents nearly every household in the United States and is 3x the population of Canada
Congrats to the teams that make such great Need for Speed games. If you would love to work on a NFS team, dont forget to keep an eye on: www.jobs.ea.com
Need for Speed joins other esteemed franchises in the highly exclusive 100m club including : Mario, Tetris, Pokemon, and The Sims.
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Shift is a great track racing game. But I so love being chased by the Cops. Glad Burnout introduced their Cops n Robbers mode
Congrats EA. I am a huge Need for Speed fan. I have followed this game from the early days, right through to Shift.
Any more info on the next in the series?
NFS has become a part of my life i was born in 1994 and I remembered playing my first game in 1997…..that means its been with my since i was born….a great game better than any other EA games series!!!!!!!!!!! BEST OF LUCK FOR FUTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!