Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
Spotlight
FeatureWhat's going on at Criterion?
Matt Webster on the possibility of paid alphas, its new prototype and, of course, Burnout.
Digital FoundryFace-Off: Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Return to Paradise?
Digital FoundryNeed for Speed: Most Wanted DFPC Performance Video
See how Need for Speed: Most Wanted stacks up on the Ł300 Digital Foundry PC running at 1366x768 and full 1080p.
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UK chart: Assassin's Creed 3 top, second biggest launch of the year
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted is free on Origin
Almost paradise.
Nintendo asked Burnout dev to make Wii U F-Zero
UPDATE: Criterion was also offered Forza, Mad Max and more.
EA announces free game giveaway for all PlayStation owners
NFS! Mirror's Edge! PVZ! But you'll need to be quick.
FeatureWhat's going on at Criterion?
Matt Webster on the possibility of paid alphas, its new prototype and, of course, Burnout.
Founders leave Burnout and NFS: Hot Pursuit studio Criterion
UPDATE: Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry to form new studio.
NFS: Most Wanted, Mafia 2 free for PS Plus subscribers in August
And Spec Ops: The Line, Lego Lord of the Rings.
Criterion boss: "After over a decade of making racing games it's time to make something new"
"I am proud of all of the Burnout games. When it feels right we will make another one."
Digital FoundryNeed for Speed: Most Wanted vs. PlayStation Vita
How well can cutting-edge games run on Sony's handheld? Digital Foundry talks to Criterion Games.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted's three new DLC packs arrive in a Ł20/2000 Microsoft Points bundle
10 add-ons go live on Xbox Marketplace.
Not one but three more Need for Speed: Most Wanted DLCs coming
Shelby coming 'round the mountain.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted on Wii U includes off-screen play
EA revving up for March launch in Japan, UK details still undercover.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted expanded in 800MSP DLC
Miles more fun?
FeatureBack on track: the UK racing scene revival
How UK's racing talent rose from the ashes.
EA Gothenburg is now Ghost, working on Need for Speed
Spirited development.
UK chart: Assassin's Creed 3 top, second biggest launch of the year
Ubisoft's leap of faith rewarded with best sales of the series.
Digital FoundryFace-Off: Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Return to Paradise?
Digital FoundryNeed for Speed: Most Wanted DFPC Performance Video
See how Need for Speed: Most Wanted stacks up on the Ł300 Digital Foundry PC running at 1366x768 and full 1080p.
Digital FoundryNeed for Speed: Most Wanted Gameplay Performance Video
Can Criterion adhere to its target 30FPS gameplay target? Here we check out 360 and PS3 performance.
Digital FoundryNeed for Speed: Most Wanted Cut-Scene Performance Video
Like-for-like sections from the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions compared with frame-rate analysis.
Digital FoundryNeed for Speed: Most Wanted - PC vs. Xbox 360 Video
The Microsoft console version is compared to the PC version running at max settings.
Digital FoundryNeed for Speed: Most Wanted - PC vs. PS3 Video
It's console versus computer in this head-to-head comparison video.
Digital FoundryNeed for Speed: Most Wanted - Xbox 360 vs. PS3 Video
The two console SKUs compared.
Need for Speed Most Wanted review
Better to reign in hell.
Is Need for Speed: Most Wanted better with Kinect?
"Engine Start!"
FeatureMost Wanted: A Criterion Game, but is it Need for Speed or Burnout?
Joao spends a few hours with a near-final version on Xbox 360.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted lets you mod your car using Kinect
"Neons! Skrillex! Go!"
EGXCriterion presenting Need for Speed dev session at Eurogamer Expo
Live demo, introducing new features, followed by audience Q&A.
EGXPlayable EA games at Eurogamer Expo 2012 revealed
Need for Speed, SimCity, Crysis 3, Dead Space 3, Medal of Honor, FIFA 13.
Criterion's Need for Speed: Most Wanted better with Kinect - report
Purple banner spotted on Xbox 360 box art.
Criterion takes full control of Need for Speed and Burnout franchises
"It's definitely a Criterion gig now."
Need for Speed movie set for 2014 release
"Rooted in the tradition of the great car culture films of the 70s."
New Need for Speed: Most Wanted Autolog 2.0 details
Criterion plans Battlelog-style website.
VideoNeed For Speed: Most Wanted trailer
Open world racing, Burnout-style takedowns, new version of Autolog.
Need For Speed: Most Wanted screenshots
Open-world racer with takedowns, new version of Autolog.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted release date
UPDATE: PlayStation Vita version confirmed.
EA's E3 2012 Conference
All the stories. Need for Speed Most Wanted steals the show.
EA confirms Dead Space 3, new Need For Speed: Most Wanted
Promises more unannounced titles will be at E3.
New Dead Space, Need For Speed due by March 2013
Plus, EA promises more Plants vs Zombies.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2 outed by retailer
Notorious South African shop at it again.