Shift Product Details

Exotic Racing Series

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Need for Speed SHIFT Exotic Racing Series is now available which features seven phenomenal new cars and an amazing new track. Players won't find more brilliance, innovation, or drama than in these magnificent machines, where each is a potent mix of race car and road car.

Highlighting this exclusive pack of cars are the McLaren MP4-12C, only found in Need for Speed SHIFT, and the legendary BMW M1. To round out the pack we've got the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, GUMPERT apollo, Honda NSX, Maserati GranTurismo S, and the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss.

Honda NSX	Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione	GUMPERT apollo
Maserati GranTurismo S	McLaren MP4-12C	BMW M1
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss

A bonus for fans who download the Exotic Racing Series are over 50 exciting new events that have been created specifically for these new cars and this new track. The events included in the Ferrari Racing Series are:

Sprint Races – Six single race events.

UK Time Attack - Hot Lap – Four race events on iconic UK tracks.

Riviera Tour – Series across all four new Riviera circuits.

Hot Lap Four single time attack events.

Multi track Competetition – Four series events consisting of two races at multi layout tracks.

Time Challenge – Time Attack - Four single time attack events.

Series Competition – Two series events consisting of five races.

Eliminator Competition – Four eliminator based events.

Nords Tour – Four races set on the iconic Nurburgring.

Oval Derby – Intense battles in the four oval circuits.

Endurance Competition – two single endurance events.

World Tour – A single race series consisting of 5 races.

There is also a brand new set of achievements to be conquered, worth 125 gamer points in total. Here are the new achievements for you guys to earn:

Hot Lap Champion (10G)
Complete every event in the Hot Lap Competition in 1st position

Exotica (20G)
Complete an Online Race or Time Attack in all the Exotic vehicles

Time Splitter (30G)
Beat all the lap times in the Exotic Time Attack Competition

Scenic Route (30G)
Achieve 1st place in all Riviera Tour events

Exotic Tour Star (35G)
Achieve all Stars in the Exotic World Tour

Ferrari Racing Series Exclusive to the Xbox 360

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Ferrari is returning to Need for Speed for the first time since 2002’s Hot Pursuit 2, and we think the Ferrari Racing Series – only available for Need for Speed SHIFT - will be worth the wait for fans of the legendary automaker. So on February 16, strap yourself in, because the Ferrari Racing Series is going to be a fast and fun ride you don’t need to empty your life savings to get.

We’ve got 10 of the fastest and most beautiful prancing horses on the planet, including the Italian stallion’s most recent triumph, California, as well as modern classics like the F430 and 599 GTB Fioriano and race-bred monsters F50 GT and F430 GTC. Below are all 10 Ferrari’s included in the Ferrari Racing Series:

FERRARI 430 SCUDERIA	FERRARI 599 GTB FIORIANO	FERRARI CALIFORNIA
FERRARI F50 GT	FERRARI F430 CHALLENGE	FERRARI F430 GTC
FERRARI F430 SPIDER	FERRARI FXX	FERRARI SCUDERIA SPIDER 16M
FERRARI SUPERAMERICA

A bonus for Ferrari fans who download the Ferrari Racing Series is a new set of racing events which pits you against other Ferraris to determine which one of these elegant Italian thoroughbreds is best. The events included in the Ferrari Racing Series are:

Ferrari Race Exhibition – Four single race events

Ferrari Time Challenge - Hot Lap – Four single time attack events.

Ferrari Mixed Track Competition – Four series events consisting of two races at multi layout tracks.

Ferrari Time Challenge - Time Attack – Four single time attack events.

Ferrari Series Competition – Three series events consisting of five races.

Ferrari Eliminator Competition – Four eliminator based events (2 Lap eliminator and 2 Time eliminator).

Ferrari Endurance Competition – Two single endurance events.

Ferrari World Tour – A single race series consisting of 5 races.

There is also a brand new set of achievements to be conquered, worth 125 gamer points in total. Here are the new achievements for you guys to earn:

Tifosi (20G)
Complete an Online Race or Time Attack in all the Ferrari vehicles

Online Ferrari Master (20G)
Achieve a Podium Finish in over 200 Online games using any Ferrari vehicle

Challenge Star (25G)
Achieve all Stars in the Ferrari Series Competition

Nordschleife Endurance Champion (25G)
Complete the Ferrari Nordschleife Endurance event in 1st place

World Tour Star (35G)
Achieve all Stars in the Ferrari World Tour

Team Racing Pack

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Team Racing Pack downloadable content for Need for Speed SHIFT includes five new cars: 1998 Toyota Supra Mark IV, 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, 1967 Shelby GT500, 1969 Dodge Charger R/T and 1969 Dodge Challenger R/T, as well as the new Team Racing mode.

Grab your friends, create a team and take on the world in Team Racing. Using a combination of teamwork, skillful driving and the occasional slick maneuver to topple your opponents, you’ll be atop the podium in short order.

The Team Racing Pack is available December 1 on Xbox 360 and PC and December 3 on PlayStation 3.

You wanted more cars, you got ‘em – the Team Racing Pack includes five new cars, four legendary muscle cars from a time when cubic inches were king, and one of the most sought-after imports of the 21st century.

For fans of rock-solid American power, this car pack was made for you.

Four cars you’ve been dreaming about since getting your license: 1967 Shelby GT500, 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, 1969 Dodge Charger R/T and 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T are now available in Need for Speed SHIFT.

Tuners, we haven’t forgotten about you: included in this pack is the 1998 Toyota Supra Mark IV, a car that has taken on a life of its own in the aftermarket community.

The NFS community has been clamoring for the Supra since day one, and we are happy to make it available. If you’re not convinced, take the Supra for a rip around the track.

1967 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY 427	1967 SHELBY GT500	1969 DODGE CHARGER R/T
1971 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T		1998 TOYOTA SUPRA MARK IV

It’s time to make your choice: red or blue, and this time, it has nothing to do with politics. With the new Team Racing Pack for Need for Speed SHIFT, you can join your friends and fight for the right to be called king of the track.

The cars are stock: no vinyls, no works package, no modifications of any kind, so you’ll have to win with a combination of skill and teamwork.

Create a team, invite your friends and race using any means necessary to come out on top. Don’t kid yourself, your opponents will be trying every move in the book to get ahead – it’s up to you to fight them off and take the podium.

TRUE DRIVER’S EXPERIENCE

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Need for Speed SHIFT is the closest you may get to the experience of driving a Porsche 911 GT-3, and with the True Driver’s Experience, you get the full race treatment.

An active Heads-Up-Display (HUD) mimics the driver’s head movement, G-forces and physics that go into blasting around corners in your dream car.

Put your foot to the floor and you’ll see the depth-of-field shift further out, putting the cockpit out of focus and making your speedster more difficult to control, adding a realistic, simulation feel to the racing engine of SHIFT.

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TOTAL CUSTOMIZATION

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

We’re not talking fuzzy pink dice. If you want to turn your sport compact into a muscle machine, you can in Need for Speed SHIFT with the total customization system.

Make the car your own inside, outside and under the hood with this comprehensive tool that encourages you to be as creative as you want to. Want to put 21” wheels on your Scion tC? You can do that. How about a whale-tail wing on your Camaro SS? No sweat.

In SHIFT, the only thing keeping your dream car from becoming reality is a lack of imagination.

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PHOTO-REAL CARS AND RENDERED TRACKS

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Need for Speed SHIFT has 72 of the fastest, most innovative and beautiful cars on the road and tracks today, as well as 19 beautifully-rendered tracks that can be raced more than 50 different ways, including Donington Park and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Sit your driver down in any of the cars in SHIFT and you’ll see how many thousands of hours went into designing the interiors of your favorite car. From the trademark blue-red color mosaic in the Volkswagen GTI’s gages to the swooping arches of the Mazda RX-8s audio system, it’s all there.

Any piece of interior design in your vehicle will be in SHIFT, except the jelly stains on the passenger seat from last week’s donut run.

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DYNAMIC CRASH EFFECT

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

If you drive aggressively, eventually you’re going to crash. In SHIFT, art imitates life.

Toss your shiny red Porsche Carrera GT end-over-end and you’ll feel it with the new Dynamic Crash Effect system.

You’ll feel like you’ve taken damage with every flip, fender-bender and head-on collision in SHIFT as your driver is disoriented and briefly shaken up by the sounds of metal twisting and glass shattering.

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DRIVER PROFILE

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

How you drive your car is unique to your personality, and it’s the same in SHIFT with the new Driver Profile feature.

In SHIFT, Driver Profile is a real-time tracker of your evolution as a racer. Are you aggressive or precise? The badges you earn, combined with your success rate and profile points all combine to give a full driving experience both solo and online.

How you drive in SHIFT determines how you advance in your racing career, which cars you’re able to unlock and who you race against online. It’s all up to you.

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Need for Speed SHIFT NOW AVAILABLE

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Sit down and hang on, because Need for Speed SHIFT is in stores now and ready to take you for the most thrilling ride you can go on without leaving your living room.

Accolades are pouring in from the gaming press, with IGN.com giving SHIFT a 9.0/10 score and the Editors’ Choice Award, calling it “a glorious return to greatness,” and The Official Xbox Magazine giving the game a 9/10, saying SHIFT is “..Literally the first time a videogame has ever made me think ‘Holy crap.. maybe I should slow down.’”

Need for Speed SHIFT is first-person driving. Feel the power of a McLaren F1 from inside the cockpit with the new in-car perspective that IGN says makes the driving experience “so close to the real thing.”

Strap yourself in to feel the G-force and see the 3-D HUD of the True Drivers’ Experience and tailor the game to your driving style solo and online with the new Driver Profile, which evaluates your performance from race-to-race and impacts which cars you can unlock and how you evolve throughout your driving career.

Hit another car or a wall at high speeds and you’ll be knocked around and disoriented by the Dynamic Crash Effect system.

You may not be adventurous enough to install a high-flow exhaust or drop a turbo into your own Nissan 350Z, but with SHIFT’s total customization system, you can create the Fairlady Z from hell and race it against your friends at home or online.

SHIFT has 72 photo-real high-performance cars and 19 beautifully rendered tracks you can race more than 50 different ways, including Laguna Seca and Willow Springs.

If you’ve ever wanted to tear up some blacktop in a snarling supercar, SHIFT has you covered with the Bugatti Veyron, Lamborghini Gallardo and Pagani Zonda F just three of your options for motoring madness.

Need for Speed SHIFT is available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, PSP, Mobile and iPhone and is being developed by Slightly Mad Studios in collaboration with Black Box and senior vice president Patrick Soderlund at EA Games Europe.

Need for Speed SHIFT KEY FEATURES

TRUE DRIVER’S EXPERIENCE	DRIVER PROFILE	DYNAMIC CRASH EFFECT
TOTAL CUSTOMIZATION	PHOTO-REAL CARS AND RENDERED TRACKS