Following yesterday’s big batch of preview shots, EA & Slightly Mad Studios have released a new video trailer for the upcoming Exotic Racing Series DLC pack for Need for Speed Shift.

The Exotic Racing Series DLC Pack will enrich the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 versions of Shift with seven brand new sports cars, one new track and over 50 events for the title’s career mode.

The pack includes some of the most exotic sports cars around, including the Gumpert Apollo, the Mercedes Benz SLR Stirling Moss and the new McLaren MP4-12C. Also included are some famous classics such as the Honda NSX and the BMW M1 Procar. Furthermore, the pack introduces the Riviera track, a fictional racing track with four different layouts.

Exotic Racing Series Pack Car List:

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

The Exotic Racing Series Pack will be released on March 18th and will cost $10 in the Playstation Store and 800 Microsoft Points in Xbox LIVE.

Following last month’s much-discussed Ferrari download pack for the Microsoft Xbox 360 version of Need for Speed Shift, Slightly Mad Studios has announced the next expansion pack for their popular racing title.

The Exotic Racing Series DLC Pack will enrich the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 versions of Shift with seven brand new sports cars, one new track and over 50 events for the title’s career mode.

The pack includes some of the most exotic sports cars around, including the Gumpert Apollo, the Mercedes Benz SLR Stirling Moss and the new McLaren MP4-12C. Also included are some famous classics such as the Honda NSX and the BMW M1 Procar. Furthermore, the pack introduces the Riviera track, a fictional racing track with four different layouts.

Exotic Racing Series Pack Car List:

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

The Exotic Racing Series Pack will be released on March 18th and will cost $10 in the Playstation Store and 800 Microsoft Points in Xbox LIVE. Below are lots of previews for you to check out the new machinery.

 

Cric has released a beta of his Formula One mod for Slightly Mad Studio’s Need for Speed Shift title, bringing open-wheel race cars to the popular racing title.

Based on F1LIGUE’s Formula One mod for rFactor, the mod gives us a first impression of what’s really possible with modding in Shift. As you can see below, the result is far away from being perfect yet but well worth trying for every F1 fan driving Shift.

Important: As most releases for Shift, the mod requires you to unpack Shift’s files before using it.

Download Formula One Beta for Need for Speed Shift Here

Julien Regnard is continuing to improve his much-discussed Sharp Tires Mod for Need for Speed Shift that aims to overhaul Shift’s tire physics and force feedback.

Version 3.1 comes with plenty of changes in terms of force feedback and other physic tweaks as listed below.

Changelog:

• Better FFB, firmer in center
• FFB drop when front wheels understeer can be felt more clearly.
• Car CoG height is now real figure-> cars more alive, more challenging sometimes, lap times closer to real ones.
• Tyres adjusted to be a little more difficult to recover when grip is lost.

The mod requires the latest version of Need for Speed Shift (1.02) to be installed, it works both with packed and unpacked versions of the game. Make sure to check out the mod’s readme file for more info and recommended settings to make most of the new tire behaviour.

Download Need for Speed Shift Sharp Tires Mod 3.1 Here

EA & Slightly Mad Studios will be released the Ferrari Racing Series download-content pack for the Xbox 360 version of Need for Speed Shift, adding ten Ferrari sports cars to the game.

The pack will include the Ferrari FXX, the California,  the 599 GTB Fiorano, the F50 GT and the F430 as well as other Ferrari road cars. Furthermore, the pack will add the Ferrari World Tour to the game’s career mode.

Unfortunately, all of this will be limited to the Xbox 360 version of Shift as the DLC won’t be available for the PC and Playstation 3 versions. As explained by Ferrari, this decision is due to the fact that EA owns no license to produce Ferrari-content for the PC and Playstation 3 versions of the game. The Xbox version of the pack is made possible thanks to a sub-license with Microsoft, limiting the pack to their platform.

EA & Slightly Mad Studios have released a bunch of new previews of the Ferrari Racing Series download pack that will be coming to the Xbox 360 version of Need for Speed Shift on Thursday.

The pack will bring ten Ferrari sports cars to Shift, including the Ferrari FXX, the California,  the 599 GTB Fiorano, the F50 GT and the F430 both as GTC and Spyder version. Furthermore, the pack will add the Ferrari World Tour to the game’s career mode.

Unfortunately, all of this will be limited to the Xbox 360 version of Shift as the DLC won’t be available for the PC and Playstation 3 versions. The Ferrari Racing Series pack will be available starting February 18th and will sell fo $9.99.

 

Julien Regnard has released an all-new version of his Sharp Tires physics mod for Need for Speed Shift, aiming to improve the simulation’s tire physics.

The new version comes with plenty of changes as Julien is not just working on the tires but has also overhauled the brakes, FFB and more as listed below.

Features:

* This mod replaces all racing tyres in NFSS. *Not drifting tyres*
* It greatly reduces car left/right oscillations. Car feels more connected to the road.
* It makes steering far more direct and precise, mostly removing the feeling there is a controller lag.
* You need to be more precise and careful to be fast.
* reduces differential pre-load
* Reduces brake pressure as default stock brakes were already far too strong. Now you can feel difference between cold and hot brakes, and brake upgrades are more useful.
* Change default controllers setup for a better FFB
* Default springs are stiffer on most road cars.

The mod requires the latest version of Need for Speed Shift (1.02) to be installed, it works both with packed and unpacked versions of the game. Make sure to check out the mod’s readme file for more info and recommended settings to make most of the new tire behaviour.

Download Need for Speed Shift Sharp Tires Mod 2.0 Here

A few days ago, I posted a first story on the Ferrari download pack coming to Need for Speed Shift. Now, EA has officially announced the pack, giving us first previews of the prancing horses in Shift to enjoy.

The pack will bring ten Ferrari sports cars to Shift, including the Ferrari FXX, the California,  the 599 GTB Fiorano, the F50 GT and the F430 both as GTC and Spyder version. Furthermore, the pack will add the Ferrari World Tour to the game’s career mode.

Unfortunately, all of this will be limited to the Xbox 360 version of Shift as the DLC won’t be available for the PC and Playstation 3 versions. The Ferrari Racing Series pack will be available starting February 18th and will sell fo $9.99.

 

Julien Regnard has released a new version of his much-discussed Sharp Tires Mod for Need for Speed Shift, aiming to further improve Shift’s tire physics.

Version 2.0 reverts some of the changes made in the initial release as the grip multiplier and other settings have been changed back to the default value. The new version comes with various improvements in several areas, including:

- tyre stiffness (long, lat, cornering)
- tyre damping
- tyre speed sensitivity
- Matt’s brake mod
- Adjusted brake pressure for all cars.

The mod requires the latest version of Need for Speed Shift (1.02) to be installed, it works both with packed and unpacked versions of the game. Make sure to check out the mod’s readme file for more info and recommended settings to make most of the new tire behaviour.

Download Need for Speed Shift Sharp Tires Mod 2.0 Here

A Ferrari-themed download content pack for Need for Speed Shift will be released later this month, bringing many sought-after Ferraris and a new tier in career mode to Slightly Mad Studio’s popular first title.

Even though this pack hasn’t been officially announced yet, the Major Nelson podcast spilled the beans a few days ago, revealing that ten Ferrari’s will be making their way into Shift, coming with new archivements and new events for the game’s career mode.

Need for Speed Shift Ferrari DLC Pack Car List (as mentioned in the leak)

- Ferrari FXX
- Ferrari F430
- Ferrari F50 GT
- Ferrari California

The pack is planned to be released later this month, keep in mind that this is leaked info for now and the information might change once an official announcement is there.

Back in December, Slightly Mad Studios released the first DLC pack for Shift, bringing five new cars to the title. The new pack will close the only major gap in the title’s lineup of manufacturers as Ferrari joins other high-profile brands such as Porsche, Lamborghini, Aston Martin and Maserati in Need for Speed Shift.

Julien Regnard has released a new version of his Sharp Tires Mod for Need for Speed Shift, aiming to give the title’s tire model a realistic overhaul.

The mod improves the tire physics, allowing more precise and direct steering, as well as a more realistic grip level. The tire data is based on real-life data and extensive testing, the game’s drift tire physics have not been touched.

The mod requires the latest version of Need for Speed Shift (1.02) to be installed, it works both with packed and unpacked versions of the game. Make sure to check out the mod’s readme file for more info and recommended settings to make most of the new tire behaviour.

Download Need for Speed Shift Sharp Tires Mod Here

Every time accomplished race drivers try a racing game it’s definitely worth a story, especially if it’s a real racing legend. The video below shows Hurley Haywood driving Need for Speed Shift as part of a “Game with Fame” event where gamers get to chance to play against celebrities on Xbox LIVE.

Haywood is one of the world’s most successful sports car racers, winning the Le Mans 24 Hours three times and being a Daytona 24 Hours record winner with five overall victories. Haywood was closely associated with Brumos Racing and Porsche, spending the majority of his career driving Weissach-built machinery. Today, he’s Chief Driving Instructor at the Porsche Sports Driving School in Birmingham, Alabama.

SETHAlpine has released the first ever addon car for Slightly Mad Studios’ Need for Speed Shift, bringing the French Alpine A410 concept car to the game.

The brand new car comes with unique physics and working upgrades & tuning kits to integrate well in to Need for Speed Shift.

Important: The car requires you to unpack Shift’s files and will replace the Chevrolet Cobalt from the original car lineup.

Download Alpine A410 for Need for Speed Shift Here

Here’s a fun thing for all you Need for Speed Shift fans who want to get their Shift fix everywhere they go – The Need for Speed Shift iPhone app.

Available for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, the game includes 20 different cars from road-going machinery to full blown race cars that can be driven on a bunch of street circuits.

The car is steered tilting the iPhone in the desired direction, the game automatically accelerates and allows you to brake by tapping the screens. What sounds kind of goofy works out pretty well, keep in mind that this is an arcade game though as the driving can’t be considered to be realistic in any way.

The most interesting thing about the game is the fact that it bares close resemblance to the PC and console versions of Shift, including the showroom, the points bar on the top of the screen and the driver profiles – Need for Speed Shift users will feel right at home in the mobile version. The game is now available in the Apple App store, selling for $9.99, below is a video of the title in action.