Posted on August 24th, 2009 in Console, Need for Speed Shift
EA has released another video trailer of Need for Speed Shift, showing a very fast-paced Shift sequence.
Furthermore, GameSpot UK has interviewed Shift Lead Designer Stephen Viljoen who explains some of Shift’s features.
Developed by Slightly Mad Studios (former Blimey! Games) and distributed by EA, Need for Speed Shift is expected to be released in September 2009 for the PC and all major consoles. A demo of Shift has been announced to be available this summer.
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RaYqUe
August 24th, 2009 at 14:46
To hell with trailers! Where’s the demo?!
DeadStar
August 24th, 2009 at 15:15
Excellent
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The 2nd video answers the Missing Demo Question as they are “still polishing” the PC Version after completing the console versions for a simultaneous PC & console release.
Skillcoil
August 24th, 2009 at 15:15
What a scary trailer. LOL
P.S. the interview video doesn’t seem to be working. did he say anything exciting ? (demo) ?
LuisNabais
August 24th, 2009 at 15:58
“A demo of Shift has been announced to be available this summer.”
The summer is ending… The full game release is about 1 month from now… when will the demo come out? The day before the full game release?
Gaiajohan
August 24th, 2009 at 16:18
SIgh guys, take it easy.
1st. DIRT2 demo has been released 2 days ago, and that game will hit the shelves on Sept 8th. So I guess you can expect SHIFT demo next week or so.
LuisNabais
August 24th, 2009 at 16:18
August 8th? But it’s already 24th
Raikku
August 24th, 2009 at 16:24
Give us that damn demo! No vids, demo!
Gaiajohan
August 24th, 2009 at 16:34
Sorry, I meant sept 8th.
Gaiajohan
August 24th, 2009 at 16:35
Gimme gimme gimme..
LuisNabais
August 24th, 2009 at 16:42
Oh, ok. Sorry
riches
August 24th, 2009 at 18:46
If you overtake other drivers with such a unreal speed difference, i get my doubts about the AI.
Are they so lame that they drive 100km/h slower???
Or is the driver such an idiot that he uses the other driver as the braking point?
I more and more get the feeling that this game is all about wrecking not about racing.
DW
August 24th, 2009 at 19:01
I’m afraid crashes are a “standard” way of marketing motor racing. In the UK the short clip of highlights at the end of a BTCC or F1 race show what? The crashes.
Jos
August 24th, 2009 at 19:08
I can haz demo?
carbonfibre
August 24th, 2009 at 19:11
WTF
was my reaction to that trailer. At the rate the marketing team is smoking we’re only a few steps short of full scale explosions in your face… and I’m not seriously suggesting they try that.
schuubars
August 24th, 2009 at 19:31
Hmm, the marketing machine still makes sense, i mean even if Shift has a full Simulation Mode that Sim racers woul’d like to have, EA still has to make sure that Shift gets to the broader audience(People that usually only Play race games on the arcade side.), then in the end regardless of Sim or not Sim the Product needs to sell, and simulations are not exactly appealing to the broad masses.
Just think about it, i may be wrong, but we will see the result before official release i guess, and then you can still bash Shift to no end. ;)
Sodapop
August 24th, 2009 at 20:15
*raises cane* ON YOUR KNEES SIM RACERS!
kill4f00d
August 24th, 2009 at 22:27
I kiiiiillll you if i don’t get my demo soon!!!
kill4f00d
August 24th, 2009 at 22:29
You better be able to mod Shift…
Rasmus
August 24th, 2009 at 23:56
Why don’t you all just chill until it gets released? Or at least until we get the demo… The hype around this game, even here on VirtualR, is insane! I myself choose to just ignore it and wait for the game/demo to come and get my opinion from there.
UncleChuckle
August 25th, 2009 at 01:51
Was that trailer made by a meth addict? Good god that was awful.
Rasmus: Not all of us believe the hype. Happy to be proved wrong and have another sim on the market, but I still believe that come release time, people will be dropping the F from its name.
Sodapop
August 25th, 2009 at 04:28
They promised modability so I’m hoping even if it is shit, that we can harass one of the mod makers to do a physics patch.
Skillcoil
August 25th, 2009 at 05:33
Some dudes already modded GRID to make it more Simulation so .. yeah!
Sensekhmet
August 25th, 2009 at 07:03
I was almost expecting to see an image of driver’s b***s shrinking… >_>
Jos
August 25th, 2009 at 16:21
polishing a turd.
Sensekhmet
August 25th, 2009 at 18:09
The amount of hatred towards GRID (and DIRT in other places) simply blows my mind. These are very good and fun arcade games. It’s like buying a car and moaning that it’s shitty when it comes to sailing.