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We recently reported about a possible cancellation of the Need for Speed series and later on about closing NFS development studio Blackbox.
Part of that news is now true: EA issued a press statement about reducing it's work force by 10% (about 1000 employees) and the closure of several studios facilities, including the NFS series maker Blackbox' in downtown Vancouver. Blackbox will move to the nearby EA Canada's location in Burnaby. The press statement does not mention any games being canceled which means the production of NFS2010 will most likely continue.
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few... thats good that there will be nfs10 :!: :!: :!:
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YAY!
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I'm indifferent on this actually...
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Me too.. Neutral. :|
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Khem... NFS 13... khem...
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Andre_online wrote:Me too.. Neutral. :|

Me three.
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Still waiting for that Criterion NFS thing.
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vZv wrote:Khem... NFS 13... khem...
No, correction, this IS NFS10. Carbon? What's Carbon? Undercover? I can't believe they'd pick a name that lame, so it can't possibly exist... :mrgreen:
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By NFS10 I mean NFS2010...
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Whoa. Go easy on the red cordial young fella.
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Bojan wrote:By NFS10 I mean NFS2010...
"I mean :arrow: "Change's Good" ! Need For Speed in fusion with Burnout => Why not?!" :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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TRANSFORMER wrote:Need For Speed in fusion with Burnout => Why not?!" :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
Yeah, then you'll just simply get a Burnout... with police. Woot. I mean seriously, it would lose its touch. I want something that feels like an NFS game.
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Picture this:

Need for Speed: Burnout

Sounds great, right?

On second thouht, no. It just doesn't roll off the tongue.
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The bottom line is that there will be A NFS Installment in 2010 !!!! =D> 8) :D :mrgreen: =P~ :wink: // That's all i NEED to know !!!! Yay !!!!!
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And I wonder if it's gonna ever live up to our expectations. My wager is certainly not on this.
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Yay!
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I wonder if elie is ever going to loose his total fanboyism and learn to type right... :lol:

Although, it is good to know NFS isn't dead, (rather, dieing...) As for the change, we'll just have to see where EA takes that. :wink:
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