[April Fools 2005]: Need for Speed Series Cancelled!

[i]Edit: EA has of course not cancelled the Need for Speed series and NFS Most Wanted is in development.[/i]

We received a somewhat tragic news from EA today. It seems that the Need for Speed series has been canceled, which makes Need for Speed Udnerground 2, the eigth game in the series, the last. Reason for such an act is that the developers simply became tired of programming racing games as they accomplished everything one can do in a racing game: from realistic racing style with exotic cars (The Need for Speed, Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed) to arcade racing (Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, High Stakes) and night racing with customizable import cars (Need for Speed Underground).

Since their latest project, Need for Speed Most Wanted, was never officially confirmed it will of course never be released.

From an unofficial source we also found out that the developers have been transferred to the Redmond branch of EA, where they will work on a new expansion for the best seller The Sims 2.

This is a sad day for everyone that enjoyed the Need for Speed games and to make everyone feel a little better we at NFSUnlimited.net will organize a "Goodbye Need for Speed" competition. More details will be available soon, but for now all I can say is that the prizes will be hot!