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Need For Speed Undercover to have Cops and Robbers Mode

Nirmal — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:35:15 +0000

Need for Speed Undercover (NFS) is the twelfth edition of the popular racing video game series NFS, developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts. The new version is set for release on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Wii, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable, iPod Touch, iPhone and mobile phone on November 2008.

EA has announced a new online feature called Cops and Robbers, which will have two teams of players, consisting of up to four members, racing against each other, one team trying to get its precious loot from the drop-off point to the safe house, and the other one trying to stop it.

The cops and robbers mode will thrust players into adrenaline-pumping battles as they utilize the Heroic Driving Engine to deliver or prevent the delivery of the package to the safe house.

Need for Speed system requirements on Windows are;

Windows XP or Vista with latest service pack installed
Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) CPU running at 2.8GHz or higher (3.0GHz if running Windows Vista)
1.5GB RAM(2GB Recommended)
Geforce 6500, Radeon 9500 or better DirectX compliant video card with Pixel shader 2.0 or above (AGP and PCIe only) using a supported chipset
DirectX compatible sound card
8X or faster DVD Drive
6 GB of HD space required to install game
To play online a network card is required for broadband connectivity

Need for Speed Undercover will be released on 18th November in US and 21st November in Europe.

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 Released for Mobile Phones

Nirmal — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:30:10 +0000

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 for mobile phones has been released by Japanese entertainment company Konami. This comes as a sequel to Soccer 2008. The game will be available this autumn on mobile phones which is published by Glu Mobile, PES 2009.

The game will feature a Bluetooth multiplayer mode, so one-on-one matches should be easily played. Also, there will be enhanced animations, improved controls, new arenas, bonuses and many more other features. The symbol of Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 is, officially, the Argentinean football star Lionel Messi.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 will also be made available for desktop PCs, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, PSP and Xbox 360. There will be a Wii version too, but this is scheduled for a 2009 release, so Wii fans have to wait a bit longer.

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FIFA 2009 to have over 250 Additions and Enhancements

Nirmal — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:30:22 +0000

EA Sports’ latest press release has confirmed that FIFA 09 will have the 250 previously mentioned changes. FIFA Soccer 09 has been designed and customized to deliver a unique gameplay experience that takes advantage of the hardware specifications of each available platform. FIFA 09 the latest installment of the top selling football franchise is being developed at EA Canada.

With over 250 additions and enhancements to core game play, FIFA Soccer 09 delivers an authentic soccer simulation that enables you to customize the game to suit your style and ability.

Image Credit: IGN.Com

Some of the expected feature of FIFA 09 are;

Improved animation system
Increased response times and game speed.
Improved graphics, lighting, textures and crowd
New Improved 3D player modeling
New faces to players

FIFA 09 is expected to be available this October for the PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, Wii home video game system, PC, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo DS, PSP system and mobile.

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