The delightful Mel chats with Electronic Arts at E3 about Need for Speed SHIFT - check it out here.

Damn that guys losing his voice

Also

looks hot tbh...

Oh cool - Checking it out now!

EDIT: I hope its not like GRID tbh

Wow a NFS that looks pretty awesome.


P.S Mel's looking hot .

I like the whole "the way you race determines what you unlock" thing it has going for it.


I also thought Mel did a pretty good job at interviewing too. Like JC and Tom French, it wasn't planned that there would be an interview, it just sort of happened and worked out quite well, imo.

Poor guy sounds like he has given that speech too many times for his throat to handle.

Some nice information though.

He thought LOTR was possibly made in Aussie, that sucks lol.

EDIT: Very nice for an unplanned interview-esque thingy.

Games looking pretty good, first NFS that I've had any interest in quite sometime.

looks mint, on my long want list

Bloody Awesome , When it come out i'm going to get it .

His throat is going to be nailed by the end of that day. Now I hope this NFS isn't awful like the last one, it has done nothing but go down hill for awhile this series.

Good interview Mel, hope there's a Corvette or 2 in the game

This actually looks promising. I really hope its good. I really do.

NFS lately has been a crap fest. Undercover I haven't bothered.

APESHIT wrote: Good interview Mel, hope there's a Corvette or 2 in the game

There sure is ... 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

Heres the Car List: From http://forum.ea.com

2006 Aston Martin DBR9
2009 Audi R8 LMS
2008 Audi R8
2008 Audi RS 4
2007 Audi S3
2007 Audi TT 3.2 quattro
2006 Audi S4
BMW M3 E36
BMW M3 E46
BMW M3 E92
2008 BMW 135i Coupé
2009 BMW M3 GT2
2007 BMW Z4 M Coupé
2008 Bugatti Veyron 16.4
2006 Dodge Challenger Concept
2008 Dodge Viper SRT10
Vaughn Gittin Jr's 2010 Falken Tire Ford Mustang GT
2010 Ford Shelby GT500
2007 Ford Focus ST
2006 Ford GT
2006 Need For Speed Shelby Terlingua
1996 Ford Escort RS Cosworth
2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2006 Honda Civic Si
2000 Honda S2000
2006 Koenigsegg CCX
2008 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
2007 Lamborghini Murciélago LP640
2007 Lamborghini Reventón
2006 Lotus Elise 111R
2007 Lotus Exige S
2005 Maserati MC12 GT1
2008 Mazda MX-5
2006 Mazda RX-8
1995 Mazda RX-7
1994 McLaren F1
2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition
2007 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION IX MR-edition
2003 Infiniti G35 (V35)
1997 Nissan 200SX (S14)
2009 Nissan 370Z (Z34)
2006 Nissan 350Z (Z33)
2009 Nissan GT-R SpecV (R35)
2008 Nissan GT-R (R35)
2000 Nissan Silvia (S15) spec.R AERO
1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)
1972 Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R
1992 Nissan 240SX (S13)
2006 Pagani Zonda F
2010 Pagani Zonda R
2008 Porsche 911 GT2
2009 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
2006 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
2004 Porsche Carrera GT
2007 Porsche Cayman S
2008 Renault Mégane RS
2007 SEAT Leon CUPRA
2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2007 Lexus LF-A Concept
2008 SCION tC
1986 Toyota Corolla GTS (A86)
2008 Volkswagen Scirocco
2006 Volkswagen Golf GTI



Also the Track List: @ http://forum.ea.com

Autopolis International Racing Course
Ambush Canyon
Brands Hatch
Dakota
Ebisu Circuit
Glendale
Hazyview
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
London
Miytomi
Nordschleife
Road America
Rustle Creek
Silverstone
Circuit de Spa Francorchamps
Tokyo
Willow Springs

Linx wrote: Now I hope this NFS isn't awful like the last one, it has done nothing but go down hill for awhile this series.

Yeah from what I heard a while ago, EA has woken up to this fact and are trying to 'reboot' the series, splitting it into three separate branches under the NFS name, each of which will have a 2-year (rather than 1-year previously) development cycle. Shift is meant to be the 'hardcore' sim-oriented game, ditching the Undercover/Pursuit-style gameplay altogether, in favour of a more Forza-like experience.

They have some of the right people to do that as well - it's being developed by Slightly Mad Studios, who are comprised largely of former devs from SimBin (makers of GTR).

(The other two branches of NFS will be "Nitro" which is an arcade racer for Wii & DS, and "World Online" which will be a free online PC racer.)

Can't wait tbh

Nordschleife
1994 McLaren F1

Sold.

Looks pretty decent if you ask me. I haven't enjoyed an NFS title since Most Wanted but maybe this'll sway me...

Graphics look nice too. Will be getting this for PC, HD on consoles is fail

should be getting on ps3.

Apart from the car doing a barrel roll (somewhat unnaturally) and Mel driving as if its her first time I can't wait to test it. Haven't bothered with NFS since the last one made my eyes bleed.

Im most definitely down for the 2 year development cycle
What got me interested was the fact that former dev's from SimBin are contributing to it - If its anything close to GTR-2, Race07 etc, Im in the stores for a hardcopy!
Anyways, was kinda disappointed that theres no Toyota Supra or Honda NSX - Oh well, still a good list of cars.

Any word on a demo?
Ive got the itch to test drive this game - Could be one of the best NFS installments!

There's one Toyota and it's not a Supra...but a Corolla?

Sigh

72 Skyline GT-R & Ford Escort along with Nordschleife. That got me interested.

Nice driving Mel. Love the braking via wall trick you do.

Roadskin wrote: There's one Toyota and it's not a Supra...but a Corolla? Sigh

Sweet.

Doesn't look like the most accurate simulation TBH.