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Platform 360, PS3, Win, Wii U, PS Vita, iOS, Android Publisher Electronic Arts Developer Criterion Games Release Date Oct 30, 2012

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Need for Speed Most Wanted review: paradise found

A good racing game is able to produce in the most sedentary of us a believable sense of speed. Need for Speed Most Wanted-developer Criterion Games are masters of speed (a word I desperately...

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted is free on Origin

Electronic Arts is giving away 2012's Need for Speed Most Wanted on its Origin service starting today. The Windows PC version of the game is the latest addition to EA's On the House offerings,...

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Euro PlayStation Store discounts all things Need for Speed

European PlayStation Store shoppers will be able to pick up a number of recent Need for Speed titles and their respective downloadable expansions at a discount this week, according to a post on P...

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted Easter eggs reveal Super Mario-styled pipes on Wii U

The Wii U edition of Need for Speed: Most Wanted includes three hidden "secret garage" Easter eggs throughout, a Criterion representative told Polygon. We were informed of the locations, which you...

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See the Nintendo references hidden in Need for Speed Most Wanted on Wii U

Need for Speed Most Wanted launched earlier this week on Wii U, and a player has found a few nods to Nintendo in that version of the game. Check out the video above from YouTube user Kolma, who...

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Need For Speed: Most Wanted Wii U trailer shows off new co-op gameplay

A new trailer for the Wii U port of Need for Speed: Most Wanted shows off the game's so-called "father and son" co-op mode with a father and son playing together. As the dad drives and evades the...

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Need for Speed Most Wanted launching March 19 on Wii U

Need for Speed Most Wanted, the most recent entry in the long-running racing series, will launch March 19 on Wii U in North America and on March 21 in Europe and Australia, publisher Electronic...

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Criterion reaches into history for next three Need for Speed Most Wanted DLC packs

Need for Speed Most Wanted developer Criterion Games released the game's first add-on, the Ultimate Speed Pack, in December. It contained a handful of new cars, collectibles and events, but fans...

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Need for Speed Most Wanted DLC screenshots

Eight screenshots from three upcoming DLC packs for Need for Speed Most Wanted: Terminal Velocity, Need for Speed Heroes and Need for Speed Movie Legends.

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Need for Speed Most Wanted on Wii U the 'definitive version' of the title, says Criterion

Need for Speed Most Wanted on Wii U is the definitive, best-looking version of the game, according to creative director Alexander J. Ward. "When we sat down to think about bringing Most Wanted to...

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Need for Speed Most Wanted on Wii U playable on GamePad only, includes new local co-op mode

Criterion's Need for Speed Most Wanted on Wii U will be fully playable on the GamePad only and will include additional downloadable content as well as a new local co-op mode, publisher Electronic...