Welcome to Need for Speed World! Today the English language beta testing phase of Need for Speed World begins.  The team is very, very excited to open the doors of the game to our first batch of testers!  Those of you who will join us in the session this weekend will be providing invaluable feedback and data to the development team as we work on stability, scalability...

    Long overlooked as an Italian performance brand due to its large selection of commuter cars, Alfa Romeo makes its return to the Need for Speed universe in the Exotic Racing Series for SHIFT .   First announced at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show as a concept car, the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione finally made it to full-scale production in 2007.   Its styling...

    When your first efforts to produce a roadworthy car yielded the aesthetically beautiful and technically amazing McLaren F1 , is it possible to build a better vehicle?   McLaren thinks so, and their second street-legal car, the MP4-12C, is set to hit showroom floors in 2011 and is part of the Exotic Racing Series for Need for Speed SHIFT .    ...

  The all-new Exotic Racing Series for Need for Speed SHIFT , available March 18 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, introduces seven phenomenal new cars and an amazing new track.   Highlighting this exclusive pack of cars are the McLaren MP4-12C, Gumpert Apollo and the legendary BMW M1. You won’t find more brilliance, innovation, or drama than in these magnificent...

  With last weekend's first Need for Speed World closed beta wrapping up Sunday evening, the lucky few who got a chance to play went wild customizing their cars.   Here's a look at some of our favorites, and remember, for all the NFS World information and custom cars you can handle, check out the World forums by clicking here .       ...

Our friends at Speedhunters have teamed up with YoParts to give away one of the most sought-after cars on the planet right now, a brand new Nissan GT-R , which will be fully tricked-out with performance gear by GMG Racing .   Over the next few months, we'll be taking a look at the GT-R as it builds up both on the dyno and track, and the best part is, fans of...

  We had a lot of response to yesterday's caption contest, and we're closing out week two with another classic car, the 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T .   You know the drill here folks, the best caption e-mailed to kirk@needforspeed.com wins themselves a free Ferrari Racing Series DLC code. We're letting this contest run through the weekend, the winner will be...

  The 22nd iteration of the Need for Speed Community Podcast is now live on iTunes and our RSS feed .   This week on the cast, NFSDrew gives an update on the progress of Need for Speed World , Ron teases a big announcement coming Monday, and we give details on a video interview done with World art director Eduardo Agostini.   You can stream the podcast...

  Today we wrap up the two weeks of wallpapers for the Ferrari Racing Series DLC pack for Need for Speed SHIFT , but we're going out with a bang, the last car is the Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M .   These wallpapers can be downloaded with a click and default to 1920x1080.             ...

  Usually, NFSDrew is a pretty relaxed guy, but when he's doing his weekly gaming session and the opponents start playing dirty, he tries his best to get even. Here's the trailer for Friday's podcast. Enjoy!