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Sydney, Australia – June 3, 2009 – Start your engines! Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced that Need for Speed™ SHIFT will feature 18 authentic race tracks and over 65 pixel-perfect cars including the one-of-a-kind BMW M3 GT2 that will grace the cover. The spectacular SHIFT cover car is one of the fastest, most powerful cars ever to be featured in a Need for Speed game. Designed to deliver a true drivers experience, SHIFT boasts legendary cars from the past 35 years, each one modeled to deliver an incredible sense of speed and realism.

At Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, gamers will also get a first look at a wide spectrum of the seminal performance machines in the game, including classic cars like the 1972 Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R, renowned tuners like 1995 Mazda RX-7, and ultra-exclusive exotic cars like the 2007 Lamborghini Reventón. The best way to show off these hot rides is to take them for a spin on the track. Need for Speed SHIFT features over 50 unique layouts across 18 tracks including real-world locations and fictional circuits. Players can race on world-renowned tracks like the grueling 20 km Nordschleife or meticulously-designed fictional circuits found in Glendale with its steep grades, hairpin corners and blind crests.

“Need for Speed SHIFT is about the intense power and emotion of being behind the wheel and this carefully selected list of cars and tracks was chosen to give players the ultimate driving moment,” said Patrick Soderlund, Senior Vice President at EA Games Europe. “SHIFT is the evolution of racing genre. We’re delivering the first truly immersive driving game by combining perfectly modelled cars and tracks with the dramatic realism of the true driver’s experience.”

 

Need for Speed SHIFT car roster:

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
 
Falken Tire 2010 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
 
2009 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
 

 

Need for Speed SHIFT track list:

1.     Alpental
 
2.     Autopolis International Racing Course
 
3.     Ambush Canyon
 
4.     Brands Hatch
 
5.     Dakota
 
6.     Ebisu Circuit
 
7.     Glendale
 
8.     Hazyview
 
9.     Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
 
10.   London
 
11.   Miytomi
 
12.   Nordschleife
 
13.   Road America
 
14.   Rustle Creek
 
15.   Silverstone
 
16.   Circuit de Spa Francorchamps
 
17.   Tokyo
 
18.   Willow Springs
 

Need for Speed SHIFT is being developed by Slightly Mad Studios in collaboration with Black Box and Patrick Soderlund. Slightly Mad Studios includes developers and designers that worked on the critically acclaimed games GT Legends and GTR 2. The PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) version is being developed by EA’s Bright Light studio.

Need for Speed SHIFT is scheduled to be available in Australian retail stores on September 24th on the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, PC and PSP.  More information can be found at www.needforspeed.com or follow us on Twitter at NeedforSpeed.  Press can download assets at http://info.ea.com.