Need for Speed tops 100m sales
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Need for Speed franchise has surpassed 100M units sold life to date. That’s alot of you out there racing cars in any of the Need for Speed franchise titles. The latest in the series is Need for Speed Shift.
“Few videogame franchises ever reach the 100M units mark, so this is a huge honor. We have millions of fans to thank for driving us to this milestone,” said Frank Gibeau, president, EA Games Label. “With the launch of Need for Speed SHIFT and the upcoming release of Need for Speed NITRO, we hope to continue to deliver the most entertaining, action-packed racing experiences.”
Here’s some cool trivia if you ever need random video game trivia:
1) Need for Speed franchise has included actors, models & Musicians including:
Brooke Burke (Wild On), Christina Milian (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past), Emmanuelle Vaugier (Two and a Half Men), Josie Maran (Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and actress), Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III), Kanye West, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Prodigy
2) The franchise has sold more games than all new passenger cars sales in the US since 1994
3) If Need for Speed boxes were laid out end-to-end it would span 173,609 football fields.
How about that?







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