NEED FOR SPEED SHIFT

NEED FOR SPEED SHIFTREDWOOD CITY, Calif. - March 23, 2009 - Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that Need for SpeedTM SHIFT, the all-new authentic racing game in the Need for Speed series, will hit stores in Europe on September 17 and North America on September 22, 2009. Need for Speed SHIFT brings a true driver's experience to some of the world's most iconic racing tracks, including the storied Brand's Hatch in the UK. The game also features the largest roster of high-performance cars in Need for Speed history including race cars such as the Pagani Zonda F, Porsche 911 GT2 and Lotus Elise."With Need for Speed SHIFT, we set out...

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Racing Games History

Racing Games HistoryThe History of Racing Games from 1981 to 2009.1981 Turbo (Sega)1982 Grand Prix (Activision)1982 Pole Position (Atari/Namco)1986 Outrun (Sega)1987 Final Lap (Namco)1987 Test Drive (Accolade)1989 Hard Drivin' (Atari) 1990 Stunts (Broderbund/Mindscape)1992 Lotus Turbo Challenge (Gremlin)1992 Virtua Racing (Sega)1993 The Need for Speed (Electronic Arts)1993 Rigde Racer (Namco)1994 NASCAR Racing (Papyrus)1994 Daytona USA (Sega)1994 Cruis'n USA (Midway)1994 Sega Rally (Sega)1995 Formula One 95 (Psygnosis)1997 Gran Turismo (Sony)1998 Colin McRae Rally (Codemasters)1998 Need For Speed Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts)1999 Grand Turismo...

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Shooting Games

History Of Shooting GamesDefinitionShooting games are games in which the player fires a weapon at a target. Many shooting games utilize the role of first-person shooter (FPS), where the player isn't represented by a figure on the screen. Rather, the screen represents what the player's character sees within the game. There are many free online shooting games as well as more advanced games designed for consoles as well as the online MMORPG communities.Shooting games draw their background from shooting sports, which go back for centuries. Shooting clubs date back to the 13th and 14th centuries in German. In the U.S. the first shooting games were...

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The History of Poker

History of PokerThis page was contributed by David Parlett, games inventor, consultant and historian and author of many card game books including the Oxford History of Card Games. * Introduction * Birth and Growth * Coming of Age * Ultimate Origins * Relatives and Ancestors * The Problem of As-nas * The Role of Brag * ConclusionIntroductionPoker is a five-card vying game played with standard playing-cards.A vying game is one where, instead of playing their cards out, the players bet as to who holds the best card combination by progressively raising the stakes until either - * there is a showdown, when the best hand wins all...

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