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Need for Speed: Most Wanted will feature off-screen gameplay when it lands on Wii U this year. This is according to a press release issued by EA Japan, which also dropped a date of March 14 for the racer. Details on the Wii U version have been a bit scarce since it was announced for the platform, but it looks as though menus and various car-related information will be accessible through the touch screen. It’s also good news knowing that you can play entire game using the GamePad, which will allow others in the house to watch their stories on TV while you race around Fairhaven City.

With a release announced for Japan, it shouldn’t be long before we hear something on Europe and North America. Thanks, Nintendo Life.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted has a demo available through PSN and XBL today, if you wish to give it a go. In it, you can race around the streets of Fairhaven City in your lovely Aston Martin V12 Vantage, or hop into a Ford Focus RS500, Audi R8 GT Spyder, or the Porsche 911 Carrera S. Those who try the demo can accumulate as much as 50,000 Speed Points which will carry over into the full version of the game. NFS: Most Wanted was released worldwide last month, and will release on Wii U next year. Watch the demo video below.

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The Need for Speed movie may co-star Captain America’s Dominic Cooper, according to a piece on Variety which states the actor is in negotiations for the film.

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted on Vita, is “exactly the same game,” as the PS3 version apart from traffic density and number of players online, according to producer Matt Webster.

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted’s launch trailer has been released by EA. The Criterion racer is out October 30 in North America, November 1 in Europe and Australia, and in the UK on November 2 for PC, PS3, Vita, and Xbox 360.

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted has been appearing in TV ads as EA gets set for the racer’s release. Today, the firm along with developer Criterion, released the extended TV spot, and you can watch it below. Most Wanted is out October 30 in North America, November 1 in Europe and Australia, and in the UK on November 2 on PC, PS3, Vita, and Xbox 360.

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Need For Speed: Most Wanted’s single player is featured in the latest video from EA. In it, you’ll get a look at Fairhaven City, the game’s connected open world setting, and the 10 Most Wanted drivers who stand in your way of becoming “the Most Wanted.” It also shows the Easy Drive system, a look at Autolog 2, and more. Have a gander below. Need for Speed: Most Wanted will launch for Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Vita, iOS, and Android on October 30 in North America, and on November 1 in Europe.

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Looks like Dreamworks wasn’t kidding about pushing the Need for Speed movie out at a rapid pace; according to Deadline the adaptation is set to debut on February 7, 2014. The whole shebang only seems to have kicked off in April; compare and contrast with God of War, which has been in the works for seven years.

Thanks, Joystiq.

The latest episode of PWND is live and features new, unseen footage of Need for Speed: Most Wanted. In the episode, creative director Craig Sullivan also chats about the single player mode of the game, while Criterion vet Hamish Young recounts “the company’s past successes in the racing game genre,” and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. It’s all about Need for Speed this week, and you can watch below.

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Criterion vice president Alex Ward has said the firm will helm the Need for Speed franchise going forward.

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The Michael Bay-directed trailer for Need for Speed: The Run was “liked” enough times on Facebook to warrant a release by EA. It’s posted below the break, and it is, indeed pretty swish. We noticed a couple scenes in it that reminded us vaguely of his Transformers flicks, but, we could also be imagining things as well. Watch for yourself below. The game is out in mid-November. Thanks, MotoGamesTV.

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EA has announced that Mad Men hottie Christina Hendricks and Sean Faris from the Vampire Diaries star in Need for Speed: The Run.

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EA released the demo of Need for Speed: The Run today on Xbox Live and PSN, and Ve3tro has captured the race event from it. In the videos below the break, you’ll see the Lamborghini Gallardo racing down the road, and if you invite a friend to play with you, you’ll unlock the Porsche 911 Carrera S. The game will be made available on the aforementioned consoles, as well as 3DS, PC, and Wii November 17.

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After earlier reports outlining EA’s plans to fire 400 and close nine studios, it seems the first outfit to be axed is Need for Speed developer Black Box.

According to IGN, many of the studio’s staff are being relocated to EA’s Burnaby facility in British Columbia.

Apparently the closure will not be immediate, meaning SKATE 2′s development should remain unhindered. Full thing through the link.

By Mike Bowden