With the termination of EA’s Black Box division the thought was that the Need For Speed franchise would be soon to follow. Falling sales and mediocre reviews have sent the once promising franchise into despair. However, the designers at EA have not thrown the towel in yet.

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Next month a beta version of Need for Speed: World Online will open for game->ke2888rs to enjoy online in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Electronic Arts is claiming that NFS: World Online will be the largest free roaming environment that the series has ever produced.

To boost the spirit of networking, teams will be allowed to form and take out rival car gangs as well as police forces. All bugs should be worked out before the game's launch next month.