Need for Speed
racing video game franchise published by Electronic Arts
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Summary
Need for Speed is a video game series[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video game series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,213 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Publisher: Electronic Arts[3]
- Genre: racing video game[4]
- Developer: EA Vancouver[5], Eden Games[6], EA Black Box[7], Slightly Mad Studios[8], EA Bright Light[9], Criterion Games[10], EA Gothenburg[11], Electronic Arts[12], Exient Entertainment[13], Firebrand Games[14], Piranha Games[15], EA Sports[16], EA Montreal[17], Rovio Entertainment[18]
- Commons category: Need for Speed[19]
- Platform: MS-DOS[20], Microsoft Windows[21], Symbian[22], macOS[23], PlayStation (console)[24], PlayStation 2[25], PlayStation 3[26], PlayStation 4[27], PlayStation Portable[28], PlayStation Vita[29], Nintendo DS[30], Nintendo 3DS[31], Nintendo GameCube[32], Wii[33]
- Start time: 1994[34]
- Distributed by: Origin[35], Microsoft Store[36]
- Official website: https://www.ea.com/games/need-for-speed[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Need for Speed[38]
- Topic has template: Template:Need for Speed series[39]
- Takes place in fictional universe: Need for Speed universe[40]
- Different from: Need for Speed[41]
- Derivative work: Need for Speed[42]
Why It Matters
Need for Speed has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]