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Announcing Need for Speed World's Second Closed Beta

We are extremely excited to announce the second, of many, closed beta for Need for Speed World. The second beta will begin on Friday, March 19th @ 4pm (GMT) and will end Monday, March 22nd @ 7am (GMT). The second closed beta will feature almost twice the number of racers as the first had so there will be plenty of competition this time around!

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Announcing the third Need for Speed World Beta

We are very excited to announce the next Need for Speed World beta. The third beta will begin on Wednesday, April 7th @ 4pm (GMT) and will end Wednesday, April 14th @ 7:59am (GMT). It will feature almost double the number of participants that we had in beta two and we're happy to say that if you were invited into either Beta one or Beta two, you will be invited to participate in the third beta. So keep checking your inbox for the invitation email; you should receive it sometime tomorrow (April 6th).

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In anticipation for beta three, below are the RELEASE NOTES and a list of KNOWN ISSUES for the Need for Speed World beta three build:

RELEASE NOTES:

- Fixed the server issue that was preventing post race rewards and results from showing up. Players will now receive cash and rep at the end of races

- Login issues due to Launcher/Patcher not retrieving configuration & server login flow throwing exceptions. This fix has addressed the log in errors that occurred during beta one & two.

- Fix barriers that allow players to drive outside of world

- 350z tweak to prevent rigid body from colliding with the ground.

- Prevent users from getting disconnected after 20 minutes in free roam

- Fix detection of Adobe Flash

KNOWN BUGS:

Major Issues

- Crash rarely occurs when the Lobby timer reaches. Chance of occurring: 3/40 (7.5%)

- Occasionally player connections fail in Lobby. Chance of occurring: 2/40 Lobbies (5%)

- Some players stay in Lobby at 0:00 timer creating a Timeout with opponents. Chance of occurring: 1/40 Lobbies (2.5%)

Minor Issue

- Extra zone barrier in Palmont that the player can drive around (Correct barrier is also in place)

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Announcing the Need for Speed World Create-A-Porsche 959 Contest Need for Speed is very excited to announce the Need for Speed World Create-A-Porsche 959 contest!

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A Guide to Customization in Need for Speed World

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The First Need for Speed World Community Event

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There will be a preliminary test of the next Need for Speed World client beginning this Friday, April 30th and ending Sunday May 2nd.

We have asked a small number of our most active players through Beta One, Two and Three to help us test our next game client, which will be released to a wider audience for the next Beta. The purpose of this test is to ensure that our next Beta experience is as smooth and stable as possible for our players, due to the number of new features we will be adding to the game. Some of the new release features include new power ups, new cars, improved police encounters, visual updates to the world, and performance / stability optimization. The most important addition will be the ability to purchase power ups using the Need for Speed World in-game currency called SpeedBoost. The Release Notes and Known Issues List detailing all the updates in this new release will be published before the client test begins.

Once this preliminary test has been completed and we collect our test data / fix the critical bugs we

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Along with the announcement of this weekend Need for Speed World Client Test we also announced the NFS World in-game currency rightfully named SpeedBoost.

What is SpeedBoost?

SpeedBoost is the virtual currency in Need for Speed World and is used to make purchases of digital content for your account. SpeedBoost can be redeemed on NeedforSpeed.com / World.NeedforSpeed.com and in game.

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With the test beginning in less than 24 hours it's time to tell you about all the changes in the next game client. Below are the RELEASE NOTES and a list of KNOWN BUGS for the next Need for Speed World client:

RELEASE NOTES

- SpeedBoost: SpeedBoost has been added to each persona. Items such as power-ups and rental cars can now be purchased using SpeedBoost.

- Purchasing Flows: New SpeedBoost screens have been added. Click on the SpeedBoost symbol anywhere in the game to open the SpeedBoost purchasing screens.

- 15 More Driver Skills: Race, Pursuits and Exploration Driver Skills with multiple ranks spread over the new levels.

- Progression Amplifiers: Progression Amplifiers give an increase to Rep or in-game Tokens.

- 4 New cars: Nissan 240SX [Tier 1], Nissan Silvia (S15) [Tier 1], Toyota Corolla GTS (AE86) [Tier 1], Volkswagen Scirocco [Tier 1]

- 2-Way Friend Request System: Players now have the option to accept or decline proposed friend requests (Currently limited to 3 friends).

- Facebook Connect: Our Need for Speed World website now offers the option to