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" Dear fellow video game and auto enthusiasts, We all know the big driving-game franchises. Gran Turismo and Forza are the undisputed kings.  Then, there&amp;#039;s the other one: Need for Speed. And that&amp;#039;s what we&amp;#039;d like to discuss today.  Yes, friends, you may not recall, but we at Road &amp;amp;amp; Track are at least partially responsible for this redheaded-stepchild of a driving game franchise.  Back in 1994, the first version of the game was, in fact, titled Road &amp;amp;amp; Track Presents: The Need for Speed and represented a partnership between the magazine and Electronic Arts.  From there, the series took on a life of its own, spawning a litany of sequels over the ensuing 19 years that continues to this day. And there are are some bright spots in NFS&amp;#039;s history\u2014like Hot Pursuit, which was a fun way to blow off a weekend on the couch in your underwear. And the upcoming NFS: Rivals looks interesting. But the hilariously overwrought trailer for the movie based on the franchise with which we once shared a name? Not a bright spot. Don&amp;#039;t take our word for it. Just watch for yourselves. And, you know: sorry.       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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