Yes! We now have the car roster for the new NFS installment for consoles and PC, Need for Speed Shift (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, PSP). It's a handsome line-up, I should say, with 18 authentic race tracks, and over 65 pixel-perfect cars. The cover car: the coveted BMW M3 GT2. *drool* Plus, there's also the track list for the game, as well as some screenshots of the BMW ride.

One lucky Gran Turismo fan recently had a chance to actually talk to Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi about all things Gran Turismo. Of course, one of the things that came up was Gran Turismo 5's release date. More from Yamauchi in the full article.

 

While a good number of steering wheel controllers have already been made for various consoles, nothing quite says style like this controller. Fantec, a German company responsible for making advanced gameware products, has designed a sleek steering wheel controller patterned from the Porsche 911 Turbo S's steering wheel for the Sony PlayStation 3 and the PC.

This leather steering wheel comes with the standard wireless USB features found in other steering wheel controllers. In addition, it actually sports force feedback controls which was initially unavailable for many PS3 games in particular.

Considering both the company's and the design's German origins, it wasn't very hard taking care of any licensing issues for the product. In any case, even if you can't get the actual car, you can satisfy yourself with this simulated feel of riding your very own Porsche in your favorite racing game on either platform.

Here's a complete list of all the features the Porsche 911 Turbo S steering wheel will be sporting:

• Original Porsche 911 Turbo S steering wheel design
• Licensed by Porsche Lizenz- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH
• Authentic metal Porsche logo on wheel
• Hand stitched leather wheel manufactured according to Porsche quality standards
• Compatible with PC and Playstation 3 (all games which support ForceFeedback wheels)
• 6+1 Speed H-pattern gear stick with realistic shifting feel
• Additional exchangeable sequential gear stick included
• Wireless pedals with + 100 hours battery life time (low battery warning on display and optional power supply cable for simulators)

You can check out the complete listing of features the Porsche 911 Turbo S wheel has right after the jump!

We're sure you guys have seen the screenshots and trailers for Electronic Arts' upcoming racing video game, Need for Speed ProStreet. Today, we've got some screenshots from the next gen versions of the game (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360) and they feature six of the cars we'll be able to drive in the game.

In case you've been living under a rock, Need for Speed ProStreet is the latest title in EA's racing series. It promises to deviate from the series' original focus, arcade racing, and move closer to the racing sim gameplay. In the screenshots, we get to drool at the photorealistic graphics and the cars themselves. Here's the lineup: 1999 Nissan Skyline R34, 2006 Lexus IS350, 1989 Nissan 240 SX (S13), 2006 Acura RSX, 2006 Porsche 911 (997 Gen) Turbo, and 2006 Lotus Elise. What can we say? They're beautiful.

Anyway (before this writer drools all over her desk), we'll leave you to check the screenshots for yourselves. Need for Speed ProStreet is still scheduled to drift on the shelves this fall so you better watch out.

    

Electronic Arts' popular Need For Speed series has built its massive popularity around an arcade-style core philosophy which was more oriented with open-ended speed runs across streets than simulating the realities of motoring. With Need For Speed: ProStreet, the devs have taken a 180-degree turn and put the premium on realism than flash as this video indicates:

As seen in this video, the developers are not only overhauling the look to fit this generation of gaming, they also put on some extra effort into making the new physics engine the most accurate one in franchise history. Porsche lends them a hand and the hot cars have supplied all the data which need to be digitized.

In Need For Speed: ProStreet, players will have to race on closed tracks rather than open streets where cops await to nab you. Purists may cry foul over the changes, but let's try to calm down and let this hot-rod try and prove its worth.