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I have played all NFS games via keyboard and there no problem with playing games on the keyboard except getting carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) from playing games like that.
 
From NFSplanet:
07.11.2012

Criterion working on PC-Patch for NFS Most Wanted

Criterion works on a first patch for Need for Speed Most Wanted, which should resolve problems with pre-order bonus content, hanging on the loading screen, vibrations with gamepads and more.

You can see the complete list here:

Patch notes - PC Patch 1:

■Microsoft XBOX 360 and Logitech RumblePad2 controller no longer start vibrating after finishing a Speedlist, even when having the vibration mode off.

■Certain button bindings are no longer being forgotten after restarting the game.

■The game is now syncing properly again after Origin was switched between Online and Offline mode a few times.

■The HUD no longer disappears when editing license plates under some circumstances.

■Everyone who pre-ordered Need for Speed Most Wanted should now have access to the bonus content in-game.

■The game no longer hangs on the loading screen whilst accepting an invite under some circumstances.

■The game should now uninstall properly without leaving certain .dll files behind.
 
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12.11.2012

NFS Most Wanted: Demo is coming!

Two weeks after the release of Need for Speed Most Wanted it seems like a demo of the game will be available after all!

There are not details yet, but the releaselist of the PSN include a Need for Speed Most Wanted demo for Playstation 3. It's not known yet, whether there will be also a demo on Xbox360 or even PC, but we will let you know as soon as we know more.
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13.11.2012

NFS Most Wanted Demo for PS3 and X360

As recently reported the demo of Need for Speed Most Wanted is now available in this week's update in the Playstation Network and Xbox Live. Unfortunately there is no word about a PC demo.

In the demo the player starts with a Aston Martin V12 Vantage and three additional cars are placed in different areas of Fairhaven: the Porsche 911 Carrera S, Audi R8 GT Spyder and Ford Focus RS500!

Of course the game comes with Autolog 2, which tracks your race results and records throughout the world you can immediately compare with your friends. You can collect up to 50,000 Speed Points, which can be carried over into the full game.
Here's the new trailer for the demo
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From NFS-Planet
25.11.2012

FS Most Wanted Autolog App

The Autolog App for iOS was updated and is now compatible to Need for Speed Most Wanted. The completely overhauled Autolog App gives you instant access to your profile, Most Wanted list, statistics and Autolog Recommendations.

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From NFS-planet
Wednesday, 05.12.2012

NFS Most Wanted Ultimate Speed Pack

Electronic Arts announced the Ultimate Speed Pack for Need for Speed Most Wanted, which will be released in mid-December.

The pack contains 5 new cars: McLaren F1 LM, Lamborghini Aventador J, Pagani Zonda R, Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse and the Hennessey Venom GT!

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Additionally you will find a grand total of 25 new High Speed Races and Speed Runs and more than 70 new speed themed milestones, plus stacks of additional rewards and unlocks.

The Ultimate Speed Pack will be available on December 18th, 2012 from the in-game store, on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for 800 MS Points, the PlayStation®Network for $9.99 in North America and Origin for $9.99. (probably in Europe for 9.99 EUR)

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Thursday, 06.12.2012

NFS Most Wanted PC-Patch to resolve performance issues

The PC version of NFS Most Wanted is suffering from performance problems and stuttering issues. According to an article on the EA website the team is already working on a patch, which should help:

We are aware that some players are experiencing stuttering and frame-rate issues while playing Need for Speed Most Wanted on PC. Our team has been working diligently on resolving these problems and we have made improvements that will hopefully resolve most of these problems. These improvements will be available in an upcoming patch.

When the patch will be released is not known yet.

Patch Announcement
 
From NFS-planet
Wednesday, 19.12.2012

NFS Most Wanted Ultimate Speed Pack available

As recently Wie bereits reported the Ultimate Speed Pack for Need for Speed Most Wanted is available now!

The pack contains 5 new cars: McLaren F1 LM, Lamborghini Aventador J, Pagani Zonda R, Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse and the Hennessey Venom GT! Additionally you will find a grand total of 25 new High Speed Races and Speed Runs and more than 70 new speed themed milestones, plus stacks of additional rewards and unlocks.

You can get an impression of the Ultimate Speed Pack with this new trailer:

[flash=640,360]http://www.youtube.com/v/HutB51340O8?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0[/flash]

Sadly nothing for us PC users I think? 🙁