Electronic Arts kicked off the Soccer & Speed Tour, a nine-week program that will showcase Need for Speed Most Wanted and FIFA Soccer 13 across 65 cities across the United States. Starting Saturday September 22, 2012, the Soccer & Speed Tour will visit various locations around the United States such as Los Angeles, New York, Houston, San Antonio, San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas, Washington D.C., Miami and many more. The tour starts on September 22 in Chicago from now until November 25, fans will get the chance to playNeed for Speed Most Wanted and FIFA Soccer 13 and to compete in gaming tournaments filled with prizes. Criterion Games talks about Most Wanted in the exclusive video interview below. 

Criterion Games is back in the driver’s seat of Electronic Arts’ bestselling racing franchise with Need for Speed Most Wanted. The studio behind some of the most revered racing games of all time has decided to reboot the Most Wanted offshoot of EA’s Need for Speed. Alex Ward, creative director and vice president of Criterion Games, talks about the new connected racing experience in this exclusive interview.

Death Rally is a top down car combat game by Remedy Entertainment. Originally developed in 1996, Death Rally was remade and put on iOS and then later ported to PC. A lot of hardcore gamers could say a lot of great games came from that era, such as X-Com and Doom, however, Death Rally is far from a great game.

While the Electronic Arts game developer has a new name, it’s still making the same amazing mobile driving experiences. The Real Racing series was developed by Firemint in 2009 and the recently announced Firemonkeys team has new features from the latest iteration of the series. Featuring all-new licensed tracks and a robust lineup of licensed cars from the top manufacturers, Firemonkeys General Manager Rob Murray talks about Real Racing 3 in this exclusive video interview below.

Larry the Cable Guy takes Mater very seriously. The comedian has voiced everything from video games to toys to Cars Land rides at Disney California Adventure, bringing Mater to life for millions of fans. Larry was at the opening of Cars Land, the new 12-acre theme park that brings the Cars movies and game worlds to life on a full-sized Route 66. He talks about Cars and going virtual in the games in this exclusive video interview below.

There’s more than Danica Patrick and Wreck-It Ralph (from the new Disney movie) coming to the new Sonic game. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Bonus Edition will contain a brand-new track inspired by OutRun, the classic arcade racer. Check out the new game for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PS Vita in the exclusive video interview below.

Throughout the summer, Big Time Rush—the teen music phenomenon that stars in Nickelodeon’s hit television series Big Time Rush—is working with Nintendo to offer free hands-on demos of Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS system at select stops during the band’s “Big Time Summer Tour.” After weeks of rehearsal and hours of game-play time, the band kicked off the tour on July 5 in Columbus, Ohio, and is currently traveling throughout the United States. From now until Aug. 5, attendees of select Big Time Rush concerts can visit Nintendo 3DS demo stations and experience the game’s wild Mario-themed action, multiplayer features and kart customization options firsthand.