Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Need For Speed: Rivals Network Offers Profile Management, Second Screen Functions
Second screen apps are becoming more prevalent, with no sign of slowing down any time soon. Need for Speed: Rivals is the latest title to get one of the companions.
The Need for Speed Network app serves a number of functions. It can be used to manage stats and queue up events for later play while away from your console.
It can also be used in Overwatch mode to interact directly with the game. Here, you can help or hinder your friends and rivals by repairing their vehicles or laying down obstacles. When playing solo, the app can be used as a map and navigator.
You can download the Need for Speed Network app now on iOS. If you previously used the Need for Speed: Most Wanted companion app, you won't need to download anything new. Unfortunately, this means that Most Wanted's second screen functions are now disabled.
Our Take
I like the idea of having a second-screen app as a map that doesn't require any interaction. Juggling a controller and a phone or tablet is cumbersome. It seems like the Need for Speed Network app is a full-featured experience that enhances the game during play and away from home. I'm eager to get it loaded up and test it for myself.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
