There were a ton of racing games shown at E3 2009 last week but an exec at Electronic Arts thinks their new Need For Speed Shift installment is looking better than many of the others. Videogamer.com quotes Patrick Soderlund, who is the senior vice president of EA Games Europe, says Activison's rival racer Blur " . . . to me is completely underwhelming. I don't understand what's up with that game to be honest. That's an official statement."

Not every racing game gets slammed by Soderlund. He praises Disney Interactive's entry Split/Second, saying, "I think Split/Second looks great. I'm going to have a good time playing that."