EA led the year off by announcing a major overhaul was in store for its long-running Need for Speed franchise. With sales in the franchise slipping, the publisher opted to split the experience into three distinct games, each catering to a different audience. The first of those games, Need for Speed Shift, will cruise onto the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSP, and PC next week.

　　In advance of that release, EA has announced which tunes Shift purchasers can expect to hear in the game. As has been true of other game properties, EA has loaded the Shift soundtrack with a wide selection of tunes from artists based around the globe. The soundtrack features 24 tunes in total, with headline acts including Kanye West, The Prodigy, Kasabian, and MSTRKRFT.

　　Check out GameSpot's previous coverage of Need for Speed Shift, which is in development at Slightly Mad Studios. A complete list of songs to be included in the game can be found below.

　　Artist - Song

　　Buraka Som Sistema feat. Pongolove - "Kalemba (Wegue-Wegue)"

　　Chase And Status feat. Plan B - "Pieces"

　　Deadmau5 - "Ghosts N Stuff"

　　Eagles Of Death Metal - "Anything 'Cept the Truth"

　　Fort Knox 5 feat. Asheru - "Insight (The Nextmen Remix)"

　　Gallows - "I Dread the Night"

　　In Case of Fire - "This Time We Stand"

　　Jamal - "Pull Up"

　　Kanye West - "Paranoid (Part 2)"

　　Kasabian - "Underdog"

　　The King Blues - "The Streets Are Ours"

　　Mala Rodriguez - "Te Convierto"

　　Mando Diao - "Mean Street"

　　MSTRKRFT feat. E-40 - "Click Click"

　　N.A.S.A. feat. Spank Rock, MIA, Santigold, and Nick Zinner - "Whachadoin?"

　　The Prodigy - "Run With the Wolves"

　　The Qemists feat Mike Patton - "Lost Weekend"

　　Regular John - "Transmitter"

　　Rootbeer - "Under Control"

　　Shinichi Osawa - "Electro 411 (Lies In Disguise Mix)"

　　Spoon Harris & Obernik - "Baditude"

　　TOKIO - "Dogonim"

　　Twisted Wheel - "Oh What Have You Done"

　　Two Fingers feat. Sway - "High Life"