EA Reveal Upcoming DLC For Need For Speed Hot Pursuit

EA have announced 3 more DLC Packs are coming to Need For Speed Hot Pursuit. there will be a pack a week starting from 22nd February. EA have also released a trailer showing each of these packs in action. the 3 content packs are best described by EA:

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit: Armed and Dangerous
The first pack, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit: Armed and Dangerous, contains two all-new game modes that expand and extend the spectacular online experience. “Most Wanted” is an open world battle where the cops are out to bust a specific racer while the racers battle to protect them, making full use of the open world, weaponry and demanding team tactics. In “Arms Race” it’s every man for himself as racers use their full arsenal of weaponry on each other in ruthless races to the finish. In addition, this pack also contains three new trophies and achievements. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Armed and Dangerous will be available beginning February 22 for £5.49 (560 Microsoft Points) on the PlayStation®Network or Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit: Lamborghini Untamed
Lamborghini Untamedadds three of the world’s most famous Lamborghini’s to the game, but with a Need for Speed Hot Pursuittwist; the legendary Lamborghini Diablo SV, Lamborghini Countach LP5000 QV and Lamborghini Sesto Elemento will all be playable as both a cop and a racer. In addition to this, the Lamborghini Untamed content pack will include 10 new events and four new trophies and achievements. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Lamborghini Untamed will be available beginning March 1 for £5.49 (560 Microsoft Points) on the PlayStation Network or Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit: Porsche Unleashed
The third pack, Porsche Unleashed, continues to add to the already stellar lineup of Porsche cars in the game. Any car enthusiast will be delighted to see the Porsche 911 Turbo (1982 Edition) make its way into the game, along with the Porsche 959 and 911 Speedster. The Porsche 911 Turbo is a high performance tier one car, designed to enable players to go back and reignite their earliest rivalries and beat their friends’ times. Also included in this pack are 10 new events and four new trophies and achievements. Need for Speed Hot PursuitPorsche Unleashed will be available March 8 for £5.49 (560 Microsoft Points) on the PlayStation Network or Xbox LIVE Marketplace.


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Press Release

For anyone that has ever fantasized about racing in a Lamborghini or Porsche, or racing around the open world of Seacrest County in up to eight player events, their prayers have been answered with three all-new content packs – Armed and Dangerous, Lamborghini Untamed and Porsche Unleashed – releasing in consecutive weeks. Starting February 22, these content packs will increase the intensity of the ever-popular police chases, superior racing and addictive social competition that Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit delivers.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit: Armed and Dangerous
The first pack, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit: Armed and Dangerous, contains two all-new game modes that expand and extend the spectacular online experience. “Most Wanted” is an open world battle where the cops are out to bust a specific racer while the racers battle to protect them, making full use of the open world, weaponry and demanding team tactics. In “Arms Race” it’s every man for himself as racers use their full arsenal of weaponry on each other in ruthless races to the finish. In addition, this pack also contains three new trophies and achievements. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Armed and Dangerous will be available beginning February 22 for £5.49 (560 Microsoft Points) on the PlayStation®Network or Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit: Lamborghini Untamed
Lamborghini Untamedadds three of the world’s most famous Lamborghini’s to the game, but with a Need for Speed Hot Pursuittwist; the legendary Lamborghini Diablo SV, Lamborghini Countach LP5000 QV and Lamborghini Sesto Elemento will all be playable as both a cop and a racer. In addition to this, the Lamborghini Untamed content pack will include 10 new events and four new trophies and achievements. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Lamborghini Untamed will be available beginning March 1 for £5.49 (560 Microsoft Points) on the PlayStation Network or Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit: Porsche Unleashed
The third pack, Porsche Unleashed, continues to add to the already stellar lineup of Porsche cars in the game. Any car enthusiast will be delighted to see the Porsche 911 Turbo (1982 Edition) make its way into the game, along with the Porsche 959 and 911 Speedster. The Porsche 911 Turbo is a high performance tier one car, designed to enable players to go back and reignite their earliest rivalries and beat their friends’ times. Also included in this pack are 10 new events and four new trophies and achievements. Need for Speed Hot PursuitPorsche Unleashed will be available March 8 for £5.49 (560 Microsoft Points) on the PlayStation Network or Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

About Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit is transforming online racing by capturing the adrenaline and intensity of high speed cop pursuits and changing the way that people connect and compete with their friends. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit introduces a revolutionary social network calledNeed for Speed Autolog, which seamlessly connects players with their friends by automatically tracking and comparing each person’s performances. Autolog also serves up challenges based on what your friends have been doing, creating a simple, yet brilliantly dynamic social-gaming experience.

Developed by Criterion Games, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit is available now on the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PC and the Wii™*.Need for Speed Hot Pursuit is also now live on the AppStore for iPhone® and iPod touch® mobile digital devices.
Developed by Exient, Need for Speed Autolog not available on the Wii.

EA and Need for Speed are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc.  Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox LIVE are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.  “PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 

EA Have Released A Launch Trailer For Need For Speed Hot Pursuit

EA have released a new trailer for Need For Speed Hot Pursuit. the trailer is a launch trailer and has quotes from several reviews throughout the trailer. the trailer uses cinematics to show the frenetic high speed action, chases, and takedowns.

EA Have Released A New Video For Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Explaining The Demo

EA have released a new video for Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. this video has the games Creative Director, Craig Sullivan, talking about the recently released PS3 and Xbox 360 demo for the game. He uses in-game footage to show the first stage in the demo, called Dark Horse, before revealing how to unlock another track, called Roadsters Reborn. Craig Sullivan offers some tips and advice for both tracks and offers his personal vehicle choices.

EA Have Released A New Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Trailer Showing The Cops

EA have released a new trailer for Need For Speed Hot Pursuit. this trailer focuses on the cops in the game, showing several of their cars and tactics in the game. the trailer also shows some in-game action from several different locations in Seacrest County.

EA Announce A Demo For Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Comes Out On 26th October

EA have announced that a demo for Need For Speed Hot Pursuit is coming out on 26th October on Xbox 360 and 27th October on the PS3. In the Demo there are 2 different parts. the first part of the demo is where you play as a cop in the Dark Horse Hot Pursuit event, speeding through the coastal highway and mountainous ridges of Seacrest County. the second part of the demo unlocks when you add a friend to your Need For Speed Friends list. The second event will unlock called Roadster’s Reborn, where gamers can compete as racers to set the best times.

EA have also announced that When you download and play the demo, you will also earn 500 bounty award points in the full retail version of the game for both Cop and Racer careers. The demo ends on the 9th November.

Press Release

GUILDFORD, UK – October 25, 2010 – Criterion Games, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced a demo for Need for SpeedTM Hot Pursuit. This demo will give gamers early access to this holiday’s hottest action racing title. Starting October 26 for a limited time*, players can experience the intensity of friendly competition, using Need for Speed’s revolutionary social network, Autolog. This new in-game technology makes personalized recommendations to gamers based on what their friends have been playing. Autolog is a brilliantly simple feature that challenges each player to set the best race time amongst their friends. Play alone and reign supreme against the game’s AI or invite just one friend to join, and unlock a second track in the demo. Playing with friends or frenemies, players kick off an addictive competitive loop where the compulsion to be the best and earn bragging rights is irresistible.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit ships on November 19th, 2010 and is already earning accolades from critics worldwide for pioneering a new innovation within the racing category. “Need for Speed Hot Pursuit could redefine online racing forever,” stated GamesRadar in their summer preview of the game. In Europe, Eurogamer noted that, “Friends, data and photos continuously stream into view, all offering new gameplay opportunities and challenges.”

“Need for Speed Hot Pursuit is blowing the roof off social competition and bringing excitement back to the racing genre,” says Matt Webster, Producer at Criterion Games. “We’re putting players and their friends at the heart of the gameplay experience by automatically tracking and comparing each person’s performances. This demo will give gamers a snapshot of Need for Speed Autolog and how we’re amping up the energy of intense pursuits, competitive racing and online connected play – nothing is more powerful than beating your friends.”

In the Need for Speed Hot Pursuit demo, players will be able to chase as a cop in the Dark Horse Hot Pursuit event, speeding through the coastal highway and mountainous ridges of Seacrest County. At the heart of the demo is a social network called Autolog that tracks cop and racer performances while playing solo and uses those statistics to generate fierce competition between friends. Once players add a friend to their Need for Speed friends list, the second event will unlock called Roadster’s Reborn, where gamers can compete as racers to set the best times. When they download and play the demo they will also earn 500 bounty award points in the full game for both Cop and Racer careers**. Accruing bounty will allow players to unlock events and exotic cars and progress through their careers in the full game.

The Need for Speed Hot Pursuit demo will be available for download October 26 on Xbox LIVETM Marketplace worldwide and the PlayStation®Network in the UK on October 27 on the PlayStation Network. The retail game will be available on November 19th in the UK on the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC. The Limited Edition can be pre-ordered now on all platforms to gain exclusive content at no extra cost, with participating retailers worldwide (while supplies last). Need for Speed Hot Pursuit will also be available on the WiiTM and is being developed by Exient.***

For more of the latest news and information on Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, please visit http://www.needforspeed.com or become a fan on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/needforspeed and follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/needforspeed.
Demo ends on November 9, 2010

**Use of Bounty Point from the demo requires full game and use of the same EA Account used to play the demo.
*** Autolog not available on the Wii

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA MobileTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million units. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.co.uk.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO and Need for Speed are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. The names, designs, and logos of all products are the property of their respective owners and used by permission. Microsoft and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. "PlayStation" are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Wii is a trademark of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

EA Have Released A New Video For Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

EA have released a new video for Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. In this video, Matt Webster from Criterion talks through the Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit AutoLog. He uses in-game examples to help show off many aspects of the AutoLog, including the Wall where you can post pictures and comment/chat with friends and even post gameplay performances that your friends can click on and try to beat. other parts of AutoLog include that it is always seeing what your friends are doing in the game and telling you if your friends have beaten your score. AutoLog also has a recommendation section where it creates challenges based on what your friends are doing.

EA Have Released A New Trailer For Need For Speed Hot Pursuit

EA Have released a new trailer for Need For Speed Hot Pursuit. This trailer details many of the games features, for example how there are over 100 Miles of roads to race on, Single Player and Multiplayer Games, And AutoLog. In-game action is used to highlight each of the features, with several examples shown. the trailer also reveals a demo for Need For Speed Hot Pursuit is coming out on 26th October.

EA Have Released A New Gameplay Video For Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

EA have released a new video for Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. This gameplay video shows another Auto Log Challenge, a part of the game where you can attempt to beat challenges set by friends. this video shows a cop trying to take down a robber. to do so the trailer shows the cop using EMP, helicopters, and spike strips. but, between you and the Robber are other cars that must be dealt with.

EA Have Released A New Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Trailer

EA Have released a new trailer for Need For Speed Hot Pursuit. this trailer shows off the games Autolog mode, a mode where you can try and beat your friends best scores. this video shows that you can see a selection of scores from your friends and then try to beat them. the trailer then shows in-game footage of a player trying to beat that score.

EA Have Released A New Trailer For Need For Speed Hot Pursuit

EA have released a new trailer for Need For Speed Shift. this trailer uses in-game footage to show a player deciding to beat a friends best time at a race. this race has not been shown in previous trailers and it also features new cars. the games HUD is also shown for the first time, as well as some elements similar to Burnout like the Crash Cam.

EA Reveal The Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Limited Edition

EA have revealed the Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Limited Edition. this limited edition brings 2 exclusive cars to the game and unlocks 4 cars that can be used from the beginning. The Exclusive edition will be available for the same price as the normal versions, but will only be available whilst stocks last.

The 2 Exclusive cars:
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
Ford Shelby GT500

The 4 Unlocked Cars:
Audi TT RS Coupé
Chevrolet Camaro SS
Porsche Cayman S
Dodge Challenger SRT8

The 2 Exclusive cars will not be available in other versions of Need For Speed Hot Pursuit, whilst the 4 unlocked cars will have to be earned in the other versions.

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Press Release

COLOGNE, GERMANY – August 17, 2010 – Criterion Games, a studio of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced a Limited Edition version of Need for SpeedTM Hot Pursuit, this holiday’s hottest action racing game. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit is bringing the intensity of cops vs. racers to the connected generation. The Limited Edition features six of the world’s fastest cars that players can use to race and chase their friends, right out of the box. Available at participating retailers at the same price as the standard version, the Limited Edition packs added value for speed junkies, while supplies last.

The Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Limited Edition delivers six exotic cars; Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, Ford Shelby GT500, Audi TT RS Coupé, Chevrolet Camaro SS, Porsche Cayman S and Dodge Challenger SRT8. The Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and Ford Shelby GT500 are only available in the Limited Edition – and will not be available at any other time. For those players who miss the opportunity to pick up the Limited Edition, the Audi TT RS Coupé, Chevrolet Camaro SS, Porsche Cayman S and Dodge Challenger SRT8 can be unlocked by leveling up in the game.

These high-powered racing machines give players a day-one advantage when they compete – and beat – their friends on the open road. Whether playing in real-time live multiplayer or challenging and comparing races with friends offline, Limited Edition owners have an edge over their friends – an especially important benefit since the game is all about the connected social experience. At the heart of Need for Speed Hot Pursuit is a groundbreaking network called Autolog that tracks cop and racer performances and uses those statistics to generate fierce competition between friends by dynamically changing the way they play the game. By having the fastest cars on the road, players can challenge their friends, destroy their times and bask in the glory of their humiliation.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit recently won the prestigious ‘Best Racing Game’ award at the Electronic Entertainment Expo from the Game Critics Awards. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit will be available on Nov. 19, 2010 in the UK on the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit will also be available on the WiiTM and is being developed by Exient.

For more of the latest news about the game, visithttp://www.needforspeed.com. Or become a fan athttp://www.facebook.com/needforspeed and follower athttp://www.twitter.com/needforspeed.


About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA MobileTMand POGOTM. In fiscal 2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million units. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.co.uk. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at www.eagames.co.uk/press.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO and Need for Speed are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. The names, designs, and logos of all products are the property of their respective owners and used by permission. Alfa Romeo is a registered trademark licensed by Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. Trademarks, design patents and copyrights are used with the approval of the owner AUDI AG. SHELBY® and GT-500®are registered trademarks and/or the tradedress of Carroll Shelby and Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc. (Shelby). General Motors Trademarks used under license to Electronic Arts. Dodge is a trademarks of Chrysler Group LLC. Dodge Challenger and its trade dress is used under license by Electronic Arts. © Chrysler Group LLC 2010. Porsche is a registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. Licensed under certain patents. The names, designs, and logos of all products are the property of their respective owners and used by permission. Microsoft and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. "PlayStation" are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Wii is a trademark of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

EA Have Released New Screenshots For Need For Speed Hot Pursuit

EA Have released new screenshots for Need For Speed Hot Pursuit. these screenshots show the cop, in a Dodge Viper, chasing down the opponent, in a Porsche GT3 RS. Only one area is shown off in these screenshots, its the wooded area previously seen in trailers.

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EA Reveal Need For Speed Hot Pursuit

EA Have announced Need For Speed Hot Pursuit is the upcoming game from Criterion Games and newest game in the Need For Speed Series. Need For Speed Hot Pursuit is set for a November 2010 release on the Wii, PS3, PC, and Xbox 360. EA and Criterion have also revealed Need For Speed Autolog, where you are able to compare racing stats and get personalised gameplay recommendations.



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Press Release

Guildford, UK – June 14, 2010 – Criterion reinvents Need for SpeedTMHot Pursuit for the connected generation. Criterion Games, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that the award-winning development team is making the latest installment in the renowned Need for Speed franchise. Inspired by the classic game of the same name, Criterion will reveal Need for Speed Hot Pursuit for the very first time today at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Launching in November 2010, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit brings the franchise back to its roots with intense cops vs. racer chases. Criterion also ups the ante with the introduction of an all-new online network called Need for Speed Autolog where players compare racing stats and automatically get personalized gameplay recommendations from their friends– a feature that is poised to transform online racing for the connected generation.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit players will experience the thrill of the chase and the rush of the escape as they play through full careers as both a cop and a racer – solo or connected. The high speed busts and heart-stopping getaways are all connected via Need for Speed Autolog. This network not only connects friends for epic head-to head pursuits and races, but also enables players to compare performances and stats, thereby setting the stage for the ultimate in social competition.

Craig Sullivan, Creative Director of the game said, “At Criterion, we’ve been playing Need for Speed since it was first introduced on 3DO. We are honored and excited by the opportunity to reinvent the franchise for today’s connected audience. Our goal has been to create cops vs. racers pursuits that are so fun, fast and exciting it really brings to life the adrenaline and intensity of the high speed cop pursuit experience with your friends”.

Developed by Criterion Games, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit will be available on November 19th 2010 on the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit will also be available on the WiiTMand is being developed by Exient.

For more information on Need for Speed, please visitwww.eagames.co.uk/hotpursuit. Or become a fan on Facebook athttp://www.facebook.com/needforspeed and follow us on Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/needforspeed.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA MobileTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million units. EA's homepage and online game site is www.electronicarts.co.uk. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at www.eagames.co.uk/press.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO and Need for Speed are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. The names, designs, and logos of all products are the property of their respective owners and used by permission. Microsoft and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. "PlayStation" are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Wii is a trademark of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.