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EA's Highest Rated Need for Speed Game Races into Retail Stores with Hot Pursuit

#gameface OutKast's Big Boi feels the need for speed during the Hot Pursuit launch event today in Sydney, Australia. More »

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Posted by IGN Nov 17 2010 20:17 GMT

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Internationally acclaimed 'Autolog' network raises the bar in social competition.

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EA hosts Need for Speed Hot Pursuit launch party in Hollywood

Posted by Joystiq Nov 17 2010 18:21 GMT

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit demo downloaded over two million times

EA hosted a launch party for its new Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit game last night at the Avalon nightclub in Hollywood, and in among the celebrities and performers Chiddy Bang, we found Criterion Games' creative director Craig Sullivan right before he introduced the game to the audience. "It's been amazing," he said of the response to the game so far. "We're really really happy with it." Sullivan's been a fan of Need for Speed since the original 3DO game, and along with the rest of Criterion, he says he was thrilled to get the chance to make an official title. "When we got our shot at the title, everybody was really up for it and we just kind of went crazy."

We asked about DLC for the game, but Sullivan was still mum. "Given the fact that Criterion Games did a year of downloadable content for Burnout Paradise," he admitted, "I would be very surprised if we didn't do any followups or downloadable content for Need for Speed." But when pressed on what that DLC might be, he declined to comment until later on.

Still, the party was a good time -- EA invited about 5,000 members of the public to come enjoy the game in a club that only held about 2,000 people. You can see pictures of the event in the gallery below.

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Posted by Joystiq Nov 11 2010 02:00 GMT

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Wii footage

In case the flood of promotional messages from your friends hasn't tipped you off yet, here's some news: a lot of people have checked out the Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit demo on Xbox Live and PSN. According to some stats from EA, "more than" two million consoles downloaded the demo within the span of two weeks, making it the most successful demo for the series yet.

Throughout their time with the demo, players have raced across 54 million miles of road in Seacrest County, resulting in over 20 million busts by law enforcement. If you were looking to get in on either side of the conflict, we're afraid you can no longer download the demo. But! We've got the next best thing: our review of the game!.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit launches on November 16 for the PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and Windows PC.

Why would they remove the demo? Not everyone knows about games before they are released.

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Apparently they removed the demo to free up the autolog servers. I guess that's a reason, but it's stupid of them to not have a demo even it doesn't have autolog.

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Posted by GoNintendo Nov 16 2010 17:43 GMT

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Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Hits PS3 Today, Play With the Devs this Weekend

Posted by PlayStation Blog Nov 16 2010 17:25 GMT

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Need for Speed Hot Pursuit races onto the PlayStation 3 today asking the vital question: are you a racer or are you a cop? That’s the choice you’ll make when you get behind the wheel and start tearing up the streets of Seacrest County.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit PlayStation 3 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 blistering speeds, brutal busts and heart-stopping getaways are all connected via Need for Speed Autolog [link to post i wrote some time ago].

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 friendly competition. I can tell you from playing here in the office that Autolog will bring out the competition in you – even if you’re not a competitive person. Every day we’re amazed at the new times people set on each of the events. You think it can’t be beaten…until it is. Finding the right combination of shortcuts, nitrous useage, and bust strategies is the key to achieving the best time.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit also provides you with exciting online game modes: Hot Pursuit is the exciting hunter vs. hunted mode where players can play as cops or racers. Interceptor mode is the ultimate head to head battle as one racer faces off against one cop. Finally, you have the traditional race mode. Pick your racetrack and car and win the race!

In addition to your racing and chasing skills, you’ll have access to weapons to help you including: spike strips, jammers, EMPs, helicopters, road blocks and more.

With its vast open-world, Seacrest County is the perfect place to get your fix for high-speed racing (or chasing) action. There are several diverse locales throughout coast, desert, forest, and mountain with unique features to provide each side of the law with certain benefits and challenges. One strong suggestion we would make is to drive around the county a few times on your own before taking part in any pursuits. Get familiar with the beautiful scenery and its many hidden shortcuts.

Please join us for a Game with Developer session on Saturday, November 20th from 11AM – 1PM PST. Put your driving skills to the test against the Criterion developers and see how you match up! Visit the Hot Pursuit website for more details.

Make sure you follow us on Twitter, fan us on Facebook, and visit us at the official website for up-to-the-date Need for Speed Hot Pursuit news and information.

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More Than Two Million Felt The Need For Speed Demo

Posted by Kotaku Nov 10 2010 20:20 GMT

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Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Demo Races into the Record Books

#ea A new Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit title is bound to get some attention, but more than two million downloads of the demo in two weeks? That's a huge number, and EA has more where that came from. More »

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Posted by IGN Nov 10 2010 18:00 GMT

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit review: More than satisfies the need

The highest rated Need for Speed game wins praise from critics worldwide for innovative 'Autolog' Network that delivers unprecedented social competition.

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Posted by Joystiq Nov 09 2010 22:00 GMT

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit trailers offer cheeky tips and tricks

It's been a good year to be a fan of arcade-style racing games, with Blur and Split/Second neck-and-neck in the race to be the year's best. Unfortunately for them, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit from Burnout Paradise creator Criterion Games just took first place.

For the reboot of this Need for Speed sub-series, which saw two installments across PS1 and PS2, Criterion has created a racer that not only lives up to expectations of thrilling speed and pristine visuals but blows past them with a cops-and-robbers career mode.

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Posted by Joystiq Nov 09 2010 20:25 GMT

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Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Review

What's all this, then? You'd fancy a five minute clip of British actors portraying the events of a Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit race? Brilliant, as EA's just sent one over! Perhaps you don't have a full five to sit around? A more condensed vid is available as well, both found after the break. Spot on!

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Posted by IGN Nov 09 2010 01:30 GMT

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit trailer tours Seacrest County

You haven't crashed until you've crashed a Lamborghini cop car.

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Posted by Joystiq Nov 05 2010 00:45 GMT

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Hot Pursuit Reboots Need For Speed's Home Turf

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit wants you to believe Seacrest County is a "driver's paradise," but we feel this latest trailer ignores the best thing Seacrest has to offer: Señor Guapo's Bakery on Alameda boulevard. Seriously, don't visit just to drive around, go have the churro of your life.

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Posted by Kotaku Nov 04 2010 03:30 GMT

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Actors Kevin Dillon and Jerry Ferrara Star in EA's Need for Speed Hot Pursuit TV Ad Campaign

#clips So, here's Seacrest County in Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. It's got every challenge a street racer could want, but man, this place feels familiar. More »

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Posted by IGN Nov 03 2010 18:00 GMT

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There's a lot going on in these Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit commercials

In-game autolog feature challenges friends and frenemies to compete for top spot.

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Posted by Joystiq Nov 03 2010 03:40 GMT

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Five Things You Didn't Know About Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

EA has developed one of the most perplexing ad campaigns we've ever seen to promote its upcoming racer, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. It's a five-part mini-series following the shenanigans of two valets, one of which is also secretly a renegade cop (?), and one of which is also a street racer (?). Of course, they don't bust fools or drive fast in these ads. They park cars, because they're valets. Sometimes, they don't park the cars, because they're edgy.

Oh, and they're played by Jerry Ferrara and Kevin Dillon, whom you may know from the hit television series Entourage, or, if you're not an HBO subscriber, Hotel for Dogs. Check out the first two entries into this commercial series, titled "Officer Douche" and "You Park It," respectively, after the jump. After that, join us in wishing that these ads get their own spin-off television show, Cavemen-style. We'd love to see the complexities of these characters unfold, you know?

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Posted by IGN Nov 03 2010 00:41 GMT

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Next Need for Speed coming from EA Black Box, Burnout's not dead

EA's crash-tastic racer is almost here. Here's what to expect, beyond the basics.

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Posted by Joystiq Nov 02 2010 16:00 GMT

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Wii screens

Criterion may have swiped development duties for the upcoming installment in EA's ancient racing franchise, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, but it seems the franchise will land in familiar hands for the series' next iteration. In a recent interview with Eurogamer, EA senior vice president Patrick Soderlund responded to a question about whether Black Box would be behind the wheel of next year's Need for Speed, saying "you can assume that, yes." Later, he cheekily implied that one could safely assume that.

On the off-chance that you don't need the Need for Speed, Soderlund also shared a bit about the future of EA's other flagship racing franchise: Burnout. Soderlund explained, "we haven't made a decision to whether Burnout does this or that, but it's not dead for sure, no," adding that the publisher is currently "prioritizing what we want to do." Here, allow us to help arrange those priorities:

A spiritual successor to Burnout 3: Takedown A new, non-motion-controlled SSX Everything else

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Posted by GoNintendo Oct 31 2010 21:54 GMT

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A Deep Look At Need For Speed Hot Pursuit's Demo

Posted by Kotaku Oct 28 2010 16:40 GMT

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Giving in to Peer Pressure in Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

#clips Check out this explainer video for the Need for Speed Hot Pursuit demo that hit earlier this week. More »

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Posted by IGN Oct 27 2010 17:37 GMT

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How EA's Autolog could (and should) change the way we compete online.

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Hot Pursuit demo, Undead Nightmare highlight today's XBLM releases

Posted by Joystiq Oct 26 2010 16:15 GMT

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit limited time demo coming Oct. 26

Right on schedule, the Hot Pursuit demo arrives on Xbox Live Marketplace, joined by a "pack" of wild (western) zombies. Head past the break for the complete listing of today's releases.

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Posted by Joystiq Oct 25 2010 15:55 GMT

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Demo Dated

We've got a need -- a need for temporarily available demos of racing games that'll be available publicly in a few weeks, anyway. EA's bringin' it, with a Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit demo that will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network from tomorrow until November 9 (the demo goes live on PSN in Europe on the 27th). The publisher didn't explain the reason for the demo's temporary availability, instead focusing on the details of the forthcoming trial.

Both "Dark Horse" and "Roadster's Reborn" game modes will be included. The former is the standard cops and robbers/cat and mouse scenario, while the latter offers ghost car time trials to compete against. The game's "autolog" social networking feature plays heavily into the second game mode, only unlocking after players add friends into their "Need for Speed friends list." We look forward to reevaluating our "friends" once it becomes impossible to beat some of their track times.

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Posted by IGN Oct 25 2010 13:52 GMT

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Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit trailer introduces the Seacrest Police

Get pursuing this week.

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Posted by Joystiq Oct 23 2010 02:30 GMT

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Call Him "Donut Eater" Again, Punky

Though we would have assumed that the Seacrest Police was a force responsible for monitoring and punishing the behavior of a certain American Idol host, the Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit trailer posted below is evidence that this assumption was very, very stupid. Like, so stupid.

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Posted by Kotaku Oct 22 2010 22:00 GMT

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The Trophy List and Soundtrack For Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

#clips Not that I'm an expert in law enforcement policy, but Crecente and I are former cops reporters, and if the po-po PITted a McLaren MP4-12C going more than 100 mph in oncoming traffic, there'd be some badges on some desks. More »

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Posted by Kotaku Oct 16 2010 22:30 GMT

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#trophies The 51 Trophies For Need for Speed; Hot Pursuit have been revealed, which mean 50 achievements for the upcoming racer's Xbox 360 version. Most of these cover in-game acts but a few require you to explore its social networking component. More »

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Dead Space 2, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit and more coming to iOS

Posted by Joystiq Oct 14 2010 22:40 GMT

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Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit dev diary introduces Autolog

EA is bringing some of its biggest properties to iOS, the company revealed during a recent presentation at the Apple Store in Ginza, Tokyo. Aside from the numerous titles already revealed last week, EA is currently working on ports of Dead Space 2, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, and even an ad-supported, subscription-optional version of Pogo, the company's casual online games portal. There will also be an EA Active presence on Apple's devices, as well as a version of Monopoly.

Also, the other properties EA has lined up include an adaptation of the board game Pictureka! and a new racer called Reckless -- formerly known as Deliverace. If you're wondering, "Why the name change?" then clearly you've never spent time on the Cahulawassee River. Nobody wants to be reminded of that "vacation."

[Image credit: 4Gamer]

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Posted by Joystiq Oct 14 2010 13:30 GMT

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit trailer captured

In Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, there's an in-game social suite called Autolog. It allows players to compare progress and connect through various features -- actually, the people who created it would do a better job describing it, so head past the break for a brief video overview.

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Posted by Joystiq Oct 04 2010 14:45 GMT

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