It was revealed with a CG trailer by Framestore NY during EA's presentation at the 2010 E3 conference in Los Angeles, California on J. The game's release was revealed to be in 2010 by EA Games president Frank Gibeau during an investor conference call, and following the release of Slightly Mad Studios's Need for Speed: Shift in September, mentioned that the game had been ' under development for some time' at the studio to ensure there were ' adequate resources behind the franchise' for the series reboot resulting from quality suffered developing 2008's Need for Speed: Undercover. Criterion's involvement with the series was first mentioned in a 2009 conference by William Blair, at which time the developer was days away from releasing the final downloadable content pack for their previous game - Burnout Paradise.
It is the first game in the series to be developed by Criterion Games. It is the 16th title in the Need for Speed series and the first since Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 in 2002 to feature a police career mode.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) is an arcade racing game developed by Criterion Games, Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment, and Alive Interactive Media. Next » For the Hot Pursuit game mode, see - Hot Pursuit.įor the 2020 remaster, see - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered.įor other games in the Hot Pursuit subseries, see - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
