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The Pre-Release period for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered included a series of announcements, rumours, leaks, and hints of the game came to surface preceding its official reveal on October 5, 2020.

2020[]

June[]

On June 22, 2020, an article published on VentureBeat by Jeff Grubb highlighted rumoured unannounced 2020 Switch releases of various Electronic Arts games, with one being a remastered re-release of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) for PC, consoles, and Switch.[1] A related tweet by Jeff Grubb points out that the remaster is being handled by Stellar Entertainment; the studio previously behind the tenth-anniversary release of Burnout Paradise Remastered.[2]

August[]

A release date of November 13, 2020 was leaked with an Amazon listing of the unannounced game on August 15, 2020, which would see the game's release within a week of the original game's release ten years prior. The listing also offered the game with a purchase price of £34.99 as well as being available for Nintendo Switch and Xbox One.[3]

September[]

On September 7, 2020, a classification for the PlayStation 4 release of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered was given by GRAC (Game Rating and Administration Committee) a government video game rating board in South Korea.[4]

On September 20, 2020, listings appeared on the website for Herní svět, a Czech video game retailer, for the PlayStation 4[5] and Xbox One[6] releases of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, with both having a November 13, 2020 release date.

October[]

On October 2, 2020, the official Need for Speed Twitter account tweeted an image from Need for Speed: Heat involving a Nissan 350Z being pursued by the Palm City Police Department. The licence plate for the 350Z has the numbers "510" across it refencing both a brevity code used by police agencies to refer to speeding vehicles or street racing and the date October 5, 2020.[7][8][9] A 510 page on the official Need for Speed website also went live with a countdown timer to 16:00 (BST) on October 5, 2020.

On October 4, 2020, a Japanese game schedule wiki tweeted details of included content[10] for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered; with six hours of additional gameplay (including over 30 events) and new achievements/trophies, additions encompass additional paint colours for various racer cars and cross-play support. The tweet also included box art of the PlayStation 4 and Switch releases, alongside three screenshots of the game.

Twenty-four hours prior to the official announcement of the remaster, a YouTube premier was set up with the title "Need for Speed - 510" for the reveal trailer to fo live on the official Need for Speed YouTube channel at 16:00 (BST) on October 5, 2020.[11][12] This follows on from the official Need for Speed Twitter account replying to itself with multiple tweets leading to x.ea.com/NFS/510 on October 3, 2020[13] and its use of the hashtag "#Beat510".

References[]

  1. Article: venturebeat.com (2020) Here are the 7 EA games coming to Nintendo Switch in the next year Available at: https://venturebeat.com/2020/06/22/here-are-the-7-ea-games-coming-to-nintendo-switch-in-the-next-year/
  2. Tweet: @JeffGrubb "Oh, yeah. First of all, my bad, Mike. Second, the Burnout Remastered team is doing another one but this time for Need For Speed. I think Hot Pursuit? Have they remade that yet?". Available at: https://twitter.com/JeffGrubb/status/1273769117787385856
  3. Article: https://www.pushsquare.com/ (2020) Rumoured Remaster of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Appears on Amazon UK Available at: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/08/rumoured_remaster_of_need_for_speed_hot_pursuit_appears_on_amazon_uk
  4. Tweet: @JeffGrubb "Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered was rated for PS4 today in Korea: https://grac.or.kr/Statistics/Popup/Pop_ReasonInfo.aspx?6d8052f8d0afd2adf7363264d299d29ea6c813a6a053e8e5ec12581d53453bb0". Available at: https://twitter.com/gematsucom/status/1306856666063949824
  5. Website: https://www.herni-svet.cz/ (2020) NEED FOR SPEED HOT PURSUIT REMASTERED (PS4) Available at: https://www.herni-svet.cz/need-for-speed-hot-pursuit-remastered-ps4
  6. Website: https://www.herni-svet.cz/ (2020) NEED FOR SPEED ​​HOT PURSUIT REMASTERED (X1) Available at: https://www.herni-svet.cz/need-for-speed-hot-pursuit-remastered-x1
  7. Tweet: @NeedforSpeed "👀". Available at: https://twitter.com/NeedforSpeed/status/1312047185190703105
  8. Tweet: @NeedforSpeed "They're really onto me. How much time did it take them to get chased by 10 cops on Heat 5? This has to be on purpose.". Available at: https://twitter.com/NeedforSpeed/status/1312062285070831616
  9. Tweet: @NeedforSpeed "Big Joe has to be messing with me. Not sure how he found out. So much effort just to tease me, and I only wanted some pizza.". Available at: https://twitter.com/NeedforSpeed/status/1312077384288534530
  10. Tweet: @Renka_schedule "PS4/Switch 「Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered」 11月6日発売、税込4299円 ・全DLC収録済 ・約6時間の追加ゲームプレイ(30を超えるチャレンジ含む)、新たなアチーブメント&車の色など、追加DLCを発売時に全て配信予定 ・クロスプラットフォーム マルチプレイ対応". Available at: https://twitter.com/Renka_schedule/status/1312548996468994048
  11. YouTube: Need for Speed (2020) "Need for Speed – 510". Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeRnez3di1I
  12. Tweet: @NeedforSpeed "5:10. How did he go so fast? Five ten. There’s got to be a way to fix this. https://youtu.be/AeRnez3di1I #Beat510". Available at: https://twitter.com/NeedforSpeed/status/1312771964965138432
  13. Tweet: @NeedforSpeed "For the longest time, you've tried. x.e"
    "It took years to find the perfect line. a.c"
    "Vain. Has it all been in vain? om"
    "Every day, you chase. /nf"
    "The time. Oh the time. s/"
    "Every day, one bit closer. 5"
    "Now is the time to take over. 10". Available at: https://twitter.com/NeedforSpeed/status/1312409589376262146
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