Remember this little challenge the Need for Speed team issued us all with a couple of weeks ago? If their trailer hit one million views then everyone with a copy of NFS: Hot Pursuit would be getting some free DLC. Â Well, did we manage it?
“Oh, so close! The Need for Speed Hot Pursuit launch trailer didn’t quite make it to one million views.”
DAMN IT! Â Oh wait, there’s more:
“Our community still turned out an amazing performance. We’d like to thank you all for sharing the trailer with your friends and making sure that everybody knows that Need for Speed Hot Pursuit is the best, most intense (and VGA-winning!) racing game of the year. So, as an early holiday gift, we’ve decided to give the three convertibles for free to everyone playing Hot Pursuit. Look for them in an upcoming Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 title update (we’ll be sharing more PC news when it becomes available).”
Score! Â Just to reiterate, the cars we will be getting are as follows:
- Lamborghini Murciélago LP 650-4 Roadster
- Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible
- Dodge Viper SRT10 Convertible Final Edition
Source: Need for Speed
tonyyeb
I like DLC. I like FREE DLC even more.
Charmed_Fanatic
:D same
cc_star
Awesome… Will pick these up, then there’s the DLC launching on Dec 21st including they Veyron SS and new events.
My love for Criterion & this game is limitless
Grey_Ghost13
Does anybody know how many views it got? Still nice of EA to give away free stuff even though the target wasn’t reached!
Erroneus
At the moment it’s at 657,052: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82et_z_gTlg
It could have gotten only 300.000 and EA will still have released the cars :)
Grey_Ghost13
Cheers, I can’t get onto youtube at work to check. Yeah I guess they would have given it away, it was penned as free anyway!
cam the man
I watched it, even though I don’t have the game, to help it reach the 1,000,000 mark.
DrNate86
Haha oops, not that close then! Ah well, they were always going to release it.
Kevling
In all seriousness, were EA ever really going to *not* give us these cars?
It was a marketing ploy, that’s all.
Having said that, I’m more thanhappy to take free dlc off their hands.
Also, the free iOS Autolog app is out today, so get downloading NFS:HotPants fans!
TSBonyman
The funny thing is, the only people who were going to have any interest in viewing the video were those who had already bought the game so i’m not sure how good a marketing a move it was.
Great to have the free cars all the same.
Kevling
True, but they were encouraging people to post it on facebook, pass it their friends etc…
Grey_Ghost13
Would EA of old given it away as free?
phantom5813
Probably. More than likely actually. The cars are available now and the update weighs in at 319mb (on PS3 anyway)
RocketSOL
Brilliant!
I bought this game yesterday at Gamestation….deal of the week, £28!! It’s a great game, really enjoying it so it will be nice to get some free stuff. I do love over the top racing.
Spence1115
And I just bought online from GAME for £21.99
Kennykazey
Who could see that coming? Now all I need is “Grubbins on Ice” and Christmas is saved.
4lf13
Criterion is back to their good old ways
Moakesice
I`m hoping Santa brings me this game :)
Rocket_345
I’m getting this for Christmas but still watched the video to give it a helping hand
Samiro05
I just traded Gran Turismo 5 for this game :) great to hear the free cars are coming to add to my limited edition bonus ones :)