Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Update Adds Unskippable Shift 2 Unleashed Trailer

"Need of Speed Hot Pursuit has received a launch day update that adds an unskippable trailer for the newly announced Need for Speed title, Shift 2 Unleashed. In-game advertising is one thing, but forcible pre-game advertising? I see trouble on the way."

-g4tv.com

[Nitrowolf2]

wow that is just retarded. So is it a one time thing? I sure hope so.

[Psychotica]

Yes, it only plays once...

[Blacktric]

I hate EA's policy about showing its logos. You can't get past their logos in most of their games. And now this. Though at least this is just one time only.

[MGRogue2017]

.. wtf, that's ridiculous. I hate to say it but this is slightly affecting my decision on whether I will buy this game or not now lol

[electricshadow]

It's only a one time thing when you first start up the game. The trailer is a little over a minute long. It's a great game and you're going to miss out on it because you have to watch a trailer? Wow.

[MGRogue2017]

Nah, I'll most likely still get it. I'm a big fan of the NFS series. :)

Besides, It looks like something that you wouldn't want to miss out on.

[SMW]

Or everyone could NOT buy it until they release another patch removing this.

You know, the whole "Consumers drawing the line" thing...

Dick move EA. Makes me glad that I found the demo repulsive.

[nickjkl]

i remember on need for speed underground 2 they had demo for burnout and trailers for either games or movies i dont remember which but i do remember playing the burnout demo

thats the correct way to do it this, this is not

[AaronMK]

I have three games I would like to get, but likely only time to play one, maybe two, until the next slew of games I want to get comes out.

So yes, I will "miss out" on this, and use the time freed from non-infinite gaming time to not "miss out" on other great titles that don't force feed me ads instead.

[Si-Fly]

@SMW .... Weren't you on 3 bubbles yesterday?! What's the betting you'll only have 1 left by tomorrow ...

[Jdoki]

Big deal. It's a one off thing.

To those moaning about this... I suppose you turn up to the movie theatre late because you hate to watch the trailers. Refuse to watch TV channels that have adverts, or that isn't on PVR. Refuse to use an Xbox360 because they force adverts on you in the Dashboard. Refuse to buy DVD's/Blu-Ray that don't allow you to skip the adverts. And so on....

[JacobIsHollywood]

Movie trailers are usually made to entertain.

A trailer for a racing game (that Polyphony or Evolution weren't involved with) is going to suck.

[JacobIsHollywood]

So tired of people disagreeing without replying...

[Jdoki]

It's not about whether the trailer is entertaining (and I've seen plenty of trailers before a movie that are anything but entertaining!), it was a comparison to how we are forced to watch trailers/adverts in some circumstances.

Lets put it another way... Would you rather watch one advert a single time, or pay more for a game? Whose to say that ad revenue wouldn't be used to fund development, or allow the game to be sold for less money. Or maybe the devs just care enough to want to make you aware of another racing game!!

[firelogic]

So then why did you buy NFS to begin with? Correct me if I'm wrong, but neither of the studios mentioned had any part in making Hot Pursuit. It was Criterion. Since you think Criterion sucks, you clearly wouldn't have bought, rented, or even played the game, therefore you wouldn't have watched the trailer to begin with. Why are you posting?

[e3kehoe]

I liked the trailer! Looks great on my tv.. Very detailed

[maxcer]

"Refuse to buy DVD's/Blu-Ray that don't allow you to skip the adverts."

how do you know if the movie lets you do that before buying it?

[ExitToExisT]

well.. at least it plays once

[AwesomeJizz]

This by far is the most idiotic thread on here.
IT ONLY PLAYS ONCE! Why would it make me mad when it only plays once?
And to be honest, this trailer is awesome and NFS fans will sure enjoy it.

[AssassinHD]

It plays only one time. Just go make a sandwich or something for 5 minutes if you really don't want to watch it. I don't think it really warrants an article about it.

[Si-Fly]

Did you not know N4G stands for "negativity for gamers"?! That's all that gets posted on these forums any more game bashing news.

[Solbadguy]

I skipped this game when I found out that they have the online pass voucher.

[Joni-Ice]

U skipped for that? Are u buying used? Buy it brand new. If u buy it use, u would need a voucher

[Solbadguy]

No I wasn't planning to buy it used. I have a younger brother that plays PS3 too so if he decides to play my copy, he should be able to use the online without having to buy a online pass. I just don't want to see this being a trend. I rarely buy used game by the way.