Need for Speed Hot Pursuit was released in 2010, developed by Criterion Games, and rebuilt the series around high speed police chases in Seacrest County. Its SCPD dispatch calls became a memorable part of the pursuit system, announcing suspect behaviour to other units in real time. This offroad variant comes from material labelled as the 2010 beta, which is why collectors and longtime players seek it out separately from the final release. It survives online because the short call is instantly recognisable to racing game fans and works outside full gameplay.