Feb 18, 2011 08:45 GMT  ·  By

It seems that the Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit patch released at the beginning of the week did lay ground work for three new paid downloadable content packs, with Electronic Arts confirming that new goodies will arrive for its hit racing game.

NFS: Hot Pursuit has just received a brand new patch, taking it to version 1.2, and, as we revealed, added brand new achievements and trophies to the console versions of the game, hinting at two new car packs and two new multiplayer modes.

EA, the publisher of the game, has now decided to officially detail the new content that will be arriving for NFS: Hot Pursuit starting with the end of the month.

The new packs are called: Armed and Dangerous, Lamborghini Untamed and Porsche Unleashed, and you can check out all of the details about them below.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit: Armed and Dangerous

The first pack, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit: Armed and Dangerous, contains two all-new game modes that expand and extend the spectacular online experience. "Most Wanted" is an open world battle where the cops are out to bust a specific racer while the racers battle to protect them, making full use of the open world, weaponry and demanding team tactics. In "Arms Race" it's every man for himself as racers use their full arsenal of weaponry on each other in ruthless races to the finish. In addition, this pack also contains three new trophies and achievements. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Armed and Dangerous will be available beginning February 22 for £5.49 (560 Microsoft Points) on the PlayStationNetwork or Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit: Lamborghini Untamed

Lamborghini Untamed adds three of the world's most famous Lamborghini's to the game, but with a Need for Speed Hot Pursuit twist; the legendary Lamborghini Diablo SV, Lamborghini Countach LP5000 QV and Lamborghini Sesto Elemento will all be playable as both a cop and a racer. In addition to this, the Lamborghini Untamed content pack will include 10 new events and four new trophies and achievements. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Lamborghini Untamed will be available beginning March 1 for £5.49 (560 Microsoft Points) on the PlayStation Network or Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit: Porsche Unleashed

The third pack, Porsche Unleashed, continues to add to the already stellar lineup of Porsche cars in the game. Any car enthusiast will be delighted to see the Porsche 911 Turbo (1982 Edition) make its way into the game, along with the Porsche 959 and 911 Speedster. The Porsche 911 Turbo is a high performance tier one car, designed to enable players to go back and reignite their earliest rivalries and beat their friends' times. Also included in this pack are 10 new events and four new trophies and achievements. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Porsche Unleashed will be available March 8 for £5.49 (560 Microsoft Points) on the PlayStation Network or Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

For North American PlayStation Network users, the pricing will be $6.99.

In case you're wondering, the PC platform might not get the new content, as EA isn't too keen on shipping paid DLC to that platform and because the development team at Criterion Games doesn't have enough resources to make sure the new content will work smoothly on the PC.