Over the next few months, Electronic Arts is touring the United States with Criterion's upcoming racer, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. First stop? New York City!

Oh, by the way -- you might have missed it. It happened already. But the good news is that there's video, courtesy of EA. It features a bunch of people standing in line and checking their cell phones, before getting their hands on the game... and going absolutely bats**t over it. Doesn't matter if you're a NYC local, a hip-hop superstar, or DJ Z-Trip... Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is the best thing ever.

No really, it's actually pretty good. I played it at E3. It's out this November, and I'm looking forward to playing it and going bats**t in my living room.

Looking to hit up the Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit tour? Next stop... Chicago, August 7.