Check out an interview with some of the developers at Criterion for Burnout Paradise. The new free updates with bikes is coming and it should provide 10 hours of extra content. Shibby!
You have to hand it to Criterion. They support the ever loving crap out of their games. Burnout Paradise is getting yet another free update (codename Davis). The new update brings motorcycles to the game. Good stuff!
We’ve got two rides ready to go – Day 1. Just head for your nearest junkyard in Paradise City to pick up the FV1100 street bike and the stunning Japanese Firehawk racing bike. That’ll do for a start, but there’s more in store once you’ve played a little way through the bike-specific gameplay.
The team is adding 70 challenges specially for bikes, 35 of the multi-part challenge variety. The new update is coming next month, but no specific dates have been revealed.
That’s right, you won’t have to start over in Burnout Paradise to earn those Trophies. Announced by Criterion, the game will get an update “soon” to add Trophy support. This will not be part of the upcoming Codename: Cagney update coming on July 10th. No word on an exact time for this new patch, but I’d expect shortly after Cagney.
The reason Burnout Paradise will be able to issue Trophies retroactively is because the game save is tied to your PSN ID. Unlike most PS3 titles, you can’t share game saves with Burnout, which is why Criterion is able to go back and check your save for what you’re accomplished. I wouldn’t expect this feature in many other games. Hopefully we start hearing about what games will get Trophies later this week. I’d love to see games like Uncharted, Heavenly Sword, Ratchet and Clank Future, and SingStar get Trophy support really soon.
The developers behind Burnout: Paradise have finally revealed the day their newest update will be available. As always, their updates are both free and full of cool new shit that will make you pop the game back into the console.
This is our 3rd and most ambitious software update yet! It will be available for free at 09:00am UK time on Thursday 10th July ‘08.
Free shit FTW. Here is a link to all the details for the update.
Selling 1 million copies is a big mark in video games, and Burnout Paradise has met that level. That’s pretty much a guaranteed sequel.
Whether you like the new changes in the game or not, selling 1 million copies is a great accomplishment for Criterion’s smash-em-up driver. This also brings the Burnout series to over 15 million copies sold over the lifetime of the product. That’s damn impressive right there.
Criterion is supporting Paradise well with a lot of upcoming DLC, a good portion of it being free. Personally, I’d still like to see a normal Crash Mode added back to the game. That’s the only fault I can find with it.
Good news for all you Burnout Paradise fans out there. The game has a HUGE patch coming soon to fix the bevy of problems that resulted when the game first came out. People were livid and emailed the developers over at EA for some resolution to these glaring issues. Their prayers have been answered. Here are the top 10 requests that needed fixing.
The Top 10 problems reported by you have been fixed, these are:
- PS3 game can crash when a player is taken down and the player that has performed the Takedown leaves the game.
- The game indefinitely displays “Connecting to Paradise City Servers” if it’s having problems pinging the rebroadcast server.
- Disconnecting the controller before a race begins can mean that race timings can be manipulated with players who didn’t cross the line first being awarded the win
- Repeatedly joining and leaving a game with 8 players can cause the game to hang.
- Hammering the A (360) or X (PS3) after unlocking a car can cause the game to hang.
- East Crawford and Watt St achievements can not be achieved if the player goes online and sets road rules before attempting them.
- Audio distortion when using 5.1 / DTS and looking rearwards.
- Enhanced 360 streaming performance stops instances where the game seems to pause for a second or so.
- Total time driven in player stats would stick at 145 hours
- VoIP connection problems with 8 player games.
Hit the jump for the rest of the details on the patch. We should have a release date for you as soon as they tell us.
The awesome lineup that is Xbox Originals is expanding once again. Thanks to a heads up from Gamerscoreblog, Burnout 3 will be available for download on January 14th at 2AM Pacific for 1200 points. Here are some of the details:
Burnout® 3: Takedown rewrites the rules of the road. Arcade racing is now driven by a new mantra: Aggressive Racing Required. Racing gamers and adrenaline junkies are invited behind the wheel to experience unprecedented speed and action. Use your car to battle your way to the front of the pack. Take down rivals and trigger spectacular crashes.
Risk and reward: Earn boost by taking risks and battling your competitors through oncoming traffic, near-misses, tailgating, jumps, and drifting.
Crash mode: Cause wanton destruction in a mode dedicated to crashing. Racers are challenged to crash into (and through) busy intersections, creating carnage and as much damage as possible. Unlock new rewards and more features!
Incredible depth: Maximize mayhem with 67 cars, 40 different races, and 100 crash junctions on three different continents.
Multiple race types: Scream through nine different race modes including: Single Race, Tournament, Lap Eliminator, Burning Lap, Road Rage, and more.
Awesome crash technology: Take advantage of sophisticated simulation modeling that recreates high-speed crashes with extreme detail. Use your car to take out opponents—you’ll continue controlling your vehicle even after crashing!
Ruh Roh Raggy. I don’t think Sony is going to be happy by this one. EA accidentally spilled the beans on a rumbling SIXAXIS for the PS3. Not being talking about it, but by allowing people to play Burnout Paradise with the new controller.
According to IGN, the new controller is heavier with a sticker on the bottom which says “RUMBLE”. No word on this being the final design.
Expect an official announcement from Sony tomorrow at their press event.
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