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A Guided Tour Of Burnout Paradise’s Big Surf Island

3:00AM Mike Fahey | In the latest episode of Crash TV, Criterion takes us on a guided tour of Big Surf Island, the major chunk of new real estate coming to Burnout Paradise next month. More »
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Burnout Paradise Cops And Robbers Micro-Review

4:00AM Mike Fahey | Criterion Games continues to change the face of Burnout Paradise with the release of the Cops and Robbers downloadable content add-on for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. More »
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Burnout Paradise Has A Date With The Police

11:40PM Mike Fahey | The long arm of the law finally reaches into Paradise City later this month, as Criterion Games announces the release date for Burnout Paradise’s Cops and Robbers pack. More »
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Burnout Paradise Thursday Car Update Will Be Legendary

7:40AM Michael McWhertor | Criterion Games has announced that the “Legendary Cars” pack, which features some of Hollywood’s most famous, fantastical vehicles, will be bustin’ to Burnout Paradise starting this Thursday. And bustin’ makes me feel good. More »
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Burnout Paradise Up For A Game Of Cops And Robbers

10:20AM Michael McWhertor | Criterion Games has big plans for Burnout Paradise in 2009. That includes another newly announced batch of downloadable content, a “Cops and Robbers” pack planned for later this year. More »
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Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box Trailer

4:00AM Mike Fahey | In case you were still on the fence about picking up n a copy of Burnout Paradise, here’s the official trailer for the Ultimate Box version of the game coming next month. More »

Burnout Paradise Vrooming On To PSN

7:00AM Kotaku US Edition | If you missed Burnout Paradise on PS3 back in January, now is the time to get your open-world speed on as the racer hits the PlayStation Network. The PSN edition — downloadable from the PlayStation Store — will come with all the recent patches and updates and will be able to download the ‘Year Of Paradise’ DLC that adds new vehicles (including motorcycles) and game modes. The DLC will also bring a live news page containing updates about new content and multiplayer events. Burnout Paradise should arrive this Autumn for $US 29.99. Burnout Paradise [Criterion Games] More »

Burnout Paradise Getting PS3 Trophy Support (Someday)

6:40AM Michael McWhertor | The confirmed list of Trophy-ready PlayStation 3 games may not blow your hair back, but at least one more third-party title is pledging support for the 2.40 firmware feature — Burnout Paradise. Simon Phipps, designer at Criterion Games, writes on the PlayStation.blog that Trophies are coming, but not in the Codename: Cagney update. Best part? “Trophies will be retroactive, so, if you’ve achieved something today, the day the update arrives (not Cagney, we want to emphasise) that will be reflected in your Trophies”, Phipps writes in the post’s comments. Nice! Trophies, Timed Challenges for Burnout Paradise [PlayStation.blog - thanks, Tw3nty0ne!] More »
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Burnout Paradise Cagney Update Dated

12:40AM Mike Fahey | Criterion continues to roll out their giant content patches for Burnout Paradise. Hot on the heels of the Bogart patch, which mainly consisted of bug fixes and a few minor features, the company has announced the official release date for the more ambitious Cagney update. On July 10th at 9AM UK time, Burnout Paradise owners will gain access to three new Freeburn modes, over 70 new Freeburn challenges, two new vehicles, 3 new liveries, and the long-awaited ability to create custom soundtracks on your PlayStation 3. Hit the link below to see a full rundown of the changes coming with Cagney. I finally bought the game this weekend ($AU 42.13 at Walmart) and I must say I am not disappointed with my purchase. A whole lot of game for a rather nice price, and with August bringing the addition of motorcycles to the game it only gets better. Criterion Games Announces Date for Cagney Software Update [The Criterion Games Blog] More »

Burnout Paradise To Introduce Motorcycles, Night, General Bad Assness

3:20AM Mark Wilson | Criterion has just announced a major addition to Burnout Paradise. Planned for their “Davis” update this August, the download will include motorcycles (a first for Burnout) along with “their own game modes, challenges and even some new locations tailored to fit their unique performance and handing characteristics.” From that statement we’re assuming that cars and bikes will not race side-by-side, but you can take it as you will. More »