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Sunday Comics: Dead Island If there’s one thing that video game trailers could use more of, it’s David Hasselhoff. So thank goodness for Criterion and EA, who conscripted the ‘Hoff to appear in the latest trailer for the just-released downloadable Xbox Kinect game Burnout: Crash.
Burnout Crash seems to be a wonderful party game, the sort of title you pop on and pass and play with a group of rowdy friends. That it includes Kinect support only makes the experience better.
Unannounced by Electronic Arts, Australia’s Classification Board has nonetheless listed Burnout Crash. LinkedIn bios for Criterion developers hint that the game will be available on Xbox 360 and PS3. The game received a PG (basically, T for Teen) down under. [Siliconera]
So Gran Turismo 5 has come and gone and, to an extent, disappointed a lot of people. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit has been the game that has sort of come in and surprised everyone, stealing the thunder of GT5 to become, arguably, the best racing game of 2010. But what did you think of Criterion’s interpretation of EA’s lucrative driving franchise?
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Gamers have just six days left to earn three new free cars for Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
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Criterion is delighted with the response to arcade racer Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, as they should be. So they’re giving away three new cars, but there’s a catch.
So, here’s Seacrest County in Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. It’s got every challenge a street racer could want, but man, this place feels familiar.
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Not that I’m an expert in law enforcement policy, but Crecente and I are former cops reporters, and if the po-po PITted a McLaren MP4-12C going more than 160km/h in oncoming traffic, there’d be some badges on some desks.
