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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. More »
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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. More »
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Remember that bizarre, leaked Burnout game that added lobster monsters and UFOs to the crashtastic street racing formula? Electronic Arts and developer Criterion Games just made it official, unveiling Burnout CRASH! for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. More »
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Gamers have just six days left to earn three new free cars for Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. More »
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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. More »
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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. More »
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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 Pagani Zonda going more than 100 mph in oncoming traffic, there'd be some badges on some desks. More »
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Before Black, before Burnout 2, British developers Criterion were working with EA on something very dear to my heart: a new Skate or Die game. More »
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A German site got its hands on what it says is the full list of the 66 licensed vehicles appearing in Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. It's a whole lotta fahrvergnügen. More »
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I like playing games with asynchronous multiplayer, but outside of Facebook, there aren't many ways to compete against gaming friends in a non-simultaneous way. Thankfully, Criterion includes that sort of thing in their racing games. More »
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Apparently the recession has not hit Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit's Seacrest County. Or the sheriff and the county commissioners are gonna face a recall election for giving the deputies Dodge Vipers instead of the good old honey-brown Crown Vic. More »
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Under EA Black Box, Need For Speed had conditioned me to put the accelerator trigger in a death grip and never let go until the end of the race. That won't help in Criterion's Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. More »
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At today's EA press conference, the latest entry in the Need for Speed series, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit was unveiled. More »
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With Criterion no longer providing downloadable content for Burnout Paradise, one of the generation's best-supported games is about to slide into the history books. So publisher EA is going to send it off with a bang. More »
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Criterion, the studio behind Burnout, are at work on a "revolutionary take" on the Need For Speed franchise. When's it out? Well, according to EA's Frank Gibeau, it'll be out next year. More »
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Fans of Burnout Paradise's Legendary cars might want to give the recently released Big Surf Island a closer look, as toy versions of all four movie-inspired vehicles are unlockable in the new DLC. More »
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The technical director for Criterion (Burnout Paradise) wants to put a stop to a persistent cliché in development: The idea that some game or project is maxing out a console's capabilities. More »
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The Big Surf Island expansion for Burnout Paradise is coming this Thursday to Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. How much does Criterion's biggest add-on yet cost? More »
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A couple pages for Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island went live early, giving up the game's price and list of achievements and trophies. More »
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A brand new way to play Burnout Paradise online is coming this Thursday, and Criterion Games has revealed the price you have to pay for getting mixed up with the Cops & Robbers scene. More »
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After more than a year of ignorance, police in Burnout Paradise's Paradise City have finally caught on to the fact that the city is filled with dangerously irresponsible drivers. More »
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Burnout Paradise gets a boost this week with the release of the Boost Specials Collection, featuring two "ultra-performance boosting machines" to add to your collection. More »
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Burnout Paradise is coming to the PC, in the form of an "Ultimate Box", collecting most of the game's updates and sitting them alongside the game itself. But what if you don't want a box? More »
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After a false start in the middle of last month, Criterion is finally ready to release the Toy Car pack for Burnout Paradise, with the tiny racers speeding your way this Thursday. More »
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Now that we know that the Burnout Paradise Legendary Cars are being released this Thursday, it's time we learned how much we have to pay for a slice of 80's automotive history. More »
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Coinciding with the early February release of the Burnout Party Pack, Criterion is readying a free content update that changes the way you race - and restart races - in Burnout Paradise. More »
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Criterion Games today announces an early February release date for Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box, gathering all of the DLC, adding a new Party Pack, and marking the game's PC debut, all at once. More »
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Criterion continues to rock the 80's as they reveal the remaining three Legendary DLC Cars for Burnout Paradise, which bear striking similarities to the most well-known vehicles of that decade. More »
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After pampering us for the past year with huge chunks of free downloadable content, Burnout Paradise developer Criterion is finally ready to reach into our wallets again with Big Surf Island. More »
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At this point I am convinced the guys at Criterion have just gone completely batshit insane. They've introduced motorcycles into Burnout Paradise; they're introducing movie-themed cars and a party mode, and now this. Tiny little collectible cars, based on classic burnout vehicles. There will be 9 vehicles in this range in total, with the the Carson GT Concept P12, the Kreiger Racing WTR, the Hunter Takedown 4x4 and the Hunter Manhatten represented in the screenshot. More »
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Criterion continues to deliver the Burnout Paradise goodness, this time with a preview of a very special vehicle coming next year as part of their new Legendary Cars series. The Jansen 88 Special is modeled after the Jansen P12, but it's received a few modifications. Once you fill up the boost gauge, trigger it and the car leaves a trail of dual flames behind it, much like a certain modified DeLorean DMC-12 does when you reach 88 miles per hour in it. More »
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Criterion has been updating the hell out of Burnout Paradise lately, and as a rash of new blog posts on their official blog indicate, they're not done by a long shot. Today they've announced Burnout Paradise Party, an offline party mode for up to 8 people due out in February, where players will complete in simple challenges using innovative pass-the-controller technology. The new mode comes complete with some sweet new menus and new achievements and trophies to be earned by people who can at least pretend they have 7 friends. More »
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The Burnout Bike update is now available as promised for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Burnout Paradise, with Criterion having managed to update both consoles at once this time around without having to delay one or the other. Good job! Along with 2 different motorcycles to choose from, the update also ads 38 new timed race events, dynamic weather, 70 more freeburn challenges, and a 24 hour day / night cycle that affects traffic density and what events are available to play through. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5051660&view=rss&microfeed=true Last month we gave you the scoop on the the Bikes expansion for Burnout Paradise. Turns out if you're one of the lucky ones who has the game then you'll be able to download the game enhancing expansion on Thursday - free of charge. In the mean time we got this trailer to keep you busy. More »
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If you have ever played Burnout Paradise and thought, "Hmm.. Needs more bike." then have I got the post for you! More »
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The "Cagney" update for Burnout Paradise on the Xbox 360 will arrive via Xbox Live tomorrow. Developer Criterion posted confirmation of the release date on Friday, and commenter Sean Beanland mentioned it in yesterday's discussion of Burnout Bikes. More »
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Criterion is now "aiming," as it says, for an early August release for its long-awaited "Cagney" update to Burnout Paradise on Xbox 360. The developer had originally announced a July 10th release date, but now says August 4th is the "EARLIEST" (caps Criterion's) that it can be expected to be available. More »
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Once was a time Burnout was all about the cars. Then they went and brought bikes into the mix, and everything changed. Criterion got a little...crazy. Started thinking less about the vehicles and more about the pure speed. That doesn't make it any less surprising to hear Criterion is thinking about moving beyond terrestrial vehicles altogether, though, and has announced that, after it's done with the Cagney update, it'll begin working on introducing planes into Burnout Paradise. Yeah, planes. No idea how that will work, but the prospect of crashing a plane into a car at high speed, then going into crash mode, is no doubt an appealing one to the game's core userbase. More »
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