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    Burnout Trophies Are Go, But Not Backwards

    Burnout Paradise for the PlayStation 3 has updated again, this time delivering trophy support to achievement-hungry PS3 owners around the globe. Over sixty different trophies are available, spanning both the original game as well as the Cagney and Bikes updates, meaning that Burnout owners will have a ton of unlocking to get done, especially considering this sad news...

    Burnout Paradise saves are locked to your profile. We had hoped to use this to retroactively award trophies, but we discovered during testing that this is not possible. You will therefore require a fresh game-save to receive trophies in Burnout Paradise. If you're familiar with PS3 trophies already, you'll recognise that this works in the same way as all other games that have added trophy support post-release.

    Just goes to show, you really shouldn't announce good news until good news actually exists.

    Burnout Paradise Trophy Pack is Live Today [Criterion Blog]

    8:40 AM on Thu Sep 25 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    4,131 views, 111 comments

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    Burnout Paradise On PSN Store Thursday

    PlayStation 3 users who have been too lazy to get up off their asses and make their way to the store to pickup Burnout Paradise will no longer have that excuse to fall back on come this Thursday, when the full game becomes available on the PlayStation Network for purchase and play. Announced just last month, the $29.99 download features the full content of the retail release, and upon downloading and installing will prompt you to update with all of the content Criterion has added to the title over the past year, including the recent bike patch.

    I still don't see any information on how big this download is. Should be interesting to see what size of a chunk this eats on your PS3 hard disk.


    Burnout Paradise - full game OUT THIS THURSDAY on the PlayStation Store     [Criterion Games - Thanks CitizenInsane27]

    1:40 PM on Mon Sep 22 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    3,162 views, 91 comments

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    Burnout Paradise Vrooming On To PSN

    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 $29.99.

    Burnout Paradise [Criterion Games]

    3:00 PM on Thu Aug 14 2008
    By Stuart Houghton
    4,654 views, 91 comments

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    Burnout Paradise Getting PS3 Trophy Support (Someday)

    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 posts comments. Nice!

    Trophies, Timed Challenges for Burnout Paradise [PlayStation.blog - thanks, Tw3nty0ne!]

    2:40 PM on Tue Jul 1 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    4,430 views, 33 comments

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    Burnout Paradise Cagney Update Dated

    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 ($40 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]

    8:40 AM on Mon Jun 9 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    3,985 views, 28 comments

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    Burnout Paradise To Introduce Motorcycles, Night, General Bad Assness

    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.

    In addition, the Davis update will bring night time driving to the game—adding a bit of realism to freely racing around public streets without getting constantly arrested and frisked. Here's the full Criterion announcement: More »

    11:20 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
    By Mark Wilson
    9,306 views, 97 comments

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    Criterion Recalls 360 Burnout Bogart Update

    Criterion Games is in the process of recalling the recently released Bogart update for the Xbox 360 version of Burnout Paradise, with all updated version due to be rolled back by this Friday. The recall is due to a issue in the patch that cause the frame rate of the game to suffer, noticeably stuttering at high speed, which really are the only speeds in Burnout you need to concern yourself with. The patch is due to be reissued next week, with all of the promised fixes in place. Meanwhile the Criterion blog continues to count down to the PlayStation 3 release of the Bogart patch, slated for release tomorrow. Kudos to Criterion for rolling things back rather than having players suffer through issues while waiting for a patch for the patch.

    Bogart 360 latest news     [Criterion Games Blog]

    10:20 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    2,081 views, 40 comments

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    Custom Soundtracks For Burnout Paradise PS3

    Criterion really wants to prove that they understand the desires of the Burnout Paradise community with their forthcoming Cagney update. Not only are they adding three new multiplayer modes and changing the way standard definition is rendered in order to deliver crisper graphics to those of us not blessed with HD, they've even gone as far as implementing custom soundtracks for the PlayStation 3 crowd. PS3 owners will be able to access the XMB custom soundtracks menu from with the EasyDrive menu in the game, allowing them to shuffle or repeat their tracks to their heart's content. If you haven't already, I would highly suggest bookmarking the Criterion Games blog. They're constantly updating it with fresh new information about what is shaping up to be the ultimate Burnout experience.

    Criterion Games announces custom soundtracks for Burnout Paradise on PlayStation 3 [The Criterion Games Blog]

    11:30 AM on Fri Apr 18 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    5,876 views, 78 comments

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    Cagney Brings New Burnout Paradise Multiplayer Modes

    While Criterion is getting ready to unleash their Bogart Update for Burnout Paradise, they're already lining up new content for the dead movie star patch. The Cagney Update will see the introduction of three new FreeBurn multiplayer modes to the game: Online Stunt Run, Marked Man or Road Rage. Online Stunt Run sees up to 8 players simultaneously competing for the highest stunt score within 2 minutes, with eliminated players sticking around to screw with the survivors' combos. Road Rage features two teams, one that must race to a checkpoint and then the finish line, while the other tries to stop them, which sounds like an interesting recipe for strategic thinking. Finally Marked Man is pretty much tag, where the one marked gets points for survival and the other players get points for taking him down. All three new modes sound like a hell of a lot of fun...now I'm regretting not picking the game up. Might have to rectify that shortly.

    Three new FreeBurn game modes unveiled for the Cagney Update!!! [The Criterion Games Blog]

    8:20 AM on Wed Apr 16 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    5,132 views, 53 comments

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    New Burnout Paradise DLC Will Be Free

    Not so long ago, Criterion promised that some of their DLC for Burnout Paradise would be free. It was good news, but who really knew if we'd get any of the decent stuff without paying for it? On the Criterion message boards, creative director Alex Ward revealed that a new map expansion including multiple islands of city expansion will be free for everyone.

    So does this means that all new Burnout Paradise maps will come free so that all users can partake in the multiplayer? No, but it's a good sign that Criterion may focus their paid DLC on individual items like cars rather than collectively shared add-ons like maps. We'll see how this unfolds, but so far, so good.

    GT Concept,s new livery OH YEH ITS SWEET     [Criterion via Shacknews][image]

    12:00 PM on Fri Mar 14 2008
    By Mark Wilson
    3,624 views, 27 comments

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