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Here is the first video of the next DLC for Burnout Paradise named, Big Surf Island.

There is a new 1.60 patch out for Burnout Paradise and it weighs in at 254mb.. It’s a pretty big update with a nice list to look at, check it out below.

here is a techincal issue with the ingame browser on the PS3 and PC versions of the game, here is the fix; If you update the game today to version 1.6, you’ll experience a white screen issue relating to the pages we’ve created for the in-game browser.

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The Ultimate Box will consist of the following packs:

• Codename: Cagney Pack
• Burnout Paradise Bikes Pack
• PlayStation Trophies Pack (PlayStation 3 only)

That’s not it, the Box will also come with The brand-new Burnout Paradise: Party Pack.

If you are in the UK you can buy the Box for £29,99, or if your in the US you won’t have to wait much longer.

Check out the trailer.

There’s alot of downloadable content in the pipeline for Burnout Paradise, 4 packs will be released soon. Within these packs will be new trophies added, let’s take a look at what they are.

Toy Cars Pack

1. Complete a Bike Timed Challenge using the Toy Bike ( Silver Trophy) Awarded when you complete any Timed Challenge using the Toy Bike
2. Win a Race in a Toy Car ( Silver Trophy) Awarded for winning any Offline Race driving any of the Toy Cars
3. Barrel Roll a Toy Car in the Airfield ( Bronze Trophy) Awarded for successfully landing a Barrel Roll in the Airfield driving any of the Toy Cars

Legendary Cars Pack

1. Win a Stunt Run in the P12 88 Special ( Bronze Trophy) Awarded for winning any Offline Stunt Run driving the P12 88 Special
2. Light up the Manhattan Spirit during an Online Challenge ( Bronze Trophy) Awarded for using the flashing lights of the Manhattan Spirit during an Online Freeburn Challenge or Timed Challenge
3. Score a Boost Chain of x3 in the GT Nighthawk ( Bronze Trophy) Awarded for achieving a Boost Chain of x3 driving the GT Nighthawk
4. Sound the horn on a Silver Lake Super Jump in the Cavalry Bootlegger ( Bronze Trophy) Awarded for sounding the horn and successfully landing a Super Jump in Silver Lake driving the Cavalry Bootlegger

Boost Specials Pack

1. Complete a Timed Challenge using all 3 Boost types in the Hawker Mech ( Silver Trophy) Awarded when you complete any Timed Challenge driving the Hawker Mech having used all 3 boost types
2. Survive a Marked Man in the Extreme Hot Rod ( Silver Trophy) Awarded for winning any Offline Marked Man driving the Extreme Hot Rod

Also here are the trophies from the Party Pack.

1. Every player take a photo for a Party ( Bronze Trophy) Awarded when every player in a Party takes a photo of themselves. Requires a USB camera to be connected.
2. Complete your 1st Party Round ( Bronze Trophy) Awarded when you complete the 1st Round of your 1st Party.
3. Every player succeeds in a Party Round ( Bronze Trophy) Awarded when every player successfully completes a Party Round.
4. Complete a Massive Party ( Silver Trophy) Awarded when 8 players have completed an 8 Round Party.
5. Complete a Big Party ( Silver Trophy) Awarded when 5-7 players have completed a Party.
6. Complete a Small Party ( Silver Trophy) Awarded when 2-4 players have completed a Party.
7. Every player succeeds in every Party Game ( Silver Trophy) Awarded upon completing a Party in which every player successfully completes every Game of every Round.

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You thought Criterion was done with releasing FREE content for Burnout Paradise? Well think again. On February 6th they will be releasing a patch for PC and PS3 owners. You’ll have the In-Game store, instead of just using the traditional PlayStation Store, you’ll be able to access it in the game. 

They’ve made some tweaks to the cars originally released pre updates. The cars handling has improved, speed has decreased, and are harder to crash. 

During Stunt Run, the time clock moves at a slower pace. Some of events difficulties have been tweaked depending on the vehicle type you are using. Road Rage’s time added has been tweaked. After you hit the target amount of cars, you won’t have any time added. 

Some of the visuals has improved. This’ll make it easier for those that want to burst through billboards, gates, and super jumps. Barrel Rolls have changed, meaning the car will auto correct itself. You still have the chance to pull off multiple ones. 

Last but not least, they implemented the Restart feature. 

This update will coincide with the Burnout Party Pack, which will be available for purchase on February 6th. 

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Criterion Games is giving us a holiday present by presenting us with The Ultimate Box. This Box is coming with Legendary cars, Party pack, Boost special cars, Big surf island and Toy cars. This Ultimate Box is coming out  in February 6th 2009 .

What can we expect from Burnout Paradise next year? The next update for the game will be called Burnout Paradise Party where players are in one place – gathered around a single screen. I bet your wondering what this Party pack is all about… here’s 8 steps.

1. Get together with up to 7 friends and gather round a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.  Here you can see us lining up for a little Halloween-themed fun with Burnout Party.  You can see the full session in our latest Crash TV video podcast – it’s The Halloween Special!
2. Start Burnout Paradise and get the Party Pack update from the Store or Xbox Live
3. Pause to admire the excellent new Party Edition visuals and atmosphere!  We’ve overhauled not just the presentation screens but also the in-game visuals, which are now brighter and more colourful in recognition of Burnout’s new party theme.
4. Select 8-player party and get ready for the action.
5. It’s pass-the-pad, so you’ll only need one controller to play, no matter how many players are involved!
6. The game selects a player at random and drops them into Paradise with a simple, fun challenge to complete.
7. Pick up the winner and run around cheering / commiserate the loser
8. Give it another go!  Don’t forget, there are extra trophies and achievements available within this pack.

You’ll be able to purchase this awesome premium Burnout Paradise content from February 2009.

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You can buy Burnout Paradise from either the shop or off the Playstation Store. If you havent got Burnout Paradise yet but thinking of getting it you might want to compare the two versions. MTV has posted a useful article that compares the two version including the loading times.

1) The downloadable version is only 3.3 GB, including the add-on content, which means that a pre-installed (and presumably compressed) “Burnout Paradise” wouldn’t even come close to filling up a standard DVD, let alone a 25 GB Blu-Ray. It’s no shocker that the game isn’t, say, 10GB, because it had to have been designed to be small enough to fit on a DVD. The neat thing is that, thanks to being able to see the file sizes of content available on PSN, we now know exactly how big “Burnout Paradise” really is.

2) Your save file won’t be compatible with the $30 downloadable version of the game now offered on the PlayStation Network. If, like me, you’re converting to the PSN version, you’ll be starting your “Paradise” career from scratch.

2) Load times on the PSN version are a wee bit shorter: 70 seconds from booting the game up from the PS3’s cross media bar to being able to enter the loaded game vs. 82 seconds when booting with the Blu-Ray version. (Remember, that this is the open-world racer’s only loading sequence.)

4) You don’t get a discount on the PSN version if you own the Blu-Ray version. But you do no longer have to use a disc, of course.

The loading time from the XMB to the game is around 82 seconds on Blu-Ray while the PSN version takes 70 seconds. Not a massive difference.

I always prefer my games on disc so i’d go with the Blu-Ray version.

As many might already know by following posts on the official EU Playstation forum, WipeOut HD is out and by saying that the EU Playstation Store has been updates as well.
You can expect WipeOut HD for £11.99 or €17.99 (depending on you area). Mega Man 9 (demo is also on there) and Burnout are the other full games for the PS3 on there. For the PSP you can expect the full games Burnout Legends and Dominator. There is also a trailer of PES 2009 on it (Where is the demo guys?)

Playable content

• WipEout HD full game (£11.99/€17.99)
• Burnout Paradise full game (£24.99/€29.99)
• Mega Man 9 full game (£6.99/€9.99)
• Mercenaries 2 demo
• Beijing 2008 demo
• Mega Man 9 demo
• Burnout Legends full PSP game (£14.99/€19.99)
• Burnout Dominator full PSP game (£17.99/€24.99)

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In this week’s Playstation Store update you’ll be able to purchase the full version of Burnout Paradise. Already out in the shop on Blu-Ray, the digital version will be available on the 25th of September which is like a couple of days away. Criterion Games announced this yesterday.

Buying the game gets you all the original Burnout Paradise disk content.  If you missed it, that’s all 5 neighbourhoods in the Paradise City open world filled with hundreds of Road Rage, Stunt Run, Marked Man and Burning Route events.  Every street in the city features a Road Rules record time and Showtime score to beat.  Take it online, and you’ll witness the seamless arrival of up to 7 friends.  Collaborate with them to beat 350 Freeburn Challenges – simple challenges taking you all over Paradise City.

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PS3Trophies.org just got the list of trophies for Burnout Paradise. 

Here’s the full list: 

Bronze Trophies

• Repair your car – Awarded for driving through any Auto Repair
• Set a Time Road Rule on any road – Awarded for beating any of the original Time Road Rule scores
• Set a Showtime Road Rule on any road – Awarded for beating any of the original Showtime Road Rule scores
• Win a race – Awarded for winning any Offline Race
• Smash 3 Burnout Billboards – Awarded when you smash through your 3rd pristine Burnout Billboard
• Smash 30 Burnout Billboards – Awarded when you smash through your 30th pristine Burnout Billboard
• Drive through 10 sets of Yellow Smash Gates – Awarded when you drive through your 10th set of Yellow Smash Gates
• Drive through 50 sets of Yellow Smash Gates – Awarded when you drive through your 50th set of Yellow Smash Gates
• Shutdown the Nakamura SI-7 – Awarded when you Shutdown the Nakamura SI-7
• Score a x3 Multiplier in Showtime – Awarded for reaching a x3 Multiplier in Showtime
• Perform 3 Takedowns – Awarded for performing your third Takedown

• Drive through a Repair shop during a Road Rage – Awarded for driving through an Auto Repair during any Offline Road Rage
• Perform a 180 degree Flatspin – Awarded for performing a Flatspin of at least 180 degrees
• Successfully land your first Super Jump – Awarded when you successfully land your 1st Super Jump
• Score a Boost Chain of x2 – Awarded for achieving your first Boost Chain of x2
• Survive a Marked Man – Awarded for winning any Offline Marked Man
• Beat the target score in Stunt Run – Awarded for winning any Offline Stunt Run
• Power Park your car – Awarded for successfully Power Parking your car between two other vehicles
• Set 10 Showtime Road Rules – Awarded when you set your 10th Showtime Road Rule
• Set 10 Time Road Rules – Awarded when you set your 10th Time Road Rule
• Complete 5 Burning Routes – Awarded when you complete your 5th Burning Route
• Drive on the wrong side of the road for 547 yards – Awarded for driving a distance of 547 yards in Oncoming Traffic in one go
• Shutdown the Carson Inferno Van – Awarded when you Shutdown the Carson Inferno Van
• Successfully land 10 Super Jumps – Awarded when you successfully land your 10th Super Jump
• Land a Barrel Roll jump – Awarded for successfully landing a Barrel Roll jump
• Find all the events around Paradise City – Awarded when you have discovered every event in Paradise City
• Visit all the Car Parks in Paradise City – Awarded when you discover every Car Park in Paradise City
• Invite a friend to join you in Paradise City – Awarded for sending an online game invite to another player
• Complete a Freeburn Challenge – Awarded when you complete your 1st Freeburn Challenge
• Visit a Gas Station during a Race – Awarded for driving through a Gas Station during any Offline Race
• Visit a Paint Shop to change your vehicle color – Awarded for driving through any Paint Shop to change your vehicle colour
• Enter a Road Rage in the Carson Inferno Van – Awarded for entering any Offline Road Rage in the Carson Inferno Van
• Visit the Airfield – Awarded for visiting the Airfield in Silver Lake
• Visit the Quarry – Awarded for visiting the Quarry in White Mountain
• Jump Dead Man’s Edge – Awarded when you first jump over Dead Man’s Edge in White Mountain
• Jump over another player’s car – Awarded for jumping over another player’s car in an online game
• 8 Players meet in the Wildcats’ Baseball Stadium – Awarded for meeting up with 7 other players inside the Wildcats’ Baseball Stadium in an online game
• Send a Mugshot or Smugshot – Awarded for sending a Mugshot or Smughot to another player during an online game (requires a USB camera to be connected)
• Take part in an Online Stunt Run – Awarded for taking part in an Online Stunt Run
• Take part in an Online Marked Man – Awarded for taking part in an Online Marked Man
• Be on the Blue team for Online Road Rage – Awarded for taking part in an Online Road Rage as a Runner on the Blue Team
• Be on the Red team for Online Road Rage – Awarded for taking part in an Online Road Rage as a Chaser on the Red Team
• Ride 50 Miles Offline on a bike – Awarded when you reach a total bike distance ridden of 50 miles
• Complete any Bike Day Road Rule – Awarded when you set your 1st Bike Day Road RuleCompl
• Complete any Bike Night Road Rule – Awarded when you set your 1st bike Night Road Rule
• Ride 10 miles on a bike in any 8 player lobby – Awarded for riding 10 miles on a bike in an 8 player online game
• Complete 5 Bike Challenges – Awarded when you complete your 5th Freeburn Challenge on a bike

Silver Trophies

• Drive through 200 sets of Yellow Smash Gates – Awarded when you drive through your 200th set of Yellow Smash Gates
• Earn your ‘D’ class license – Awarded when you receive your ‘D’ Class License
• Earn your ‘C’ class license – Awarded when you receive your ‘C’ Class License
• Earn your ‘B’ class license – Awarded when you receive your ‘B’ Class License
• Earn your ‘A’ class license – Awarded when you receive your ‘A’ Class License
• Score a x5 Multiplier in Showtime – Awarded for reaching a x5 Multiplier in Showtime
• Score a Boost Chain of x4 – Awarded for achieving your first Boost Chain of x4
• Score over 50,000 in a stunt run – Awarded for scoring over 50,000 in any Offline Stunt Run
• Drive 750 miles – Awarded when you reach a total car distance driven of 750 miles
• Complete 10 Freeburn Challenges – Awarded when you complete your 10th Freeburn Challenge
• Complete your first Timed Challenge – Awarded when you complete your 1st Timed Challenge
• 24 hours in Paradise on a bike – Awarded for spending a full 24 hour day and night cycle riding a bike

Gold Trophies

• Smash 60 Burnout Billboards – Awarded when you smash through your 60th pristine Burnout Billboard
• Earn your ‘Burnout’ Driving License – Awarded when you receive your ‘Burnout’ Driving License
• Complete 10 Timed Challenges – Awarded when you complete your 10th Timed Challenge
• Earn 100% on your Bike License – Awarded when you reach 100% complete on your Bike License

Platinum Trophy

• Awarded for successfully collecting all trophies from Burnout Paradise (excluding Additional Content trophies)

The Burnout Bike patch are now available for download. You’ll be able to choose between 2 different bike sets, and you’ll get 70 more challenges, and a night and day setting. 

It’s really nice to see that Criterion games has been showing support for the community and the game for free. The remaining updates that we know of for this game, is the new island, and trophy support. 

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Check out the new bikes in Burnout Paradise, they look awesome.

Put your own two eyeballs on the new weather and fog effects.

Burnout Paradise Bikes: City Circling Gameplay

For all those Burnout fans out there, here’s something to look forwards to. Come September 18 the new Burnout Bikes will be released.

We’re finally able to announce that our latest free downloadable Burnout pack bikes will be out 18th September!!!

if your not up to date with the new update for Burnout Paradise, here’s the lowdown.

• Pick from 2 motorcycles featuring male or female characters and start on a whole new progression to earn your Bike License.
• 38 new against-the-clock race events – Burning Ride and Midnight Ride.
• A brand new in-game 24 hr day / night cycle that impacts traffic density and available events. (It’s fully customisable – you can make it day/night/change the clock speed – it’s up to you.)
• Dynamic weather brings an all-new look to Paradise City.
• And if that’s not enough, we’ve got 70 more Freeburn Challenges too.

If 350 fun, co-operative challenges aren’t enough to keep you and your friends occupied, the Bike Pack throws a further 70 to the mix. These bike-exclusive challenges are split 50:50 between regular challenges and timed, against-the-clock challenges for those that enjoy a little more intensity.

Check out previous posts here and here.

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Here’s everything you need to know about the new Burnout Paradise bikes addition. To read more about the bikes click here otherwise watch the video below.

10 hours of new content totally free.

Burnout Paradise Burnout Bikes Interview