Burnout Revenge peeling out this fall
Sequel to crash-happy Burnout 3 in development for PS2, Xbox; racer scheduled to smash into stores this September.
Time to dust off the Jaws of Life... Electronic Arts today announced that the sequel to Burnout 3: Takedown, GameSpot's Best Driving Game of 2004, is in the works and on schedule for a September 2005 release. Burnout Revenge is being developed by UK game studio Criterion Games for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. No mention was made of a rumored version of the game for next-generation consoles.
This is the fourth Burnout title in the series, and it's the second under EA. EA acquired the Burnout license from Acclaim in the early part of 2004, and in September, it published Burnout 3: Takedown, easily the most acclaimed and successful Burnout offering to date. Just before Takedown hit store shelves, EA bought Criterion games and its coveted Renderware middleware from Canon Europe...to the tune of $48 million.
The Burnout series has always focused on the innate macabre attraction to the highway's Hiroshima--the twisted metal of a multicar pileup--and Revenge will be no different. The game will feature new race, crash, and road rage modes, as well as an all-new revenge mode. Burnout Revenge looks to be every Los Angeles commuter's dream. As a release from EA describes the game: "Burnout Revenge lets gamers rip through rush hour traffic and lay waste to scores of rubbernecking roadhogs."
EA will debut the game at the E3 expo in May. Be sure to check back, as GameSpot will have more on Burnout Revenge soon.
[What did you think of this news? Talk about it in GameSpot Sports.]
Hot Stories
Newsmakers
-
Left 4 Dead 2 Doug Lombardi Interview
We talk to Doug Lombardi about Left 4 Dead 2 at a recent preview event in London. Full Story
- Posted Jul 3, 2009 4:42 pm PT
-
Gaikai aiming for first-party console games
Q&A: Veteran developer David Perry talks to GameSpot about his streaming game service Gaikai, what makes it different from OnLive, and juggling his many responsibilities. Full Story
- Posted Jul 1, 2009 4:20 pm PT
- 66 Comments
Featured Stories
-
Blizzard prepares for 'Cataclysm'
World of Warcraft maker files trademark application for dramatic disaster term on everything from computer games to greeting cards. Full Story
- Posted Jul 1, 2009 3:13 pm PT
- 216 Comments
-
WWE license sparks new Jakks/THQ suit
Publisher petitions court following toy maker's one-sided decision to renew rights to make wrestling games for five more years. Full Story
- Posted Jul 1, 2009 10:28 am PT
- 119 Comments
-
Capcom unveils upcoming PSN slate
Classics Collections, Mega Man remakes go downloadable for PSP; more Resident Evil and Dino Crisis PlayStation originals headed for online store. Full Story
- Posted Jul 1, 2009 5:10 pm PT
- 164 Comments
-
Grease dances onto Wii, DS
'50s-themed musical to be adapted by Paramount and 505 Games. Full Story
- Posted Jul 1, 2009 1:13 pm PT
- 156 Comments
-
Damnation studio dismantled - Report
Entire Blue Omega team laid off, according to programmer's Twitter feed; lawsuits show troubled development process for Codemasters-published action game. Full Story
- Posted Jul 1, 2009 12:45 pm PT
- 95 Comments
Submit News
Related Game
- Electronic Arts
- Criterion Games
- Racing
- Release: Sep 13, 2005 »
- ESRB: Everyone 10+
Recent News
-
Japanese game market shrinks 24% in 1H '09 - Report
Enterbrain figures reveal hardware, software demand drops by one quarter; DS leads portables, Wii top console through June.
Site Blogs
-
Thursday's Bulls*** takes on game-violence link
Last month, the magic comedy duo of Penn Jilette and Raymond Teller, aka Penn & Teller, revealed they would address the link between...
1 Comments