Burnout Paradise peels out January 22

Electronic Arts confirms street date for Criterion-developed racer; downloadable demos due in December.

Electronic Arts will be giving gamers the keys to Paradise City early next year, as the publisher today announced that Criterion Games' wreckless PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 racer Burnout Paradise will arrive in North American stores January 22. The European release date has not yet been confirmed.

Eager gamers who can't wait for the New Year to check out the first open-world installment in Criterion's long-running series will be able to grab a glimpse of what the game offers a little early. EA is planning to release downloadable demos for both versions of the game in December.

The demo will include a look at the game's new stunt mode, as well as the chance to race through the game's streets in search of the fastest route to a set destination. Gamers will also get to check out the new multiplayer emphasis by competing in three challenges online, or make use of the system's camera peripherals to see the look on the face of a rival racer being rubbed into a guardrail.

Burnout Paradise is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older. For more on the game, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

110 Comments

  • Froman2000

    Posted Nov 16, 2007 7:10 pm PT

    Man , i got to wait a long time. cant wait for da demo though

  • Hell-Fire21

    Posted Nov 2, 2007 9:44 am PT

    The OFFICIAL successor of Burnout 3: Takedown!! I am honored to get this game for the PS3, this is what GAMING is about! MAN I'm stoked!!!

  • Vance_009

    Posted Nov 1, 2007 9:27 pm PT

    One of the best games after the holiday,rush!

  • fauljosh

    Posted Oct 29, 2007 2:31 pm PT

    Why no Nintendo love??

  • cos_vanquish

    Posted Oct 29, 2007 6:29 am PT

    Looks like it could be a good one. I will wait to see how it fares.

  • Devvy01

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 9:46 pm PT

    this series of games is excellent, looking forward to it!

  • ryan-man

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 4:11 am PT

    what no europe release date, oh well gonna play manhunt 2 uncut version instead, that's the plus side of living in europe(netherlands)

  • kratos_karmakar

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 2:59 am PT

    i saw the gameplay footage. the ps3 version runs better than the 360 version.ill be getting it for my ps3.

  • kratos_karmakar

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 2:59 am PT

    i saw the gameplay footage. the ps3 version runs better than the 360 version.ill be getting it for my ps3.

  • PS360Fanboy

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 12:46 am PT

    if the game comes out later for the UK i'll import it from the US

  • zimaking

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 8:37 pm PT

    Rivals.Face.Gaurdrail....nice

  • sidious

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 1:49 pm PT

    I'm a little nervous about the open world nature of the game (though I am a fan of the genre, just not sure how well Burnout will fit) and the lack of a more traditional crash mode, but I'm so there anyway. I've been a fan of Burnout since the first one, and they seem to get better as they go (with the exception of the last PS2 release). I will be picking up the X-Box 360 version so I can get my Live on.

  • shaane

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 6:48 am PT

    thats sweet

  • dorohala

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 6:32 am PT

    When is the release date for UK gamers, thats not fair man!!!
    This is BULLS***!!!

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 3:40 am PT

    Sweetness..I will get to play it then ^__^

  • Franzkill

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 2:57 am PT

    Will be getting this puppy, oh yes!

  • rene55

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 11:26 pm PT

    crap! i was hoping for an early december release, but thatll do.. i just hope it doesnt get delayed though..

  • BlakkSteel

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 10:47 pm PT

    I'm a PS3 owner. So, those with me, will agree w/ the following statement:

    "I'll believe the date, when it goes gold!!" LOL

  • jacob-goodlich

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 8:44 pm PT

    cool, i think that this is going to be one of the only games coming out in january.

  • HXCDEW

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 5:02 pm PT

    Best arcade racing game!

  • cteclaw

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 4:47 pm PT

    same LOWJ000!!!
    WHOOO!!!

  • LOWJ000

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 4:20 pm PT

    So soon! I was thinking March or May since they said Q1 2008. But this is Awesome news.

  • ElementalFire

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 4:13 pm PT

    "wreckless racer"? It's not even "punny"!

  • videogameking26

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 3:52 pm PT

    Awesome!!...best news I heard all day

  • ahyumifan

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 3:44 pm PT

    Man... that's pretty late man... But anyway, the great frenchise!

  • wooooode

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 2:33 pm PT

    I dont know if I will like the free roaming aspect because that is why I dont like Need for Speed anymore. As long as it is not stupid city missions and crap it should be good. I hope it is still go to race not find the race on your map. It would not be bad if it is just a ton of options for your route though.

  • cooljojosarkar

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 2:25 pm PT

    nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
    I was hoping this would be the only game i would buy this year. At least there would be a demo

  • xboxFan101

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 2:17 pm PT

    this game is gonna be hectic

  • hiryu3

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 1:50 pm PT

    awesome, I'm getting this and can retire my PS2 burnout revenge

  • Pete5506

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 1:43 pm PT

    cool

  • SoralinkGS

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 1:23 pm PT

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Prepare for the crash system of a lifetime...see you in Paradise...

  • SoulKillah

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 1:23 pm PT

    Awesome game! I can't wait

  • MasterChief725

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 1:17 pm PT

    Wow, I dont like EA, but Burnout is an awesome series. Still, I would get stuntman: ignition or FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage, or Wii users Driver: Parallel Lines, to avoid supporting EA...although driver wasnt that good on the wii...

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 1:10 pm PT

    Hooray for Paradise!

  • ayumichan

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 1:09 pm PT

    Awesome! Can't wait!!

  • Travis281

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 1:02 pm PT

    Lame name. The game better be good. The past two have been pretty good, but I want more tracks, they've been seriously lacking.

  • kave-man007

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 12:55 pm PT

    damn i hoped it was gonna buy it on boxing day

  • Jebril

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 12:16 pm PT

    People are complaining about EA milking their franchises, but than they go and buy Final Fantasy 16 and the 50th Mario game coming out, ok Hypocritical much? We enjoy series were going to keep playing the new installments of them unless they SUCK, and the last Burnout was the best one yet, so I say this series is far from sucking....unlike Sonic..

  • Mehfuz

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 12:12 pm PT

    can't wait for this game, BR is my one of the fav in 360

  • SmArTaLeC1321

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 12:09 pm PT

    Sweeters!!!!!

  • R1ncew1nd16

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 12:03 pm PT

    Looking mighty good, but it's coming at a time packed with quality titles so let's hope it can manage to stand out.

  • duxup Site moderator

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 11:22 am PT

    Too bad it was delayed. I was looking FW to playing it this holiday season.

  • BMWPro77

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 11:21 am PT

    I cannot wait. I still play B3 Takedown. I'm a huge fan!

  • BioShockOwnz

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 11:13 am PT

    It looks okay. I'm not sure if the open world gameplay will benefit or hurt a game like Burnout though.

  • PostedOval

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 11:01 am PT

    That's my birthday! Ah, and what a great gift it will be!

  • lovea218

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 10:55 am PT

    I loved Burnout revenge..I can't wait for this game

  • jmartinez1983

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 10:54 am PT

    Hope this game is a good as Revenge. Though I heard they took out traffic checking which is a shame. And for all of you bashing this game, do a little research first. Bash EA all you want (I'll join in) when they push out watered down yearly sequels. Don't, however, talk smack about a game and series like this which is truly great. The game is made by Criterion, not EA as Shadow128 said. The fact that Criterion still creates really amazing games even though they are a part of EA should all give us hope, at least a little, that Bioware and Pandemic won't go down the tubes now.

    And for anyone who doesn't know, its been over 2 years since a new Burnout game has been released. The only reason that Criterion and EA made Burnout Revenge for the 360 was because Microsoft refused to make Revenge backwards compatible. Burnout is a quality title, definitely my favorite overall racer. If you enjoy racing at all you should check it out, even if it is published by EA.

  • Shadow128

    Posted Oct 26, 2007 10:51 am PT

    This game is developed by Criterion, not EA studios. EA studios are the teams that ship out the same game year after year, not Criterion. Get it right before you comment.

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