Home

BurnoutAholics News Archive

The BurnoutAholics News Archive gives you access to all news articles that has ever been posted on BurnoutAholics.com

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

Sat, 06/12/2010 - 10:45 — ZombieTron

Criterion Games have been working feverishly on their next big title. The cat is out of the bag. The next game from CG is:

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

NFS Screenshot

We now have many more details about this title, and there is a trailer video up on CG's website.

Go to www.CriterionGames.com for the official lowdown.

The first few minutes of the EA E3 Press Conference features Craig Sullivan and Matt Webster going head to head as Cop and Racer in the first in game footage.

CG's NFS Stand at E3

 

Burnout 3: Takedown on Xbox Live only until 15th April 2010

Fri, 02/05/2010 - 10:35 — ZombieTron

Microsoft have announced that the Xbox Live service for the Original Xbox and all Original Xbox games will cease on the 15th of April 2010.

This shocking news was revealed by Major Nelson HERE and an FAQ on the Xbox forums can be found HERE

This is the reason given:

"This change will allow us to continue the evolution of Xbox LIVE, delivering features and experiences that fully harness the power of Xbox 360 and the global Xbox LIVE community of more than 20 million members. The best is yet to come, and we look forward to sharing more details in the near future."

We will endeavour to play as much Burnout 3: Takedown on Xbox Live as we can before the 15th of April 2010. I hope you will join us. Check back for details of a big farewell party over Xbox Live in April!

Happy Holidays!

Tue, 12/22/2009 - 21:50 — ZombieTron

Happy Holidays from BurnoutAholics!

Paradise..What Might Have Been...

Thu, 12/17/2009 - 21:48 — ZombieTron

Criterion Games have posted a new story on their website today, telling us about what might have been...

They sure had big plans for Paradise, even talking about giving us the moon!

Here is an excerpt of the article, showing what was discussed as possible DLC;

1. Planes. A lot of Burnout fans already know about this - as we showed flying around in a live podcast. It was really cool to be able to see Paradise City from the air. It did not happen because of the way the game world was built. The city was never meant to be seen from such viewpoints. Think of it like a film set, a very big film set - meant to be seen from certain camera angles and not others. 
 
2. Helicopters! Completely true. We wanted to have both Aerial Challenges and allow flying and driving players to work together. Players would be able to jump into containers swinging below hovering choppers. Even better, those hoops in the Airfield would have been able to be picked up by a heli and flown. That Freeburn Challenge involving jumping through a hoop would have been much more fun if a chopper was carrying it! 
 
3. The Moon! Again, completely true. Someone on the team said that 'players want the moon on a stick when it comes to DLC' We thought that was funny and thought we'd do it. The actual surface of the real Moon was modelled and it was drive-able. Lunar Challenges would have been totally unexpected - as would have been zero gravity Takedowns and Challenges. 
 
The idea was that we would have built a rocket pad on Big Surf. If you reached a certain Rank, or completed a number of specific challenges, you could drive there, press a button and the rocket would launch. Destination - Moon! (Now that would have beaten downloadable car liveries any day!)
 
4. Motorcycles Versus Cars - This one was always a moot point. Whilst we would love to do it (some of us are die-hard 'Road Rash' 3DO fans) - we thought it best to keep them separate. Mixing Burnout with Road Rash - or Burnout VERSUS Road Rash as we saw it would have led to pandemonium. A bit like dogs and cats living together. Although we remain 'ready to be believed' - it's clear that Cars could easily Takedown Bikes but Bikes can't really Takedown a Car - even with a length of chain...
 
5. Time Travel - Not many know about this, but it was discussed. On a certain day, a time portal would have opened on the Island. When you jumped through, you would have found yourself on Big Surf, at another point in history. Maybe the Wild West...you could have done some Challenges and then jumped back. (At this point, even some hardened members of The Burnout Team thought this was 'going a bit too far.') 
 
6. Underground - This was once hinted at on our forum. The idea that you could drive down under the city - leading to fast underground tunnels and open areas for Challenges. 
 
7. Boats - This was never prototyped but was discussed. If we had built a series of Islands we would have wanted the player to be able to race to them - in Cars, Planes or even Boats. Hence a few jetties were built into Big Surf. This never went further than a quick discussion. Most likely left on the table for being far too sane. But 'Burnout on the Water' would have been a lot of fun indeed. We all know that boats can jump because we saw it in the film "Live And Let Die.'
 
For the full article go to www.CriterionGames.com

 

No Big Surf Vacation for PC Users

Fri, 12/04/2009 - 21:38 — ZombieTron

It seems like all the news stories I write lately are bad ones... sorry PC users but it seems that there are no plans to release Big Surf Island for PC. This story broke over at a German games site www.Gameswelt.de just over a week ago. Click HERE for the full story in German, google translate didn't do a brilliant job, but the gist of it is "No DLC for PC" sorry folks! Hope we have some better news for you next time!

Burnout 3: Takedown - No Longer Available for Download

Mon, 11/02/2009 - 11:53 — ZombieTron

We have just noticed that Burnout 3: Takedown is no longer available to download for new customers as an Xbox Original from the Xbox Marketplace.

If you have already downloaded the game, but then deleted it click HERE for instructions on how to get your download back.

We sincerely hope this is not an indication that EA are planning to sunset the servers. I went online recently so the servers at the moment are still up and running. I believe the best way to keep the servers running is to show that the game is being played regularly.

If you want Burnout 3: Takedown to still be an online game please play it online NOW. Add the gamertag "BurnoutAholics" to your friends list to be able to message and invite other BurnoutAholics. Post on this site or over at the Xbox forums HERE to set up times for online games.

Long Live Burnout 3: Takedown!!

Burnout Paradise in the first wave of Games on Demand

Wed, 08/05/2009 - 19:14 — ZombieTron

The new Xbox 360 update will hit on the 11th of August 2009. One of the main new features is "Games on Demand" a brand new way to access and play games on Xbox 360. The games, delivered electronically, can be purchased with credit card or microsoft points and you will be able to buy microsoft points on Xbox.com with paypal too.

Burnout Paradise will be one of the first games to be available on demand, downloadable directly to your Xbox 360 HDD from the 11th of August.

For a full list of all of the first games available and all of the other changes in the Xbox update click HERE.

Big Surf Island Merchandise

Thu, 06/25/2009 - 07:18 — ZombieTron

Need a souvenir from your holiday on Big Surf Island? Criterion Games have now added some Big Surf Island designs to their Zazzle Store. The designs are available as T-Shirts as well as the mugs pictured.

Burnout Paradise Big Surf Island Mug
Burnout Paradise Big Surf Island Mug
Big Surf Island Sticker

There are also Big Surf Island postcards available for you to send to your friends!

Visit the Zazzle Store for more Burnout merchandise.

Two of the New Island Cars Revealed

Fri, 06/05/2009 - 07:44 — ZombieTron

Criterion Games have released details of two more of the nine cars coming with Big Surf Island. These two you will have to work for, they will be unlockable within Big Surf Island.

The first is the Hunter Olympus Governor. This is the Olympus with a twist, not only does it feature a camo livery, but it also comes with BOOST! Stunt Boost to be precise. They go on to state that this vehicle is virtually impossible to wreck, so it must be as tough as old boots.

The second is the Carson Annihilator Street Rod. This is a Speed Boost car. To see the pics of these cars head over to www.CriterionGames.com.

Big Surf Island Dated as 11th June 2009

Thu, 05/21/2009 - 16:55 — ZombieTron

On Friday at 4pm BST Criterion Games answered the most frequently asked question about the Island.

When will the Island be released?

The answer is the 11th of June 2009, you can see new island footage over at www.CriterionGames.com along with all the latest from the team.

We still don't have details of the price of the Island, or what Achievements will be included with the DLC.

But, there are loads of things we do know...

The Island will feature 15 new events, 10 online freeburn challenges, 45 Billboards, Mega Jumps and new cars to unlock!

123456789…next ›last »