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Criterion have put up more details on how to get a race that you have designed into the new Paradise Drives.

Got a great race route? We will put it in the game!

There are only 7 start points to choose from, and they are especially looking for routes which are quick and easy to understand, have alternative routes, are battlers or make use of the jumps and shortcuts. 

A couple of weeks ago Criterion Games revealed the first images of the awsome Dust Storm offroad car. At the same time they also dropped a hint about one of the new incredible locations in Paradise City.

On Friday 04-04-2008 Criterion Games will reveal the first images of one of the new locations showing how it's all coming together. Be sure to check out www.CriterionGames.com for the latest news.

Criterion Games have announced some changes on the way in a future update in Crash FM episode 25.

Update 1.3 or "Cagney" will include major changes to game play in the open world and a complete overhaul of ranked races online.

Here is the list of the 50 best Burnout Chains performed by members of BurnoutAholics.com Best Burnout Chain"; $i = 1; $rank = 0; $preValue = 0; $result = db_query("SELECT Cast(a.value as signed) as value2, b.value as verified, a.uid FROM {profile_values} a LEFT JOIN {profile_values} b ON (a.UID = b.uid AND b.fid = 49) WHERE a.fid = 48 AND a.value != '' AND (b.value != 'No' OR b.value is NULL) ORDER BY value2 DESC LIMIT 0, 50"); echo " Rank Name Burnout Chain Verified ";while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) { $profile = user_load(array('uid' => $row['uid'])); if($prevalue != $row['value2']) $rank = $i; $prevalue = $row['value2']; if($rank==1) echo ""; else echo ""; echo "" . $rank . ""; echo "" . $profile->name . ""; echo "" . $row['value2'] . ""; echo "" . $row['verified'] . ""; echo ""; $i = $i + 1; } echo ""; ?>

Here is the list of the 50 best Showtime scores performed by members of BurnoutAholics.com Best Showtime Score"; $i = 1; $rank = 0; $preValue = 0; $result = db_query("SELECT Cast(a.value as signed) as value2, b.value as verified, a.uid FROM {profile_values} a LEFT JOIN {profile_values} b ON (a.UID = b.uid AND b.fid = 49) WHERE a.fid = 46 AND a.value != '' AND (b.value != 'No' OR b.value is NULL) ORDER BY value2 DESC LIMIT 0, 50"); echo " Rank Name Score Verified ";while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) { $profile = user_load(array('uid' => $row['uid'])); if($prevalue != $row['value2']) $rank = $i; $prevalue = $row['value2']; if($rank==1) echo ""; else echo ""; echo "" . $rank . ""; echo "" . $profile->name . ""; echo "" . $row['value2'] . ""; echo "" . $row['verified'] . ""; echo ""; $i = $i + 1; } echo ""; ?>

Here is the list of the 50 best Stunt Run Scores performed by members of BurnoutAholics.com Best Stunt Run Score"; $i = 1; $rank = 0; $preValue = 0; $result = db_query("SELECT Cast(a.value as signed) as value2, b.value as verified, a.uid FROM {profile_values} a LEFT JOIN {profile_values} b ON (a.UID = b.uid AND b.fid = 49) WHERE a.fid = 45 AND a.value != '' AND (b.value != 'No' OR b.value is NULL) ORDER BY value2 DESC LIMIT 0, 50"); echo " Rank Name Score Verified ";while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) { $profile = user_load(array('uid' => $row['uid'])); if($prevalue != $row['value2']) $rank = $i; $prevalue = $row['value2']; if($rank==1) echo ""; else echo ""; echo "" . $rank . ""; echo "" . $profile->name . ""; echo "" . $row['value2'] . ""; echo "" . $row['verified'] . ""; echo ""; $i = $i + 1; } echo ""; ?>

Here is the list of the 50 best flat spins performed by members of BurnoutAholics.comBest Flat Spins"; $i = 1; $rank = 0; $preValue = 0; $result = db_query("SELECT Cast(a.value as signed) as value2, b.value as verified, a.uid FROM {profile_values} a LEFT JOIN {profile_values} b ON (a.UID = b.uid AND b.fid = 49) WHERE a.fid = 42 AND a.value != '' AND (b.value != 'No' OR b.value is NULL) ORDER BY value2 DESC LIMIT 0, 50"); echo " Rank Name Flat Spin Verified ";while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) { $profile = user_load(array('uid' => $row['uid'])); if($prevalue != $row['value2']) $rank = $i; $prevalue = $row['value2']; if($rank==1) echo ""; else echo ""; echo "" . $rank . ""; echo "" . $profile->name . ""; echo "" . $row['value2'] . ""; echo "" . $row['verified'] . ""; echo ""; $i = $i + 1; } echo ""; ?>

Here is the list of the 50 best barrel rolls performed by members of BurnoutAholics.com. If you want to have your scores verified read this.Best Barrel Roll"; $i = 1; $rank = 0; $preValue = 0; $result = db_query("SELECT 0 + a.value as value2, b.value as verified, a.uid FROM {profile_values} a LEFT JOIN {profile_values} b ON (a.UID = b.uid AND b.fid = 49) WHERE a.fid = 40 AND (a.value != '' AND a.value != '') AND (b.value != 'No' OR b.value is NULL) ORDER BY value2 DESC LIMIT 0, 50"); echo " Rank Name Barrel Roll Verified ";while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) { $profile = user_load(array('uid' => $row['uid'])); if($prevalue != $row['value2']) $rank = $i; $prevalue = $row['value2']; if($rank==1) echo ""; else echo ""; echo "" . $rank . ""; echo "" . $profile->name . ""; echo "" . $row['value2'] . ""; echo "" . $row['verified'] . ""; echo ""; $i = $i + 1; } echo ""; ?>

Update 1.2 has left the building!

The 1.2 Update has left the Criterion Offices and is now going to be QA tested before expected release on the 24th of April.

This update deals with a lot of bug fixes and improving the takedown physics amongst other things.

The series of Islands which will be released as DLC, each with different type of gameplay, will be FREE to download.

Alex Ward has confirmed on the Criterion Games forum that there will be no charge for downloading the Islands.

This is great news for Burnout fans.