Stories

Below is a complete list of all the cars and bikes in Burnout Paradise including the sponsor cars. Sponsor cars have been tagged with (S). We have also added the stats for each car to make it easier for you to compare them. If you want to download the table as a PDF click here (not updated).

As it turns out that I can not use any of the codes that Sonic STX sent, I have 4 x codes to give away!

It was a lot of fun reading through some of your first day experiences, but there can only be 4 winners. I will be sending the winners their codes by PM today.

EA has put up a really cool little utillity over at http://www.burnout-paradise.com/ where you can send your own personal Burnout Paradise message.

Burnout 3: Takedown is number 7 of the Original Top XBox Live titles for week 3 2008. The ranking is based on global unique users.  This is not a surprising development since the game was released on XBox Originals on the 14th of January.

We have a Steel Wheels code to give away! (Thanks Sonic STX)

To win, all you have to do is write a story based on your first day of playing Burnout Paradise.  Send me your story in a PM (private message) by midnight GMT on the 28th of January 2008.

Paradise City: Where the jumps are clean and the sights are pretty. In podcast 16 Criterion Games take a look at the process of designing such a large and complex open city. 

Get the lowdown on Burnout Paradises stuntastic new mode from the guys that invented it in podcast 17.

Hit the streets of Paradise City in one of three video challenges for your chance to win a copy of Burnout™ Paradise.

EA has announced a competition where they give away a free copy of Burnout Paradise to the best entry in three categories (Stunt Run, Damage Limitation and Maximum Mayhem). Check out the details here.

You will still be able to play the Burnout Paradise Demo online with up to 3 other people. EA announced this yesterday when the number of players online was reduced from 8 to 4 in one game. Read the full story here.

News from the News section in the Demo from DJ Atomika:

"Sad news folks, I've been asked to tell you that in preperation for the launch of the full game in a couple of weeks time, the online part of the demo will stop working in about a week. (boo hiss!). Don't worry; all the offline stuff will still work fine.

Burnout 3: Takedown is coming to XBox Originals on Monday 14th of January 2008. The game will cost 1200 Microsoft points and includes all the original features. Some of you might have heard rumors about the Burnout 3 servers being shutdown. This is not true they are live and kicking.