Burnout Paradise - coming to PSN
+ Posted by Jeremy Chubb // Producer, Criterion Games

Massive news this week, here on the Burnout team!

Today we’re proud to announce another PlayStation exclusive for Burnout Paradise. This fall, we’ll be making the entire game available for download via the US PLAYSTATION Store. You’ll finally be able to join us in Paradise City without leaving the comfort of your home, and you won’t have to get up to put the disk in!

A big thanks to the folks at Sony for making the future of video games a reality now. We’ll announce a release date soon, but in the meantime, it’ll look something like this:

The download will be $29.99, but it’s not the disk version of the game we originally released back in January. This is an all-singing, all-dancing version complete with all the free packs so far. Here are some of the highlights. All new game modes, like Online Marked Man and Online Road Rage. Awesome new vehicles, including the Hunter Olympus and Nakamura Rai-jin Turbo. 70 all-new challenges featuring against-the-clock gameplay and leaderboards plus the in-game calendar and news page.

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I wonder if owners of the disc version can somehow install it on the hard drive then as well or download for free, or...

Anyway, I keep reading how Mark is having a blast with the game, I better get on top of it soon. (It is collectiong a bit of dust on my shelf right now...)

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Anyway, I keep reading how Mark is having a blast with the game, I better get on top of it soon. (It is collectiong a bit of dust on my shelf right now...)

It was fun racing with you tonight.  We'll have to do it again sometime.

I also raced against NewEnglander on Saturday.  Fun times.

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I also raced against NewEnglander on Saturday.  Fun times.

I had a blast too. Wish I coulda figured out that last challenge

Do you remember what it was?

I've completed everything now except for 4 8-player timed challenges.

Three people need to go in the bridge area.  Then one person jumps them.  Repeat for all 4 players.

The problem is that there was no order.  We had two or more people trying to be the jumper at the same time.  So they weren't jumping over everyone.  Or people were too close to the edge causing the jumper to crash.  Or not getting enough speed to clear everyone.  That's why coordination is important.  It's best in those types of challenges to jump in alphabetical order, but most people don't.

The other problem is that if someone got taken down, when they respawn,, they usually are outside of the jumping area.  And in that challenge, that means when you respawn, you'll probably crash into the next guy trying to jump making things even worse.

In those types of challenges, try not to take anyone down, since that really screws things up.  Wait your turn to be the jumper.  Or wait until there's no one else is ready to jump.  Once you get the hang of it, it's not too hard.

I'm now just 2 challenges away from getting all 420.

No, I don't have a mic yet.  Haven't been looking, but I did finally discover their most important use.  When I'm in a room with no mics, people come and go.  It's hard to get people to stick around.  But when you're in a room where multiple people have mics, it seems to keep others entertained and they're much more likely to stick around and play.  It's a lot less boring that way.  And if you can get a girl in your room with a mic, you've got it made.  Desperate guys will hang out for hours to race with a girl.      

And of course it would help with organizing things when everything is really chaotic. Or to tell people to start playing or give assistance if they don't get the challenge.

I'd like to get one, but I want a good one.  I've noticed that some people sound crystal clear and others produce nothing but static.  I can see them talking, but don't hear anything but background noise.  I have no idea what's good and what's crap however.

Good luck finding all the billboards, jumps and whatnot.  You get new cars when you find them all.

In other news, I was about to give up last night.  It was late and a very unproductive evening.  But at the last minute I got 8 decent players who helped me with my last two challenges.     I had a girl with a mic and several other guys with mics and it really made all the difference in the world.

Maybe I'll look into one at some point.  There is the new add-on coming soon with motorcycles, day/night cycle and weather effects.  But it will also have 70 new challenges I believe.  So that would come in real handy.