Burnout Paradise will 'transform,' Criterion vows

by James Ransom-Wiley { Apr 4th 2008 at 1:30PM }

We're most certainly taking Criterion's promise to "TRANSFORM" Burnout Paradise through a series of content updates too literally in our rendering above, but the developer's added emphasis just begs, What if...? Not one for serialized numbers, Criterion has chosen nicknames for its upcoming expansion islands, which will be distributed in this order: "Cagney," then "Davis," and then "Eastwood." We're assuming that the absence of a "Bay" upgrade essentially puts to rest our interpretation of Paradise transformed, but it doesn't mean Criterion won't consider our pitch. "We want to know what you think and you better believe we're listening to what you have to say," Criterion states on its blog. So, you listening?

Tags: burnout, burnout-paradise, criterion, ea

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Danny @ Apr 4th 2008 1:32PM

Best Joystiq photo ever.

dabamf @ Apr 4th 2008 1:36PM

It's good, I grant you, but the Pong MMO picture was simply priceless:

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/29/pong-creator-nolan-bushnell-working-on-mmo/

Danny @ Apr 4th 2008 1:44PM

Touché.

Obie @ Apr 4th 2008 1:49PM

Agree, how come Joystiq's photoshop rocks or sucks...but never in between? hehe

ViagraFiend @ Apr 4th 2008 1:49PM

Disagree. The Nintendo money Mario 1-1 pic they posted today was my favorite.

Hashbrown Hunter @ Apr 4th 2008 2:15PM

Yeah Joystiq has two extremes with their photoshops:

'Interwebs Legend' Status
and
'Dirty Whore Throwing Up On Jack Thompson's Ass' Status

theturtle363 @ Apr 4th 2008 1:33PM

they'd be stupid NOT to give us transformers!

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Apr 4th 2008 2:34PM

It would have to be G1. Or at least anything that does not include Bay's piece of shit Transformers.

FOXHOUND @ Apr 4th 2008 2:50PM

c'mon DEVESTATOR mod! :d

dabamf @ Apr 4th 2008 1:34PM

Split-screen multiplayer please!

Paul Nicholson @ Apr 4th 2008 1:56PM

Amen! Split Screen!

Logic Bus @ Apr 4th 2008 2:57PM

Agreed. The lack of this feature is the reason I don't own this game.

Tiptup300 @ Apr 4th 2008 3:16PM

What, I like how games are consistently losing key features from gaming history!

The Artist formally known as Jesus @ Apr 4th 2008 1:42PM

All of a sudden I realize that Criterion could make an amazing Transformers game

Maverick Saturn @ Apr 4th 2008 2:11PM

Transcrashers.

Hashbrown Hunter @ Apr 4th 2008 2:17PM

Or they could make it even better by taking a page from Tom Clancy's book: Transcrashers X

ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Apr 4th 2008 8:46PM

I'd kill for Transcrashers... but it might be confused with transexual party crashers.

Djstawberryjam @ Apr 4th 2008 1:46PM

Lets see, Changes to that need to be done are well, KILL DJ Atomika then i will buy your game, Is it me but that guy just put you off buying any EA game, Imagine Army of two with that (although...nevermind) But any other EA game , If they remove that then well you have a good game!

Shmil (Brawl Code 2621-2310-1994) @ Apr 4th 2008 2:32PM

you know you can turn him off in the options, he'll only pop up to babble about events occasionally

Shmil (Brawl Code 2621-2310-1994) @ Apr 4th 2008 2:42PM

but you're right, DJ atomika is quite possibly as annoying as Navi at least navi never attempted to be witty to the extreme

Ninegauger @ Apr 4th 2008 1:48PM

The lack of the classic crash mode really dampened my need to purchase this game... so if they added it, who knows...

ViagraFiend @ Apr 4th 2008 1:50PM

Thats the only thing that kept me from buying it. Give me a true Crash Mode and my money is theirs.

Otsego_Undead @ Apr 4th 2008 2:03PM

ABSOLUTELY.
ARE YOU LISTENING EA? BRING BACK CRASH!

StrangeBum @ Apr 4th 2008 2:30PM

@Otsego

You better be careful, without the 'mode' attached at the end of 'crash' they could think you mean a certain bandicoot. They could probably buy those rights.

http://tinyurl.com/5vu38j

Paul Nicholson @ Apr 4th 2008 1:58PM

I'd also love to see them branch out to water...boats...nice :-)

dabamf @ Apr 4th 2008 2:05PM

That's one of the coolest things about Warhawk. You can play a split-screen game online, so there's a team of "dabamf" for massacre purposes.

Maverick Saturn @ Apr 4th 2008 2:12PM

What? Citeron or Burnout?

Burnout boats wouldn't make sense :(

Paul Nicholson @ Apr 4th 2008 2:51PM

How would boats not make sense.
We're talking about DLC add-on's here. Not a full game.

Just have a few crazy jumps and gaps you can do. A few races.

I think it'd be cool