Burnout Paradise 'Cagney' update to include three new online modes
by Jason Dobson 
{ Apr 16th 2008 at 9:30AM }
According to Criterion, the online variants of both Stunt Run and Road Rage will support up to eight players at a time, while the number of drivers supported by Marked Man has not yet been specified. The trio of modes will be lumped in with the first of three previously announced expansion islands, codenamed "Cagney," and while no release date has been announced Criterion has confirmed that we can expect all three to pull up to the stoplight over "the next 12 months."
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
FOXHOUND @ Apr 16th 2008 9:44AM
I think I'm going to sell my extra controllers... because I'm quickly realizing "offline multiplayer" is becoming nigh-extinct in gaming today.
McWeen @ Apr 16th 2008 9:58AM
Yea I miss playing with actual friends in real life. Another game I enjoyed, Stranglehold only had online multiplayer modes which really pissed me off.
ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Apr 16th 2008 12:01PM
It's sad because quite honestly, that's the only reason why I thought that consoles were so cool compared to computers.
Poisoned Al @ Apr 16th 2008 10:13AM
Nice. I might have to grab my copy back off my brother.
ThePremierAssassin @ Apr 16th 2008 10:39AM
Are there a lot of people playing Paradise online?
wickedpheonix @ Apr 16th 2008 11:00AM
Yeah, there's a ton of people - I don't have exact numbers but I know that you will have zero problems finding people to do challenges/race with. Racing in Paradise is awesome, the new maps and Road Rage/Marked Man online makes it pretty unbeatable :D
creid @ Apr 16th 2008 10:47AM
Wow, awesome. I'm pumped.
*won his copy of Paradise on joystiq*
riggs @ Apr 16th 2008 11:12AM
*waits til u sleep so i can steal it from you*
StrangeBum @ Apr 16th 2008 11:37AM
*waits for riggs to sleep so i can steal it from him after he steals it from creid*
ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Apr 16th 2008 12:03PM
*targets creid with all of his scorn from his past Joystiq non-wins*
eldee @ Apr 16th 2008 12:14PM
still no crash mode = fail
creid @ Apr 16th 2008 12:17PM
There's Showtime mode, which is just as stupid as Crash mode ever was.
Paulmichael @ Apr 16th 2008 9:03PM
Actually, crash mode was pretty useful. After you got taken down or just crashed, you had an option to drift your pile of metal across the road, and could get an "Aftertouch Takedown" by drifting into other opponents. Or, after some time, you could use a Crashbreaker, which would cause your car to explode and could potentially take down nearby opponents. I loved using those tactics after just being taken down.
Tim The Enchanter @ Apr 16th 2008 1:03PM
Awesome game... I'm so pumped for this!
umm....hello??? @ Apr 16th 2008 3:17PM
@Foxhound
agreed....now I all just need to win the lotto so I can buy 3 more HDTVs, 360s, copies of Burnout so I can play "local" multiplayer....hey! then I can use it for local multiplayer for my Wii (mariokart) and PS3 (motorstorm)...BONUS: Halo3 campaign, RockBand, and Halo1 multiplayer....*dreams on*....
*snaps back to reality 10 minutes later*..
but yes, I enjoy this game--crash mode wasn't a must for me...am looking forward to the updates.
DJcube @ Apr 17th 2008 6:31AM
- The island isn’t part of the Cagney (1.3) update. It’ll be separate, but still free.
- Marked Man will also support 8 players, according to the CrashFM podcast.