EA Announces "Burnout Paradise" Upgrade

October 1, 2008

By Jennifer Hull

Electronic Arts has announced the availability of Criterion Games "Burnout Paradise" upgrade: the Bikes Pack. Criterion Games will unleash the Bikes Pack in the free game upgrade bringing motorcycles to "Burnout Paradise" for the first time.

According to Criterion Games, "Burnout Paradise" is designed to change the way players think about online games and offers them a way to keep the game new and fresh even months after launch. Criterion Games is reinventing "Burnout Paradise" with a many new online gameplay features, available for free as downloadable updates.

EA's Criterion Games Unleashes Motorcycles in "Burnout Paradise"

With the new Bikes Pack, players can pick from two fast and sleek motorcycles featuring a male or female driver and start on a completely new progression to earn a bike license. There are 38 new against-the-clock race events; some tailored for the day (Burning Ride), others designed for night runs (Midnight Ride). Not only will players be able to watch the sun rise over Paradise City at dawn or watch an amber sun fill the sky at dusk, but the brand new in-game 24-hour clock changes the way the game plays by clearing the roads at midnight when people are home sleeping or filling the streets with morning traffic.

Criterion Games "Burnout Paradise" Can Be Played in "Freeborn"

The bikes in "Burnout Paradise" can also be enjoyed in the game's signature online mode: "Freeburn." This mode offers uninterrupted drop-in/drop-out online play. The mode is designed to get players into the online experience with ease, socialize with friends, pull tricks, and crash in a massive open city. "Burnout Paradise" offers 350 collaborative challenges in "Freeburn" mode, and the Bike Pack adds another 70 to the mix. These 70 bike-exclusive challenges are split 50:50 between regular challenges and timed, against-the-clock challenges for those who enjoy a little more intensity.