Fri, Jan 16, 2009 | 19:49 GMT
EA details and dates Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
EA has just announced that the Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box will be released on February 5 in North America for the first time on PC.
The Ultimate Box will contain the previously-released Cagney and Bikes DLC plus something called the Burnout Paradise Party pack.
The Party pack is an offline multiplayer mode where players compete in different stunt, speed and skill events. According to the release, “the mode is designed to allow up to eight friends to ‘pass-the-pad’ in dozens of quick-fire, turn-based challenges.”
The Party pack will add a restart option added for racing and easier control of the early vehicles and will be made available as DLC for 360 and PS3.
PlayStation 3 owners will get the new Burnout Paradise Network which is an online friends list and news page.
Full details after the break.
By Mike Bowden
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Criterion Games, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS – News) studio today announced that Burnout™ Paradise The Ultimate Box will be available in stores on February 5th in North America exclusively for the PC. For PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system owners of Burnout™ Paradise in North America, the Party pack will be sold separately as a premium download February 5th on the PLAYSTATION®Network and Xbox LIVE® Marketplace.
Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box will be available in stores on February 6th in Europe for the PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360 and the PC. The Party pack will also be sold separately in Europe February 5th on the PLAYSTATION Network and Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box is a special edition release that includes the award-winning Burnout Paradise game, the previously-released Cagney and Bikes downloadable content updates, plus the brand new Burnout Paradise Party pack. The Party pack brings the social fun of Burnout Paradise into an offline multiplayer mode where players compete in different stunt, speed and skill events. The mode is designed to allow up to eight friends to “pass-the-pad” in dozens of quick-fire, turn-based challenges. The Party pack will also include a host of new features including a restart option added for racing, easier control of the early vehicles, and for the PLAYSTATION 3 the new Burnout Paradise Network. Burnout Paradise Network is a live news page that enables players to keep track of friends and keep up with all the latest Burnout news from either inside or outside the game.
Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box marks the debut of the game on PC. The PC version specifically includes multiple monitor displays support, ultra high resolution graphics, motion blur, soft shadow effects and more.
Developed at Criterion Games in Guildford, England, Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box is rated E10+ by the ESRB and 7+ for PEGI. Burnout Paradise is available now for $19.99 on the PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360.
For more information about the game, please go to http://www.criteriongames.com or http://info.ea.com.
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15 comments
#1
Syrok
16/01/09, 1:11 pm
Don’t really see what’s the difference between the Burnout Paradise Network and the way it is now.
#2
Blerk
16/01/09, 1:15 pm
I look forward to picking up the old version for peanuts once this version has been released.
#3
Bleak Harvest
16/01/09, 1:22 pm
Is it just me or was there no price?
I’ve been waiting for this since it was announced, because I am made of fail and have yet to pick this title up. Throw your rotten vegetables now, gentlemen.
#4
Syrok
16/01/09, 1:26 pm
Well if Amazon is anything to go by the prices will be the same as for new releases (€70) if you life in the Eurozone or €27 if you life in the UK.
:/
#5
Psychotext
16/01/09, 1:27 pm
Game has been available for less than £20 a number of times recently. Probably wont get that much cheaper.
#6
Blerk
16/01/09, 1:30 pm
I was sort of thinking ‘second hand’, actually – a sudden glut of people trading their copies in against the new edition creating a price crash. Don’t tell David Braben I said that.
#7
Syrok
16/01/09, 1:32 pm
Why would people sell their old copies if they can just download the add-on?
#8
DrDamn
16/01/09, 1:35 pm
Feck me lack of Party Mode = exactly why I haven’t picked this up yet. /pre-orders
#9
Blerk
16/01/09, 1:36 pm
Because people are stupid!
#10
Syrok
16/01/09, 1:41 pm
Hmm, good point.
#11
No_PUDding
16/01/09, 1:41 pm
AUghhaheee!!
/demonstrating stupid
#12
Psychotext
16/01/09, 7:42 pm
Hmm… the way that’s written it looks like the ultimate pack isn’t being released on consoles in the US, only being available as DLC. But it is in Europe. Is that right?
#13
Mike
16/01/09, 7:56 pm
It’s saying on the 5th in the US for PC. (boxed) and DLC for PS3 360 (US)
Europe gets the boxed version on the 6th for the PC, 360 and PS3 plus previous owners of the game get the DLC.
Phew!
#14
Psychotext
16/01/09, 8:40 pm
Yeah, that’s how I see it… but why?
#15
Mike
16/01/09, 8:43 pm
Now that I can’t answer