Tag Archives: criterion games
Thu, Sep 01, 2011 | 06:47 BST
Burnout Crash dated for September 20
EA’s announced that its to release Burnout Crash on September 20 on PSN and Xbox Live Arcade. The game, the first in the series since 2008′s full-blown Paradise, will launch for $9.99 on PSN or 800 MS points for XBLA. The first digital title from Criterion will come with three game modes – an additional mode for the XBLA version will also be included with Kinect support – 18 crash junctions and Autolog support.
Alex Donaldson saw the game for us at gamescom; you can get his impressions here.
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Posted in: EA, PS3, PSN, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Burnout Crash, criterion games
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 09:41 BST
Crash, Bang, Wallop: Hands-On with Burnout Crash
It’s a startling departure from series form, but Alex Donaldson find plenty of the old, metal-tearing magic in Burnout Crash.
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Posted in: Arcade, EA, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Burnout Crash, criterion games
Fri, Aug 05, 2011 | 01:15 BST
Criterion hirings hint at new racer, possibly next-gen
Need for Speed and Burnout developer Criterion Games is apparently working on an open world racer for “new platforms”.
Tue, Jul 12, 2011 | 12:57 BST
Burnout Crash coming next month, confirms EA
EA’s confirmed that Burnout Crash will launch next month. The top-down, downloadable game from Criterion – the studio’s first download game – was previously confirmed for just an autumn date. Now it’s coming near the tail-end of summer instead. Everybody wins.
Crash, based on the crash mode that was introduced in Burnout 3: Takedown, will release on PSN and XBLA, the latter having Kinect support.
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Posted in: EA, Kinect, PS3, PSN, Racing, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Burnout Crash, criterion games
Mon, Jul 11, 2011 | 12:08 BST
Criterion: Burnout Crash originally started out on Wii
Criterion boss Alex Ward has said that Burnout Crash had started life as a Wii title.
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Posted in: EA, Racing, Wii
Tags: alex ward, Burnout Crash, criterion games
Fri, Jul 08, 2011 | 10:31 BST
Criterion on Burnout Crash: “Looks different,” but core of game “exactly the same”
A top-down Burnout that’s more pinball-with-cars than the explosion porn equivalent of fine art? Blasphemy! Or is it? Criterion insists that this is still the Burnout you know and love. In that spirit, the Fischer Price’s “My First Deathmobile” look houses a dark secret: This time around, things explode bigger than ever.
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Posted in: Arcade, EA, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Burnout Crash, criterion games
Mon, Jun 13, 2011 | 11:29 BST
Gibeau: Criterion making a game every year would “burn them out”
EA Games boss Frank Gibeau has said that Criterion Games won’t be forced to make a game every year, saying such a thing would be “the worst possible idea.”
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Posted in: E3 2011, EA, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: criterion games, frank gibeau, Frostbite 2, need for speed
Fri, May 06, 2011 | 11:37 BST
ESRB: Burnout Crash features “cartoon violence”
The ESRB’s rated the still unannounced Burnout Crash, saying the title will feature “cartoon violence.”
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Posted in: EA, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Burnout Crash, criterion games
Mon, Apr 04, 2011 | 12:41 BST
Australian Classification Board rates Burnout Crash
This came from left-field: the Australian Classification Board has rated something known as “Burnout Crash,” whilst LinkedIn CVs point towards a PS3 and 360 release.
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Posted in: EA, Racing
Tags: alex ward, burnout, Burnout Crash, criterion games
Thu, Feb 17, 2011 | 18:52 GMT
Criterion announces Hot Pursuit DLC triple-whammy
Criterion’s announced three new DLC packs for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit that will begin launching next week.
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Posted in: EA, PS3, PSN, Racing, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: criterion games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 08:09 GMT
Unpublished Wii and DS Burnout outed by staffer
The prolific Burnout series has been just about everywhere, but it’s not going to Nintendo-land. A planned exclusive, apparently titled Burnout Freestyle, has seen the light of day only in the wake of its cancellation.
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Posted in: DS, EA, Racing, Wii
Tags: Burnout Freestyle, criterion games
Fri, Dec 10, 2010 | 14:20 GMT
NFS: Hot Pursuit gets Super Sports pack on December 21
EA’s announced it’s releasing the Super Sports pack for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit on December 21.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PS3, PSN, Racing, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: criterion games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Super Sports Pack
Mon, Dec 06, 2010 | 13:45 GMT
First premium DLC pack for NFS: Hot Pursuit announced
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: criterion games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Mon, Nov 22, 2010 | 11:23 GMT
First NFS: Hot Pursuit DLC available now
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: criterion games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, NFS: Hot Pursuit
Mon, Nov 22, 2010 | 09:54 GMT
UK charts: Black Ops denies AC: Brotherhood, Hot Pursuit top spot
Call of Duty: Black Ops has denied both Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit a debut at number one.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Charts, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty: Black Ops, criterion games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, treyarch, ubisoft montreal, uk charts
Fri, Nov 19, 2010 | 12:56 GMT
NFS: HP Hollywood premiere has celebrities
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Racing, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: criterion games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Thu, Nov 18, 2010 | 18:20 GMT
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit reviews get rounded-up – nice scores all around
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit hit the US on Tuesday, and hits Europe today, so we thought we’d round-up some reviews for you.
Get the list below.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: criterion games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 16:26 GMT
Hot Pursuit launch trailer is full of brilliance
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: criterion games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 08:19 GMT
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit gameplay videos show duelling, busting
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: criterion games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Mon, Nov 15, 2010 | 08:36 GMT
Sullivan: NfS demo pulled to “switch servers to support the main game”
Criterion creative boss Craig Sullivan’s explained the reasoning for removing the Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit demo, saying the exercise was to ensure the studio could provide a suitable “service” to buyers, and that it was necessary to end the test to enable to full game’s online hardware.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: craig sullivan, criterion games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Blizzard nervous over Diablo III’s meeting “expectations”