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Burnout Paradise to get Bikes

Burnout Paradise to get Bikes
Written Thursday, April 24, 2008 by Dan Webb

Over at Criterion's site, the Burnout Paradise team announced that the game will get motorbikes in its next update, scheduled for August.

Not much is given away in the post by the team except that the bikes will "feature their own game modes, challenges and even some new locations tailored to fit their unique performance and handing characteristics". So expect plenty of tight squeezes.

Not only that, but expect stunning night time visuals to hit as part of an update in the future. The Criterion team stated they "wanted to clear the traffic out a little to give you the chance to learn how to ride in safety, and we've always wanted to cruise the streets of Paradise City with incredible night-time visuals."

Nights and bikes eh? Not a bad update. How the bikers will dismount from their bikes in the trademark crashes is yet to be seen though, so stay tuned and as soon as we know, you'll know.

 


 



User Comments
Comment #1 by MrHyms
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 01:10:47 PM

Sounds cool!

Hopefully we can mix and match bikes and cars on MP - relive some of those Twisted Metals days ;-)

Comment #2 by Akatsuki Sw1tch
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 01:10:55 PM

Now this is a proper update! All developers take note, Can't wait for this one!

Comment #3 by cOmESeEMycAgE
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 01:11:15 PM

Hmm.. I think this one could go either way...

Comment #4 by Lewi
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 01:14:35 PM

old news

Comment #5 by Callum x360a
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 01:17:04 PM

Lewi, quit being a noob, "old news", wow great comment. It's new to me and many others. I think this is an awesome update, I'll definately be bying the game again for bikes, I've always wanted bikes in the game, but thought they would never put them in with all the crashing and such.

Comment #6 by Atarii
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 01:20:39 PM

I'm not sure how bikes will work in the scheme of things, but it sounds interesting nonetheless. How will you be able to barrel roll a bike.... guess we'll find out in August.

Comment #7 by MA5TER 0051
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 01:30:31 PM

I've been following this news for a couple days now. I'm so glad you guys posted about it too.

This is an update of massive proportion. Developers really DO need to take note.

Comment #8 by SeasonsOfWither
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 01:54:14 PM

I'm wondering how crashing is going to work. If the person on the bike goes flying, that will be awesome. If they do this, they need to add the people to the cars too. It will add more fun to seeing a high speed crash.

Comment #9 by TheColdWolf
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 01:55:00 PM

Wow! Cool thanks guys:)

Comment #10 by sleepynow
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 01:55:30 PM

Wow! This game could get pretty gory though, if the riders become as damaged as their bikes!!

Comment #11 by bob220196
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 02:19:59 PM

motorbikes should really be cool i can not wait till august.

Comment #12 by RoMeRo7
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 02:24:28 PM

excellent news! i wonder what biker acheivements they will add ;-)

Comment #13 by Zaxex
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 02:36:12 PM

Much more interesting updates then a lot of games. It's even a first for the series. I really liked this game when i got it especialy the challenges, by far the more interesting thing in an online racing game for me.I'll totally go back to it when this update hits, or probably sooner.

Comment #14 by kidshenlong
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 02:39:45 PM

Mmm not too sure about this but i'll give it a chance, just have to see when the update comes out, what it's actually turns out like

Comment #15 by Fletchster
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 02:46:17 PM

Good idea but I get wasted in my car too often, nevermind on a bike.

Comment #16 by Uluse
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 02:46:29 PM

The only thing I find strange is that EVERY car in the game , except the F1 car, doesn't have a driver in the seat, which I think they did because of the crashes and people, well you know the outcome...But now they are putting in bikes with bikers on top of them which i think will be able to fall off which will boost the age restriction a lot.!.

Comment #17 by Io Haze oI
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 02:53:58 PM

This is going to be awsome please have achievments.

IMagine a barrel roll on a bike o.O

Comment #18 by AcrobaticMonkey
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 03:03:05 PM

its pretty sad they can put a person on the bikes but when u drive a car there is no driver in the car. what a game eh?

Comment #19 by workbench
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 03:18:32 PM

i might have to buy this now... its a shame ive done 60% of it already....

Comment #20 by IceWarm
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 03:19:37 PM

Nice to see them trying something new in the Burnout series.

Comment #21 by LukeP91
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 03:23:49 PM

might have to rent this game out cos i sold my copy, and my brothers =P

Comment #22 by JakK93
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 03:29:43 PM

cool

Comment #23 by JedEgan
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 04:54:02 PM

When the bikes crash I bet the rider will be thrown off the bike in such a way that they go off camera so you only see the bike smashing around.

Comment #24 by Hadreck
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 05:18:43 PM

Yeahh this sonds awsome.

Comment #25 by patches4711
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 05:20:15 PM

very nice. Bikes would be great addition

Comment #26 by AbOuT27nInJaS
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 05:52:10 PM

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Well I'm glad I got that out finally.

Comment #27 by ZombieNinjaX
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 06:12:26 PM

This is the dumbest thing I have seen at least today...

oh and WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH +1

Comment #28 by Suplemental
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 06:39:54 PM

This will make Burnout Absolute SHITE! as the bikes wont do any good at making explosions or anything if you crash on a bike ya ****** basically WASTE OF TIME TBH!!

Comment #29 by Richmyster6907
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 06:44:00 PM

Is BO paradise worth buying Ive only played the older burnouts :(

Comment #30 by MYRM1D0N
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 07:03:40 PM

i dont have burnout paradise but have been a huge fan of the burnout series and i think adding bikes would have a great impact for the game, and series

Comment #31 by PolacoForever
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 07:03:48 PM

This is gonna be the best update for a game....EVER!!! Bikes and Night time races? Sounds f*****g AMAZING to me!!

Comment #32 by Veritas34
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 07:08:06 PM

I cant wait for this update.

Comment #33 by Darc Apocalypse
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 07:28:39 PM

this should be good but it sounds like its gonna be another midnight club

Comment #34 by bitemeblinky
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 07:39:08 PM

No way! Thats awesome! Cant wait for this.

Comment #35 by gumppy12
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 07:58:12 PM

bikes suck. j/k cant wait to try them out!!

Comment #36 by sskingginyu
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 08:10:54 PM

This is cool, but Midnight Club Los Angeles is still going to blow it out of the water.

Comment #37 by Randygam3freak
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 08:25:59 PM

This is burnout, not NFS Not Mightnight club.

Burnout has always been Great for the amazing Crashes and fun had.

CARS wrecking cars, Not fucking bikes.

Good Job Criterion, you have murdered my favorite racing game.

Comment #38 by V4R14N7
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 08:53:38 PM

Yeah, cars hitting cars causes a mess, bikes hitting cars just makes a dead biker and a dented car, whooo, tons of fun there.

Night time driving is pretty sweet though

Comment #39 by EL1TExWARRIOR
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 09:17:47 PM

Bikes is Burnout...IMAGINE THE CARNAGE.

Comment #40 by tunaleg
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 10:29:43 PM

Sounds great. I like how they're still doing all this work on the game, shows they appreciate the players

Comment #41 by tunaleg
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 10:31:14 PM

Even if the players don't appreciate them, ahem, Frank West..

Comment #42 by Valefor64
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 10:56:08 PM

this is great news! niccceee

Comment #43 by damothemagicbum
Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 11:50:22 PM

holy sh*t bikes are going to be awesome, like pgr4

Comment #44 by nicholkid
Friday, April 25, 2008 @ 12:02:52 AM

ill have an even harder time trying to figure out when im going to crash

Comment #45 by hoochie mama 88
Friday, April 25, 2008 @ 12:09:43 AM

i'm quite angry that I traded this in for cash towards GTA IV now. This looks like a really sweet addition to a really good game.

Comment #46 by odysseus123
Friday, April 25, 2008 @ 12:16:49 AM

Wow, I am very surprised. I can't wait for this update now, and that's not even by the fact my birthday is in August =)

Comment #47 by Koracin
Friday, April 25, 2008 @ 12:45:54 AM

Hell yeah, dream come true!!!

Comment #48 by TqureX
Friday, April 25, 2008 @ 04:42:21 AM

hmm i might pick up this game.

Comment #49 by DefEdge
Friday, April 25, 2008 @ 05:22:25 AM

Bikes? Wtf?

It's not that I don't like seeing new content, but... Bikes? I dunno...

Comment #50 by Phool
Friday, April 25, 2008 @ 06:14:06 AM

Okay. That's enough. They convinced now. I'm gonna buy the game now.

Comment #51 by Sinsko
Friday, April 25, 2008 @ 08:18:13 AM

Very Nice!!

Comment #52 by Joe Boy 1986
Friday, April 25, 2008 @ 09:43:45 AM

so surely when you crash, your driver wil fly of al-a-flatout

Comment #53 by enzo gamerz
Friday, April 25, 2008 @ 12:03:24 PM

takedown with bike WTF ????

Comment #54 by Randygam3freak
Friday, April 25, 2008 @ 04:05:07 PM

The only thing it shows is they are trying to kill burnout, After burnout 3 the series got slightly less intense, but this game killed it.

and god forbid i not like a game company

Comment #55 by BraindeadRacer
Friday, April 25, 2008 @ 11:53:33 PM

... They bring in bikes as OPTIONAL content, and people bitch and whine.

You guys are never statisfied, now are you? If you want a repeating game year after year, go back to 1985 with Atari.

Comment #56 by Jmashed
Monday, April 28, 2008 @ 04:09:05 AM

Well, I've been finished with this game for
awhile, can't wait for new dlc


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