EA Renames, Details Burnout 5
New screens from the new, free-roaming series update.
Forget simple numbers. When it comes to its next Burnout game, EA wants to give you Paradise.
The company said on Monday that the game you know as Burnout 5, coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 around the end of the year, will now be known as Burnout Paradise.
But that's about where the announcements ended. EA is still contending that the game is going to push the series even further this time, with more realistic vehicle damage and all set in a freely discoverable open world.
According to EA's Pete Hawley, "There are going to be some big surprises and a lot of new features but the core of the game is still pure Burnout. Instant accessibility will be reinforced by innovative on-line capabilities which will see Burnout Paradise smash racing conventions."
Burnout Paradise is due out this winter, suggesting it will be out in time for the Christmas season. EA says it's still working on a final date.
Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo
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