Official ELSPA Entertainment Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 4 September1 (NE) Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2, Xbox)2 (1) Conflict Vietnam (PS2, Xbox, PC)3 (2) ShellShock: Nam '67 (PS2, Xbox, PC)4 (8) Second Sight (PS2, Xbox, Cube)5 (3) Spider-Man 2 (PS2, Xbox, Cube, GBA)6 (4) The Simpsons: Hit and Run (PS2, Xbox, Cube, PC)7 (6) Driv3r (PS2, Xbox)8 (7) Need for Speed Underground (PS2, Xbox, Cube, PC, GBA)9 (9) FIFA 2004 (PS2, Xbox, Cube, PC, GBA, PSone, N-Gage)10 (11) Shrek ... » Read More

6 Jul 2004

Burnout 3: Scorching new shots

PS2 News | Burnout 3: Takedown

Burnout 3 ups the ante in this third instalment of the successful series with more horrific crashes, insane pile-ups and motorised mentalism than ever. Here are the latest screens of the beast in action showing what to expect when it goes seriously wrong. In short, pain.The game focuses more than ever on driving with vicious aggression, putting your virtual life on the line with every turn of the wheel while trying to take out all challengers. For an in-depth look under the bonnet of one of the ... » Read More

18 Feb 2004

Car crash central: Burnout 3 screenshot overload

PS2 News | Burnout 3: Takedown

We ran the very only last week but we've uncovered a whole new batch of in-game shots - and already we can't wait for the game's September release.Instead of being confined to tracks in the US, as in Burnout 2, you'll now also be able to tear around Europe and the Far East, while there's a total of 50 cars to choose from. The gameplay's major change, though, is in the boost system. Now you race against five opponents, instead of the previous Burnout's three, and the reason becomes very clear ... » Read More

9 Feb 2004

First bumper-bending Burnout 3 shots

PS2 News | Burnout 3: Takedown

Here are the very first screenshots of Burnout 3 for PS2 and Xbox, now published by software giant EA (it was formerly published by Acclaim). The first two titles were enthusiastically embraced by the gaming press and gamers alike and this latest instalment promises more of the same.Burnout took the novel step of making the inevitable in a driving game - crashing - a major feature by slowing it down into spectacular head-on collisions. The visual and gameplay results certainly made a connection ... » Read More

20 Jan 2004

Electronic Arts to publish Burnout 3 this year

PS2 News | Burnout 3: Takedown

Burnout 3 will be published later this year by Electronic Arts for PS2, Xbox and Gamecube, it has been revealed. The previous two games in the superb arcade-racer series were released by Acclaim but it was widely known that developers Criterion weren't contracted to them for a third game.Best known for their spectacular crashes and sheer street racing thrills, the previous Burnouts both met critical and commercial success and were among Acclaim's best-selling titles.While no firm details on ... » Read More

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