Criteriongames reports:

Here's a hot news update for all you PS3 1080i gamers ¿ we've found a way to support 1080i in Paradise!

This will enable any gamers who own a 1080i TV that doesn't support 720p to run the game in HD instead of SD.

If you have the option to run 720p, we still recommend you run the game in this mode, because the 1080i image is effectively scaled from 720p.

This will appear with the "Cagney" update ¿ that's version 1.3, if you're new to the site.

To trigger this feature, all you'll need to do is make sure you have 1080i ticked and 720p unticked in the XMB display options, once you've installed the Cagney download.
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Live Action and In-Game Footage from Burnout Paradise Provide Unique Visual Canvas for New Video, Which Will Be Available on PLAYSTATION(R)Network

FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced that PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3(TM)) and PSP®(PlayStation®Portable) systems along with the blockbuster hit game title, Burnout(TM) Paradise, from Criterion Games, an Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS - News) studio, have been integrated into "Fast Car," the new music video from Grammy-winning Sony BMG artist Wyclef Jean. In this unique integration, Jean and the video's other characters utilize the PlayStation platforms to drive the video's storyline, as they interact in a surreal world brought to life with footage from Burnout Paradise. The video will be available for download on PLAYSTATION®Store beginning on March 27 for a limited time.
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"As an artist, Wyclef Jean is a great match for the PlayStation brand, and SCEA is excited about working with him on this music video because it showcases our platforms in an organic way that's relevant to our audience," said Peter Dille, senior vice president, marketing and PLAYSTATION®Network, SCEA. "We're also looking forward to giving our PLAYSTATION Network members the opportunity to download the video in high-definition, which expands the entertainment content offering on PLAYSTATION Store."
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In the latest download to come to the PSN, Sony is digging deep into it's subsidiaries such as Columbia Records to tap Wyclef Jean to help sell Burnout Paradise on the PS3... or is Wyclef Jean using Sony to sell his Columbia Records' latest song? Who knows nowadays of corporate synergy and endless arrays of subsidiaries. But is this CNN news worthy?

From the article: "Sony's Playstation 3, Playstation Portable and Playstation Eye, along with EA's Burnout Paradise are featured in Wyclef Jean's new music video "Fast Car." That's all fine and dandy, but now that music video is being featured in high definition on the Playstation Network's Playstation Store. Not content to end the promotion there, "news" of all this is being featured on CNN's website."
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March 9-15 2008
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Nidzumi Writes : We've all heard of developers cutting some content that was originally in game before launch only to release it as Downloadable content later on. Well it appears that the same thing might have happened with Burnout Paradise. Below you'll find two slightly different maps. The first one is the final one that came with the game meanwhile the second one is a pre-release one. We have shaded out what is basically the final map on the second one, to reveal a big island on the...
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Over at Criterion they have made livery templates available to download so you can produce your own custom livery for Burnout Paradise.

The best designs will then find their way into the game in the not-too-distant future...
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VG247 is reporting that Criterion has said that come Burnout Paradise DLC will be charged for, but that the plans for new content are being taken "almost to the point of making a new game."
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Matt from Criterion confirmed that the islands will be free.

Line #4: "...the islands will all be FREE."
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Criteriongames reports:

If you liked the stunning new Rossolini Tempesta paint job we showed on Friday, you're gonna love this.

Hit the video to check out another superb new design from the Paradise car team - this time it's the turn of the Concept GT.
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Its time to get that comedic creativity flowing once again readers and enter TGR's latest captioning contest, this time for a chance to win a copy of Burnout Paradise!
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A 12 year-old boy was shocked when a feature on his PS3 game Burnout Paradise delivered a picture of a naked man's bottom to his console.
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The car is dubbed "Dust Storm" and criterion hint that "Where we're going, we don't need roads". The video also shows a slight glimpse of the new area of Paradise City. By the look of the video, the map has been extended East with a bridge, next to Angus and 4th parking garage, connecting the new area to the existing map.
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VG247:

"Criterion's Alex Ward's just posted first movies of a new car livery for Burnout Paradise. We've put one below, but there are two more through the link.

"We're working on some incredible new content for Paradise, some of which we've announced, and some of which we haven't," said Ward. "Today, we wanted to give you a sneak preview of one of the amazing new car liveries coming soon in the game. We'll be revealing more over the next few days and weeks.""
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Speaking to VG247, Criterion's Alex Ward has confirmed that 50,000 people have played Burnout Paradise online over both systems in the past 24 hours.

"In the past 24 hours we've had 50,000 people play Burnout Paradise online on both systems," Ward told the site. "If they only stayed online for one hour each on average (and most stayed for more than that), there will be have been over FIVE AND A HALF YEARS of play online in Paradise City in the last 24 hours."
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Criterion is hard at work on a patch that will fix what it calls "the top ten Bunrnout bugs" in one go. Burnout Paradise lets you loose in a huge city, so it's no surprise that there are a few issues here and there. But Criterion is on the case, with a free patch that'll wrap up all the errors and enhance some of the gameplay on both the PS3 and 360 versions of the game. Criterion has not yet nailed down the release for the patch, only promising ... » Read More

Criterion Games have update their website with details of the fixes which will be included in the next patch (V1.2). No word of when the updates will be released but expect it pretty soon.
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In response to GamePro's article, Microsoft's global marketing director, Albert Penello, offered the following response:

"We have to disagree with your conclusion that the trend of Xbox 360 versions of games being best is changing, especially when you look at the entire catalog of multiplatform titles available. We also feel there were some key features of Xbox 360 games that deserved a little more play in your reviews. For multiplatform console owners, Achievements and Gamerscore have to be listed as an influencing factor to purchase the Xbox 360 version; their success and popularity is undeniable. The fact that other consoles have not implemented anything like this across every game should not be a reason to leave these features out of consideration. Plus, with Xbox 360 the capability for controller rumble comes standard, not as a future option and you get all the benefits of Xbox LIVE and its community of more than 10 million members.

'The cold, hard truth' is that Xbox 360 has the best games - and industry reviewers and consumers agree. Xbox 360 has more games with an aggregate review score of 90 or higher than the competition combined and multiplatform titles regularly sell better on Xbox 360. The majority of games are still lead developed for Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE simply makes games better. The competition between platforms is great for gamers and in 2008 we are going to continue to work with developers to push the boundaries of our platform and the LIVE service to make sure the best game experiences continue to be on Xbox 360."
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First Day sales in Japan for February 21.
Numbers in brackets are shipments.

Etrian Odyssey 2 (DS) : about 50k (about 100k)

Musou Orochi (PSP) : about 25k

Winning Eleven: Play Maker (Wii) : about 20k (about 70k)

Bioshock (360) : about 10k (about 20~25k)

Lost Planet Extreme Condition (PS3) : about 10k (about 20~25k)

Burnout Paradise (PS3) : about 5k

Burnout Paradise (360) : about 3.5k

Nights: into dreams... (PS2) : about 3.5k (about 20k)

Space invader (DS, PSP) : about 2k
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Msxbox-World writes: "Regardless of the sales and regardless of positive reviews, looking at the Live activity it appears that EA's racer has failed to make any sort of impact at all (failing to enter the top 10 most played games since it was launched)."
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US Games

* FIFA Street 3
* Dynasty Warriors 6
* The Club

EU Games

* Unreal Tournament III
* FIFA Street 3

Asian Games

* FIFA Street 3
* Burnout Paradise
* Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
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