Criteriongames reports:

The 3rd and most ambitious FREE software update for Burnout Paradise will arrive later than expected for Xbox 360 players.

We've picked up some additional bugs in our final test phase for the 360 version of Cagney and will delay until these issues are resolved.

We're unable to give an exact timeline for release, but as soon as we have confirmation, we'll post here on the criteriongames.com. For the moment, we're expecting this to have an impact of around a week-and-a-half. Right now, we're looking at 24th July as a projected date.

Big thanks to Microsoft for picking up these last few bugs. Nothing's more important to us than Burnout fans getting a great service, which is why we won't pull the trigger on Cagney until we're happy that it's bug-free.

The Cagney update is our first major content-based release. It contains 3 all-new game modes and 70 new challenges featuring multiple parts, timer and leaderboard. We're also bringing new cars and designs, live broadcast gameplay through calendar and the best of the blog through our live front page plus a mountain of additional revisions and fixes.

It's an ambitious and complex overhaul of Burnout Paradise, and it's this scope that's caused a few last-minute delays. We'll bring you more news as we have it.
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Well it's just a about a day again before the Criterion Games team releases the third Burnout Paradise Update called "Codename: Cagney" or "Cagney"...
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Criterion is thinking about moving beyond terrestrial vehicles altogether, though, and has announced that, after it's done with the Cagney update, it'll begin working on introducing planes into Burnout Paradise.
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On their official blog, Team Criterion has written "We're sorry to announce that the Codename: Cagney update for Xbox 360 has been delayed by 4 days.

The update is currently with Microsoft and is now on track to be released on 14th July.

The PlayStation 3 version of Cagney has been approved by Sony in the USA, Europe and Japan. We currently await approval by Sony in Korea.

This means that the PlayStation 3 version of Cagney should release on July 10th."

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Criteriongames reports:

An in-development version of Burnout Paradise showing Paradise City going through its day-night cycle - a feature that will be coming to the game in August 2008 in the Davis update.

As many guessed, this was a special version of the game that we locked to the real-time clock so that everyone playing through the night could see the time of day change in Paradise City as they played. In the final version of the game we expect to have an accelerated day-night cycle.

Because of the fantastic response, we've decided to leave the webcams running for another night for everyone to enjoy. And, also, here is a shot of the city as night falls at around 10pm...
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Criterion Games have announced that the Cagney update will be available from 9:00am UK time on Thursday 10th July 2008.
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At the end of this month (June 2008), the software update "Cagney" will be released for Burnout Paradise on the PS3 and Xbox 360 with a plethora of fixes, changes, and additions. Some very notable changes include a new title screen, live frontpage, new cars, and more modes.
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Operation Burnout writes: "Criterion Games have published 4 new screenshots of the Island...

The island is scheduled for release as part of the Davis software update. The Davis update, due in August, is the same one which will see bikes introduced to the Burnout world. Criterion have previously stated that the bikes will have to be something you pay for. Will the island be too?"
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Kotaku reports: Well that was certainly one hell of a long week. After Criterion recalled the Bogart patch for Burnout Paradise on the Xbox 360 due to the update causing frame rate issues with the game, the suggested somewhat wishfully that the fixed version would be available the following week.
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Criterion Games announce:

"Great news! The Xbox 360 Bogart update will be released on Monday at 02:00am Pacific Daylight Time."
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Bikes. As in, bikes are coming to Burnout Paradise. Don't believe us? Look: "For the first time, we'll let you loose in a Burnout game on motorbikes!" Criterion exclaims, explaining that it's planning to get bikes in via its Davis update for the racer. It's expecting to have the update out in August."And because we're dedicated to bringing you game-changing new Burnout Paradise content all year, bikes will feature their ... » Read More

Criterion has been talking about getting a live update board in Burnout Paradise for a long time, so it's great for them to be able to finally unveil something!

Hit the link to see some shots.
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Burnout Paradise looks to be featuring motorbikes in an upcoming update for the game on PS3 & Xbox360
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From the official site of Burnout Paradise:

"We've found a solution to the frame rate issue affecting some Xbox 360 users with the recently released Bogart software update.

We aim to recall the affected update from all 360s by this Friday.

We'll replace this with a revised update containing a fix for the frame rate issue. This should be with you in around a week's time - by 2nd May.

We'll confirm solid dates as soon as we have them.

Apologies for the inconvenience...we'll keep you posted if anything changes."
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Excerpts from PS3 Attitude: "Yes - motorbikes are coming to Paradise, for the first time in any Burnout title."

"There is still some work to do in terms of bringing car vs. bike racing to the game - you won't be able to do that in Davis - but Criterion are committed to improving all of these new features over time. Road Rash for the 21st Century? Possibly!"
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Revert! An update for the Xbox 360 version of Burnout Paradise (codenamed Bogart) went live this past Friday, April 18th. Turns out an update will be needed to fix a frame rate issue that may have affected some who downloaded the Bogart update.

"The 1st update will revert Burnout Paradise back to the game that shipped on the disc.
The 2nd update will be a fixed version of Bogart."
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Criteriongames reports:

We're aware there are some framerate issues with yesterday's Bogart update on some Xbox 360s.

This relates specifically to the frame rate in streaming zones and does not seem to be an issue on all machines.

Thanks to everyone for all the feedback on the forums.

We're doing everything we can to resolve this as quickly as possible and will post further info on a solution as soon as we have it.
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Good news for Xbox 360 Burnout fans ¿ the latest software update (codenamed Bogart) is now live. PS3 version will be available on 24th April.

And here's a reminder of everything you can expect with the download.

The Top 10 problems reported by you have been fixed, these are:

* PS3 game can crash when a player is taken down and the player that has performed the Takedown leaves the game.
* The game indefinitely displays "Connecting to Paradise City Servers" if it's having problems communicating with the rebroadcast server.
* Disconnecting the controller before a race begins can mean that race timings can be manipulated with players who didn't cross the line first being awarded the win.
* Repeatedly joining and leaving a game with 8 players can cause the game to hang.
* Hammering the A (360) or X (PS3) after unlocking a car can cause the game to hang.
* East Crawford and Watt St achievements cannot be achieved if the player goes online and sets road rules before attempting them.
* Audio distortion when using 5.1 / DTS and looking back at the car.
* Enhanced 360 streaming performance stops instances where the game seems to pause for a second or so.
* Total time driven in player stats would stick at 145 hours.
* VoIP connection problems with 8 player games. This is now live on the Paradise City servers.

The update also adds the following game experience enhancements:

* We fixed Head-on Takedowns as these seemed generally unfair and unrealistic. Unfair low speed Takedowns have now been eradicated.
* Increase online race timer timeout so players have a greater chance of finishing the race.
* Fix drifting bug when drifting and boosting. There wasn't any real control on the brake so players would grind around the walls of the corners. Giving you all better control of the car.
* Stabbing the b...
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Road Rage, Marked Man and Stunt Run modes will all appear as new online game modes in a future update of Burnout Paradise.
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Criteriongames.com reports:

"All good things must come to an end...

...and so is this the case with this demo. I know I've said it before, but the servers that allow the online games to take place are finally going to be taken down.

A sad day for many of you no doubt, but I hope to see some of you in the massively popular online games taking place in the full game.

Want to set up a race, 350 Freeburn Challenges and up to 8 players online again - no problem!

See ya there! "
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