Sunday, January 18, 2009

Burnout Paradise: Ultimate Box To Ship In February

Spreading the good news today, Electronic Arts has announced that the upcoming PC edition of Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box will begin shipping to stores across North America on February 5th and Europe on February 6th. Here's a brief description of the title from the official press release:

Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box is a special edition release that includes the award-winning Burnout Paradise game, the previously-released Cagney and Bikes downloadable content updates, plus the brand new Burnout Paradise Party pack. The Party pack brings the social fun of Burnout Pa 210d radise into an offline multiplayer mode where players compete in different stunt, speed and skill events. The mode is designed to allow up to eight friends to "pass-the-pad" in dozens of quick-fire, turn-based challenges. The Party pack will also include a host of new features including a restart option added for racing, easier control of the early vehicles, and for the PLAYSTATION 3 the new Burnout Paradise Network. Burnout Paradise Network is a live news page that enables players to keep track of friends and keep up with all the latest Burnout news from either inside or outside the game.

Mark your calendars racing fans! :D