Burnout Paradise is Criterion Games’ first attempt at a true next-generation version of their popular Burnout series. As many already know, some major changes have been made to a formula that has worked well for several years. Was giving this franchise a complete overhaul a wise decision?

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Completely forgot to post this yesterday. Burnout Paradise hit retail shelves yesterday in the U.S. for the standard price of $60. Here’s the synopsis from Xbox.com.

Crashing is awesome! That’s the concept behind Burnout™ Paradise, the latest installment in the classic car-crashing Burnout series. A completely open world allows players to take their dangerous driving experience to a whole new level. Travel through and explore Paradise City to find special events and destructive opportunities. Get ready to break the rules, because you’re in Burnout Paradise!

If you’re not sure about this one, check out the demo on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Link: Burnout Paradise

Gamerscore Blog has just announced that Monday will bring Burnout 3: Takedown to Xbox Originals for 1200 points ($15).

I personally think this “Xbox Originals” thing is a missed opportunity for Microsoft. $15 is too much to pay for a game that is last-gen, can’t be loaned, traded or sold and takes up half of your 360’s hard drive. You could go pick this game up for $10 used at Gamestop or a measely 100 points over on Goozex. The only time I could see myself spending that much money for a game would be for something that’s hard to find, such as Psychonauts. Otherwise, it’s not worth it. I’m sure I’ll be proven wrong, though, and people will throw their money at Microsoft to buy original Xbox games, just like with the Guitar Hero II track packs.

On a side note, part of the posts title is of interest: “Xbox Originals Monday.” Perhaps we will be seeing some regular additions to the Xbox Originals program?

Link: Burnout 3 Coming to Xbox Originals Monday

Last night, Tha R1gga and I decided to fire up the Burnout Paradise demo and see what multiplayer was like. I played single player about two weeks ago, but only for maybe 20 minutes or so. That wasn’t really sufficient to give any kind of opinion. Last night, however, we spent over an hour playing the demo. Find out what my impressions are after the jump.

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Criterion Games has announced that they’re going to add some features to the Burnout Paradise demo on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. According to their site, they will increase the number of allowed players in a game from four to eight. In addition, they’ll be adding 13 new Freeburn Challenges. The changes will be taking place on their servers between now and January 14th. Sounds like I’ll have to fire it up again.

Link: Demo Supporting Up To 8 Players Online [Via Joystiq]