All eyes were on EA and Criterion with Burnout Revenge, launching in 2005 and introducing a host of new mechanics such as traffic checking, which allowed you to bounce civilian cars like pinballs in an attempt to try and take out the competition. Takedown’s success managed to launch the Burnout series into the stratosphere. This kind of aggressive play was new to the street racing genre at the time, with the likes of Need For Speed and others focusing more on pure racing/boosting. Building on the established street racing formula, Burnout 3 championed aggression as it allowed you to ram your opponents into any and every obstacle you could find, even rewarding you with additional boost for doing so. Little did anyone know that Burnout 3: Takedown would become the monumental racing game it is today.īurnout 3: Takedown launched in 2004, introducing the titular Takedown mechanic that would come to identify Burnout in the years to come. By 2004, Acclaim had gone bankrupt and EA swooped in and purchased both Criterion and the rights to the Burnout franchise, while Burnout 3 wasn’t too far away from release. There were some improvements, but the main introduction was the Crash Mode, which would become a huge staple in the series going forward.ĭevelopment on a third game began in earnest, with EA reaching out to Criterion to develop Burnout 3, with Criterion agreeing so long as they could retain creative control of the franchise. While the first game was barebones by comparison to the rest of the series, Burnout achieved enough success to warrant a sequel, Burnout 2: Point of Impact, a year later in 2002. The Burnout series was developed by Criterion and published by Acclaim, with the first game in the series launching in 2001. So, as we often are these days, we’re asking the question: will we ever see a new Burnout?

Unfortunately, the series seems to have disappeared off the face of the Earth in recent years, with former developers moving on to create their own games while the studio responsible for the series is responsible for another racing game now. The Burnout series has a long and storied history in gaming, but like the name itself, the series seems to have burnt out a while ago, leaving behind wreckage and questions of “when’s the new one?” in its wake. Just the mere mention of Burnout for many people will trigger memories of The F-Up’s “Lazy Generation” playing in the background while you drive around Silver Lake, smashing rival cars into oncoming traffic.

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