With 17 years behind it, the Madden football franchise has sold more than 53 million copies to date.
EA announces Burnout 5 to hit next-gen
Criterion Studios is amidst development for Burnout 5, which will hit the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in 2007.
Director of Game Design Alex Ward explained part five is built from scratch to completely reinvent the series while also taking heavy advantage of the power the new systems have to offer.
Set in Paradise City, the next-gen title promises an open-ended world with its trademark traffic battleground game play. Players will be assigned a driver’s license that will keep a hard tally of the player’s destructive driving record. The studio is removing the constant menu-surfing found in its other Burnout titles and creating a living city where every intersection is a crash junction waiting to happen and the most infamous racers be keeping an eye on your racing results.
However, while the premise might be different, players will be happy to know the destruction that made the series so popular will remain intact. Utilizing the new technology, Criterion is upping the level of the crashes. Serious crashes will literally rip a player’s car in half and the release promises over-the-top pile-ups and crashes.
Currently no date or time period is announced for the release of the game in 2007.
EA turns back time with Replay
Electronic Arts recently announced a Sony PSP retro compilation of its own: EA Replay.
Those who miss the Genesis heydays of the company will now be able to own a good portion of EA’s lost franchises that, for the majority, haven’t been seen since the 16- or 32-bit era. Set to ship Nov. 7 at a retail price of $19.99, Replay will contain 14 classic games.
The compilation’s lineup includes B.O.B., Budokan, Desert Strike, Jungle Strike, Haunting: Starring Polterguy, Mutant League Football, Road Rash, Road Rash II, Road Rash 3, Syndicate, Ultima: The Black Gate, Virtual Pinball, Wing Commander and Wing Commander Secret Missions.
Atari receives good news… and bad news
Atari was recently able to walk away with an award but also is under the possibility of being delisted of its stock.
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