Fans of the Burnout series need not worry that we’ve seen the last of it, with Criterion strongly indicating there will be another game coming soon.
Burnout Paradise, the most recent Burnout game, was released at the beginning of 2008, so we’re due for a sequel. However, Criterion has been busy working on Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, due out in November. Which has led some to wonder what, if any, the future holds for the Burnout franchise.
According to Gaming Union, Matt Webster, a Senior Producer at Criterion, was recently asked to clarify the developer’s position. He said:
You know what? I love this question. When we’re doing Burnout people are always like ‘so guys, when are you going to do Need for Speed?’. And now we’re doing Need for Speed, people are like ‘so what’s going on with Burnout?’.
To answer your question, no, Burnout’s here. Burnout Paradise was so successful for us. It’s written into the DNA of Criterion, we just happen to be doing a Need for Speed game.
Which implies there is a new game on the way without actually confirming it.
I love Burnout Paradise. It, along with Race Driver: Grid, has helped tide me over while I’ve been waiting for Gran Turismo 5 to finally make an appearance. So I’d welcome a new game in the series. Just give me a few months with the aforementioned GT5 first.