Burnout Paradise Boost Specials Coming This Week

Burnout Paradise, true to its racing roots, has started releasing downloadable content at a blinding pace. A Twitter post from producer Matt Webster (via Kotaku) reveals that the new Boost Specials cars will release this Thursday. The first vehicle is the Carson Extreme Hotrod, said to be "the fastest car in Paradise City" on straightaways, and containing a new dynamics system that handles more intuitively. The second car, which was a "closely-guarded secret," accidentally slipped out last month due to an error. It appears to be the Hawker Mech 400, which can be customized to a player’s preferred specifications. The cars are expected to be priced at $4.99 USD on the PlayStation Network or 400 MS Points ($5 USD) on Xbox Live, but no official price has been given yet.

This is coming just on the heels of Legendary cars, Toy cars, and Party packs. We still expect the Big Surf Island pack to be dropping soon, as well as the Cops and Robbers pack sometime later this year. It’s good to see Criterion supporting the game with so much varied content, but the Burnout fan who needs every car and mode should get used to having an empty wallet.