This coming year, to folks at Criterion Games have quite a lot in store for us for Burnout Paradise.

• Party Pack - On January 9th, they will be releasing the Party Pack, where up to 8 players can join in the fun and participate in a series of events to see who can come out on top. The pack was made specifically for some good, clean fun with your friends.
• Legendary Cars - Criterion created 4 new of this world sports supercars, one of which can actually hover and fly. They include the The Jansen 88 Special, Cavalry Bootlegger, Manhattan Spirit and the GT Nighthawk.
• Toy Cars - 9 toy sized cars have been made, including the Carson GT Concept P12, the Krieger Racing WTR, the Hunter Takedown 4×4 and the Hunter Manhattan.
• Boost Specials - If you like classic hotrods, with flaming exhausts, this add-on will satisfy your needs. There are 2 in this pack, one of which is the Carson Extreme Hotrod.
• Big Surf Island - Remember that closed suspensionn bridge in Paradise city? Well it will be finally opened once you get the Surf Island mod, which is a small island full of new stunt courses and buildings, etc.

You can get all these mods soon enough, but in February, the Ultimate Box will be released for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC which will include all of these mega mods into one compiled package. So stay tuned for more on Burnout Paradise.

Continue the discussion of Burnout Paradise over in the forums.

Here are 8 screen shots from Kart Attack, which is being developed by Blimey! Games and is set for release in 2009 for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. It’s a kart racing game which features lots of fantasy race circuits. The game is destined to go directly to the Playstation Network, Windows Live Arcade and Xbox Live Arcade. Screen below.

Trucking fans are in for a second treat as SCS Software has announced another truck racing title, German Truck Simulator. The same people who brought you Euro Truck Simulator in 2008, are hard at work on the German-based version. This one promises more detailed scenery of the German cities and countrysides, with special focus on replicating some of the bigger town areas, to make it look like the real life counterparts.

Dirk Ohler commented that this version will bring much more detailed environments and trucks than the preceeding version. He also stated that lots more features will be added to the title. This is certainly one to look forward, considering that we were very satisfied when we tested Euro Truck Simulator.

To celebrate 5 years in business, SimBin has put together a neat game bundle package, which will be available from tomorrow (December 24th). The SimBin Beast pack offers the consumer two options; RACE 07 for 5 Euro and RACE, RACE 07, GTR Evolution and STCC The Game for 55 Euro.

You can pick up one of these packages via online portails such as Steam, Direct2drive and Gamersgate.

Online Racing World has announced their first online racing series, the 2009 Nascar Sprint Cup Series. This series will use rFactor and the VHR 1.6 mod. The series has 22 rounds, including some of the famous tracks such as Indianapolis, Talladega, Dover and much more. 4 car brands are allowed including Ford, Toyota, Chevy and Dodge. They are very strict on the use of driving assists, allowing only AutoClutching.

The entry fee is only 5€ per driver, and the money goes towards server maintenance (fair deal in my opinion).

To find out more about this event, check out their post here. You can register for the event here.

Here are the unofficial PC system requirements for Burnout Paradise.

Windows XP

• Service Pack 2 or greater
• CPU: 2.8 Ghz Pentium 4
• RAM: 1GB
• Graphics Card: 128MB with Pixel Shader 3.0
• Internet Connection: 512kbps or greater

Windows Vista

• CPU: 3.2 Ghz Pentium 4
• RAM: 1.5GB
• Graphics Card: 128MB with Pixel Shader 3.0
• Internet Connection: 512kbps or greater

The game also requires your system have DirectX 9.0C. The base game itself requires 4GB, but it is recommended that you have at least 8.16GB if you are using the EA Download Manager client.