Earlier on Wednesday, Criterion Games, the division of Electronic Arts tasked with maintaining the Burnout series announced that a demo for its upcoming game Burnout Paradise will arrive on December 13. While Criterion's site didn't elaborate on details, an Electronic Arts spokesperson for the game confirmed to GameDaily News that the demo would arrive on both the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network on that date.

A final version of Burnout Paradise, due on January 22 for both platforms, will offer series fans an open world environment where they'll initiate races and crashes while cruising through a virtual city.